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Penn State Greater Allegheny welcomes new chancellor

MCKEESPORT, Pa. — Andrew Egan has become the newest chancellor of Penn State’s Greater Allegheny campus. Formerly dean of the Faculty of Science and acting associate vice president for research at Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba, Egan joined Penn State Greater Allegheny as chancellor and chief academic officer on Feb. 15.

“I am thrilled and honored to be joining the Penn State community as chancellor of the Greater Allegheny campus,” Egan said. “In a way, this is a homecoming for me, having graduated from Penn State in 1993. We are connected to Pennsylvania in other important ways as well — my wife is a native of Pittsburgh, having spent her childhood in Ingomar.”

Prior to joining Brandon University, Egan served as executive director of the New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute at New Mexico Highlands University. Egan also served as dean of the School of Forestry and Natural Resources at Paul Smith’s College in New York.

He began his teaching and research career as an assistant professor at West Virginia University in 1994 and has since been a tenured faculty member at three institutions: Brandon University, the University of Maine (Orono), and Université Laval in Québec, Canada. In 2004, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to teach and conduct research at Tribhuvan University in Pokhara, Nepal.Egan holds a bachelor of science degree in psychology from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut, a master of science in natural and environmental resources from the University of New Hampshire, and a doctorate in forest resources from Penn State.

“During my visit to the campus, I came away impressed by the dedication of the staff and faculty, especially their commitment to student success,” Egan added. “I look forward with great anticipation to working together with the students, faculty and staff of our campus, as well as with its alumni, friends, partners and stakeholders, to move Penn State Greater Allegheny forward in ways that fully realize our collective vision for the campus and those we serve.”

On his first day on the job, Andrew Egan, Penn State Greater Allegheny's new chancellor and chief academic officer, greets students at the Accepted Student Program. Credit: Penn StateCreative Commons

Last Updated February 16, 2016

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