Tina Hennessey, the senior assistant vice president for principal gifts in the Penn State Office of University Development, and her husband were the first in their families to attend college. They are supporting first generation students at Penn State Abington with the Hennessey Family Fund, which underwrites programming to keep the cohort on the path toward earning their degrees.
Tina Hennessey and her husband, who were both the first in their families to attend college, are supporting first generation students at Penn State Abington with funding for programs that connect them to mentors and resources to keep them on the path to earning their degrees.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 12 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Mary and Joe Pellegrino host an annual gala to benefit the BennettStrong Foundation. The proceeds fund supports for the loved ones of babies in the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's neonatal intensive care unit, where Bennett was a patient after he was born more than three months prematurely.
Greg Pellegrino, the sports information director at Penn State Abington, is credited with elevating the campus athletics profile while supporting the community of families whose children live with complex medical diagnoses.
