Dawn Russell Dawn Russell, a graduate of Engadine High School in 1985, will be the keynote speaker at the school's commencement ceremony Friday, May 26.

The daughter of Anne and the late Frank Salzeider of Engadine, she teaches and conducts research at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Russell has worked in supply chain management and logistics for 16 years and earned a bachelor's degree in materials and logistics management from Michigan State University in 1990, a Master of Business Administration degree from Ohio State University in 1993, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Transportation Engineering from Northwestern University in 2000.

She and her husband, Brian, live in State College, Pennsylvania, with their two children.