| | Alumni Volunteer Update: A message from the Executive Director |
 | | On Wednesday, July 7, the Penn State Alumni Association will be hosting a family reunion luncheon for descendants of the families of George W. Atherton, the seventh president of Penn State from 1882-1906, and William A. Buckhout, a legendary professor of botany during the same era. |
 | | He played the pivotal role on the national stage in generating the federal legislation—the Hatch Act of 1887 and the Second Morrill Act of 1890—that provided the sorely needed financial support spelling the difference between life and death for all the struggling land-grant colleges of that era. |
 | | In fact, the Centre Furnace Mansion served as the de facto headquarters for the institution in its aborning years, with Thompson—then also serving as Penn State’s treasurer—hosting many trustee meetings and college guests. |
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