Trine University has received a $1 million gift from alumnus and Board of Trustees
member Larry Reiners and his wife Judy, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, to establish the Larry
& Judy Reiners Endowed Scholarship Fund.
Earnings from the fund will provide scholarships, renewable for up to four years,
for six Trine undergraduate students each year.
“The support of friends and alumni like Larry and Judy Reiners is a vital part of
students receiving a quality, career-focused education at Trine University,” said
Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., Trine University president. “Trine University provided more
than $31 million in institutional assistance last year thanks to the generosity of
people like the Reiners who are committed to keeping tuition costs in reach for students
and families.”
A 1965 civil engineering graduate from Tri-State College, now Trine University, Larry
Reiners has spent more than 50 years in engineering design, project management, construction
management, manufacturing management and corporate management with firms active in
the chemical, petrochemical, refining, gas processing and other related processing
industries. He joined the Trine University Board of Trustees in 2009, where he currently
chairs the Academic Affairs and Student Services Board Committee and serves on the
Executive Committee.
“I have been blessed with a successful life and career thanks to the education I received
from Tri-State College,” said Larry Reiners. “It’s a privilege to give back in order
to allow future generations of Trine University students the opportunity to get the
training and preparation they need to succeed, lead and serve.”
Larry and Judy Reiners have advocated for Tri-State and Trine University, and for
higher education, for more than 45 years. The have supported the university annually
for more than 20 years through the Fawick Hall master plan and the New Horizons, Vision
for the Future and the current Invest in Excellence capital campaigns.
In 2009, Trine University dedicated the Reiners Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering in honor of the Reiners’ commitment and support and their $1.5 million
gift for the department. In 2015, a gift from the couple played a major part in the
construction of the Larry & Judy Reiners Residence Hall. More recently, they have
generously supported the Thunder Ice Arena and the MTI Center, where the lobby and
hospitality suite, respectively, are named in their honor.
The Invest in Excellence campaign has now raised more than $102 million, 82 percent
of the campaign goal of $125 million. Launched in 2013, the campaign is focused on
raising support for the Trine Fund for scholarships and operations, the university
endowment, and capital projects.
Photo: From left, Larry and Judy Reiners are recognized for their support of Trine University’s
MTI Center by Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., Trine president, during a Homecoming ceremony.
The Reiners have established an endowed scholarship fund at Trine that will provide
renewable scholarships for six students each year.
