UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is offering two new scholarships as part of a program to keep the university accessible to financially needy undergraduates.

The Earl K. and Kay L. Harbaugh Trustee Scholarship and the Arthur W. and Caroline O. Hartman Trustee Scholarship will be awarded to students in the 2003-2004 academic year as part of Penn State's Trustee Scholarship Program.

To support the scholarships, Earl K. and Kay L. Harbaugh have pledged $50,000, and $1 million was endowed from the estate of Caroline O. Hartman. The scholarships will be awarded annually to undergraduate students enrolled or planning to enroll in the College of Agricultural Sciences.

Harbaugh earned his bachelor's degree in general agriculture from Penn State in 1961. He and his wife, both Pennsylvania natives, live in St. Charles, Ill., where he is the president of Ditch Witch of Illinois and Wisconsin. Founded by Harbaugh in 1970, the company provides products, services and training for the underground construction industry.

Arthur W. Hartman was a Pennsylvania native while Caroline O. Hartman was born in Massachusetts. Arthur received his bachelor's degree in forestry from Penn State and later worked for the National Forest Service. Caroline received her bachelor's degree in physical education and health from Boston University. The late couple were involved in Penn State alumni activities and regularly attended Penn State football games.

Penn State's new Trustee Scholarship Program is a five-year, $100 million matching scholarship initiative aimed at keeping the university accessible to financially needy undergraduates by raising private support through June 30, 2007. A $50,000 minimum gift, payable over five years, is required. Penn State then will match 5 percent of the original pledged amount annually.

"The Trustee Scholarship Program, in effect, allows donors to double the impact of their philanthropy," says David Lieb, executive director of University Development.

For more information about the Trustee Scholarship Program, contact David Lieb at 814-863-0694.

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Contact:

Cheryl Anthony cka106@psu.edu 814-863-0938 814-863-9877 fax

Chuck Gill cdg5@psu.edu 814-863-2713 814-863-9877 fax #218