Paterno’s Make Penn State $100,000 Donation After Firing

By: Pat Prescott
01/10/2012 04:06 PM ET

Paternos Penn State Donation – Even though former head football coach Joe Paterno was fired from Penn State In November, amid the child sexual abuse scandal, that didn’t stop him from making a $100,000 donation to the university last month.

The money was evenly divided between both a university library and a liberal arts program that still bears the Paterno name.

Joe Paterno’s wife Sue explained that the donation was an annual gift. Jack Seizer, an English professor in charge of the arts program said that it is the second time they have received a $50,000 donation from the Paterno’s.

In the program, students are given anywhere between $1,500 and $5,000 each for funding research, studying overseas and working as an intern.

“It helps students who otherwise would never have a chance to study abroad (to) have a chance,” Selzer said. “It really frees them up for experiences that they could otherwise never afford.”

Paterno was fired by the Board Of Trustee’s at Penn State for not doing more to take action against Jerry Sandusky, an assistant coach, when it was first reported to him of his conduct with young boys.

After the scandal broke, and before being fired, Paterno announced he would retire at the end of the 2011 season. He had issued a statement of his retirement in which he said of the scandal was, “one of the great sorrows of his life, and said that in hindsight he wished he had done more.”

Source: Paternos Penn State Donation