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Smith Trustee Scholarship to support entrepreneurial undergrads in Smeal

6/13/13

A new scholarship designed to recognize aspiring entrepreneurs in the Smeal College of Business has been created by Penn State alumnus Richard Smith and his wife, Linda Hoffman, of Tucson, Ariz.

Zamrik boosts scholarship with $50,000 pledge

6/10/13

Although retired engineering science and mechanics faculty member Sam Zamrik and wife Myrna established their scholarship back in 1992, the couple has decided to boost their endowment with a $50,000 gift pledge.

Penn State donors Earl '61 and Kay Harbaugh

Donor-advised fund allows couple to support entrepreneurship faculty

6/3/13

A Penn State alumnus and his wife have leveraged the Pennsylvania State University Charitable Gift Fund (PSUCGF), a donor-advised fund, to enhance an entrepreneurship faculty member’s efforts in the College of Agricultural Sciences. The $200,000 gift from longtime donors and volunteers Earl ’61 and Kay Harbaugh will create the Harbaugh Entrepreneurship Scholar to support Dr. Mark Gagnon, whose work includes entrepreneurship research and student entrepreneurship education.

Steve and Nancy Sheetz present major gift to Penn State Altoona

5/14/13

Altoona residents Stephen G. and Nancy L. Sheetz have made a leadership gift commitment to Penn State Altoona to create a Trustee Scholarship and scholarship endowment in support of the Sheetz Fellows program. The commitment is the couple’s second to the campus during For the Future: The Campaign For Penn State Students.

Inaugural Huck Fellowships awarded

5/14/13

This year marks the inaugural awarding of the J. Lloyd Huck Fellowship to four promising young students – Megan Kepler, Lucilla Pizzo Suarez, Sam Jones and Zhi Chai – who will arrive at University Park in the fall of 2013.

Couple gives $2.2 million to establish faculty chair in geosciences

5/8/13

Two anonymous donors have made a $2.2 million gift to the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' Department of Geosciences to create a faculty chair. Both hold doctorates and have an intimate understanding of the need for faculty support. The couple is remembering Penn State through a bequest that will leave a lasting legacy and support work in geochemistry.

Alumni couple's gift will help architectural engineering students study abroad

5/8/13

Architectural engineering students hoping to study abroad may get some help realizing their dream, thanks to a gift by a Penn State engineering couple in Florida. A new scholarship, the Beabout the World Study Abroad Scholarship in Architectural Engineering, will provide recognition and financial assistance to undergraduate architectural engineering students studying at the University Park campus who are passionate about exploring and engaging with their world.

Alan R. Fairman House named at Penn State DuBois

5/3/13

The Penn State Board of Trustees on May 3 approved the naming of a recently renovated facility at Penn State DuBois as the Alan R. Fairman House, in honor of a gift from the Fairman Family Foundation, which largely funded the restoration of the building.

IST dean announces $50,000 gift to establish scholarship

5/3/13

David Hall, dean of Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), says he feels indebted to Penn State for the opportunities it has provided him, and would like to show that appreciation by easing the financial burdens of future IST students. To solidify that commitment, he recently finalized the documentation for an estate gift of $50,000 for the David L. Hall Scholarship in IST.

Volvo Group addresses students on Preferred Talent Partnership

4/15/13

Representatives of the Volvo Group spoke to a crowd of approximately 150 Penn State students and faculty on Thursday (April 11) during a visit celebrating the Academic Preferred Talent Partnership agreement recently signed between Volvo Group and Penn State. Penn State is one of only eight universities worldwide that Volvo has chosen as a Preferred Talent Partner, and only the second such university in the United States.

Penn State professors create fund to support graduate students

4/3/13

Penn State professors Elizabeth J. Susman and Gerald I. Susman have created two new endowments to support graduate students in the College of Health and Human Development, and the Smeal College of Business, their respective colleges.

An artist's rendering of Mushroom Hollow

Penn State Arboretum to feature Children's Garden

3/15/13

Penn State’s Board of Trustees approved the construction of a Children's Garden, the latest addition of The Arboretum at Penn State, at its meeting today (March 15) in Hershey, Pa. Created as an interactive site in which children can explore the natural world, the garden was part of the 2002 master plan for the Arboretum, which opened in 2009.

Penn State's endowment gaining ground with new contributions

3/15/13

Six months after receiving its fiscal year-end report, Penn State trustees received word today (March 15) that the University's endowment and similar funds total increased by $98 million through the last six months of calendar year 2012, exceeding its June 30 record level of $1.86 billion.

Alumnus creates first endowed professorship in food science

3/12/13

A distinguished researcher in the field of food microbiology has created the first endowed professorship in Penn State’s Department of Food Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences. Larry Beuchat, 1965 agriculture graduate, created the Dr. Larry Beuchat Professorship in Food Microbiology with a gift of $1 million to recognize the Penn State faculty who inspired him and to encourage a new generation of researchers.

Gene and Roz Chaiken with scholarship students

Chaikens make $2 million gift for new Trustee Scholarship

3/7/13

Gene and Roz Chaiken have established one of the first Trustee Scholarships to earn a 10 percent annual match from the University with a gift of $2 million.

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$1 million Lucas gift endows industrial engineering professorship

2/27/13

A $1 million gift from Tom Lucas, an industrial engineering alumnus, and his wife, Nicki, will create the Lucas Professorship in Industrial Engineering. "This generous endowment from Tom and Nicki gives us the opportunity to attract a pre-eminent faculty member to our department," said Paul Griffin, Peter and Angela Dal Pezzo Department Head Chair.

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