A student leadership conference was the setting for Ashley and Dewey Traini's fateful first meeting that would lead to an eventual proposal in Italy and everlasting Penn State love story.
Ashley Traini, class of 2005 and Dewey Traini, class of 2006, first met in 2003 during a student leadership conference at Penn State New Kensington.
Brittany Hawkins, a 2008 graduate of the Department of Biobehavioral Health, is one of this year's recipient of the Penn State Alumni Association's Alumni Achievement Award. Hawkins is co-founder and CEO of Pathways Community Living, an agency in Pittsburgh that provides support for adults with intellectual disabilities.
Tanya Wright is best known for her roles as Crystal Burset in the Netflix original series "Orange is the New Black" and Deputy Kenya Jones on HBO’s "True Blood." Wright also appeared in CBS’s "The Good Wife" and "Madam Secretary." What many do not know is that she is also founder of HAIRiette, a hair care line for people of all ethnicities that she launched with help from Lehigh Valley LaunchBox.
Richard "Dick" Booth recently supported his alma mater by creating a charitable gift annuity to establish the Richard A. Booth Experiential Learning Endowment in Dairy Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Penn State alumni are encouraged to vote to elect 10 members to represent them on Alumni Council, the governing board of the Penn State Alumni Association.
Penn State Outreach and Online Education will honor three people for their work and dedication to the University and the community. Patty Satalia, Sheila Gallucci-Davis and Jose Morales will receive awards at the Penn State OOE Appreciation Dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 19, in the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus.
For Penn State alumnus Ned Brokloff, it’s a pride thing — a Penn State pride thing, to be exact. He graduated in 1982 from Penn State’s College of Engineering, but his Penn State story doesn't end there: Just recently, he donated $30,000 to create the Ned Brokloff Endowment for Alumni Association Affiliate Group Innovation.
Penn State Outreach and Online Education will honor three outstanding leaders in education who have dedicated their time, funds and mentorship to enhance the Penn State experience for students. The awards will be presented at the Transforming Education Transforming Lives OOE Appreciation Dinner at 6 p.m. Sept. 29 at The Nittany Lion Inn.
Penn State has been named No. 1 by College Magazine in its ranking of the “10 Most Powerful College Networks,” citing the University as top among institutions whose graduates “continue to shape their school’s reputation through career success, fame, and mentorships.”
Art is fundamentally a form of intellectual and imaginative inquiry so the Bertha Lear art exhibition always kicks off undergraduate research week at Penn State Abington. Meet the 2016 Lear award winners and explore their art practice through faculty commentary.
Acceptance speech by 2015 Penn State Alumni Association Achievement Award winner Andrew Giffin.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, who holds two degrees from the College of Agricultural Sciences, will be one of 19 Penn State alumni honored Oct. 21 for their outstanding professional accomplishments and given the lifelong title of Alumni Fellow by the Penn State Alumni Association.
Virginia L. (Smith) Rayburn, 1973, of Grove City, Ohio, was selected to receive the 2015 Shirley Novosel Distinguished Alumni Award, presented by the Penn State Nursing Alumni Society at the College of Nursing’s fifth annual Homecoming brunch on Oct. 11.
Continuing a seven-decade-long tradition, the Penn State Lion Ambassadors will host Guard the Lion Shrine from 9-11 p.m. Oct. 9 as part of Homecoming festivities. In addition to sharing the story of the Lion Shrine, the event will feature entertainment acts, games, food, and plenty of Penn State history.
