Penn State Altoona men’s tennis student-athlete Casey Hess of Annville was chosen as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week on Monday, April 10. Hess went 2-0 in singles matches for the Lions last week, as his team faced non-conference opponents Lycoming College and Susquehanna University.
Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball middle blocker Connor Ebersole of Altoona was awarded the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week honor on Monday, April 10. Ebersole was a big presence at the net for the Lions in their 3-0 sweep of AMCC opponent Wells College this past Saturday afternoon at home in Penn State Altoona’s final match of the season.
Jerry Zolten, associate professor of communication arts and sciences and integrative arts at Penn State Altoona, will co-host “All You Need is the Beatles: A Deep Dive into Everything Fab Four” Sunday, April 23, at Pine Grove Hall in Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania.
Pamela Black, professor of criminal justice at Penn State Hazleton; Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber, professor of music at Penn State Altoona; and Nan Zhu, associate professor of risk management at the Smeal College of Business, have received the Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching and have been named 2023 Penn State Teaching Fellows.
The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference kicked off its celebration of NCAA Division III Week on Monday, April 10, by releasing its Winter All-Sportsmanship Team, which includes a representative from each of Penn State Altoona’s five winter teams.