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Tributes to Joe – Sudden Impact

January 23, 2012 Penn State Football

When former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno decided to eschew law school in favor of coaching football, his disappointed father Angelo told him to “make an impact.” He listened. Joe certainly made an impact on everything with which he was involved. It is tragic that his tenure had to come to an end [...]

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Joseph V. Paterno, 1926 – 2012

January 22, 2012 Penn State Football

Joe Paterno died of metastatic small cell carcinoma of the lung this morning at 9:25 AM surrounded by his family. He was 85.

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Garban and Surma Step Down

January 21, 2012 Penn State Football

In today’s meeting of the Penn State Board of Trustees, chairman Steve Garban and vice chairman John Surma stepped down from their leadership posts, although both remain at-large members of the BOT. The board immediately selected Karen Peetz, current board member and vice chairman of BNY Mellon, as president. “The first thing I want to [...]

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