Casey Staley-Bingaman hugs her father following graduation on Saturday, May 5. Staley-Bingaman made a promise to herself that she would be the first member of her immediate family to graduate from college.
Casey Staley-Bingaman is one of the many students who have chosen to earn their degrees online through Penn State World Campus while their spouses serve in the military.
Casey Staley-Bingaman, a mother of two whose husband is a Marine, fulfilled a promise she made to herself when she graduated from Penn State on Saturday, May 5.
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.
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.
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.
