Brandon Short, Steven Wagman, and Alvin de Levie have officially been elected as alumni trustees. They’ll begin new three-year terms on Penn State’s Board of Trustees starting July 1.
The three respectively received 14,299, 9,730, and 9,688 votes from their fellow alumni en route to their elections. They topped fellow candidates Jim Bognet, Bridget Lasda, and incumbent Laurie Stanell.
Short
won re-election after first joining the Board of Trustees in July 2018. You probably know him as a former All-American Penn State linebacker who went on to play in the NFL, too. Off the gridiron, he’s amassed nearly 10 years of experience in real estate investment banking and investment management. Short previously worked for Goldman Sachs, among other firms.
Board of Trustees election results announced
Six incumbent trustees and five new members were elected or appointed to serve on the Penn State Board of Trustees on May 7.Image: Patrick Mansell
Board of Trustees election results announced
May 07, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Six incumbent trustees and five new members were elected or appointed to serve on the Penn State Board of Trustees today (May 7).
University alumni elected Alvin de Levie and Steve Wagman as alumni trustees, and re-elected incumbent Brandon Short. Delegates of agricultural societies elected Donald Cairns and re-elected incumbent Chris Hoffman.
Robert Fenza and Mary Lee Schneider were re-elected as trustees representing business and industry. Julie Anna Potts was re-elected as an at-large trustee, while Nicholas Rowland was elected as the board’s academic trustee.
Brandon Short, Steven Wagman, and Alvin de Levie have been elected by Penn State alumni to the university’s Board of Trustees. They will begin new three-year terms starting July 1.
The three respectively received 14,299, 9,730, and 9,688 votes from their fellow alumni en route to their elections. They outpaced fellow candidates Jim Bognet, Bridget Lasda and incumbent Laurie Stanell.
Results were announced at Friday’s board meeting. Penn State’s 38-member board includes nine alumni-elected trustees, with terms staggered so three are elected each year.
won re-election after first joining the Board of Trustees in July 2018. You probably know him as a former All-American Penn State linebacker who went on to play in the NFL, too. Off the gridiron, he’s amassed nearly 10 years of experience in real estate investment banking and investment management. Short previously worked for Goldman Sachs, among other firms. Affordability was a key focus of Short’s re-election campaign.