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UNIVERSITY PARK — Beaver Stadium’s field has a new name.

The Penn State Board of Trustees on Monday morning approved the naming of the field at Beaver Stadium as West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium.

The vote was 22-8.

The $50 million gift from the Werzyn family and West Shore Home provides support and momentum to the Beaver Stadium Revitalization project, helping to ensure a future foundation for Penn State Football and for all of Penn State’s 31 athletics programs.

The naming will be effective this fall and extending through the 2039 season.

West Shore Home will make annual payments to finance the field naming, paying $10 million over the next 10 years, and the remaining $40 million over the next 50 years.

Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Pat Kraft told the board that the investment was frontloaded to pay for Beaver Stadium’s $700 million renovations.

“We are incredibly grateful to B.J. (Werzyn), P.J. (Werzyn) and West Shore Home for this game-changing gift as their commitment to Penn State Athletics and the institution will have a lasting impact on our student-athletes, fans and community,” Kraft said. “As an alumnus of our great university and a business owner in Central Pennsylvania, B.J. understands the critical role that Beaver Stadium plays in our community, as well as the importance of preserving the great traditions of Penn State while helping us build a strong future. We are thankful for the Werzyn family and West Shore Home for their generosity and dedication to Penn State.”

More details will appear in Tuesday’s print edition of the Mirror.