Highacres reps attend U-Park conference On January 22 and 23, three faculty members and a student attended a conference at Univer sity Park on "General Educa tion." This conference was held in accordance to the upcoming semester changes and the "Perspective for the 80's." The faculty, members who at tended were Dr. Alan Price, Mrs. Diedre Jago, and Prof. Richard McKinstry. The student partici pant was Sophomore Alita Rovito. The basis of this conference was to look at the fundamentals of a general education. What 26 students honored in Who's Who The 1982 edition of WHO'S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN JUNIOR COL LEGES will carry the names of 28 students from The Penn sylvania State University who have been .selected as being among the country's most outstanding campus leaders. Campus nominating commit tees and editors of the annual directory have included the names of these students based on their academic achievement, ser vice to the community, leader ship in extracurricular activities and future potential. They join an elite group of students selected from more than 1,300 institutions of higher learn ing in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign na tions. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual direc tory since it was first published in 1934. Campus receives new Cont -Ed assistant Mr. Larry R. Gingrich has Education at Appalachian State recently replaced Mr. Park University. Lenhart as Assistant Director for His duties as Assistant Director Continuing Education at for Continuing Education in- Hazleton Campus of The Penn- elude: Assisting in establishing sylvania State University. Mr. goals and objectives for Hazleton Lenhart has accepted a similar Campus, management of a com position at Penn State's Shenango prehensive continuing education Valley Campus in Sharon, Pa. program on and off campus, An alumni of Appalachian university representative to State University in Boone, North 4 , business, industry and the com- Carolina, Mr. Gingrich received munity for educational services his Bachelor of Science degree in available from Penn State, and Health, Physical Education and participation in professional con- Recreation in 1973 and is certified ferences concerning higher to teach grades K-12. He was education. awarded the Master of Arts Mr. Gingrich is affiliated with degree from the University of the National University Continu- South Florida in 1974. ing Education Association, the Prior to coming to the Hazleton Association for Continuing Campus Mr. Gingrich . was the Higher Education, the American Area Representative for Continu- Alliance for Health, Physical ing Education at the Ogontz Cam- Education and Recreation, and pus of Penn State. He also served the American Society for Train in thift position at the Allentown ing and,Development. Campus. He ; held the position of is, married to the former Assistant Resident :Instructor at Patricia, 'Stevenson, and has two the University of South Florida children. XL Gipgrich resides in and Instructor — of Physical Conyngham. comprises a student with a general education: What are the objectives and assessments of a general education? What com mon learning is essential? How are the general education courses related to professions in this con temporary world? Other ques tions along the same lines were raised. The four Hazleton delegates to this conference will meet in ses sion to further discuss what was talked about at the conference. A final conference will be con ducted on May 7 and 8. These students are on Who's Who for 1981-82. 1. Ms. Sharron J. Andeara 2. Mr. James E. Bagley 3. Ms. Jayne Ann Bugda 4. Mr. Judd L. Buskirk 5. Ms. Carol Clarton 6. Mr. Gregg Davis 7. Ms. Lori Ann Folk 8. Ms. Debby Gorman 9. Ms. Dolores Hartman 10. Mr. Robert Scott Kiefer 11. Ms. Theresa Mclnerney 12. Ms. Maria Christine !AtNab 13. Ms. Rosemary Millet 14. Ms. Bette Jo Paulk 15. Ms. Marybeth Powell 16. Mr. Richard Dean Prewitt, 17. Ms. Nadia Marie Puhak 18. Mr. Eric Riedinger 19. Ms. Alita A. Rovito 20. Mr. Ronald Sawyer 21. Mr. Gary F. Strausser 22. Mr. Robert Tier 23. Ms. Lisa Vendura 24. Mr. Phillip Voystock 25. Ms. Kelly A. Yale 26. Mr. Karl Zimmerman 24 students Twenty-four students were awarded scholarships for the 1981-82 school year by the Hazleton Campus Scholarship Committee. 'These students received tone of the following awards. Those eligible for the Hazleton National Bank Scholarship were freshmen from the Greater Hazleton Area who are enrolled in the associate degree program at the HazletOn Campus and have scholarship and financial need. Two awards of $250 are presented annually and may be renewed. The Penn State Hazleton Cam pus Scholarship encourages men PENN STATE BOOKSTORE For your convenience Books Mugs Clothing Souvenirs School Supplies Owned and operated by the Pennsylvania State University awarded scholarships and women of the highest academic excellence and pro mise to open themselves to the educational opportunities provid ed by the geographic location of Penn State University. The scholarship provides a portion of the need-based aid and is award ed in recognition of academic and extracurricular achievement and potential. To aid and recognize outstan ding undergraduate students enrolled at Commonwealth Cam puses who have a need for funds to meet necessary college ex penses is the purpose of the Bayard D. and Ethel M. Kunkle Scholarship Fund No. 2. Superior full time undergraduate students enrolled at Commonwealth Cam puses who have financial need are available. The Dafr-Pliver Scholarship awarded to encourage students of ability to enter an associate degree program in Engineering at the Hazleton Campus. Full time entering freshmen are eligi ble on the basis of scholarship and financial need, who are enrolled in an associate degree program in Engineering at the Hazleton Campus. Usually one scholarship is awarded to Hazleton annually.
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