So read the tribute placed in the Penn State Daily Collegian by friends of Ean Heng Chung Hong ps94. Ean died October 14, 1994, following a short illness. He was a Nuclear Engineering student at Penn State, and a beloved member of the Penn State Chapter of Triangle. As the chapter said in its tribute, "We will never forget his dedication toward education, scholarship, and the brotherhood he found in Triangle."

Ean was the only child of Edward and Min Hong of Singapore, and the tragedy of his death has had a significant impact on the Hong family as well as on the Penn State Chapter. But the story doesn't end there.

Following Ean's death, his parents expressed interest in providing an endowment fund for the Penn State Chapter of Triangle in Ean's memory. Because of their generosity, Ean will live forever in the chapter. Starting in the Fall of 1995, scholarships will be awarded by Triangle Education Foundation to deserving members of the chapter. Selections are to be made, initially, by a committee composed of members-at-large of the Penn State Alumni Board and the Penn State Chapter Faculty Adviser, subject to approval by the Foundation Board. The criteria for selection utilize a combination of need, scholastic achievement, and chapter contributions. For the first year, applications will be limited to senior engineering students, but thereafter, all members of the chapter will be eligible to apply.

We are grateful to the Hong family for their desire to perpetuate their son's memory. The Ean H.C. Hong Memorial Scholarship Fund will provide a major boost to the chapter, because it creates a mechanism for recognizing those individuals who contribute so greatly to the chapter's successes. We have no doubt every chapter could benefit from a designated scholarship fund, for the same reasons.