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Zoffinger establishes Trustee Matching Scholarship

Middletown, Pa. -- George Zoffinger has reached the summit of the sports and entertainment world. But he has never forgotten his alma mater.

The president and chief executive officer of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA), Zoffinger has established a Trustee Matching Scholarship at Penn State Harrisburg for students enrolled or planning to enroll in its School of Business Administration.

Zoffinger, who earned a degree in business from Penn State Harrisburg in 1970, was honored in 2003 as an Alumni Fellow and previously established the Zoffinger Family Fund Scholarship in the School of Business Administration. As part of the Alumni Fellow program, Zoffinger visited with students in business classes on campus last fall.

As president and chief executive officer of the NJSEA since 2002, Zoffinger is responsible for the continuing viability of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which consists of the Meadowlands Racetrack, Giants football stadium and the Continental Airlines Arena. The NJSEA also manages Monmouth Racetrack, Atlantic City Convention Center, Historic Boardwalk Hall, Wildwood Convention Center and the New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame.

Contributions to the Trustee Matching Scholarship program will be matched by funds from Penn State, adding 5 percent of the original gift to the spendable income from the endowment. Since the average spending from an endowment is 5 percent of its market value over the preceding three years, the matching will, in effect, double the funds available. The University is adding a minimum of $1 million each year though 2006-07, making at least $5 million available.

Last Updated March 19, 2009

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