Rosalind E. “Roz” Sky, of Altoona, will receive the Penn State Alumni Association’s Honorary Alumni Award at University Park on June 1 for her lifelong commitment as volunteer and philanthropist.

Roz Chast was born in Brooklyn. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a B.F.A. in painting in 1977. Her cartoons and covers have appeared continuously in The New Yorker since ...