The A.J. and Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable Trust has given $150,000 to establish an Open Doors Scholarship at Penn State DuBois. Having made their initial gift before June 30, 2018, the trust took advantage of the unprecedented 2:1 matching opportunity that was available with the Open Doors Scholarship Program. This means the University matched the Palumbo gift with an additional $300,000, creating a full $450,000 endowment.
The Nittany Lion joined, left to right, John and Mary Ray Kowach, grant administrators for the Palumbo Charitable Trust, as well as Director of Development Jean Wolf and Chancellor M. Scott McBride, during a recent visit.
With a $70,000 gift, the DuBois Educational Foundation (DEF) has established the DuBois Educational Foundation Open Doors Scholarship at Penn State DuBois. As part of the recently concluded Open Doors Scholarship Program, Penn State has made a 2:1 matching contribution to the DEF gift, creating a $210,000 endowment.
Giving Tuesday at Penn State DuBois raised nearly $3,000 to support the Penn State DuBois Future Fund. Gifts from alumni, friends, faculty and staff, as well as a $1,000 match from Chancellor M. Scott McBride, all contributed to the total.
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.
This #GivingTuesday, Penn State DuBois will celebrate by advancing the Penn State DuBois Future Fund. #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide.
The family of former DuBois Educational Foundation board member, Forrest Brubaker, has established an Open Doors scholarship in his memory and in honor of his wife, Norma. The family has pledged $30,000 to establish the Forrest and Norma Brubaker Open Doors Scholarship.
With a $30,000 gift, members of leadership at S&T Bank have established an Open Doors Scholarship at Penn State DuBois. Through the program, the University offered a 2:1 match to donors like S&T bank who made a minimum $30,000 pledge, payable over five years, to establish an Open Doors Scholarship before June 30. The University is currently offering a 1:1 match to gifts of $50,000 or more to create new Open Doors Scholarships.
Thanks to a generous gift by Dave and Francie Spigelmyer of Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, five Penn State DuBois students have just become the first graduates of a two-year program aimed at increasing financial literacy and better preparing them for success during and after college. Tory Anderson, of Curwensville; Amber Hainsey, of Clearfield; Samantha Miller, of Woodland; Tyler McDonald, of Morrisdale; and Brooke Simcox, of Curwensville, completed the ASPIRE program this year.
An unprecedented gift to the Open Doors Scholarship Program at Penn State DuBois by Robert Umbaugh has generated $900,000 in scholarship endowment funding for students.
