Lebanon Valley College received $6.2 million toward physics program
(WHTM) – Lebanon Valley College is recognizing Friday’s hometown heroes for their very generous gift.
The school received $6.2 million which is the largest estate gift in LVC history.
The late Doctor Elizabeth Baines and her husband James bequeathed the money to the physics program. Doctor Baines was a 1964 LVC graduate.
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Lvc says it will use the gift to add a new faculty member to the physics department along with the construction of a new physics lab and increase stipends for researchers.
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