Penn State Harrisburg recently partnered with several organizations to establish endowments in the School of Science, Engineering, and Technology.
“These endowments have a positive impact on our ability to recruit and retain excellent students, and maintain a high quality education,” said Dr. Rafic Bachnak, director, School of Science,
Engineering, and Technology. “These gifts also allow students to focus on their education, research, and project-based learning and provide hands-on experiences that prepare them to enter the workforce.”
Those providing support include:
- Dawood Engineering, Inc., which created the M.S. Dawood Capital College Academic Scholarship, benefiting outstanding undergraduate students majoring in civil engineering.
- Gannett Fleming, Inc. named the Gannett Fleming Concrete Curing Lab and PPL Electric Utilities named the PPL Utilities Research Lab. Both gifts support the Excellence in STEM Education Fund, which enhances educational programming, recognizes excellence in academic pursuits, and fosters diversity in science, technology, engineering, and math disciplines.
- H.B. Alexander Foundation, Inc., which created the Penn State Harrisburg Construction Engineering Scholarship to support outstanding engineering undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds.
- Reynolds Construction, which created the Reynolds Construction Award that recognizes junior undergraduate students majoring in structural design and construction engineering technology.
- UGI Utilities, which created the UGI Utilities Inc. Engineering Scholarship that supports exceptional undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds in the engineering program.
- The Wohlsen Construction Company, which created the Wohlsen Construction Company Foundation Trustee Scholarship to support undergraduate students.