Bonney Hettinger
’83 M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction Manager of e-Learning Corning, Inc.
“Without my education and experiences at Penn State I would never have had access to the kinds of work and life experiences that I’ve had. My degree opened up a career that I never imagined and allowed me to leverage my passion for learning and technology in amazing ways, working with talented people from all over the world! I have been in the boardrooms of numerous Fortune 500 companies, traveled to locations throughout the world, and participated on project teams that were solving critical business problems where learning played a role. I cannot imagine my life and my career without the confidence and credentials that the degree from Penn State provided.”
After teaching second grade for eight years, Bonney returned to school and earned a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction at Penn State. Eventually, she was hired as an instructional designer by the University of Maryland, University College. There she designed online courses to be delivered as part of distance learning degree programs. Her next move took her to a small private company that specialized in career development for employees of Fortune 500 companies. She became responsible for the team that designed both classroom training and a computer-based application to support employee development. Her next work experience was with a business simulation company in which she was responsible for a design and development team of 90 people in three locations. This team built custom computer-based simulations for teaching leadership concepts, business acumen, and project management. About 11 years ago, she began working at Corning, Inc. as manager of learning technologies. She eventually assumed the position of manager of employee and leadership development in which she is responsible for Corning’s global learning infrastructure and programs.
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