Endowments Matter
Message from the Chancellor
NC State has always been an institution that thinks big and gets things done. Thanks to you, we are building the bedrock of our future — our endowment — to ensure that NC State makes a difference for many more generations.
And thanks to the Think and Do spirit that has been part of our DNA since the start, NC State has tremendous momentum. We are in the midst of our most ambitious fundraising Campaign in history and donors are responding in record-setting fashion.
This milestone represents the transformational impact of your collective support on the student experience, our ability to recruit and retain top faculty, cutting-edge research and a physical campus that provides the infrastructure for excellence. We are better positioned to offer our students — and the world — more because of your investment in NC State.
You supply the power to move NC State’s needle from great to exceptional. We have much to be proud of, and I am excited about where we are headed. Together, we will build on NC State’s legacy, expand its horizons and lead it into an extraordinary future.
Sincerely,
Randy Woodson
Chancellor
$1.4 Billion Endowment
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of alumni and friends like you, NC State's endowment has grown 178% since 2010. All data as of June 30, 2019.
Contact Information
Endowment Reports are prepared by the Office of Donor Services. If you have questions about your endowment report, please contact donorservices@ncsu.edu or 919-513-9238.
Endowments in Action
Dec 18, 2018
Giving Back, Together
College of Natural Resources graduating senior Alex Hight and her mother, Clark, are establishing a scholarship in their shared discipline of paper and science engineering.
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Sep 24, 2019
Former NC State Professor Establishes Forest Biomaterials Lecture
Richard Thomas — an alumnus, former professor and department head in the College of Natural Resources — has generously donated $100,000 to establish an annual lecture in forest biomaterials. Expected to launch in 2021, the Dr. Richard J. and Margaret M. Thomas Endowed Lecture will highlight notable research from across the country or world.
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Jan 15, 2019
Faculty Excellence Comes Full Circle
After endowing a scholarship at Poole College of Management in memory of his mother, alumnus Matt Hong decided to accelerate the process of creating a second endowment in honor of his father.
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May 28, 2019
The Heart of the Matter
Professors Clarke Atkins and Bruce Keene came to NC State from the University of Wisconsin 30 years ago. Thanks to the Jane Lewis Seaks Distinguished Professorship in Companion Animal Medicine, their careers and research in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Cardiology Service have remained linked.
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Jun 5, 2017
Honoring a Legacy
As the longtime director of NC State University’s Caldwell Fellows program, Gerald Hawkins seemed to take all of his students under his wing. Now, many Caldwell alumni are joining forces to bolster the program and honor the legacy of Hawkins — who retired more than a decade ago — by raising funds for his namesake endowment.
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May 7, 2019
Achieving Sustainable Success
In the College of Natural Resources, graduating senior Mary Paz Alvarez Valverde discovered a passion for understanding “trash” and its significance in today’s world.
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