Mary J. Kennett, director of the Animal Resource Program at Penn State, has announced that she will retire from the University on Sept. 30. Kennett, who joined Penn State in 2001, also is a professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Penn State Human Resources' benefits team is hosting presentations to help inform employees of their insurance options upon retirement.
New fee-leveling program will create a more fair and equitable way to account for TIAA retirement plan administrative costs.
Kenneth A. Thigpen, director of academic affairs at Penn State Lehigh Valley, has announced he will retire in December 2017 after more than nine years of service to the Lehigh Valley campus — and 35 years of total service to Penn State.
Penn State York honored the members of the faculty and staff who took advantage of the University’s voluntary retirement plan, at a recent celebration on the stage of the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center, on campus. The 10 retirees represent 276 years of combined service to the University.
Ken Lehrman, vice provost for affirmative action at Penn State, will retire July 7. During his 15 years at the University, Lehrman led the Affirmative Action Office and oversaw initiatives to advance diversity and inclusivity at Penn State.
Horacio Perez-Blanco, a professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State for 27 years, will retire at the end of June.
When students first meet Gerry Santoro, they know he is not a typical college professor. Casually dressed with a long beard and tattoos decorating his arms, his warm and offbeat demeanor puts people at ease.
Bernhard Tittmann and S. Ashok, two longtime professors in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, will retire from Penn State following the spring 2017 semester.
After a career spanning 40 years and 15 countries, Eileen Trauth, professor of information sciences and technology and women's, gender and sexuality studies, will be retiring this spring. Throughout her career, she has made it her mission to analyze and cultivate diversity, especially among women, to the information technology field.
Michael McNeese, tenured professor of information sciences and technology (IST) and one of the College of IST’s founding faculty members, is tying up loose ends before his retirement from Penn State.
M. Jeya Chandra and A. “Ravi” Ravindran – two of the most beloved and respected professors in the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — will retire from Penn State following the spring 2017 semester.
A novel approach to fostering relationships, Story Circle, a 90-minute facilitated discussion hosted by the Center for Healthy Aging in the College of Health and Human Development at Penn State in collaboration with theater professional Joan Lipkin, provides an opportunity for college students and older adults to engage in settings conducive to conversation and understanding.
In September, based on a specific set of criteria, Penn State will offer some retirement-eligible employees University-wide the opportunity for voluntary retirement.
At the end of June 2016, Nels Shirer will be retiring from his position of associate dean for education in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. In his 44 years at Penn State, Shirer helped improve student experiences and built a reputation for being a reliable administrator, a detail-oriented researcher and, above all, a caring individual.
