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Penn State President Graham B. Spanier took some ribbing from host Michael Feldman about all the hot topics at Penn State-the football team, his recent visit to the legislature in Harrisburg and the progress on the Arboretum, among other things.
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Penn State President Graham B. Spanier presented Daniel and Maureen Murphy with a special certificate honoring their son, the late Lt. Michael P. Murphy, before the start of the Penn State-Ohio State football game at Beaver Stadium on Oct. 27.
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President Graham B. Spanier greets 2009-2009 Penn State Laureate Kim Cook and pianist Svetlana Rodionova backstage of the Forum Theatre at Penn State New Kensington. A professor of music in cello, Cook will perform at all Penn State campuses during her year long tenure as laureate.
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Freshmen Sara Cooperstein, left, and Paige Cooperstien, center, chat with Penn State President Graham B. Spanier. As a part of Welcome Week, Spanier spent most of each day with students new to campus, assisting with move-in, eating lunch with students and spending two nights in supplemental housing.
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Four Diamonds child Joey Setlock answers a question from Penn State President Graham B. Spanier as his mother looks on during a taping of Penn State Universe, a show that will air on the Big Ten Network.
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Penn State President Graham B. Spanier, left, and Board of Trustees Chairman James Broadhurst rode on the Lion Ambassadors float. For more parade pictures, check live.psu.edu/stilllife/1473 online.
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Penn State President Graham B. Spanier welcomes new anthropology faculty member Tim Ryan as he arrives at Schreyer House for the new faculty picnic. Roughly 400 guests attended the new faculty picnic this year.
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Penn State President Graham Spanier talked with Mike Hacke, THON 2009 overall chairperson, during a reception before the Road to THON dinner held at the Penn Stater Conference Center.
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Penn State President Graham B. Spanier interviews a THON dancer for Penn State Universe, a show that will air on the Big Ten Network.
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Mike Meyer, a 1999 Penn State graduate, stands in the back row, left, of his middle school class from Raleigh, N.C. The group posed with Penn State President Graham B. Spanier, back row center. The photo will be sent to Iraq for the father of one of the students.
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President Graham Spanier holds first-year Blue Band member Angie Raimondi's sousaphone. Angie and fourth-year sousaphonist Andrew Rowe share a laugh with the president as he visits the Blue Band camp to wish the band well as they prepared for their first show of the season.
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Chancellor Snider introduces master of ceremonies Jerry Martz to President Spanier. Martz, '91, attended the New Kensington campus for two years before completing his meteorology degree at University Park. He is chief meteorologist for television stations ABC-6 and Fox 28 in Columbus, OH.
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Penn State President Graham B. Spanier did a magic trick with the help of Christian Brady, dean of the Schreyer Honors College at the State Theatre in downtown State College. Spanier was a guest on "Late Night with the Dean" at the Honors College orientation.
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In addition to chatting, Penn State President Graham B. Spanier entertained guests to his office with some card tricks. Spanier is adviser to the Penn State Performing Magicians.
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President Graham Spanier and Professor Marica Tacconi presented Toni Morrison with the Institute for the Arts and Humanities 2010 Medal for Distinguished Contributions to the Arts and Humanities.
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President George W. Bush chatted with Penn State President Graham B. Spanier during his visit to the Penn State Delaware County campus.
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Violinist Itzhak Perlman holds up his Medal for Distinguished Contributions to the Arts and Humanities after receiving it from Penn State President Graham B. Spanier.
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The Road Scholars lodged for the night at Penn State’s Mont Alto campus, known for its forestry program and history as the nation’s first forestry academy. Students demonstrated their logging skills and invited President Spanier to join in.
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