UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 6 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

CARLISLE and UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State Dickinson Law Distinguished Professor of Law Emerita Beth Farmer understands the impact education can have on a life. Her family espoused the benefits of learning while Farmer grew up, and she has never forgotten that lesson. Now she has made a gift to help others pursue their academic ambitions.

Farmer has committed to a $2 million bequest for Penn State Dickinson Law to establish an endowed scholarship bearing her name, the Professor Beth Farmer Endowed Scholarship Fund at Penn State Dickinson Law. She also took philanthropic steps to early activate the scholarship so that it can be awarded now ...