Penn State York recently established the first Renaissance Fund at the campus thanks to a $30,000 gift from Susquehanna Bank to meet the minimum endowment requirement for the fund. This Renaissance Fund is dedicated to students who begin their Penn State journey at Penn State York. This fund will provide a Penn State York student with about $1,500 per year at current endowment spending rates. The scholarship can be renewed each year for up to eight semesters. (more)
Penn State has recognized William A. Jaffe, a 1960 alumnus and a leader of For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students, as its 2011 Fundraising Volunteer of the Year. The award, which was officially presented to Jaffe on Oct. 14, honors the leadership of alumni and friends in securing philanthropic support for the University. (more)
Penn State President Graham Spanier and Professor of English Sandra Spanier have been named Penn State's 2011 Renaissance Fund honorees. They will be recognized in November at the 35th annual Renaissance Fund dinner, according to John Walizer, president of the fund's board of directors. Each year, the Renaissance Fund honors an individual or couple who, through a lifetime of service, has contributed greatly to the Penn State and State College communities. In its selection process, the fund's board of directors seeks to recognize individuals who have deep roots in the Centre Region, close relationships with civic and University leaders, and a commitment to philanthropy. (more)
Penn State's 34th annual Renaissance Fund dinner has raised the record amount of more than $300,000 to endow scholarships in honor of business and civic leader Lance T. Shaner, this year's Renaissance Fund Honoree. Nearly 450 guests attended the Nov. 4 dinner at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the University Park campus. (more)
State College business and civic leader Lance Shaner has been named Penn State's 2010 Renaissance Fund honoree, and will be recognized in November at the 34th annual Renaissance Fund dinner, according to John Walizer, president of the fund's board of directors. Each year, the Renaissance Fund honors an individual or couple who, through a lifetime of service, has contributed greatly to the Penn State and State College communities. In its selection process, the fund's board of directors seeks to recognize individuals who have deep roots in the Centre Region, close relationships with civic and University leaders, and a commitment to philanthropy. This year's program will be held Thursday, Nov. 4, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the University Park campus. (more)
Penn State's 33rd annual Renaissance Fund dinner has raised $84,085 to endow scholarships in honor of former State College superintendent Patricia L. Best, the 2009 Renaissance Honoree. The annual event raises money for Renaissance Fund scholarships, which are awarded to academically talented Penn State students who have great financial need. The dinners honor community leaders, and contributions are used to endow scholarships in their names. (more)
Patricia L. Best, former superintendent of schools in the State College Area School District, has been named Penn State's 2009 Renaissance Fund honoree, and will be recognized at the 33rd annual Renaissance Fund dinner in November. Each year, the Renaissance Fund honors an individual or couple who, through a lifetime of service, has contributed greatly to the Penn State and State College communities. In its selection process, the fund's board of directors seeks to recognize individuals who have deep roots in the Centre Region, close relationships with civic and University leaders, and a commitment to philanthropy. The annual dinner raises money in the honoree's name, and contributions are used to endow Renaissance Fund scholarships, which are awarded to academically talented Penn State students with the greatest financial need. (more)
For nearly 40 years the Renaissance Fund, through private support, has provided scholarships to Penn State students who showed academic promise and had great financial need. The University's Board of Trustees Friday (May 15) approved a plan to merge the Renaissance Fund, created as a nonprofit entity in 1969, with Penn State. Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations Rodney P. Kirsch explained that the change was being made because a separate entity was no longer necessary from a legal or fiduciary standpoint. (more)
Penn State's 32nd annual Renaissance Fund dinner has raised $155,000 to endow scholarships in honor of State College residents Lloyd and Dorothy (Dottie) Huck, the 2008 Renaissance Honorees. More than 320 guests attended last week's dinner at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the University Park campus. The annual event raises money for Renaissance Fund scholarships, which are awarded to academically talented Penn State students who have great financial need. The dinners honor community leaders, and contributions are used to endow scholarships in their names. (more)
J. Lloyd Huck and Dorothy Foehr met during their first week as undergraduates at Penn State in 1940, a meeting that led to the forming of a partnership that has lasted sixty-five years -- and that has made a huge impact on both the State College and Penn State communities. Because of that impact Lloyd and "Dottie" Huck have been named the University's 2008 Renaissance Fund Honorees, and will be recognized at the 32nd annual Renaissance Fund dinner, according to Charles W. Rohrbeck, president of the fund's board of directors. This year's dinner will be held Thursday, Nov. 13 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel on the University Park campus, with a 6 p.m. reception, followed by dinner at 7 p.m. (more)
