LH couple donates $11.75M to benefit PSU’s Palmer Museum
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State has received a bequest of $11.75 million from the late Alvin L. and Jean Y. Snowiss, longtime donors to the University. The gift builds upon their support for the Palmer Museum of Art, which spans four decades, and expands the endowment of an already-established scholarship in their name. Alvin, an attorney and lifelong resident of Lock Haven, died in May 2025. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean, in 2016, who was also a lifelong resident of Lock Haven. The gift from the estate of the Snowisses, who were both named honorary Penn State alumni in ...