Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
4215 Station Road
Erie, PA 16563
Phone: 814-898-6159
Fax: 814-898-7116
Dr. John D. Burke, chancellor, jdb1@psu.edu
Margaret U. Taylor, director of development, mut100@psu.edu
Kathryn Buesink, administrative specialist, klb44@psu.edu
Kristen Comstock, assistant director of alumni relations, kcc146@psu.edu
Beth Ann Frederick, associate director of development, baf160@psu.edu
Al Gesler, associate director of development, aug16@psu.edu
Beth Nagy, development assistant, ben2@psu.edu
Sharron Sider Zimmerman, staff assistant, sus5@psu.edu
Jessica Skelton-Wolfe, assistant director of special events, jds192@psu.edu
Opportunities for Giving
The Penn State Annual Fund
Annual fund gifts to Penn State Erie, The Behrend College have provided direct financial support for programs in the School of Engineering, the School of Humanities and Social Science, the School of Science, and the Sam and Irene Black School of Business. Annual Fund gifts support endowed scholarships and are also used as discretionary funds to implement top priorities across the college including undergraduate research and laboratory and classroom technology upgrades.
Memorial Endowments
Penn State Behrend has a number of scholarship and award funds named in honor or in memory of faculty members and alumni. Funds include:
- Mary Chisolm Research Award
- Penn State Behrend Alumni Endowed Scholarship
- Harriet Behrend Ninow Memorial Scholarship
- Robert Sparks Memorial Scholarship
- Corey Farrell Memorial Scholarship
- Julie Ann Masteller Memorial Scholarship
- Herb Lauffer Memorial Soccer Endowment
- Ernest E. and Bernice C. Fryer Family Psychology Award Fund
- Ernest E. Fryer Division of Undergraduate Studies Award Fund
- Barbara F. Junker Trustee Scholarship
- Robert P. Hostetler Trustee Scholarship
For a complete list of funds or to contribute to or establish an endowed fund contact Margaret Taylor at mut100@psu.edu, or call the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 814-898-6159.
For general information about Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, access www.behrend.psu.edu