Author: Rebecca Stephens

The Marshall University Foundation is pleased to announce its Gold Seal of Transparency for 2025 with Candid, a nonprofit offering comprehensive data and insights about nonprofit organizations. A gold seal signals a level of transparency and accountability about an organization and its operations. It is viewed by funders to verify… Read More

The Marshall University Foundation has announced a gift of $25,000 to endow the BDY Studios Scholarship for Entrepreneurship to benefit students in the Lewis College of Business and Brad D. Smith Schools of Business. This scholarship is endowed by Richard and Katrina Mailloux, owners of BDY Studios in Barboursville and… Read More

The Marshall University Foundation has announced a gift of $100,000 to establish the John A. Sturgeon Nursing Scholarship. This scholarship is generously endowed by John A. Sturgeon. Sturgeon, who attended Marshall University in the fall of 1963 and currently resides in Charleston, West Virginia, said he wanted to give to… Read More

The Marshall University Foundation has announced a gift of $100,000 to establish the Mark S. Taylor Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is generously endowed by Sally B. Oxley in memory of Mark Taylor, who died April 21, 2021. Mark graduated from Marshall University in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in physical… Read More

The Marshall University Foundation will host its annual “Love a Donor” event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, and Thursday, Feb.13, at the Memorial Student Center. This event is for students to take time to fill out the Office of Student Financial Aid’s scholarship portal and shows… Read More

The Marshall University Foundation has announced the establishment of the Airbus Helicopters Inc. Rotor-wing Scholarship to benefit students in the Division of Aviation at Marshall University. The scholarship is generously endowed by Airbus Helicopters in the U.S. to support underprivileged, low-socioeconomic, or need-based students who are planning to be trained… Read More

The Marshall University Foundation has announced that the Valhalla Foundation, a California-based nonprofit, has gifted a multi-million-dollar grant to support the Marshall For All program. A portion of the funds will support Marshall For All scholarships, while the remaining funds will be allocated to a dedicated Marshall For All research… Read More

The Marshall University Foundation has announced Bowles Rice, a regional law firm with offices in West Virginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania, has donated $15,000 toward the Marshall For All program. “At Bowles Rice, our longstanding mission is to contribute to the success of our clients and vitality of our communities through… Read More

Major Alston, a highly accomplished fundraising executive with more than 20 years of experience, has been named vice president and chief development officer of the Marshall University Foundation. Alston serves as the university’s senior officer for philanthropy, working closely with university leaders and volunteers to guide the work of philanthropy. Read More

Marshall University has announced a gift of $100,000 bequeathed by Martha Sedinger Reese to support the Matthew A. Reese Jr. and Martha Sedinger Reese Scholarship. Named for her and her late husband, both were 1950 graduates of then-Marshall College. Martha Sedinger Reese died in September 2024. … Read More