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Daniel Boone Area High School graduate recipient of 2024 BCSS Director’s Scholarship
Breast Cancer Support Services of Berks County (BCSS) has named Marin Krause as the 2024 recipient of the Director’s Scholarship. The BCSS Director’s Scholarship is awarded annually to an individual who will major in the healthcare field. The BCSS Director’s Scholarship began in 2022 when the members of...
Townsley Named Interim President at Albright College
Albright College’s Board of Trustees has appointed Debra Townsley, Ph.D., to a full-year position as interim president effective July 1, 2024. With more than 40 years of higher education experience, Townsley has filled the roles of president, interim president, academic dean, department chair, and business professor at institutions in five states. Specializing in identifying and implementing a strategic vision and plan for long-term institutional success, she is a transformational leader with experience in controlling spending while increasing enrollment and fundraising.
Three local students among those recognized by TPA
Three Bethlehem area students were among the 13 recognized at the Lehigh Valley chapter of Travelers Protective Association of America Post L’s annual Altruism Award banquet in April at the Northampton Banquet and Event Center in Northampton. The Altruism Award is an opportunity for high schools throughout the Lehigh...
Penn State Berks students receive Erickson Discovery Grant to fund summer research
Two Penn State Berks students received the 2024 Erickson Discovery Grant. Rising fourth-year student Kimberly Nicholas and rising third-year student Nathan Tam are two of the 43 recipients of the grant University-wide. The Rodney A. Erickson Discovery Grant program, named after Penn State’s 17th president, provides undergraduate students with the...
USDA Honors St. Luke’s Community Health With Gold-Level Turnip the Beet Award for Its Summer Meals Program for Schoolchildren
Photo Caption: Tina Amato, MS, LDN, RD, Manager, Physical Activity & Nutrition, Allentown Health Bureau, serving a nutritious meal during St. Luke’s Summer Meals program in Allentown. St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Department of Community Health has earned the 2023 Gold-Level Turnip the Beet Award – the highest level...
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