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Hazleton Alumni Award

The Hazleton Alumni Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association continued its support of students with a recent contribution to its scholarships at Penn State Hazleton. Pictured are (from left): Keith Maurer, chapter president; John Skwierz, chapter treasurer; Blair Bell, golf chair; Elizabeth J. Wright, Penn State Hazleton chancellor and chief academic officer; Sandy Lagana, past chapter president; and Desiree Voitek, Penn State Hazleton director of campus development and alumni relations.

Six people standing together holding large check made out for $4,000.

Hazleton Alumni Award

The Hazleton Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association continued its support of students with a recent contribution to its scholarships at Penn State Hazleton. Pictured are (from left): Keith Maurer, chapter president; John Skwierz, chapter treasurer; Blair Bell, golf chair; Elizabeth J. Wright, Penn State Hazleton chancellor and chief academic officer; Sandy Lagana, past chapter president; and Desiree Voitek, Penn State Hazleton director of campus development and alumni relations.

Undergraduate Research Awards: Excellence in Information Literacy 2023 winners

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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, Kimlyn Patishnock; Ben Chang, Third Place; Yash Dixit, Grand Prize; Charles Colvin, Honorable Mention; Chloe Engin, First Prize; Logan Wincott, Honorable Mention; and John Patishnock Jr. 

Student in blue dress shirt holding small statue of Nittany Lion.

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Matt Janson received the 2022-23 Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award, given to the student whose character, scholarship, leadership and citizenship have been directed into programs and services that have positively influenced fellow students and have contributed to the prestige and well-being of their campus and reputation of the University.

Family receiving a ticket at a table from a male student in a white coat.

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Matt Janson, right, helped register attendees during a trunk-or-treat organized by the campus Lion Ambassadors in October.

Student in a suit speaking from a wooden podium.

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Matt Janson, a rising senior from Bloomsburg majoring in health policy and administration, has worked to make the most of his experiences at Penn State Hazleton.