Arnold Markley, associate professor of English, has earned Penn State Brandywine's prestigious 2007 Distinguished Teacher of the Year award, given at the conclusion of the Fall Honors Convocation held October 10. This recognition, voted on exclusively by the students, is given to a faculty member for excellence in teaching.
Charles Helou, professor of mathematics and recipient of the 2006 honor, presented Markley with the award.
Penn State Brandywine, formerly Penn State Delaware County, has been awarded a 2007 Green Star Honor Award by the Professional Grounds Management Society. This award brings national recognition to the campus for grounds maintained with a high degree of excellence.
Penn State Brandywine received this award in the University and College Grounds category, and only four other colleges and universities were selected in this category: The College of Wooster, University of Virginia, Texas Tech University, and Texas Woman's University.
Penn State Brandywine has been selected as a 2007 Education Milestone Award recipient by the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce. The award is presented annually to outstanding academic institutions that are celebrating educational milestones. Penn State Brandywine, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, will be formally presented with the award on Thursday, November 15, at Drexelbrook Catering and Corporate Center.Jeffrey G.
On January 19, 2008, as seconds on the clock continued to tick down, Mike Thornton, a Penn State Brandywine senior, launched the shot that would give him 2,000 career points.
"It was a crazy feeling. My whole family and all of my friends all came out to support me," recalls Mike.
Former president Bill Clinton visited the Penn State Brandywine campus on Friday, March 7, 2008 to rally support for his wife and presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton. Before an enthusiastic crowd of 1,500 students, faculty, staff and community members, the former president discussed Senator Clinton's ideas on energy independence, improving our schools, health care, the budget and the war in Iraq, to name a few.
In celebration of student achievements, Penn State Brandywine's EURECA (Exposition of Undergraduate Research Enterprise and Creative Accomplishment) Program and Spring Honors Convocation will both be held Thursday, April 17, 2008 in the Common's Building Gymnasium. The EURECA Program will begin at 4:30 p.m. followed by convocation at 6:30 p.m.
Ivan Esparragoza, associate professor of engineering at Penn State Brandywine, was named the first winner of the George W. Franz Advising and Mentoring Award at the campusâ Spring Honors Convocation on April 17. The Franz award annually recognizes a faculty or staff member for his/her efforts in helping others to achieve their potential.
Esparragoza, a member of the faculty at Penn State Brandywine since 2001, goes above and beyond for his engineering students.