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The SDSU campaign (“It Starts With State”) tops $255 million. 23,014 donors support the largest higher-education fundraiser in state history.
Read moreSDSU campaign tops $255 million
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University completed the largest and most successful higher-education fundraising effort in state history Friday. The result of It Starts with STATE: A Campaign for South Dakota State University, a six-year comprehensive campaign, was marked with a campus-wide rally to announce $255,736,045 in gifts and pledges. President David L. Chicoine [...]
Read moreCampus-wide, community rally set for April 26 to unveil total raised for SDSU’s six-year campaign
It Starts with STATE had $200 million goal; largest higher-education fundraiser in state history The total raised through It Starts with STATE: A Campaign for South Dakota State University will be unveiled Friday, April 26, at a campus-wide and community rally outside the University Student Union. The rally begins at 11:30 a.m., with a formal [...]
Read moreLARSON makes another commitment to SDSU facility
LARSON Manufacturing announced Wednesday that it has pledged $1 million toward the construction of the Indoor Practice and Human Performance Center at South Dakota State University, a commitment that adds to a leading donor position previously in place from the Larson family. With LARSON Manufacturing’s commitment, a total of $29 million has now been raised [...]
Read moreJoin us at the It Starts with STATE Campus Rally on April 26
SDSU’s record-breaking fundraising campaign will be celebrated at a campus-wide rally Friday, April 26 outside the Student Union. Parking will be available in the lots north of Briggs Library and west of Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.
Read moreFirst Bank & Trust commits $1 million to build SDSU Indoor Practice and Human Performance Center
First Bank & Trust has pledged $1 million in support of the Indoor Practice and Human Performance Center at South Dakota State University. The gift puts SDSU significantly closer to the project’s $32 million goal. “First Bank & Trust certainly considers this an important investment in SDSU athletics,” bank President Kevin Tetzlaff said. “We are [...]
Read moreFarm Credit Services of America Donates $50,000 to the SDSU Swine Teaching and Research Facilities
Farm Credit Services of America has made a $50,000 donation to the proposed Swine Teaching and Research Facilities at South Dakota State University. The facilities are likely to be constructed in multiple phases where the existing buildings are located north of campus. Once completed, it would provide 44,527 square feet of modern educational and research space. The [...]
Read moreSDSU Foundation reports second-best fundraising year ever in 2012 | Six-year comprehensive campaign ends April 24
South Dakota State University had its second-biggest fundraising year ever in 2012, with $47.5 million in gifts and pledges. The most-successful fundraising year was 2008, when the SDSU Foundation recorded $52.6 million in financial commitments. The 2012 performance pushed total commitments for It Starts with STATE: A Campaign for South Dakota State University to $224.8 [...]
Read moreFaculty & Staff Competition
It Starts with STATE: A Campaign for South Dakota State University has gained the support of more than 22,400 different donors. Together, they have made gifts and commitments exceeding $225 million. The university faculty and staff are making a push to support the campaign in the final 3 ½ months. Gifts and pledges made by April 24, [...]
Read moreNew leaders begin terms at SDSU Foundation
A businessman and investor has started his two-year term as chair of the South Dakota State University Foundation’s Council of Trustees. Steve Stahly, a Huron native and 1971 agricultural economics graduate from SDSU, has served on the Council of Trustees since 2004. He is the principal of Stahly Financial in West Des Moines, Iowa. Stahly Investments [...]
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