OSU Foundation Press Releases

First endowed faculty scholar named at OSU-Cascades

11-28-11

OSU-Cascades has awarded the Tykeson Endowed Faculty Scholar in Energy Engineering Management to Robin Feuerbacher. The endowed faculty position, the first in the campus' history, was made possible by a $250,000 donation from a charitable trust operated by the owners of Bend Broadband. read more ..

Commitment from Bend resident final key to purchase of building for OSU-Cascades

10-28-11

The continued growth of Oregon State University-Cascades took a major step forward when the university and Deschutes Properties, LLC, agreed on the sale of a building in Bend. A gift of $800,000 will help the institution finalize its purchase of a building to house many of its graduate and research programs. read more ..

Ford Gift Creates Endowed Deanship in Forestry at OSU

09-23-11

A $5 million commitment from the head of Roseburg Forest Products and his wife has created an endowment for the College of Forestry dean's position at Oregon State University. read more ..

$600,000 GIFT ESTABLISHES MAJOR LITERARY PRIZE AT OSU

06-06-11

Oregon State University has received a $600,000 gift from alumnus Patrick F. Stone ’74 , and his wife, Vicki, to establish one of the top literary prizes in the nation. read more ..

OREGON STATE HIRES SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR DEVELOPMENT

04-20-11

Shawn R. Heilbron, associate athletic director for development at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been named the senior associate athletic director for development at Oregon State University, effective July 1, 2011. read more ...

RENOVATION OF OSU'S EDUCATION HALL RECEIVES $2M BOOST FROM ALUM'S TRUST

04-11-11

Oregon State University’s College of Education has received a $2 million donation from the Joyce N. Furman Memorial Trust, which will enable the university to complete a major renovation and seismic upgrade to its historic Education Hall. Furman graduated from OSU in 1965 with a bachelor’s degree in science education and was a longtime supporter of the university read more ..

$1.1M TO EXPAND OSU ENDOWED CHAIR, ENHANCE ENGINEERING PROGRAM

01-24-11

Oregon State University has received $1.1 million that will enable the College of Engineering to rename and almost double the endowment of an existing faculty chair and honor Hal Pritchett, the founder of the university's highly regarded Construction Engineering Management program. read more ...

BOB'S RED MILL FOUNDERS MAKE GIFT TO CREATE OSU CENTER ON WHOLE GRAIN FOODS

01-19-11

A $5 million gift from Bob and Charlee Moore will launch a new research and outreach center in the College of Health and Human Sciences focused on whole grain foods nutrition. read more ...

OREGON UTILITIES FUND NEW ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS AT OSU

01-04-11

Thanks to new scholarships funded by Pacific Power and the Portland General Electric Foundation, OSU engineering students from rural Oregon towns are able to focus more on studying and less on how they'll pay for college. read more ...

HATFIELD CENTER'S ART CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT MARINE EDUCATION

12-21-10

A new fundraising campaign is designed to support and enhance marine education programs and exhibits at OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, while creating a work of ocean-themed art to hang in the visitor center's lobby. read more ...

PORTLAND COUPLE ENDOWS OSU DAIRY PROFESSORSHIP

12-01-10

A Portland couple has donated $860,000 to Oregon State University, part of which will endow a dairy professorship in the food science and technology department. read more ...

BEND FAMILY ENDOWS FIRST FACULTY POSITION AT OSU-CASCADES

11-15-10

OSU-Cascades has received a gift that will establish the first endowed faculty position at the Central Oregon campus and help launch its new Energy Engineering Management degree program. read more ...

MATCHING PROGRAM MOTIVATES GIFTS FOR OSU FACULTY

10-14-10

Two families have made the first gifts qualifying for a new matching program designed to spur private investment in Oregon State University's faculty. read more ...

FIRST ENDOWED DIRECTOR NAMED FOR OSU'S HALLIE FORD CENTER FOR HEALTHY CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

09-15-10

Rick Settersten, a professor of human development and family sciences at Oregon State University, has been named the first endowed director of OSU's Hallie Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families. read more ...

VET MEDICINE SUPPORTER GIVES $1 MILLION TO BOOST HEALTH PROGRAMS

09-08-10

A long-time Oregonian whose love of animals and science first connected him with Oregon State University is giving $1 million to OSU's College of Veterinary Medicine to support programs that focus on the interface between human and animal health. read more ...

OSU FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SIX NEW TRUSTEES

08-10-10

Six new members have been elected to the Oregon State University Foundation Board of Trustees. read more ...

OSU FOUNDATION EXPANDS DEVELOPMENT STAFF

06-18-10

Three development officers have joined the staff of the Oregon State University Foundation. read more ...

OSU COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ENTERS NEW ERA WITH GIFTS, PLANS FOR $50M BUILDING

05-10-10

The College of Business will expand into a $50 million state-of-the-art facility, thanks to leadership commitments from Ken and Joan Austin and the late Al Reser, his wife Pat Reser, and their family. read more ...

$1 MILLION PLEDGE TO BOOST UNIVERSITY HONORS COLLEGE AT OSU

04-29-10

The University Honors College at Oregon State University has received a pledge of $1 million, from a couple that wishes to remain anonymous, to support students, faculty and the dean. read more ...

FRIEND TO OSU AL RESER PASSES AWAY AFTER LIFETIME OF SERVICE, LEADERSHIP

04-13-10

Al Reser will long be remembered as one of the most generous alumni and longstanding supporters in the history of Oregon State University, OSU leaders said Tuesday as they mourned his overnight passage. Mr. Reser was 74. read more ...

OSU PRESS LAUNCHES NEW NATURE SERIES

03-05-10

Oregon State University Press is launching a series focused on nature and the environment, a project supported by a donation from ConocoPhillips, facilitated by former OSU President John Byrne and his wife, Shirley. read more ...

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