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Faculty and staff award winners.

2017 Faculty and Staff Award Winners

Faculty and staff and their awards include, from left, Tammy Spevak, George T. Bobby Advising Award; Amie Yenser, Student Government Association Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year; Dr. Peter Crabb, Penn State Hazleton Faculty Scholar Award; Dr. Garrett Huck, Charles T. Butler Technology and Teaching Award; Christine Ashton, Outstanding Teaching Award for Part-time Faculty and Staff; Dr. Justin Nordstrom, Penn State Hazleton Council Teaching Excellence Award; and Suzanne Bahrt, Penn State Hazleton Outstanding Staff Award. Back row, from left, Dr. Gary Lawler, chancellor; Tracy Garnick, director of Student Services and Engagement; Dr. Elizabeth Wright, director of Academic Affairs; and Gordon Bigelow, president of the Penn State Hazleton Council. 

Student recipients of Scholar's Lion Award

2017 Scholar's Lion Award

Students receiving the Scholar's Lion Award for the highest grade-point average in their college include, from left, Katharine E. Ray in Rehabilitation and Human Services; Giovanni L. DiBlasi in the Division of Undergraduate Studies; Matthew R. Michelin in Education; Steven M. Baksa in General Engineering; Kelly S. Maloney in Education; Laurel E. Funk in Business; and Bridget M. Baksa in Berks. Back row, from left, Dr. Gary Lawler, chancellor; Tracy Garnick, director of Student Services and Engagement; Dr. Elizabeth Wright, director of Academic Affairs; Amie Yenser, senior instructor in anatomy and physiology and president of the Faculty Senate; and Gordon Bigelow, president of the Penn State Hazleton Council.

Pre-commencemnet

2017 Commencement New Kensington

Penn State New Kensington radiological sciences students show some mortarboard creativity at the May 6 graduation ceremony. “Rad Sci” graduates provide patient care using medical imaging technology.