Nelson Rimensnyder, retired director of research for the U.S. House Committee on the District of Columbia and current director of the New Columbia Archives, and his wife, Lisa Nickerson, have made a commitment of $312,500 to establish the Rimensnyder Graduate Scholarship for Excellence in Public Administration at Penn State Harrisburg. The couple, who reside in Washington, D.C., share a legacy of public sector experience, both as federal employees and as civic activists.
Shaun Gabbidon, distinguished professor of criminal justice in Penn State Harrisburg's School of Public Affairs, was awarded the 2022 Outstanding Book Award by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences for his book “Shopping While Black: Consumer Racial Profiling in America.”
