Mont Alto Director of Development Randall Ackerman, left, with Pauline Shearer (class of 1953) and husband John Shearer (class of 1951) are dressed for the occasion.
The First Community Bank of Mercersburg is helping to meet the financial needs of students through a newly established Penn State Mont Alto Open Doors Scholarship. First Community Bank CEO and President Bob Fignar, Penn State class of 1985 (center) is joined by Penn State Mont Alto’s Chief Academic Officer Michael Doncheski (left) and Chancellor Francis Achampong (right) near the Nittany Lion on the Mont Alto Campus.
The First Community Bank of Mercersburg is helping to meet the financial needs of students through a newly established Penn State Mont Alto Open Doors Scholarship. First Community Bank CEO and President Bob Fignar ’85 (center) is joined by Penn State Mont Alto’s Chief Academic Officer Michael Doncheski (left) and Chancellor Francis Achampong (right) near the Nittany Lion on the Mont Alto Campus.
Under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer and President Robert "Bob" J. Fignar, Penn State class of 1985, The First Community Bank of Mercersburg has established a new scholarship for Penn State Mont Alto students with financial need. Through the Open Doors Scholarship Program, First Community Bank’s gift of $30,000 will earn a 2:1 match, creating a $90,000 scholarship endowment to support Mont Alto students.
On April 3, Penn State President Eric J. Barron and Penn State Mont Alto Chancellor Francis K. Achampong were joined by other Penn State administrators and local community leaders for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Mont Alto LaunchBox ― a business incubator funded by the Invent Penn State initiative.
President Eric Barron, center, wife Molly Barron, left, and Penn State Trustee Lynn Dietrich, second from left, talk with Mont Alto LaunchBox LION Tank competitors, student Jo-Ann Fiorenza and alumnus Kyle Snoweberger, about their business ideas.
President Eric Barron (center), wife Molly (left), and Penn State Trustee Lynn Dietrich talk with Mont Alto LaunchBox LION Tank competitors, student Jo-Ann Fiorenza and alumnus Kyle Snoweberger, about their business ideas.
