FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, September 12, 1997


                                        

S&T Bancorp Announces Board Appointments



Indiana, Pennsylvania (Nasdaq NMS: STBA) - Robert D. Duggan, 

chairman and chief executive officer of S&T Bancorp, has 

announced that Jeffrey D. Grube and Alan Papernick have been 

appointed to the S&T Bancorp Board of Directors.



According Duggan, "We look forward to a long association with 

our new Board members and are delighted they were willing to 

accept an appointment to our Board of Directors.  We are fortunate

to have directors and staff with a common commitment focused 

toward ensuring that S&T continues to be a strong, competitive 

and profitable bank, serving the needs of local people."


Mr. Grube is president of B.F.G. Electroplating and Manufacturing

Company.  The Punxsutawney, PA-based firm specializes in 

electroplating manufactured parts.  Mr. Grube currently serves as

vice chairman of the Punxsutawney Area Hospital Board of 

Directors; secretary-treasurer of the Punxsutawney Planning and 

Zoning Commission; treasurer of the Punxsutawney Area Arts and 

Recreation Center as well as being a member of the Jefferson 

County Development Council.  Mr. Grube was graduated from 

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, with a bachelor of science

degree in electrical engineering.  He resides in Punxsutawney with

his wife, Ruth.  They are the parents of two children, Michael and

Melissa.



Mr. Papernick, an attorney, is senior partner in the Pittsburgh law

firm, Papernick and Gefsky.  He has served on the boards of the 

Monroeville Rotary Club; the Monroeville Area Chamber of 

Commerce; the Congregation Beth Shalom; Riverview Center for 

Seniors and the Westmoreland Country Club.  In addition. Mr. 

Papernick is rated "AV" by the Martin Hubbell Legal Publishing 

Directory and has been recognized in the Best Lawyers of 

American listing for five consecutive years.  He frequently acts as a

guest lecturer for Bar Association groups throughout Pennsylvania.


Mr. Papernick was graduated from Duquesne University, 

Pittsburgh, with a juris doctorate degree and the University of 

Pittsburgh with a bachelor of arts degree. He resides in Pittsburgh

with his wife, Judy.  They are the parents of three children, 

Stephen, Amy and Lisa.


Headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania, S&T Bank, the principal

subsidiary of S&T Bancorp, Inc., operates 38 offices in

Allegheny, Armstrong, Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson, and

Westmoreland counties.  With assets of $1.8 billion, S&T Bancorp

stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market System under the

symbol STBA.