Following the update, Penn State's total positivity rate for the semester jumped from 3.1% to 3.4%.
“Alison Beam is a talented public servant who brings years of experience in health care policy and implementation to this position,” Wolf said in a statement.
Jones appeared in five games for the Nittany Lions this season.
In a corresponding move, Penn State has modified two games on its schedule.
The Nittany Lions will begin the season with a road trip to Rutgers on February 20.
The Student Fee Board heard its third round of allocation request presentations on Friday, January 22.