Category: Foundation News

The Marshall University Foundation has announced a grant of $35,000 from Embraer and the Embraer Foundation through its Educational Partnership Program to support student experiences in the Division of Aviation at Marshall University. “Embarking on a career in aviation starts with opportunity,” said Monica Newman McCluney, head of U.S. corporate… Read More

The Marshall University Foundation has announced a gift of $25,000 to establish the Michael and Diane McCarthy Yeager Scholars Endowment. The scholarship is generously endowed by Michael “Mike” McCarthy, vice president of information services for Marshall Health Network, and his wife Diane McCarthy, a fellow Marshall alumna and a graduate… Read More

The Marshall University Foundation has announced a grant of $125,000 from the Appalachian Power Foundation to benefit the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences (CECS) and student food insecurity emergency funding. “The Appalachian Power Foundation is proud to partner with the Marshall University Foundation to strengthen hands-on electrical engineering education… Read More

Marshall University has announced the success of its fifth annual Day of Giving: 1837 Minutes for Marshall with a record-breaking $431,611 raised in support of various university initiatives. This marks the highest number of contributions to date and surpasses last year’s total by more than $150,000. “We are sincerely grateful… Read More

Marshall University has announced April 22-23 as the dates for its fifth annual Day of Giving: 1837 Minutes for Marshall, which aims to raise funds in support of students, programs and campus priorities. Hosted by the Marshall University Foundation, the virtual event spans 30-hours, highlighting “1837 Minutes for Marshall,” a… Read More

The Marshall University Alumni Association hosted the 87th Annual Alumni Awards Banquet presented by Marshall Health Network on Saturday at the Marshall Health Network Arena. The Alumni Association, housed within the Marshall University Foundation, is dedicated to advancing the goals and objectives of Marshall University as a premier research and… Read More

The Marshall University Foundation has announced a $25,000 gift toward the Jeff Nathan Scholarship within the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications. The donors of the gift wish to be anonymous. Jeff Nathan was a junior from Parkersburg, West Virginia, who served as sports editor for The… Read More

The Marshall University Foundation has announced Quality Insights, a Charleston-based nonprofit, has gifted $1.2 million toward Marshall University’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (iCenter). The funding enables the continuation and expansion of gBETA at Marshall’s iCenter. Run by gener8tor, a national startup accelerator, gBETA is a seven-week, no-cost, no-equity program… Read More

The Marshall University Foundation has announced The Dr. Kazuko Otaki Thornton International Student Scholarship. The scholarship is generously endowed by Thornton, a 1967 graduate of Marshall University. Thornton, who grew up in a post-World War II Japan, said she decided to establish the scholarship because of scholarship aid she received… Read More

The Marshall University Foundation is pleased to announce it has received the Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid, a nonprofit offering comprehensive data and insights about nonprofit organizations. A Platinum Seal of Transparency is the highest level of recognition Candid awards to nonprofits. Fewer than 1 percent of… Read More