DuBOIS, Pa. — A planned gift will be used to establish an endowed undergraduate scholarship to benefit students in need at Penn State DuBois.
Ted M. McKinney has committed $500,000 from his estate to create the Frank A. Palmerino Memorial Scholarship at Penn State DuBois and honor his late companion. Scholarships will be awarded on an annual basis to students who demonstrate financial need for funds to meet their necessary college expenses. For those identified as eligible recipients for this scholarship, first preference will be given to students whose home address resides in Jefferson County.
This scholarship is being created in memory of Palmerino, a 1961 Penn State alumnus who started his journey at Penn State DuBois before transitioning to the University Park campus. A native of Punxsutawney in a family of 12 children, Palmerino was a firm believer in the value of initiating postsecondary education in a local community, something Penn State DuBois offered to him by providing convenient access to courses he needed before heading to University Park to complete his electrical engineering degree. He also was a strong believer in achieving a better life through education. Both McKinney and Palmerino came from families with limited resources, and they shared an understanding of the financial burden a college education can place on a family.