Jose Morales, United States Navy veteran and owner of Saviesa Solutions, is the 2017 recipient of the Penn State World Campus Outstanding Alumnus Award. Morales is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and earned his MBA from World Campus while serving in Panama. “I was assigned as the U.S. Naval attaché at the U.S.…
A pilot program called “Smart Track to Success” hopes to help Penn State World Campus students afford their first year of college and provide additional resources to succeed at earning their degrees. The Charles E. and Carol E. Snyder Penn State World Campus Alumni Society Open Doors Scholarship began as a $30,000 gift from two…
Floyd and Janet Hauth of Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania, recently created a new scholarship to benefit World Campus students. The Floyd and Janet Hauth Scholarship for Military Families in the Penn State World Campus was born from the Hauths’ “mindset of service,” their good fortune in receiving scholarships to support their own education, and firsthand experience…
For nearly four decades, Christine Stallard has dreamed about getting a bachelor’s degree. Now, in her 60s, Stallard finally fulfilled that dream. In May 2017, she graduated from the online energy sustainability and policy program, offered through Penn State World Campus and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The program not only allowed her to…
Christy Grim took a big risk in 2015, quitting her job as an optician to take an internship she hoped would lead to a career in information technology. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Tom Fritz wanted a career change, too. He worked for more than 30 years as a purchasing and acquisition analyst but wanted…
Chief Petty Officer Kevin Hunt spent eight months aboard an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf helping keep pilots alive. He also completed course work on his way toward a Penn State degree. The Navy hospital corpsman graduated in December 2016 from the 28-month master of health administration program offered online through Penn State World…
Kelly Brugger, a graduate of Penn State World Campus, and her husband, Tom, a Penn State alumnus, wanted to establish a legacy that would support students earning their degree online. The couple created the Thomas and Kelly Brugger Scholarship, a $50,000 endowment to provide recognition and financial assistance to outstanding undergraduate World Campus students. “Penn…
Volunteerism and philanthropy are coming together to create opportunities for service members studying at Penn State World Campus — in the shape of the Veterans’ Education and Advancement Fund (VEAF). Al Matyasovsky, who recently retired from his position as program manager for Penn State’s Office of Physical Plant, and his wife, Sharon, created the fund…
Carol Snyder was the 2016 recipient of the Penn State World Campus Alumna Award at the Penn State Outreach and Online Education Appreciation Dinner in September. She received the award not only for her academic and professional accomplishments, but also for her tireless efforts to reach out to other World Campus alumni and students. “We…
Nearly 40 years ago, Star Magazine reporter Mary Ann Norbom was on the trail of Dolly Parton, who was crossing over to mainstream pop from country music. Later, in the 1990s, Norbom appeared on the television show Hard Copy to lend her expertise on celebrities. In the 2000s, Norbom worked at OK! Magazine when it…
