Donor Recognition

For many Penn State Harrisburg students, endowed scholarships are a path to a coveted degree and productive career. Those students had an opportunity to formally express their graditude to their scholarship benefactors during the annual Donor Recognition and Scholarship Dinner on campus.

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Richard Ziegler: More than Meets the Eye

He identifies himself as hard-nosed, impatient, lacking self-confidence, and prone to tunnel vision. His wife Stephanie says simply, "He’s intense." Yet a closer look reveals a picture of a very different man. He could have made his living on his family’s farm, but says he wanted to be his own person. So instead, he started a construction company in 1973 at just 21 years of age, getting by at first with odd jobs like hanging doors and installing paneling. He built R.E. Ziegler Remodeling and Construction Company into a very successful business that now has built hundreds of homes and commercial buildings. That takes some confidence.

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New, eight-court Hoverter Tennis Complex dedicated

The new Hoverter Tennis Complex on campus was formally dedicated during noontime ceremonies Thursday, Aug. 31.

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University Alumni Association honors Harter

In honor of his tireless volunteer efforts on behalf of the University, Life Sciences Greenhouse Senior Vice President Kevin M. Harter, '90 IS, '05 MBA, has been named the recipient of one of the Alumni Association's most coveted honors.

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The Senior Class Gift Fund

Seniors, you can make a gift to the 2006 Senior Class Gift Personalized Bricks Campaign by pledging the balance of your $100 general deposit. Read the full story here >

Hartzler and Guk Establish Trustee Scholarship

J. Alex Hartzler and Aleksandr "Alex" Guk recently donated $50,00 to establish the Webclients.net Trustee Matching Scholarship in Honor of Founder Mounir Elabridi at Penn State Harrisburg. Read the full story here >

Dedication of Ziegler Commons

Richard Ziegler’s generosity has not only provided an impressive enhancement to the Penn State Harrisburg campus, it has created a new model of giving for the entire University to consider. Read the full story here >

Madlyn, Michael Hanes Fund Trustee Scholarship

Penn State Harrisburg Chancellor Madlyn L. Hanes and her husband, Dr. Michael Hanes, have established a Trustee Matching Scholarship at the college. Read the full story here >

Mid-Day Madnress Kicks off Seasons

Mid-Day Madness came to campus October 15 as the men’s and women’s basketball teams celebrated the return of varsity intercollegiate competition to the college. Read the full story here >

The Robert Lesniak Scholarship

A scholarship was organized in 2001 to honor Dr. Robert Lesniak for his 31 years of dedication to the students and educational programs. Read the full story here >

Soccer Team Paces Return

The men’s soccer squad led a triumphant return of intercollegiate athletics to the college last fall. Read the full story here >