Penn State Beaver alumnus Patrick McGivern will speak at the campus' spring commencement at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 13, in the auditorium of the Student Union Building on campus.
McGivern, an aerospace engineer with Lockheed Martin, attended Beaver for two years, then moved to Penn State University Park where he graduated with an engineering degree in 1990. He received his master's degree in engineering from Penn State in 2000.
McGivern is involved with top-level government projects at Lockheed Martin and, with the support of the company, has donated more than $250,000 to Penn State, including $100,000 to establish the Audrey J. McGivern Trustee Endowed Scholarship at Penn State Beaver to honor his mother. He is a member of Penn State's prestigious Mount Nittany Society.
For information about commencement, contact the Office of Academic Affairs at djm5@psu.edu or 724-773-3571.