Penn State Lehigh Valley held its annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5 at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks in Bethlehem. The campus awarded associate and bachelor’s degrees to 115 students. The featured speaker for the event was Kassie Hilgert, CEO and President of ArtsQuest and a PSU alumna. PSU-LV Corporate Communication Student, Elise Yardley (pictured here), spoke during the ceremony as the 2018 Student Marshal.
Margaret Christian, associate professor of English, received the 2018 Outstanding Faculty Award in Research from Tina Q. Richardson, chancellor of Penn State Lehigh Valley and Douglas Hochstetler, interim director of academic affairs (not pictured).
Graduates gathered to celebrate with their guests, plus alumni and Penn State Lehigh Valley faculty and staff, during the Senior Send-Off on Apr. 29 at the Centennial Catering and Conference Center.
Liz Keptner (right), director of the multimedia innovation center, received the Academic Affairs Director’s Award for outstanding accomplishment in innovation and applied learning, along with Kasey Hudak, not pictured. The award was presented by Tina Q. Richardson, chancellor at Penn State Lehigh Valley (left), and Douglas Hochstetler, interim director of academic affairs (not pictured).
Martha Orsi, lecturer in English, received the 2018 Teaching Excellence Award for part-time faculty from Tina Q. Richardson, chancellor at Penn State Lehigh Valley, and Douglas Hochstetler, interim director of academic affairs (not pictured).
Jacqueline McLaughlin, associate professor of biology, received the 2018 Teaching Excellence Award for full-time faculty from Tina Q. Richardson, chancellor at Penn State Lehigh Valley, and Douglas Hochstetler, interim director of academic affairs (not pictured).
Penn State Lehigh Valley students Zoha Babar, Sheherbano Hussain and Jimmy Hadid, and Associate Professor of Biology Jacqueline S. McLaughlin, gathered in front of their poster titled, "The Potential of Coating Polyurethane with ‘Self-like’ Molecules to Reduce the Host Response to Implanted Medical Devices." They took second place in the Biological Sciences and Health category at the Penn State Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium at Penn State Abington on April 21. Their poster was also presented at the 2018 Undergraduate Research Exhibition in University Park.
Bob Wolfe (left), lecturer in economics and coordinator of the Corporate Communication program, and Beth Michalec (right), lecturer in corporate communication, received the 2018 Outstanding Contribution in Service Award from Tina Q. Richardson (center), chancellor at Penn State Lehigh Valley and Douglas Hochstetler, interim director of academic affairs (not pictured).
Pam Borowski, lab technician, received the 2018 "For the Glory" away from Tina Q. Richardson, chancellor (not pictured), and Douglas Hochstetler, interim director of academic affairs.
Diane McAloon, director of alumni relations, received the 2018 Outstanding Staff Award from Tina Q. Richardson, chancellor, and Douglas Hochstetler, interim director of academic affairs.
