May 12, 2026
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
May 4, 2026
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
April 30, 2026
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
April 20, 2026
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
April 14, 2026
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
February 23, 2026
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
February 2, 2026
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
December 10, 2025
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
November 10, 2025
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
October 8, 2025
The Marshall University Foundation has announced its year-end totals for fiscal year 2025 with a historic $80.4 million in new gifts and commitments. The total is the largest in the Foundation’s history. The Foundation also received $32.8 million in pledge and cash payments, a 70 percent increase over the previous… Read More