The Penn Stater Magazine

Look for the Pink Hardhat

September 15, 2011 at 8:49 am Tina Hay 2 comments

A year ago in our Class Notes section we profiled Lynda Tollner ’84, an architectural engineering grad who’s overseeing the construction on 1 World Trade Center, being built where the twin towers once stood.

Not surprisingly, Tollner has been in the news a good bit in the past week or so, in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks at that site.

She’s quoted in an Inside Edition story about the project, also known as the Freedom Tower. You can also read about her at ABC2 news—and be sure to watch the video at that site; she’s featured prominently in it.

When you watch that video, be sure to note not only her hot-pink hardhat, but also the small blue sticker on it. It’s a Penn State sticker. You can see it even better in this photo at the New York Times site—if there’s any doubt as to where Lynda’s school loyalties lie, just click on that photo.

Tina Hay, editor

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Entry filed under: College of Engineering, Penn State alumni. Tags: 1 World Trade Center, Freedom Tower, Lynda Tollner.