Endowment

Endowment History

In 1985, Penn State joined in the national effort to permanently support diversity by creating an office dedicated to increasing the percentage of African American, Hispanic and Native engineering students who would ultimately change the face of the engineering work force in America and the world. What began as a tutoring service headed by a director with a graduate assistant, has expanded to include a permanent staff and multiple programs dedicated to the recruitment, retention, academic excellence and career development of engineering students. Funding is provided through the contributions of countless corporations, alumni and university resources.

In September, 2010, it will be 25 years since the inception of what is now the Multicultural Engineering Program. The MEP Support Endowment Fund has been established to ensure that MEP will be able to continue to provide opportunities to underrepresented students many decades into the future. This places Penn State on the cutting edge of diversity planning among our nation’s top universities. Penn State MEP is setting the standard.  

The first milestone was to establish an account for the fund. This was accomplished in Spring of 2004 through the generous contribution of Mr. Victor Ramos, a 1991 Penn State Mechanical Engineering alumnus who remembered the MEP program as an undergraduate. Today, Mr. Ramos is President of J. Blanco Associates, Inc., a professional engineering and consulting firm in New Jersey.

Donate to the Endowment

Please click on this link: Donate to Endowement and follow the instructions below:

• • Type in the total amount you wish to donate

• • Fill out the form on the page

• • select "other" in the "Please designate my gift to:"

• • In the "additional Information section" type in your choice of the following:

• Multicultural Engineerign Program (MEP) Support Endowment for the College of Engineering

• • "For the Multicultural Engineering Program, Allocation Code: XCDMS"

• Barbara Bogue Enrichment Endowment for Women in Engineering

• • "For the Women in Engineering Program, Allocation Code: XCDBB"

• The Penn State Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers Program Endowment for Multicultural Engineering Programs in the College of Engineering

• • "For the National Society of Black Engineers, Allocation Code: XCDMU"

• Janet and Jennifer Hemler Women in Engineering Scholarship

• • "For the Hemler Women in Engineering Scholarship, Allocation Code: SCDW3"

Note: Do not forget to fill in the "Additional Information section" as explained above.

If you have any problems donating, please contact Helen Edson at hedson@engr.psu.edu.