50th Anniversary Interview with David L. Thun
David L. Thun, grandson of Ferdinand Thun, reflects on how Penn State Berks was formed from the Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute in 1958.
Hear David Thun's recollections about the college's relationship to Berks County Industry, both in its early days and today.
Thun's grandfather, Ferdinand Thun, was one of the founders of the Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute, the predecessor to Penn State Berks.
- Our History in Video
- James Bardi
- Howard "Mike" Beaver
- David Bender
- Lois Cohen
- Paul Esqueda
- Gregory Flemming
- Walter Fullam
- Frederick Gaige
- Robert Gifford
- Thomas Handwerk
- Edward and Helen Hintz
- Vincent Iannucci
- Robert Kearns
- Patrick Kohrman
- Michael Martin
- Dennis Mays
- Michael Moyer
- Henry Patterson
- Harold Perkins
- Michael Riley
- Andrew Romberger
- Elizabeth Bowman Rothermel
- Vincent Scalese
- Ike and Lisa Shibley
- Graham Spanier
- Susan Phillips Speece
- Blaine Steensland
- James Sterganos
- David Thun
- Doris Turkes
- Alexa Wojciechowski
- Stam Zervanos