Olympic Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson to Visit Penn State
The Student Programming Association just announced its first distinguished speaker of the semester in gymnast and 2008 Olympic Gold medalist Shawn Johnson.
Johnson is scheduled to visit campus on October 2 and speak about her accomplishments in life and in the Olympics at Eisenhower Auditorium. Free tickets are being distributed now at Eisenhower Auditorium, the HUB ticket desk, and CPA outlets.
Johnson won a 2008 Olympic gold medal in the balance beam and is a silver medalist in team, all-around, and floor exercise. She gained more notoriety in 2008 when she was named the winner of the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars.
Your ad blocker is on.
Please choose an option below.
Purchase a Subscription!
About the Author
‘Unforgettable’: Penn State Men’s Hockey Thankful For Spengler Cup Experience
Five Nittany Lions represented the U.S. Collegiate Selects team in Davos, Switzerland, under the leadership of Guy Gadowsky.
Reflecting On Penn State Football’s 2022 Recruiting Class
How did Penn State’s most hyped recruiting class perform?
Where Jalen Pickett Stacks Up In Penn State Hoops’ Top NBA Single-Game Scorers
Pickett’s 29 points on January 5 are tied for the fifth-most a Nittany Lion has ever scored in the NBA.
Hometown Brewery Releases Beer Honoring Evan Pugh
Penn State’s first president Evan Pugh was born in 1828 at Jordan Bank Farm, three miles south of the city center of Oxford, Pennsylvania, an hour west of Philadelphia in Chester County. One-hundred eighty-nine years later, an Oxford brewery is honoring one of the preeminent champions of “liberal and practical” higher education in the form of a delicious Porter.