James and Edward Wainscott, two brothers originally from LaPorte, have created a fund to provide scholarships to accounting students at Ball State University.

The James L. and Edward J. Wainscott Accounting Scholarship Fund was established with gifts totaling $64,500 from the brothers. The fund will provide scholarships to Ball State students majoring in accounting and demonstrating financial need.

Edward Wainscott received a bachelor's degree in 1974 from Ball State and works in LaPorte as a certified public accountant. His brother, James, received a bachelor's degree from Ball State in 1979 and is president and chief executive officer of AK Steel Corp. in Middletown, Ohio.

(Note to Editors: For more information, contact Amy Thomas, associate vice president for endowment and planned gift stewardship for the Ball State Foundation, at (765) 285-7068.)