On February 9, 1960 Paul established the “Paul W. Klipsch Student Loan Fund” at his alma mater, New Mexico State University, in the sum of $1000. As a condition of participation, the candidates must profess a belief in, and practice of, a religion claiming “a supreme being.” As Paul clarified it:
I do not wish to discriminate between Methodist or Muslim, Baptist or Buddhist, Catholic or Jew. As a Freemason I was taught that freedom of religion was part of the creed.
This scholarship fund has grown exponentially (imagine that!), and is carried on today by Paul’s widow, Valerie Klipsch.
Finally, even the traditional Klipsch PWK logo contains Biblical meaning. The seven arcs connecting the “V” represent sound waves emanating from a corner. The number seven* was chosen because it has repeated significance in the Bible…in particular from Genesis 41, the seven good years and seven lean years. This prophesy allowed Pharaoh to weather the coming famine.
Many feel that science and religion are mutually exclusive. PWK definitely did not.