Robert E. Eberly
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Robert Edward Eberly son of Orville and Ruth Eberly, served as Chairman of the Board of Eberly Natural Gas Company, an oil and natural gas exploration and production firm. He was also a director of Gallatin National Bank (retiring in 1990). Eberly graduated in 1939 from Penn State
Pennsylvania State University
The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU, is a public research university with campuses and facilities throughout the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1855, the university has a threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service...

 with a BS in Commercial Chemistry.

On March 17 1990, the College of Science at Penn State was renamed the Eberly College of Science in recognition of the support of the Eberly family. The Eberly family has also made donations to help build the Paterno Library addition and the Bryce Jordan Center
Bryce Jordan Center
Bryce Jordan Center is a 15,261-seat multi-purpose arena in University Park, Pennsylvania. The arena opened in 1995 and is the largest such venue between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. It replaced Rec Hall as the home to the Penn State University Nittany Lions men's and women's basketball team, the...

 at University Park
University Park
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 campus, endow scholarships for Penn State Fayette
Penn State Fayette
Penn State Fayette is a Commonwealth Campus of the Pennsylvania State University. The college is located in North Union Township, just outside of Uniontown, Pennsylvania....

Campus students and support higher education at Penn State his own personal philanthropy and as a trustee of the Eberly Family Charitable Trust. Robert Eberly's sisters, Carolyn Eberly Blaney (along with her husband W. Gerald Blaney) and the late Margaret Eberly George (d. 2000-12-10), also serve as trustees of the Eberly Family Trust. His wife, Elouise R. (née Ross), is an honorary alumna of Penn State.

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