MANSFIELD, PA— Mansfield University President Fran Hendricks 
awarded the Presidential Coin for Excellence to long serving employee Margaret “Fuzzy” Horton during Alumni Weekend 2015.
On Friday, June 12, Hendricks recognized Horton, who has served Mansfield students, faculty and staff for 67 years and counting as part of the dining services staff.
During Horton’s tenure, the university’s name has gone from Mansfield State Teachers College to Mansfield State College to Mansfield University. There have been 19 Mansfield presidents and she has worked under 13 of them.
Through all the changes in name and to the campus, Horton has continued to connect with generation after generation of Mansfield students, becoming lifelong friends with many of them, including Hendricks from when he was a student.
The coin was developed by Hendricks and designed by MU Publications Director Andy Worthington. It is awarded selectively to persons who have contributed greatly to the university, using the Mansfield Creed; Character, Scholarship, Culture and Service as a guideline.
The coin bears several symbols representing historical highlights and other aspects of the university that make it distinctive.
For more information on the Mansfield University Presidential Coin for Excellence and to see the gallery of honorees, go to president.mansfield.edu/coin-for-excellence