Celebrating 18+ Years of Friendship Thanks to Innovation Park
Tucked inside Penn State’s Office of Technology Management, in side-by-side offices, you’ll find Ruth Harpster and Kathy Kresovich, regular walking partners for 18+ years and avid participants in coolBLUE events hosted at Innovation Park.
Kathy, Administrative Support Coordinator, has been with the office for 23 years, and she manages the day-to-day operations and maintains the budget for the office. Right next door is Ruth, a patent manager who does paralegal and docketing work.
“Kathy was here before me,” Ruth said, “so we met when I started working here. We found we have similar interests, have children of similar ages, and both like to exercise.”
When asked how they stay motivated to be active, Kathy said, “I think it’s the buddy system. There are days if I was by myself I wouldn’t walk, but I’m counting on her to walk and she’s counting on me.”
Both are also amateur photographers. They’ve taken tons of photos at the park and other areas around Happy Valley. In fact, they learned most of what they know about photography through a class offered at the park.
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