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Helping the Performing Arts through a Charitable Gift Annuity
Penn State alumnus and former employee Lynn Donald Breon of Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, created a charitable gift annuity that will provide unrestricted support in the future for the University's Center for the Performing Arts. More

Creating Internships Through a Real Estate–Funded Trust
Whether he's working with steel or students, Joe Defilippi knows how to take great raw material and transform it into something extraordinary. More

Special Rewards Come From Gifts
Self-proclaimed Penn State "fanatics," Allen '65 and Judith Weltmann simply need to drive toward University Park to feel excitement run through their veins. Penn State is Allen's alma mater, but Judi has also adopted the beloved University as her second home. Their loyalty has led them to become dedicated supporters—and they love watching their gifts come to life. More

Love for Penn State and Philanthropy Grow Hand in Hand
When Betty Tobias married her husband, Roger, she gained more than a loving spouse—she formed a lifelong connection with his alma mater. "He was your typical Penn State alum," Betty says of her husband, a 1948 graduate of Penn State, who attended two years at the Schuylkill campus, spent two years in the Army, then finished at University Park. "He was... More

Seeing the Joy of Giving Come to Life
Raven '66 and Marv Rudnitsky '64 have a motto they love to share: "Give until it feels good!" This sentiment rings true to them because their own lives have been enriched by the experience of setting up the Marvin J. and Carolyn W. (Raven) Rudnitsky Undergraduate Scholarship at their beloved alma mater, Penn State. More

Even Those of "Little Means" Can Give Back
John Lytle, '58, doesn't consider himself "a man of means." So it was a significant decision for the retired Air Force colonel to make a $50,000 gift annuity to Penn State. Yet what John has received in return is an immeasurable sense of satisfaction when giving back to others. John explains, "I can tell you it feels wonderful to give money away to a worthy institution like Penn State... More

A Lifetime of Learning, A Legacy of Giving
For Barrie Pease, '78, many of the varied occupations and successful endeavors throughout his life have been based on one common connection: the education and experiences he gained while at Penn State Berks. Barrie, a member of the first graduating class in the Law Enforcement and Community Justice Program through Penn State Berks, recalls, "The education I received at Penn State was... More

Biochemist Enjoys Opportunity to Support Penn State Researchers
As a biochemist who spent 25 years of her 40-year career working in research administration, Sarah Kalser ('51 AGR) knows the value of funding to a scientist. When she made her estate plans in the late 1980s, she decided that $100,000 from her retirement funds would ultimately support researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences through the... More

Goals for Giving
"Penn State has always been dear to our hearts," says Joyce '50 SCI and Charlie '51 LIB Mathues. "We met at Penn State, spent many happy years there, and have enjoyed our return visits to the campus." More

Wawrynovic Leaves Meaningful Legacy to Penn State
Frank Wawrynovic lived an incredible life filled with many challenges, hardships, uncertainties, and pain, as well as love, friendship, and generosity. He was a humble man who never questioned the obstacles he encountered along his life journey, but looked at each crossroad as an accomplishment and experience. Born in 1917 in Osceola Mills, Pennsylvania, Frank started out his career with... More