The Wisconsin couple responsible for Iowa State’s Reiman Gardens are back with a new mission.

For students interested in learning more about how to become entrepreneurs, a scholarship program and lecture series on entrepreneurship has been established at Iowa State by Roy and Bobbi Reiman, a press release said.

The lecture series will feature leaders in business and industry who will offer students business knowledge and experience, College of Business Dean Ben Allen said in the press release.

“This gift will have a major impact on Iowa State University’s efforts in entrepreneurship and economic development for Iowa,” ISU president Martin Jischke said in the release.

Both programs will be part of the university’s Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship in the College of Business, the release said. The Reiman Scholars in Entrepreneurship will provide funds for five students to work as summer interns with start-up companies.

“It will greatly enhance the Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship by providing exciting opportunities for our students,” Jischke said. “At the same time, some Iowa start-up companies will benefit from ISU student-interns who will provide fresh perspectives and access to Iowa State University business resources.”

The Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship enables entrepreneurs to test new technologies and eventually market them commercially through the formation of new companies or the expansion of existing companies, the release said.

The Reiman Lecture in Entrepreneurships is another element in establishing an entrepreneurship program at Iowa State, Allen said in the release.

The Reimans have been long- time supporters of ISU, the release said. Their donation to ISU in 1993 launched construction of the Reiman Gardens, ISU’s new horticulture gardens.