Al Pacino will star as Joe Paterno in director Barry Levinson's HBO film about the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal.
Ira Lubert, a 1973 Penn State graduate and chair of the university’s Board of Trustees, committed the $5 million gift that was announced on Monday morning.
The former Penn State president is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday morning along with former administrators Tim Curley and Gary Schultz.
Honorary Alumni receive a lifetime membership in the Alumni Association and a commemorative award, which will be presented on June 2.
Current UPAC Chairman Mike Hoeschele will be appointed the next student-selected trustee, pending approval of the Board of Trustees Friday afternoon.
Provost Nick Jones says the new LionPATH user interface will finally be unveiled "within the next few weeks" after beta testing.