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Nic Hill-NK 2023 Walker Award Winner

Nicholas Hill, pictured right, stands next to Kevin Snider, chancellor of Penn State New Kensington, as he accepts the 2023 Eric A. and Josephine S. Walker Award during the Academic and Student Achievement Awards ceremony on April 28. Hill, a biomedical engineering technology student, also won the Spirit Award from the Penn State New Kensington Alumni Society.

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Joseph Cuiffi, pictured right, is recognized as one of six full-time faculty members, University-wide, who was awarded the prestigious Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching. The assistant teaching professor and program coordinator of electro-mechanical engineering technology, was honored by Kevin Snider, chancellor of the campus during the 2023 Academic and Student Achievement Awards ceremony.

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Candee Christy, administrative support assistant to the chancellor at Penn State New Kensington and pictured right, stands next to Kevin Snider, chancellor, in recognition of her winning the 2023 Outstanding Office Professional Award from the Penn State Educational Office Professionals (PSEOP).

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Kevin Snider, chancellor at Penn State New Kensington and standing left, presents the 2023 Arlene Hall Service Award to Hal Smith, associate professor and program coordinator of information sciences and technology at the campus' Academic and Student Achievement Awards. Campus faculty nominate an individual in recognition of high-quality service to the campus, college, University, discipline and the community as a representative of the University.

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David McGeary Excellence in Teaching PT

David McGeary, adjunct instructor of kinesiology and pictured right, accepts the 2023 Excellence in Teaching Award (part-time) at Penn State New Kensington from Kevin Snider, chancellor, during the campus' Academic and Student Teaching Awards event.

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Samuel Ramsey at 2023 Research Expo

Samuel Ramsey, an electro-mechanical engineering technology student at Penn State New Kensington, explains coding done to a FANUC cobot at the campus' Digital Foundry at New Kensington during the 2023 Research and Student Engagement Expo. Ramsey, along with his peers Josephine Heim and Alexander Ivory, showcased their "YahtzBot" automated robot demonstration at the event.