MID-ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY : COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Allison Lenhart is currently in her fifth year of study at The Pennsylvania State University. She will graduate in May of 2019 with both her Bachelor and Master of Architectural Engineering degrees in the mechanical systems design option. 

 

Over the past three years Allison has had the opportunity to intern with Vanderweil Engineers in both Washington, DC and Boston, MA, where she served as a mechanical engineering intern in the HVAC department. There, Allison was able to get experience with higher education, healthcare, and laboratory buildings. During her summers with Vanderweil, Allison worked on notable projects such as the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC as well as complete construction document design of a higher education building over the span of her first two summer internships. Allison is now working on her senior thesis project which is a higher education building consisting of laboratory and classroom spaces.

 

While studying at Penn State, Allison has joined several professional and student organizations as well as playing a club sport. In her freshman year, Allison joined the Quidditch team and today, serves as Treasurer and plays the position of Chaser on her team. Currently, Allison is the Vice President of the Penn State Chapter of ASHRAE while also volunteering for THON which has been another joy of attending Penn State. As a THON volunteer, Allison has been able to support families  and raise money for childhood cancer. She has done so via Quidditch's THON organization and as a committee member on OPPerations where she served as the Sustainability Liaison.

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Upon graduating from Penn State Allison is going to work for Vanderweil Engineers in Alexandria, VA as a Mechanical Engineer in the HVAC department.