Neeb to Represent Penn State's Eberly College of Science as Student Marshal at Fall-Semester Commencement
Henry Neeb of Media, Pennsylvania will be honored as the Eberly College of Science student marshal during Penn State's winter commencement ceremonies on 20 December 2008 at the University Park campus. Neeb has selected his mother Elizabeth Dudkin, associate professor of biology at Penn State's Brandywine campus, to be his faculty escort for the commencement exercises. Neeb, who will be completing a bachelor's degree in mathematics, has a 4.0 grade-point average. He won the President's Freshman Award in 2006, the President Sparks Award in 2007, and the Evan Pugh Scholar Award in 2008.
Neeb said he was excited to learn that he was selected to serve as student marshal. "I know a lot of others who also deserve to represent the Eberly College of Science, so being selected among such distinguished students is truly an honor," he said.
In addition to his academic activities, Neeb also has been involved in Penn State's Actuarial Science Club. Actuaries improve financial decision-making by developing models to evaluate the current financial implications of uncertain future events. The club's purpose is to help students to make connections with potential employers and to study for the actuarial exams, which they must pass in order to become professional actuaries. Neeb teaches a laboratory session to help students who are studying actuarial science to pass the exam.
"While at Penn State I have had the privilege of interacting with talented people who are passionate about ideas," said Neeb. "Being surrounded by fellow students and faculty with different backgrounds, opinions, and mindsets has forced me to challenge my assumptions. Overall, my time at Penn State has broadened my perspectives, and I will take with me an appreciation for the wealth of ideas that diversity supplies."
Upon graduating, Neeb plans to employ his mathematics and actuary skills by working as a retirement consultant.
Neeb is a graduate of Penncrest High School in Media, Pennsylvania. He will be accompanied at commencement by his father Hank Neeb and his mother Elizabeth Dudkin.
CONTACTS
Henry Neeb: (+1) 610-324-3842, hjn5001@psu.edu
Barbara Kennedy (PIO): 814-863-4682, science@psu.edu