Schreyer Honors College
10 Schreyer Honors College
University Park, PA 16802
Phone:
814-865-4258
Fax: 814-863-8688
E-mail:
scholaralumni@psu.edu
Web site:
www.shc.psu.edu
Christian Brady, dean, cbrady@psu.edu
Marc McMullin, director of development, mcmullin@psu.edu
Margene Dillon, staff assistant, mdillon@psu.edu
Tammy Williams,
development coordinator, tawilliams@psu.edu
Opportunities for Support
The Schreyer Honors College: A Decade of Distinction
In 1997, William A. and Joan L. Schreyer made an extraordinary investment in Penn State's best and brightest students and in the future of the University itself. With a $30 million gift, they transformed Penn State's existing University Scholars Program into the Schreyer Honors College. Offering smaller classes, enhanced internship and study abroad options, one-on-one research and thesis work with tenured faculty members, and a living-learning environment that created a synergy among these opportunities, the Schreyer Honors College reinvented honors education at universities nationwide.
All of Penn State has benefited from this transformation of our honors program. Today, the Schreyer Honors College enrolls 1,800 extraordinary undergraduates. These students raise the level and standards for all undergraduates, serving as leaders in the University's classrooms, laboratories, organizations, and extracurricular activities. Since 1997, Schreyer Scholars have earned 140 of the nation's most prestigious fellowships and awards, including 41 Fulbright awards, 30 Goldwater scholarships, and 44 National Science Foundation graduate fellowships, as well as a Churchill and a Rhodes scholarship.
All of our University's colleges have developed honors courses, which in turn have served as models for new courses and teaching techniques now employed across the University. The opportunity to work with some of the brightest students in the country has helped Penn State recruit top candidates to its faculty. The achievements of our honors students and the creation of innovative new educational models have enhanced Penn State's academic reputation and drawn national attention to the Schreyer Honors College.
As Penn State celebrates the tenth anniversary of their gift to name the Schreyer Honors College, Bill and Joan have renewed their commitment to our top undergraduates with a remarkable pledge of $25 million to enrich and expand upon the opportunities they have already created. We now ask you to join the Schreyers in supporting future generations of talented Penn State students.
Schreyer Honors College Philanthropy
Gift Support
Philanthropic support is essential to maintain and enhance the distinctive elements of honors education at Penn State. Each year the College receives generous support from alumni, parents, friends, corporations, and foundations, however, additional investment is required to maintain what is widely recognized as the nation's top honors program.
During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, nearly 700 donors contributed more than $4.6 million to the Schreyer Honors College.
Most of those funds were contributed to new or existing endowments that support the college.
Endowment
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A goal of the college is to continually increase its endowment. By rewarding excellence, endowed funds offer a powerful tool that the College can use to recruit the nation's best students.
The SHC endowment is made up of over 100 named funds that are designated to support specific areas of work in the College. The University distributes approximately five percent of the market value of the endowed funds each year to support activities of greatest interest to our donors.
Our sincere thanks go out to the alumni, family, and friends of the Schreyer Honors College who created the following new endowments or who made significant contributions to existing endowments since the start of our new campaign:
- George and Terry Selembo Trustee Scholarship
- Thomas H. and Felicia R. Lindquist Trustee Scholarship
- Carey Lynne DeMoss, Esq. Memorial Award for Excellence in Building a Global Perspective
- Joanne W. Haskell Honors Scholarship
- Fasola Family Trustee Scholarship
- Philadelphia Trustee Scholarship
- Society of Distinguished Alumni Trustee Matching Scholarship
- Rich and Ann Marie Whitney Trustee Scholarship
- Ram and Shanti Singh Scholarship
- J. Ronald and Patricia L. Gatehouse Scholarship
- Pre-eminence in Honors Education Fund
- Anna Belle and Arthur R. Beier Trustee Scholarship
- Scholar Class Fund (Funded by Scholar Alumni and Parents of Schreyer Scholars)
- Robert W. "Bear" Koehler Award
- Philip H. and Judith O. Sieg Trustee Scholarship
- Merenda Family Trustee Scholarship
- Brenna J. Wist Trustee Scholarship
- Ford - Matz Family Program Fund
- Kristin H. Smith Program Fund
- John R. Croteau Family Trustee Scholarship
- Merrill Lynch Honors Scholarship
- Eve Willard Jordan Trustee Scholarship
- The Schreyer Honors College Scholarship for Philadelphia Residents
- John K. Tsui Honors Scholarship
- George E. and Beverly McNaul Bender Honors Scholarship
Supporting the SHC
Alumni, parents, and friends give to SHC in many ways—mentoring students, hosting events, sponsoring internships, facilitating research, and through their philanthropy. If you would like to become involved with the SHC, please contact Marc McMullin (814-863-4543), or access the Schreyer Honors College Web site at
www.shc.psu.edu.