Iris and Ed Beckwith, longtime Penn State volunteer leaders, partnered with Penn State to create the Beckwith Family Educational Equity Scholarship for Student Affairs, according to a Thursday release.
The scholarship will be awarded to full-time undergraduates who contribute to Penn State s diversity, demonstrate financial need or participate in a student organization, the release said.
The Beckwiths donated $25,000, which was matched 2 to 1 by Penn State through the university s Educational Equity matching program.
For Penn State, Ed served on the executive committee of For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students,  chaired the Gift Planning Advisory Council and co-chairs the Penn State Law Advisory Board, and Iris has participated in the university s last two fundraising campaigns and serves as co-chair of the Student Affairs and Undergraduate Education Development Council.