Appointments
Penn State Intercom......April
12 , 2001
Abram to be director of development
at Penn State Harrisburg
Marie-Louise Abram has been appointed director of development at Penn State Harrisburg.
In this position, Abram will be responsible for development activities at the Harrisburg campus, including the identification, cultivation and solicitation of major donors and the annual giving program. She will work closely with the Office of Development at University Park on all matters related to fund raising and the Grand Destiny campaign and will have college-wide responsibilities for alumni relations.
A graduate of Vanderbilt University, Abram most recently served as director of alumni relations for The Darden School of the University of Virginia. Her responsibilities there included the cultivation and stewardship of major gift prospects.
Before her service at the University of Virginia, she was a professional representative with Merck, Sharp and Dohme in Charlottesville, Va., an undergraduate admissions counselor at Vanderbilt and an administrative assistant to the president of Maxam Corp. in Nashville, Tenn.
Eberly College appoints
assistant director of development
Carol Falke has been named assistant director of development for the Eberly College of Science.
Falke was most recently vice president of product development for Weekends.com, an e-commerce company offering a marketplace and resource guide for travel and leisure. Before that, she served as the marketing and sales director for four years at Rocky Mountain Wilderness Adventures.
Falke received her bachelor's degree in social work and psychology from Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind., and a travel certification from South Hills School of Business and Technology in State College.
Liszka named chief scientist
for Navy research program
Edward G. Liszka, associate director of the Applied Research Laboratory, has been named chief scientist of the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
Liszka will provide overall leadership and guidance for the ONR's Discovery and Invention program, which supports basic research and concept development for the Navy and Marine Corps and has an overall budget of approximately $700 million. He also will be responsible for advising the chief of naval research on broad policy decisions that affect future Navy and Marine research investments to meet national security objectives.
Liszka's appointment is an intergovernment personnel assignment, a program that enables researchers in academia to hold temporary positions in the federal government and share their specialized expertise. At the end of his temporary appointment of at least one year, Liszka plans to resume his position at ARL.