06/17/2026
Larry Neizmik and his wife, Charlotte, have added $100,000 to the Larry D. Neizmik and Charlotte A. Neizmik Scholarship for Economics. The couple’s original gift has supported students in the economics program at the Black School of Business since 2021.
Larry Neizmik is a part-time lecturer in the Black School of Business. He retired in 2012 from Northwest Bank, where he served as corporate vice president of education and training for branch operations.
Charlotte Neizmik retired from Northwest in 2017. She was a corporate assistant vice president and call center manager.
Larry Neizmik studied at Behrend for two years before earning a degree in economics at Penn State. He earned an MBA at Behrend in 1994.
In the MBA program, he benefited from student-focused philanthropy: He twice received the B.J. and Barbara Walker Scholarship for Academic Excellence.
“What inspired us to add to our endowment was the input we received from the scholars who were selected to receive our scholarship,” Larry Neizmik said. “Seeing the impact it has made on these young people’s lives is tremendously rewarding.
“One student recently told us that before the scholarship, they had to work 30 hours per week in order to help pay for their education,” he said. “After receiving our award, they were able to reduce their work schedule to 20 hours a week, which allowed them more time for studies.”
