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Boasting a 3.67 GPA in civil engineering at Penn State, tight end Brian Siverling was a member of Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon, Golden Key and the Dean’s List for six semesters. A four-year letterman under College Football Hall of Fame head coach Joe Paterno, Siverling helped the Nittany Lions to a 37-10-1 record, victories in the 1983 Aloha Bowl and the 1987 Fiesta Bowl and a National Championship. He caught 37 passes for 515 yards and two touchdowns in his career, earning a spot in the Japan Bowl. Siverling received the Ridge Riley Award, which honors a Penn State senior for sportsmanship, scholarship, leadership and friendship. He earned his master’s in civil engineering from Penn State in 1988 and is currently a principal in structural engineering for Morris & Ritchie Associates in Towson, Md.