Penn announces five 2021 Thouron Scholars Penn announces its 2021 Thouron Scholars. From left, top: senior Emily Davis, senior Carson Eckhard, and 2019 graduate Ben Friedman. Bottom: senior Lauren Kleidermacher and senior Beau Staso.
Four University of Pennsylvania seniors and a 2019 graduate have received a Thouron Award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
Each scholarship winner receives tuition for up to two years, as well as travel and living stipends, to earn a graduate degree there. Because of pandemic restrictions, this year’s scholars can start their degrees in 2021 or in 2022.
Established in 1960 and supported with gifts by the late John Thouron and his wife, Esther du Pont Thouron, the Thouron Award is a graduate exchange program between Penn and U.K. universities that aims to improve understanding and relations between the two countries.
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Coats are collected and organized by Brian Padgett, chef/manager at Taproom on 19th, as part of the Girard Estate Neighborhood Association’s seventh annual holiday coat drive. Contributed photo
A local association is hoping to bring a little warmth to those who need it during the chilly holiday season.
The Girard Estate Neighbors Association held its annual coat drive on Dec. 8-9, collecting crucial supplies to help the less fortunate fight the bitter cold. Collection bins were stationed outside the Taproom on 19th along Ritner Street in the Girard Estate neighborhood for easy no-contact curbside drop-off.