Scholarship Endowment

In June of 1992, the Harrisburg Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association accepted the challenge to endow a scholarship with the University. This commitment required the Harrisburg Chapter to invest $15,000 within a five-year period. This scholarship became fully endowed in 1996 and the first two scholarships for $500 each were awarded in 1997. Since 2001 the Harrisburg Chapter has awarded two $1,000 scholarships annually to incoming Penn State freshmen from Dauphin and/or Cumberland counties.

The scholarship money was raised through a variety of events including: Chapter members volunteering their time to act as jurors in mock trials at Widener University School of Law; the annual Chapter golf tournament sponsorships and the generous contributions of our Chapter members.

The scholarship recipients are selected based on student essays and letters of recommendation that best address the student's success and leadership qualities. A review committee comprised of selected chapter board members reviews, rates and ranks all applications and the entire Board selects the final recipients based on the ratings and ranks provided by the review committee.

To date, the following students have received the Harrisburg Chapter's Scholarship award:

2009 - $1500
Andrew Rodgers, Hershey High School

Sharleen Chidiac, Central Dauphin High School
Anticipated Major: Biobehavioral Health

2008 - $1000
Amy Miller, Bishop McDevitt High School
Anticipated Major: Engineering

Anna Muzio, Central Dauphin High School
Anticipated Major: Pre-med

2007
Nicholas Keys, East Pennsboro Area High School,
Anticipated Major - Electrical Engineering

Andrea Leshak, Lower Dauphin High School,
Anticipated Major - Environmental Resource Management

2006
Joseph Shenk, Boiling Springs, Pa
South Middleton School District
Anticipated Major – Agricultural Science

Kaitlin Slavinsky, New Cumberland, Pa
Cedar Cliff High School – West Shore School Dist
Anticipated Major – Nutritional Sciences

2005
Nykolas Maravich, Shippensburg Area High School
Katelyn Myers, Harrisburg Christian School

2004
Robert Bell, Central Dauphin East
Kimberly Weyhenmeyer of Harrisburg

2003
Matthew Leaman, Central Dauphin High School
Michael Zuvich, Central Dauphin East High School

2002
Ashley Thompson of Halifax
Kira Dreher of Harrisburg

2001
Kimberly Novak of Carlisle
Trish Parsons of Shippensburg

2000
Jeremy Haken, Rain Forest International School
Katianne Green, Camp Hill High School.

1999
Michael Ran Knouse, Susquehanna Township High School
Allison Maureen Warner, Trinity High School

1998
Sara Kann, Cumberland Valley High School
Abigail Kristin Martin, Lower Dauphin High School

1997
Anne Margaret Panko, Trinity High School
Jeffrey Stack, Mechanicsburg Area High School

For more information about the Harrisburg Chapter's scholarship endowment, Craig Hinkle at chinkle@knouse.com

Please Note: Individuals wishing to apply for the scholarship should not contact the Harrisburg Chapter. The Harrisburg Chapter has established certain eligibility criteria with the Office of Student Aid, University Park. The Office of Student Aid sends a list of eligible students to the Harrisburg Chapter who then uses that list to mail out application packets. This process begins around March/April each year. If a student meets the established criteria, then they will automatically be mailed a packet.