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Steven Markowitz

Steven Markowitz

Steven Markowitz, president of Lehigh County manufacturer Allen Organ Company, is a 1975 Penn State business alumnus.

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AIA

Penn State alumnus Steven Markowitz shifted his company's manufacturing capabilities from producing organs to producing personal protective equipment and other needs to help his community respond to the pandemic. Seen here, a machine on the manufacturing line inserts a circuit board.

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Final Assembly

The Allen Organ Company typically produces its titular organs, as seen in this photo of a selection of finished instruments on the manufacturing floor.

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Arts Project Online

Preparing for this exhibition, Chris Bonner fired his pottery in the 100 cubic foot anagama kiln he built on his property in Bucks County.

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Teen Entrepreneur Challenge Virtual session 2020

Students presented at a previous TEC. This year, students will complete two projects during this program, including developing Public Service Announcements (PSAs) highlighting a public health concern, and utilizing entrepreneurial thinking to develop a business profile that will address their highlighted public health topic.

Mark Gruskin

Faculty member and alumnus increases estate gift to $3.5 million

Penn State alumnus Mark Gruskin has expanded his estate gift for Penn State to a total of $3.5 million — a $1,077,000 increase from his previous commitment — with the majority of the new support going to Penn State Lehigh Valley, where he serves as an associate professor of finance and accounting.