Penn State alumni couple Antonio Nieves and Emily Sallack leveraged the 1:1 University match offered through the First-Time Endowed Scholarship Donor Matching Program to create one of the largest scholarship funds in Educational Equity.
A $175,000 gift from the FirstEnergy Foundation will support student research and industry partnerships at Penn State’s Behrend, Berks and University Park campuses.
Nishi Gupta has created a scholarship endowment to support engineering students at Penn State Behrend, where she began her education in 1978. "I wanted to do more, especially for women," she said.
Larry V. Smith, a steadfast friend and supporter of Penn State Behrend, died March 9 at Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie. He and his wife, Kathryn, funded construction of the Larry and Kathryn Smith Chapel at Penn State Behrend. They also funded scholarships and donated property to the college.
Bob Light, former associate dean for research and outreach and chief operating officer at Penn State Behrend, died Feb. 13 at age 64. "There is virtually no aspect of the college or our neighboring community where his impact was not felt," Chancellor Ralph Ford said.
Students at Penn State Behrend now have access to Moldex3D, an industry-leading plastics flow simulation program, thanks to a new software gift valued at $1.2 million. The software was donated to the college by Moldex3D, in part because of the reputation of Penn State Behrend’s plastics engineering technology program, one of only six accredited programs in the United States.
Through an innovative new funding process, Penn State is investing $2 million in its top strategic priorities, while simultaneously advancing the vital and transformative work of its faculty, staff and students across the University.
A former Great Lakes researcher who later built a 50-member R&D team for Canon U.S. Life Sciences and Canon Biomedical has been named associate dean for research and graduate studies at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
Kevin Moore has been named director of development and alumni relations at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He brings to the position nearly 30 years of fundraising and alumni-relations experience.
A $50,000 gift from Nancy Anderson, former chief information officer and Digital Thread leader for GE Transportation, will provide scholarships for students with financial need at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. A $50,000 match from GE will double the gift’s impact.
