From Conrad Weiser Area School District
Pictured above, from left to right: Dr. Jonathan Trump, Brian Dreibelbis, and Brian Clements.
Conrad Weiser Area School District is pleased to announce that three alumni — Dr. Jonathan Trump (class of 2000), Brian Dreibelbis (class of 1981), and Brian Clements (class of 1972) — will be inducted into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m., in the middle school auditorium in Robesonia.
Dr. Jonathan Trump is an Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Connecticut. He is an observational astronomer who studies distant galaxies and the supermassive black holes that live within the centers of galaxies. He is particularly interested in the co-evolving growth of black holes and galaxies. He has been awarded several programs on the James Webb Space Telescope to understand the formation and growth of the first black holes and galaxies.
Dr. Trump has been a coauthor of over 250 papers, has been awarded over 2 million dollars in grants for his studies, presented over 50 talks, and contributed to over 80 seminars. His awards include a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, a Hubble Fellowship, and a Steward Observatory Outstanding Research Award.
At the University of Connecticut, Dr. Trump has been a thesis advisor for graduate and undergraduate students. He has received the Provost’s Recognition of Excellence in Teaching every semester from 2017 to 2025. He helped organize a UConn eclipse event with over 2,000 attendees.
Dr. Trump graduated from Conrad Weiser High School in 2000. He graduated from Penn State in 2004 with summa cum laude degrees in astronomy and physics. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 2010. He also did Postdoctoral work at UC Santa Cruz and was a Hubble Fellow at Penn State. He has been at the University of Connecticut since 2016.
Brian Dreibelbis is the Senior Director of Supply Chain Human Resources/Labor and Employee Relations for Land O’Lakes. He is a Human Resources Business Advisor who develops a broad company Labor and Employee Relations Strategy and interacts with key Labor Leaders across the United States. Before joining Land O’Lakes, he held Supply Chain, Human Resources, and Labor and Employee Relations positions of increasing responsibility with The Walt Disney Company, General Mills, and Kraft Foods.
Dreibelbis is a nationally recognized Labor Leader with organizations such as US LERN, The US Labor Negotiations Institute, and The National Food and Dairy Board. Since 2013, he has held positions on numerous U.S. House of Representatives and Senate subcommittees to address the Multiemployer Pension Crisis for U.S. workers. He currently works closely with the U.S. Department of Labor on key labor issues facing our country.
Dreibelbis has served on many committees at Penn State Berks since 2016, and, most recently, was appointed to the Chancellor’s Advisory Board in 2021. In 2018, he became actively involved in the Smeal College of Business Mentoring Program as a student mentor and contributing committee member on the Advisory Board. In March 2023, he was appointed to the Tarriff Center Board of Directors to provide oversight and leadership for the Honor and Integrity Initiative at The Smeal College of Business and across the broader Penn State University.
Dreibelbis graduated from Conrad Weiser High School in 1981. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Supply Chain / Operations Management from Penn State in 1985 and earned an Executive Master’s Degree in Labor and Employee Relations from the University of Michigan in 1993.
Brian Clements began his career in the waste management industry immediately after high school by joining his father’s trash business, Clements Brothers Inc. Starting as a bulldozer operator and truck driver, Clements held various positions in the company, including salesman, operations manager, vice president, and was ultimately named company president in 1981.
In 1984, Clements expanded the business into interstate hazardous waste transportation and disposal and changed the company name to Clements Waste Services Inc. Clements acquired the company from his father in 1985. In addition to the hauling company, Clements started several waste management-related businesses to capture other marketplace opportunities. These included a waste equipment sales company, a waste equipment leasing company, and a regional facility to process recyclables. In 1999, Clements Waste Services and all the related companies were sold to Waste Management Inc. Later in 1999, Clements started Clements Associates Inc., a real estate investment and leasing company, which he still owns. In 2003, Clements was appointed to the Board of Directors of Bank of Lancaster County and served from 2003 to 2008, when the bank was sold to PNC Bank.
Clements has served on the Boards of Directors of over two dozen non-profit and trade organizations. Some highlights include serving several years as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Solid Waste Management Association, where he frequently testified in the Pennsylvania Legislature on solid waste and recycling issues. He also served as Chairman of the Western Berks Fire Task Force, which merged four separate fire companies to create the new Western Berks Fire Department. Brian also served on the Board of Trustees at Alvernia University, St. Joseph Medical Center, and Kutztown University, and has served as a Director on the Berks County Solid Waste Authority for over 25 years.
Clements received several recognitions during his career, including being named the Berks County Chamber of Commerce’s 1984 “Entrepreneur of the Year,” receiving the National Solid Waste Management Association’s 1991 “National Distinguished Service Award,” and receiving the Hawk Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America’s 2015 “Spirit of Scouting Award.”
Clements is a 1972 graduate of Conrad Weiser High School.
“The Distinguished Alumni Program seeks to recognize CW graduates who have proven – through their lifetime achievements – to be a source of pride for the Conrad Weiser community, as well as a source of inspiration to its students.” In addition, nominees have distinguished themselves in a field or profession and earned recognition at a regional, national, or international level.
The induction will be part of the National Honor Society Induction held that evening. Following the induction, a reception will take place in the cafeteria. Family, friends, and community members are welcome to come and join in honoring the inductees.
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