Penn State alumni will soon receive ballots for electing three new members to the university's Board of Trustees. Alumni are responsible for electing nine of Penn State's 32 trustees.

Five candidates will appear on the ballot:

Tracy L. Steele, class of 1995, an attorney at Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP, Wynnewood.

Paul V. Suhey, class of 1979, an orthopedic surgeon at University Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Boalsburg.

M. Abraham Harpster, class of 1994, a partner and chief operating officer of Evergreen Farms Inc., Pennsylvania Furnace.

Barry K. Robinson, class of 1967, senior counsel for corporate affairs with the Recording Industry Association of America, Bethesda, Md.

Steve A. Garban, class of 1959, senior vice president of finance and operations and treasurer emeritus, Penn State University, State College.

— by Daryl Lang