Schreyer Medals
With this December graduation at Penn State, 50 seniors have received honors medals from the Schreyer Honors College.
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Joan and BIll Schreyer have a longstanding relationship with Penn State that spans decades.
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Joan and Bill Schreyer, seen here in 1997 when they donated $30 million to establish the Schreyer Honors College. At the time, Penn State President Graham B. Spanier said, "Every time the University has needed Bill and Joan, they have been there for us. He and Joan have made an impact on this institution that will be felt by countless future generations of students."
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Campaign for Penn State Chair Bill Schreyer announces that the fund-raising effort has exceeded its $300 million goal, Nov. 1989.
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Bill Schreyer prepares to lead the academic convocation marking the successful conclusion of the Campaign for Penn State, 1990.
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The Schreyers, on the steps of Pattee Library in 1993, announce their challenge to build a new library: they will give $1 million if Penn State faculty and staff contribute $2 million.
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Bill and Joan Schreyer join Penn State President Graham Spanier, right, to sign documents creating the Schreyer Honors College with the couple's $30 million gift, September 1997.
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Bill Schreyer, right, with Penn State President Joab Thomas.
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Bill Schreyer, right, with President Bryce Jordan.
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Bill Schreyer with Penn State Head Football Coach Joe Paterno.
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Students in The Schreyer Honors College continue to benefit from the couple's generosity. The Schreyers' most recent gift of $25 million will support scholarships and other student and faculty programs in the college.
New York Stock Exchange
Robert Britz, president of the New York Stock Exchange, left, presented statues of bulls and bears to Penn State President Graham B. Spanier, Board of Trustees Chair Cynthia Baldwin and William Schreyer, trustee emeritus of Penn State's Board of Trustees and chairman emeritus of Merrill Lynch, to commemorate their ringing of the opening bell.
Schreyer Announcement
Penn State's Schreyer Honors College has received a $25million gift commitment from its namesakes, William and Joan Schreyer,to support scholarships and other student and faculty programs. The announcement was made at the Nov. 17 meeting of the Board of Trustees.Eva Pell, vice president for research and dean of The Graduate School,is shown with William Schreyer. For the full story, check Penn StateLive at live.psu.edu/story/20892
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Schreyer, shown with the Board of Trustees, reacts to applause from the audience. The Schreyers endowed the college at its founding in 1997 with a $30 million gift. Together with support for other Penn State initiatives, their total philanthropic commitment to Penn State now exceeds $58 million.
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President Graham B. Spanier announced the Schreyers' gift. From left are Drue Schreyer, Joan Schreyer, Spanier, and William Schreyer.
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President Graham B. Spanier congratulates William Schreyer. "Thanks to Bill and Joan's previous philanthropy, the Schreyer Honors College in less than a decade has earned a national reputation as one of the nation's finest honors education programs," said Spanier. "Now, through this latest act of tremendous generosity, the Schreyers have given the college the resources it needs to enrich the education of promising young scholars in extraordinary ways."
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William Schreyer said, "Joan and I have great confidence in Penn State and -- yes, I must say it -- we are bullish about its future. We hope our gift today inspires others to express their generosity to the University in the next campaign." With Schreyer, from left, are daughter Drue and wife Joan.
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The announcement brought attention from the television media,which filmed the event. From left are Penn State President Graham B.Spanier, William Schreyer and Christian M.M. Brady, dean of the Schreyer Honors College.
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Christian M.M. Brady, dean, said the $25 million gift willstrengthen the mission of the Schreyer Honors College on a number of fronts. "Competition among the nation's top universities is extremely keen," he noted. "We plan to direct part of the gift toward enhancing the financial-aid package we offer to incoming students as part of the recruitment process. We not only want to recruit the best students, we also want to reduce the financial burden on them as much as possible. Many Schreyer Scholars have substantial financial need." With Brady are Penn State President Graham B. Spanierand William Schreyer.
