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
September 16, 2025
Marshall University has announced a historic $50 million gift from President Brad D. Smith and First Lady Alys Smith to advance Marshall For All, a groundbreaking program designed to eliminate student debt. The milestone gift is the largest bestowed to the university, and is the largest personal contribution made… Read More
July 31, 2025
The Marshall University Foundation has announced its partnership with Givzey and Givzey’s artificial intelligence design lab, Version2. This partnership will streamline the Foundation’s gift documentation process and harness Version2’s AI technology with the introduction of Scout the Squirrel, the Foundation’s new virtual engagement officer. “We’re thrilled to announce our partnership… Read More
July 17, 2025
The Marshall University Foundation has announced a gift of $100,000 to establish the Mary “Mickey” Welch Scholarship. The scholarship is generously endowed by Welch’s daughter, Mary Anne Ketelsen. Welch was a pioneering entrepreneur and philanthropist who broke barriers in male-dominated industries. As the owner of multiple businesses, including Welch Oil… Read More
July 3, 2025
Walker Tatum, director of alumni engagement for the Marshall University Foundation, has been named one of West Virginia’s top young professionals as part of The State Journal’s “Generation Next: 40 Under 40” class of 2025. The honor recognizes 40 dynamic individuals under age 40 who are making a lasting impact across the… Read More
June 25, 2025
The Marshall University Foundation has announced that George W. Boley has established the Helen Nickles Boley Dietetics and Nutrition Scholarship in memory of his late wife. Helen Nickles Boley graduated from St. Joseph Central Catholic High School and Marshall University. She earned a bachelor’s degree in home economics in 1970,… Read More
June 4, 2025
The Marshall University Foundation has announced a gift of $1 million bequeathed by Rosemarie J. Bonnington toward the Alexander “Doug” Bonnington Greatest Needs Fund in honor of her late husband. “We are sincerely grateful for Rosemarie Bonnington and her commitment to her husband’s legacy as this $1 million gift is… Read More
May 6, 2025
Marshall University has announced the success of its fourth Day of Giving: 1837 Minutes for Marshall with $275,189 raised in support of various university initiatives. This marks a record-breaking year, with the highest total contributions and number of donors to date. Marshall’s Day of Giving, which occurred April 23-24 and… Read More
April 30, 2025
The Marshall University Foundation has announced a recent gift of $25,000 from Truman and Letitia “Tish” Neese Chafin of The Chafin Law Firm in support of the Chafin Law Firm Scholarship, which they established in 2023. The Chafin Law Firm is a small, specialized practice in Mingo County. The Chafins… Read More