The Eberly Foundation, in partnership with Penn State, has commissioned a bronze sculpture of prominent Civil Rights icon the Rev. James Lawson Jr. to be installed at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus in late 2023. American sculptor Vinnie Bagwell was selected to complete the work.
Charles Patrick, chancellor and chief academic officer, introduced Vinnie Bagwell, American sculptor. Bagwell will complete a life-sized sculpture in bronze of the Rev. James Lawson Jr., funded by Penn State and the Eberly Foundation. Robert Eberly Jr., president (right), attended the event.
Charles E. Hunnell, of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, has pledged $200,000 to establish the Florence Vernon Hunnell Scholarship at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus.