York College to Honor Alumni at Homecoming

Recognizing distinguished professional achievement and service to others, two alumni will be honored at Homecoming this year who have lived out the mission of York College: lives of service to God, family, and society.
 
Dr. Jeffrey Hannel ’89 and Angela Jiang ’04 will receive Alumni of the Year Awards in a presentation during Homecoming Alumni Chapel, which runs from 9:30-11:30 a.m., Saturday, October 23 at East Hill Church of Christ.

Alumnus of the Year

Dr. Jeffrey Hannel is a family medicine physician with Grace Health System in Lubbock, Texas. From a young age, his teachers told him he had a natural empathy and desire to help others. He decided young that he wanted to be a doctor and pursued that dream. 

Hannel began his undergraduate studies at York College, completed his bachelor’s degree at David Lipscomb University, and received his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He completed his residency in family medicine at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center.
 
Hannel has served as a trustee for York College since 2008. While he champions any cause for the college, he has been especially focused on the campus ministry program. Hannel and his wife Lorena have been married 24 years and have two grown children, Dacia and Saidee.

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Young Alumna of the Year

Angela Jiang grew up in Beijing, China, and came to York College in 2000.  In her first year at York, she made the life-changing decision to become a Christian and was baptized at East Hill Church of Christ.  Throughout her time at York College, she was part of the Omega Phi social club, served in multiple positions at Student Government, and was part of the PBL/SIFE business organization.  

Angela graduated in 2004 with a business administration and accounting degree. She went on to complete her master of accountancy (M.Acc.) degree at Abilene Christian University and is a certified public accountant. Angela began her career with KPMG, one of the Big 4 accounting firms and also worked at TriMas Corporation in Michigan.

In 2011, Jiang’s career path led her to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where she serves as a director in PwC’s Cyber, Risk and Regulatory practice advising clients on matters involving internal audit, digital transformation, and risks & compliance. 

Jiang works and lives in the Cleveland, Ohio area with her husband, Dr. Ren Lai and their 7-yr old Kaiden.
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