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Celebrate Donor Generosity During Thank a Donor Week

The Ģtv community is invited to celebrate donor generosity during Thank a Donor Week, February 24–28. You will have the opportunity to write a thank-you note to an Ģtv donor and tell them what their generosity means to you and our students.

Retired Ģtv Administrator Gifts Funds to Support Student Success Initiative

Michele Norwood, a retired administrator from Ģtv who focused her nearly three-decades-long career fostering student success, has gifted $30,000 to Ģtv for its ongoing student success initiatives.

Ģtv Graduate Establishes Scholarship to Support Research Experiences for Chemistry, Biochemistry Students

Thomas Baker ’05, a graduate of Ģtv’s Cook Honors College and the Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics, and his wife have committed $100,000 to Ģtv to establish a scholarship to support students in chemistry or biochemistry research programs.

Retired Ģtv Food and Nutrition Professor Establishes Scholarship

Rita Johnson, who retired from Ģtv in 2019 after 36 years of teaching, has established a scholarship for students studying food and nutrition at Ģtv.

Ģtv Ambassadors Student Alumni Association Continues Support for Ģtv Food Pantry and Help Center

In conjunction with Ģtv’s Giving Tuesday/Month of Giving initiative, Ģtv Ambassadors donated $800 from the group’s Homecoming parade first-place float prize to the Ģtv Food Pantry and Help Center.

Ģtv Director of Strategic Partnership Selected for “Top 100” Listing

Ģtv’s Director of Strategic Partnerships Christina Koren has been selected for the Pennsylvania Business Central’s “Foremost Under 40 2024.”

Make Your Mark During Ģtv’s Month of Giving and Giving Tuesday

The Ģtv community is joining together for the 2024 Month of Giving, which culminates during the global fundraising Giving Tuesday campaign on Tuesday, December 3.

Johnstown Company Donates Analytical Chemistry Equipment to Ģtv

Concurrent Technologies Corporation has donated analytical chemistry equipment valued at more than $142,000 to Ģtv’s Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics.

Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Continues Support to Ģtv

Col. Stephen G. Abel, a 1973 graduate of Ģtv and 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, has continued his financial support to Ģtv with a recent gift of more than $30,000.

Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Gifts Funds to Support Music Education Students

Jay Althouse, who earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in music education from Ģtv (1973 and 1975, respectively), has gifted $25,000 to Ģtv to support the music program and students planning for a career in music education.

First-Generation College Graduates Establish Scholarship at Ģtv for Students Studying Social Studies Education

Thomas and Virginia Schott of DuBois, first-generation college graduates and alumni of Ģtv and Clarion University of Pennsylvania (now PennWest Clarion), respectively, have gifted Ģtv $25,000 to establish the Thomas and Virginia Schott Social Studies Scholarship at Ģtv.

Fifth Ģtv Student Selected for Statler Foundation Scholarship

Silas Gesser, a senior in Ģtv’s Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism, and Event Management bachelor’s degree program from Westmoreland County, has been awarded the prestigious Statler Foundation’s Scholarship of Excellence.

Beaumont Foundation Honors Ģtv Alumnus with Continued Support for Ģtv Criminology And Criminal Justice Students

C. Edward Keller of Beaumont, TX, a 2019 Ģtv Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, has been honored by the Beaumont Foundation of America with an additional $60,000 gift for a scholarship at Ģtv named in Keller’s honor.

Ģtv Graduate from Johnstown Gifts $1 Million to Establish Scholarship

A graduate of Ģtv, originally from the Johnstown area, has gifted Ģtv $1 million to establish a scholarship for Ģtv education students.

Scholarship Established at Ģtv by United Commercial Travelers, Honors Late Local Man

A community organization dedicated to helping people with developmental disabilities has donated more than $75,000 to Ģtv to continue its legacy and to honor one of its long-time members, the late Donald B. Townsend of Indiana County.

Ģtv Graduates from Indiana Create Scholarship for Music Students

An Indiana County couple who are Ģtv graduates has established a scholarship for music majors at Ģtv in honor of two late local women, Eleanora Miconi Dellafiora and Sandra E. Dellafiora.

Ģtv, IRMC Continues Season Two of “Rural Health Pulse” Podcast With Episode on Genomics Research and Rural Health

Ģtv and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s joint podcast, “Rural Health Pulse,” continues with an episode on genomics research and rural health with Ģtv Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Nick Jacobs

Ģtv Distinguished Alumna Establishes Scholarship for Veterans in STEM

Retired Rear Admiral CJ Jaynes has made a donation to establish an endowed scholarship for full-time students at Ģtv who are veterans studying in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) field.

Ģtv, IRMC Continues Season Two of “Rural Health Pulse” Podcast With Episode on Ticks and Diseases They Transmit

Ģtv and Indiana Regional Medical Center’s joint podcast, “Rural Health Pulse,” continues with “Lyme and Other Tickborne Diseases” with Ģtv biology professor Thomas Simmons.

Hawks Helping Hawks Drive Ends Friday

Volunteers from around campus are leading this year’s Hawks Helping Hawks drive to provide funds that impact our students and every facet of our campus. Your participation in the Hawks Helping Hawks drive is another way to help students experience a sense of stability and a culture of caring as they earn an Ģtv education.

Ģtv Alumni Association Authorizes Donation of $500,000 to Ģtv Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine Project

The Ģtv Alumni Association Board of Directors has authorized a donation of $500,000 to Ģtv’s proposed college of osteopathic medicine project.

Mark Your Calendars: November 28 is Giving Tuesday

On Tuesday, November 28, Ģtv will join the global fundraising campaign, Giving Tuesday. This is your chance to make an impact on Ģtv students now and in the future.

Ģtv Council of Trustees Approve Four Resolutions Honoring Donors, University Leadership

Ģtv’s Council of Trustees approved four resolutions on September 7 in honor of members of the Ģtv community, including two retired faculty members and two retired administrators.

Tony and Emma Ricupero-Rustic Lodge Scholarship Recipients Selected

Two students at Ģtv’s Academy of Culinary Arts, Madison Macchia and Samantha Swidowski, have been selected as the 2023 recipients of the Tony and Emma Ricupero-Rustic Lodge Scholarship.

Late Graduate from Johnstown Gifts $200,000 to Counseling Program in His Estate

The late Robert Flora, a 1978 graduate of Ģtv’s psychology clinical mental health counseling master’s program, left instructions revealed after his death to donate $200,000 from his estate to Ģtv for student scholarships.