2010 Lifetime Giving Society Members

The South Dakota State University Foundation inducted 162 new members into its eight recognition societies on April 28, 2011. These donors, as a whole, account for $63.2 million in gifts and financial commitments to SDSU. Twenty-two of these donors surpassed $1 million in lifetime giving totals, while 12 became the inaugural members of a new society.

The Foundation recognizes cumulative giving and financial commitments throughout a donor’s lifetime with membership in its Lifetime Giving Societies. All gifts and pledges – either current or deferred – qualify these benefactors for membership. The nearly 1,000 members of the Lifetime Giving Societies have gifted and pledged a combined $306 million to support SDSU. Through their exemplary philanthropy, these friends and alumni have a special place in the history of South Dakota State University.

Click here to view a listing of the newest inductees into the Lifetime Giving Societies and the full 2010 membership of the Lifetime Giving Societies.

The Lifetime Giving Societies are:

• Charles L. Coughlin Society ($10 million and up) (new society in 2009)
• Theodore and Esther Schultz Society ($5 million to $9,999,999) (new society in 2009)
• Mildred Stoker White Society ($2.5 million to $4,999,999) (new society in 2010)
• Stephen F. Briggs Society ($1 million to $2,499,999)
• Ethel Austin Martin Society ($500,000 to $999,999)
• William M. Griffith Society ($250,000 to $499,999)
• Distinguished University Patrons ($100,000 to $249,999)
• Distinguished University Benefactors ($50,000 to $99,999)
• SDSU Associates ($25,000 to $49,000)