The Hans and Mavis Lopater Foundation, which has an endowment of approximately six million dollars, will support the newly-established Hans and Mavis Lopater Scholarship Fund for Brandeis University students, according to Director of Development Communications David Nathan.

"Brandeis undergraduates with a declared interest in English, American literature, history, European cultural studies, social sciences, psychology or women's studies will be eligible to receive need-based support" through the fund, according to an article on the Office of Development's website.

The fund will provide more than $300,000 a year in scholarship support.

"The Lopaters were warm, kind people who identified strongly with the mission and history of Brandeis University," said Senior Vice President of Institutional Advancement Nancy Winship in the article. "They cared deeply about our students, and they wanted to ensure that Brandeis would continue to educate the most promising students without regard to financial need."?

Hans Lopater, a Holocaust survivor who died in 2010 at the age of 82, served as a vice president at Gillette and a consultant to many companies such as Coca-Cola and Dow Chemical.

Mavis Lopater, who was a painter and a volunteer at Emerson Hospital, died in 2012.

The Lopaters were generous patrons of the University, according to the Development article.

"We are overwhelmed by the generosity of Hans and Mavis, and thrilled that their legacies will live on" said Vice President of Development Myles Weisenberg '78, according to the article. "Their gift will make a difference in the lives of Brandeis students forever."

-Andrew Wingens