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.
HAZLETON, Pa. — The Hazleton Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association continued its support of students in the surrounding community with a recent $4,000 contribution to its scholarships at Penn State Hazleton at their annual Nittany Night dinner and meeting held on June 28 at Sand Springs County Club.
The award will be split between the two endowments established by the chapter — the Penn State Alumni Association Chapter of Greater Hazleton Academic Award and the Penn State Alumni Association Chapter of Greater Hazleton Scholarship.
Awarded to eligible students from the area who plan to attend Penn State Hazleton, the Penn State Alumni Association Chapter of Greater Hazleton Academic Award was established in 2011 and is one of more than 100 endowments benefiting local students. The Penn State Alumni Association Chapter of Greater Hazleton Scholarship was established in 1998 to recognize Penn State Hazleton students for outstanding academic achievement.
Donors like the Hazleton Alumni Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association advance the University’s historic land-grant mission to serve and lead. Through philanthropy, alumni and friends are helping students to join the Penn State family and prepare for lifelong success; driving research, outreach and economic development that grow our shared strength and readiness for the future; and increasing the University’s impact for families, patients, and communities across the commonwealth and around the world. Learn more by visiting raise.psu.edu.
