Each year the Penn State World Campus Outstanding Alumni Awards recognize the success of alumni as leaders in their field and the impact they have on society and their profession. From a career in service by securing the homeland, to inspiring others by overcoming the odds, all are attributes of this year’s recipients, retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. and American Airlines Captain Linda Wackerman and William “Monty” Elam.
William “Monty” Elam is the recipient of the Penn State World Campus Outstanding Undergraduate Alumni Award. He is director of golf at River Ridge Golf Club in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. and American Airlines Captain Linda Wackerman is the recipient of the Penn State World Campus Outstanding Graduate Alumni Award.
Jeffrey Tolbert, assistant professor of American studies and folklore in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Humanities, offered a glimpse into the phenomenon of the Slender Man and the digital world of supernatural belief during a presentation as part of the Penn State Harrisburg Capital Connections series.
The Penn State civil and environmental engineering (CEE) mentoring program matches students with alumni mentors to prepare them for life after graduation.
As part of the University’s comprehensive testing strategy for the spring semester, all Penn State students must meet requirements for COVID-19 testing prior to their return or if they are already living in their campus community.
