欧博体育官网蒙奥图分校举办了第21届年度奖学金典礼

MONT ALTO, Pa. -超过350名奖学金学生和捐赠者, 以及教职员工, 宾州州立大学蒙奥图分校的工作人员和朋友们, attended the 21st annual 奖学金颁奖典礼 in the Multipurpose Activities Center on Oct. 14. 整个晚上, donors and scholarship recipients had the opportunity to meet while also hearing about the importance of receiving scholarships and the joy of giving.

法国总理弗朗西斯·阿昌蓬对人群表示欢迎. Student scholarship recipients and faculty members shared their stories and gratitude. Mont Alto alumna Sandra Offut sweetened the event with chocolate bars and other alumni expressed their reasons for supporting student scholarships, 包括艾伦·帕尔默, 欧博体育官网蒙奥图竞选委员会的志愿者主席, 谁感谢父母和捐赠者.

“在这个学年, 338名学生获得奖学金支持, 总计512美元,000,帕尔默说。.

“There is obviously a tremendous amount of energy being put forth at this campus, to grow and create both scholarship and program endowments to support Mont Alto students.”

帕尔默介绍了蒙奥图大学的校友吉姆·英格拉姆, president of Bartlett Trees and volunteer chair for Penn State’s Commonwealth Campus Campaigns.

In July 2016, Penn State launched a new campaign and asked Ingram to serve as chair. He said he feels honored to serve the University and described the campaign’s three imperatives: "Open Doors," making Penn State accessible to students regardless of their socio-economic status; "Create Transformative Experiences," providing curricular and co-curricular experiences that nurture the whole person; and "Impact the World,“应对和解决紧迫的全球问题.

“I especially like the imperative of opening doors and making Penn State accessible to students,英格拉姆说。. “今晚, 因为生命短暂，我们现在就应该行动起来, I’d like to make a gift to the scholarship in my father’s name ― The Jack Ingram Endowment.“吉姆和他的妻子, Barbara, funded the scholarship honoring Jim’s late father during the University’s previous campaign.

英格拉姆递给他一张25美元的钞票,000美元的支票让开发总监兰德尔·阿克曼大吃一惊, 谁接受了捐赠并感谢了英格拉姆夫妇. 这笔捐赠使奖学金的价值达到10万美元.

多米尼克·兰兹, 森林技术专业的学生, expressed his appreciation for receiving the 宾州州立大学蒙阿尔托分校 Advisory Board Trustee Scholarship.

“我和我的家人都非常感激，”他说. “即使有我父母存的钱, 加上我整个夏天工作赚的钱, I would not have been able to attend college without the support of this generous scholarship.”

Lenzi will continue his studies in forest ecosystems management at University Park and hopes to work in a Pennsylvania or national forest.

Freshman adult learner Mandy Cook has four children and commutes a long distance to the campus from her home. 做了14年的医疗助理和抽血师, she has returned to school and plans to earn a degree in occupational therapy. The Joe and Carolyn Ausherman Trustee Matching Scholarship is helping her achieve her dreams.

“你可能猜到了, going back to school at this point in my life has not been easy but by working through my challenges, I believe I am being an example to my children and showing them that no matter your age or stage in life, 如果你坚持不懈，努力工作，你可以实现你的目标和梦想,” Cook said. 

校友George Siehl在过去的34年里一直支持着Mont Alto, funding both a Renaissance Scholarship and a program endowment that supports student travel. Siehl began his Penn State career in the mid-'50s but ended up completing his bachelor’s degree at Indiana University and went on to a successful career as an educator and researcher. 在他的一生中，Siehl的心一直留在欧博体育官网. 退休后, he moved near the campus and has been an active member of the Mont Alto community, 担任讲师, 成为欧博体育官网校友会的终身会员, 尼塔尼狮子俱乐部的成员, 也是蒙阿尔托校友会董事会成员. Siehl continues to attend classes and earned a Penn State degree in spring 2016.

Siehl said he gives due to “love, obligation, and practicality … I was truly grateful. I felt an internal obligation to pay back for all the extras Mont Alto has given me.”

他今年的礼物是32美元,000是九个中的一个, 总计超过287美元,000, 在晚上庆祝的节日:

• $10,000 — Scott Electric Foundation, to purchase flag poles at three Mont Alto varsity sports fields
• $11,800 — The late Ethel Wagaman, former 宾州州立大学蒙阿尔托分校 business office manager, estate gift
• $12,900 -吉姆和芭芭拉英格拉姆，创始人的树和校友 & 朋友足球联谊会
• $15,000 — Ed Kocjancic and Carol Kocjancic, Mont Alto Alumni Trustee Scholarship
• $25,000 — Lauraine Hawkins and husband John Fairchild, Campus Student Hardship Endowment
• $30,000 — Ed Frayer and wife Mei, endowment to support athletic teams in champion play
• $50,000 — Barbara Stankowski, established and fully funded a veterans’ scholarship endowment
• $100,000 - Page Etchison和Cindy Etchison, established the scholarship to support students from the James Buchanan School District

Kerri Toms, 一名成人新生，主修人类发展和家庭研究, 获得了欧博体育官网蒙阿尔托咨询委员会受托人奖学金.

“How do you even begin to thank complete strangers for their generosity of funding your scholarship? … Today, 我和女儿独立生活, 全职在这里上课, 还有一份全职工作. 不管你的礼物有多大, 它的慷慨让人感到, 珍惜和感激,” she said

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