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  2. EMS Alumnus Establishes $500K Open Doors Scholarship

EMS alumnus establishes $500K Open Doors Scholarship

Jon Benesch (second from right) and his wife, Deborah (third from right), created an Open Doors Scholarship in EMS

Penn State alumnus Jon Benesch and his wife, Deborah created the Jon and Deborah Family Open Doors Scholarship in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.

Read the Full News Story
https://news.psu.edu/story/562621/2019/03/13/ems-alumnus-establishes-500k-open-…

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