The Chester County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Society recently presented Great Valley with a $25,000 endowment to support the campus’ cultural arts and community events. Pictured from left to right: Ed MacDonald, treasurer; Florence Hoffritz, corresponding secretary; Craig Edelbrock, chancellor; Dave Hoffritz, past president; Randy Ferree, secretary; Ann Mau, president.
The Alumni Fellow program is administered by the Penn State Alumni Association in cooperation with the University's academic colleges, campuses and the Office of the President. Alumni are nominated by a college or campus as leaders in their professional fields and accept an invitation from the president of the University to return to campus to share their expertise with students, faculty and administrators.
The Penn State Alumni Association honored 24 outstanding alumni in October with the Alumni Fellow Award, the highest award given by the Alumni Association. Watch their acceptance speech videos online, and hear how graduating from Penn State impacted the honorees’ lives and careers.
Before the football game on Nov. 5, Penn State Great Valley students Carolina Aceto and Tahseen Firoz walked onto the field at Beaver Stadium to be recognized for their service in the Marine Corps. Donning Military Appreciation Day T-shirts, they joined Penn State veterans from all branches of the United States military in holding a giant American flag across the end zone as the opening bars of the national anthem rang out.
Veterans from all branches of the United States Military held a giant American Flag on the field at Beaver Stadium during the playing of The Star Spangled Banner prior to the game between the Nittany LIons and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Penn State earned their seventh win of the 2016 season defeating Iowa 41-14.
Because of his involvement with the Marines, MBA student Tahseen Firoz has attended many community events including an appearance at the Philadelphia Eagles game.