MCKEESPORT, Pa. — Lori Hepner, professor of Integrative Arts at Penn State Greater Allegheny has been named the Penn State Laureate for the 2023-24 academic year.
An annual faculty honor established in 2008, the Penn State Laureate is a full-time faculty member in the arts or humanities who is assigned half-time for one academic year to bring greater visibility to the arts, humanities and the University, as well as to their own work. In this role, the laureate is a highly visible representative of the University, appearing at events and speaking engagements throughout the commonwealth.
Hepner succeeds 2022-23 Penn State Laureate Velvet Brown, David P. Stone Chair and associate director for equity, diversity and inclusion in the College of Arts and Architecture’s School of Music.
A visual artist who has been teaching at Penn State since 2007, Hepner uses movement to abstract and…
