The Phanstiels are managing directors of Phanstiel Enterprises, a private consulting and investment firm in Los Angeles. Mr. Phanstiel is the former chief executive of PacifiCare Health Systems. Mr. Phanstiel, 62, and Mrs. Phanstiel, 52, pledged $20-million to establish a scholarship program for middle-income students who are citizens of the United States. Mr. Phanstiel grew up in a middle-income family in Merrick, N.Y., and held part-time jobs to help pay his way through Syracuse, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1970 and a master’s degree in public administration in 1971. Mr. Phanstiel is a trustee of the university and a co-chair of its $1-billion capital campaign, which was started in 2007. The couple previously pledged $1.5-million in 2007 to help construct the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center. Mr. Phanstiel also credits the late Paul Newman for compelling him to give. (Mr. Phanstiel came to know the actor and philanthropist when his company sponsored Mr. Newman’s racecar.)