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      Voting for alumni trustees set to begin April 10

      Deadline to submit online votes is May 5

      Starting April 10, Penn State alumni have the opportunity to vote for up to three candidates for the Board of Trustees. Online ballots are due by May 5. Credit: Curtis Chan / Penn State. Creative Commons

      UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The election process for the 2022 election of trustees by alumni will begin on April 10.

      Ballots for the trustee election will begin transmission electronically to Penn State alumni beginning on April 10. Additionally, biographical information and position statements for each candidate are available on a Meet the Candidates page by visiting https://trustees.psu.edu.

      Alumni who have already requested and received a ballot for the nomination phase of the election will automatically receive the election ballot. There is no need to request a ballot again. If you did not participate and would like to receive the election ballot, you may request a ballot at https://trustees.psu.edu/2022election.

      Ballot requests will be processed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday. Please allow a 24-hour turnaround time for processing of this ballot request.

      Due to the volume of emails being sent, there may be a delay in receiving the email containing ballot credentials. For those who may experience a delay, please check your spam or junk mail folders. Individual settings on personal email accounts or your email provider may potentially block the email transmission. The ballot email will be sent from psuelections@eballot.com. In the event that you do not receive your ballot within 48 hours, you can request a ballot at the link above.

      All online voting must be completed by the close of the election at 9 a.m. (Eastern) on May 5.

      The names of the eight candidates for three positions on the board to be elected by alumni, and the order in which they will appear on the ballot, are as follows:

      1. Farnaz Farhi  ’10  Sci, Lib     Washington, D.C.
      2. Edward "Ted" B. Brown III  ’68  Sci     State College, Pennsylvania
      3. William F. Oldsey  ’76  Lib     Boalsburg, Pennsylvania
      4. Christa Hasenkopf  ’03  Sci     Annapolis, Maryland
      5. Maribeth Roman Schmidt  ’88  Com     Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
      6. Edward Smith  ’06, ’10g,  Lib, Edu     Ypsilanti, Michigan
      7. Barry J. Fenchak  ’84, ’91g,  Eng, Bus     State College, Pennsylvania
      8. Barbara L. Doran  ’75,  Lib     Old Saybrook, Connecticut

       

      Last Updated April 7, 2022

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