Giving

Major gift to transform nuclear engineering, support areas across University

11/14/18

Nuclear engineering alumnus Kenneth Lindquist and his wife and fellow Penn State graduate, Mary Alice Lindquist, have made a transformative estate commitment to support Penn State’s nuclear engineering program and areas across the University.

Larry and Lynne Brown endow professorship in McCourtney Institute for Democracy

11/9/18

Penn State alumni Larry and Lynne Brown recently made a $500,000 estate commitment to create the Laurence and Lynne Brown-McCourtney Endowed Career Professorship in the College of the Liberal Arts.

Dinner honors Tom and Sara Songer, raises $243,000 for Renaissance Scholarships

11/9/18

Penn State's 42nd annual Renaissance Fund dinner on Nov. 8 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel honored Tom Songer, a civil engineer and entrepreneur, and Sara Songer, a retired nurse and educator, both graduates of the University and longtime leaders in the State College community.

Bob and Sandy Poole Schreyer Honors College Dean Peggy Johnson Executive Vice President and Provost Nicholas Jones

Poole Family Honors Scholarship to support Schreyer Scholars

11/8/18

Bob and Sandy Poole will support Schreyer Honors Scholars with a gift of $1 million that will be matched 1:1 by the University as part of the "A Greater Penn State" campaign.

Bert and Josette Evans give back

11/8/18

Bert Evans understands that often the greatest hurdle a student can face is a financial one, which is why he and his wife Josette have established several scholarship funds that help make higher education an attainable goal for many Penn State Schuylkill students.

Mother’s dedication to education inspired son to add to scholarship

11/7/18

It took Joe Niebel’s mother, Doris, nearly nine years attending part time to complete her elementary education degree from Penn State, and her family is honoring her full-time determination and dedication to teaching by enhancing an estate gift she initiated in 2000.

Couple’s gift creates opportunities for children at The Arboretum at Penn State

11/6/18

Sandra Parker Hall and Dennis Hall recently added $50,000 to The Sandra L. Parker and Dennis K. Hall Education Program Support to the Children’s Garden, an endowment they created in 2014 for children and families who visit Childhood’s Gate at The Arboretum at Penn State.

Bernstine family endows Open Doors Scholarship at Penn State Shenango

11/6/18

The Bernstine family has made a $30,000 family contribution to Penn State University to establish the Sam, Pam, Aaron, Ilia and Dierks Bernstine Open Doors Scholarship at the Shenango campus. The donation is part of the University-wide campaign “A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence” and will leverage a 2:1 University match, increasing the fund to $90,000.

Early activation of estate gifts lets donors see the effects of their gift

11/5/18

Eric and Paula Taylor and Bob and Donna Nicely have all been longtime supporters of the Penn State College of Education. But it wasn’t until they chose to early-activate their pledged estate gifts that both couples got to see first-hand the effects of their generosity.

Grateful alumnus uses estate gift to help struggling doctoral students

11/1/18

Richard Dorman remembers his days as a financially frugal graduate student and he’d like future doctoral candidates at Penn State to have memories a bit more pleasant.

Former chancellor Anita McDonald establishes Open Doors Scholarship

10/31/18

Former Penn State DuBois chancellor Anita McDonald has established The Anita D. McDonald Open Doors Scholarship at Penn State DuBois. Taking advantage of the unprecedented 2:1 matching opportunity that was available before June 30, 2018, McDonald pledged $30,000 earlier this year to create the scholarship. It will be matched with $60,000 from Penn State, creating a $90,000 endowment.

Kathryn Miner and the Penn State Mont Alto Chorale

Mont Alto Scholarship Social honors students, celebrates philanthropy

10/31/18

On Oct. 19, Penn State Mont Alto’s 23rd annual Scholarship Social brought 140 donors and scholarship recipients together for a celebration that included good food, inspiring words of gratitude, and the musical sounds of the Mont Alto Chorale.

Scholarship created to support students facing financial hardships

10/30/18

Raymond Ghelardi and his wife Ellen, of Fort Myers, Florida, have provided the gift to create the Ghelardi Family Open Doors Scholarship for Penn State students enrolled at the Lehigh Valley campus.

University names Jim Ingram 2018 Fundraising Volunteer of the Year

10/29/18

Penn State has named alumnus, philanthropist and volunteer leader James Ingram as its 2018 Fundraising Volunteer of the Year.

Monks commit $1.5 million to the College of Education

10/26/18

College of Education Dean David H. Monk and his wife, Pam, assistant teaching professor of journalism in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, are supporting efforts by the greater Penn State community to learn more about the power of the story and its role in today’s world through a $1.5 million estate gift commitment.

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Major gift to transform nuclear engineering, support areas across University

Larry and Lynne Brown endow professorship in McCourtney Institute for Democracy

Dinner honors Tom and Sara Songer, raises $243,000 for Renaissance Scholarships

Poole Family Honors Scholarship to support Schreyer Scholars

Bert and Josette Evans give back

Mother’s dedication to education inspired son to add to scholarship

Couple’s gift creates opportunities for children at The Arboretum at Penn State

Bernstine family endows Open Doors Scholarship at Penn State Shenango

Early activation of estate gifts lets donors see the effects of their gift

Grateful alumnus uses estate gift to help struggling doctoral students

Former chancellor Anita McDonald establishes Open Doors Scholarship

Mont Alto Scholarship Social honors students, celebrates philanthropy

Scholarship created to support students facing financial hardships

University names Jim Ingram 2018 Fundraising Volunteer of the Year

Monks commit $1.5 million to the College of Education

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