As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 21 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
The 2025 Open Champion Award winners, clockwise from top left, are: Burcu Ozden, Penn State Abington; Kaitlin Farnan, Penn State Altoona; Tara Beecham, Penn State Berks; Tracey Carbonetto, Penn State Lehigh Valley; Larry Dupak, Penn State Greater Allegheny; Nasibeh Zohrabi, Penn State Brandywine
The 2025 Open Champion Award winners, clockwise from top left, are: Burcu Ozden, Penn State Abington; Kaitlin Farnan, Penn State Altoona; Tara Beecham, Penn State Berks; Tracey Carbonetto, Penn State Lehigh Valley; Larry Dupak, Penn State Greater Allegheny; Nasibeh Zohrabi, Penn State Brandywine
Six Penn State Commonwealth Campuses recently named faculty members as Open Champions, recognizing their work with open education in the fourth year of Penn State’s Open and Affordable Educational Resources Champion Awards.
At age 75, Diane Banks earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Penn State Greater Allegheny, fulfilling a lifelong goal and serving as student marshal for her program.
Penn State Greater Allegheny students and faculty were honored at the 61st Annual Golden Quill Awards in Pittsburgh. From left: Rosemary Martinelli, Carlin Whalen, Ryan Amarantes, and Aria Majcher.
Penn State Greater Allegheny students took home three awards and two finalist recognitions Wednesday night in the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania’s 61st Annual Golden Quill Awards, held at the Rivers Casino, North Shore, Pittsburgh.
The John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy is awarded to University Park students who achieved outstanding undergraduate student research at the Undergraduate Research Exhibition. From left, Isaac Gray, second place; Dalimar Flores-Torres, first place; Paige Fino, grand prize; Gabrielle Mu, honorable mention; Natalie Meriwether, honorable mention; Kimlyn Patishnock and John Patishnock Sr. Not pictured: Lucas Beddick, third place; Jaacob Kohler, honorable mention; Abigail Silberman, honorable mention.
