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By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
A common belief in the future
of Northeast Pennsylvania by
Bell of Pennsylvania and Penn
State University made it possi-
ble for Thomas Robinson, of
Dallas, to obtain a $1 million
contribution to Penn State. Rob-
inson, a district manager of Bell
of Pennsylvania and a 1962
graduate of Penn State’s School
of Engineering, was instrumen-
tal in obtaining one of the larg-
est contributions Bell has ever
made to assist in the expansion
of programs and research in the
fast-growing telecommunica-
tions field.
The presentation of a $1 mil-
lion check from Bell of Pennsyl-
vania to the Wilkes-Barre
Campus of Penn State Univer-
sity launched the university's
community campaign for more
than $2 million to build a Center
for Technology at the local
campus in Lehman.
Gilbert Wetzel, president and
chief executive officer of Bell of
Pennsylvania and a 1954 gradu-
ate of Penn State, presented the
State President Bryce Jordan at
a news conference in Wilkes-
Barre. Of the $1 million, $400,000
is designated toward construc-
tion for the Center of Technol-
ogy and $200,000 to provide
equipment and support of the
local campus technology pro-
gram. The remaining $400,000
will help establish telecommuni-
cation technology programs at
Penn State campuses in the
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
areas.
Robinson is a member of the
advisory board and the univer-
sity’s planning and steering
committee. He became involved
in the community fundraising
early in the spring of this year
and when ti came time to obtain
funding for the local campus
Center of Technology, he went
to Bell headquarters in Phila-
delphia. There he spoke to offi-
cials about how the project
would serve Bell’s interest as
well as the interests of the
Wilkes-Barre Campus.
As a leader in the world of
technology, Bell felt the com-
pany should be a partner in the
development of such a dynamic
tele-communications center
million dollar check to Penn
Proposed center
center’s construction.
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Campus.
As a native of Wyoming
Valley, a resident of Dallas for
the past 15 years and a Penn
State graduate, Robinson said
he had a special commitment in
the local Center. He was suc-
cessful in having two of the
Philadelphia headquarters rep-
resentatives come to this area
to meet and talk with Dr. James
Ryan, local campus director, as
well as other Penn State offi-
cials to get a first-hand idea of
the campus’ need.
“From that point on, I kept
Bell of Pennsylvania informed
and we began talking of the
need for funding the program,”
Robinson said. “We didn’t start
out with the idea of a $1 million
contribution but thought of
something in the neighborhood
of $50,000. Then as more infor-
mation developed on the
project, it became obvious to
Bell that this new technology
center would produce potential
graduates needed in the field of
telecommunications.”
“Bell began considering their
contribution for three major
reasons,”’ he added. ‘Future
educational resources, a com-
mitment to Pennsylvania in
other areas than just large
cities such as Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh, and a desire to con-
tribute to the future of North-
eastern Pennsylvania.
Resources of such a center,
advantages and a partnership in
the project gave Bell the oppor-
tunity to benefit Penn State and
the telecommunications pro-
gram in general.”
Bell of Pennsylvania decided
if it made a contribution large
enough, it could have a role in
naming of the new center,
according to Robinson. Dr.
Ryan and two other Penn State
representatives went to Bell’s
Philadelphia office and talked
about a larger donation and
about how the project could help
Penn State University, North-
eastern Pennsylvania and Bell
of Pennsylvania. During the dis-
cussion, it was decided Bell
could help get similar programs
set up at a Philadelphia campus
and at a Pittsburgh campus by
contributing $200,000 to each
campus.
What started out as a $50,000
contribution for the Lehman
Campus evolved into a project
to help Lehman Campus, Phila-
delphia and Pittsburgh cam-
puses. The plan was put on
paper and a figure of $1 million
derived.
Penn State University Main
Campus agreed that if Bell of
Pennsylvania wanted to give $1
million to the Lehman Campus
and the two others, this amount
would be considered a donation
to the $200 million national cam-
paign now underway by the
Penn State University.
Robinson. explained that
Northeastern Pennsylvania is
the third largest area in the
state and Bell of Pennsylvania
believes in its future. He also
explained that the money does
not come from the rate payers
but is made from the net profits
of the company.
“It has been a long project,”
said Robinson, “But it became
easier as we went forward. The
Committee of Economic Growth
believes in us and I was at the
right place at the right time.
Bell of Pennsylvania is learning
to survive since the divestiture.
The Center of Technology is the
type of project Bell of Pennsyl-
vania can do for Northeastern
Pennsylvania. The company has
supported many programs in
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