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Penn State alumnae to return for women’s leadership panel and networking events

9/16/19

The Penn State College of the Liberal Arts will hold its fifth annual “Penn State Women: Leaders of Today and Tomorrow” panel and networking reception Sept. 25, followed by one-on-one meetings with the alumnae participants the next morning. Advance sign-ups are required for the one-on-one meetings. Students of all majors are invited to attend.

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Alumni Association launches Alumni Plaza

9/13/19

Following the popularity and success of the Alumni Walk and Alumni Courtyard campaigns, the Penn State Alumni Association has launched the Alumni Plaza campaign, giving members of the Penn State family the opportunity to celebrate a milestone such as graduation, remember a cherished period in their lives, showcase their pride in Penn State, or honor a loved one with a commemorative paver.

Greg Yahn, a member of Penn State Behrend's Council of Fellows, sits with his late mother, Patricia Yahn, at the college's Glenhill Society dinner.

Penn State Behrend remembers longtime friend Patricia Yahn

9/10/19

Patricia Yahn traveled the world, carrying her sketch pad and camera onto the Concord, the Queen Mary and the Orient Express. Yahn, who died Aug. 28, also was a mentor to young artists at Penn State Behrend, which staged a retrospective of her work in 2017.

Georgia O’Keeffe, "Lake George," 1924, oil on canvas, 18 1/8 x 35 1/8 inches. Bequest of James R. and Barbara R. Palmer. IMAGE: © 2019 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York

Palmer Museum of Art announces landmark bequest of benefactor Barbara R. Palmer

9/10/19

The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State has received nearly 200 works of art as part of the estate of Barbara R. Palmer, longtime benefactor, beloved friend, and champion of the museum, who passed away in January 2019. The bequest of her world-class collection will elevate the already significant national reputation of Penn State’s art museum.

Pennsylvania native creates scholarship to honor late brother

9/9/19

Dolores Hart Druckenmiller, a Pennsylvania native and current California resident, has established a scholarship that will honor her late brother, Berne C. Hart, while providing support for graduates of Biglerville High School in Adams County. Created with a gift of $1 million, the Berne C. Hart Scholarship will benefit graduates of their childhood alma mater who demonstrate financial need.

Penn State alumni Louis Swanson and Carol Gertsch

Alumni honor former professor with graduate award endowment

8/28/19

For many students, there is a class or subject they are nervous to take. Sometimes, however, it is in those classes that a student finds an inspirational teacher — a teacher who makes learning what may be a difficult subject a joy to learn. For alumni Louis Swanson and Carol Gertsch, that subject was statistics, and the teacher was Fern “Bunny” Willits, professor emerita in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education.

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Alumna gifts endowed scholarship to architectural engineering

8/26/19

Karen Sweeney, a graduate of Penn State, established a $50,000 scholarship to give back what she received during her undergraduate years: a world-class education in architectural engineering, which jumpstarted her career in construction management.

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