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The Marshall University Foundation will host its annual “Love a Donor” event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, and Thursday, Feb.13, at the Memorial Student Center. This event is for students to take time to fill out the Office of Student Financial Aid’s scholarship portal and shows gratitude to the donors who […]

The Marshall University Foundation has announced the establishment of the Airbus Helicopters Inc. Rotor-wing Scholarship to benefit students in the Division of Aviation at Marshall University. The scholarship is generously endowed by Airbus Helicopters in the U.S. to support underprivileged, low-socioeconomic, or need-based students who are planning to be trained as pilots in the helicopter […]

The Marshall University Foundation has announced that the Valhalla Foundation, a California-based nonprofit, has gifted a multi-million-dollar grant to support the Marshall For All program. A portion of the funds will support Marshall For All scholarships, while the remaining funds will be allocated to a dedicated Marshall For All research project focused on data collection […]

The Marshall University Foundation has announced Bowles Rice, a regional law firm with offices in West Virginia, Virginia and Pennsylvania, has donated $15,000 toward the Marshall For All program. “At Bowles Rice, our longstanding mission is to contribute to the success of our clients and vitality of our communities through advocacy, counsel, leadership and service,” […]

Major Alston, a highly accomplished fundraising executive with more than 20 years of experience, has been named vice president and chief development officer of the Marshall University Foundation. Alston serves as the university’s senior officer for philanthropy, working closely with university leaders and volunteers to guide the work of philanthropy. Alston began his tenure Nov. […]

Marshall University has announced a gift of $100,000 bequeathed by Martha Sedinger Reese to support the Matthew A. Reese Jr. and Martha Sedinger Reese Scholarship. Named for her and her late husband, both were 1950 graduates of then-Marshall College. Martha Sedinger Reese died in September 2024.  The scholarship, originally named the Matthew A. Reese Jr. […]

Marshall University Foundation hosted its annual Gratitude Week Nov. 18-22. The week celebrates the contributions of donors, alumni, faculty, staff, students and community partners who help advance the university’s mission. A few celebratory moments occurred before the week began as on Nov. 11 and Nov. 12 a handful of faculty and staff members were surprised […]

Marshall University has announced a gift of $5 million from the Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Charitable Foundation to support the Marshall For All program. The foundation was founded by Sheryl Sandberg, former chief operating officer of Meta and founder of Lean In. “I am profoundly grateful to my friends Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal for their […]

The Marshall University Foundation announces the retirement of Dr. Ronald G. “Ron” Area. The Foundation hosted a retirement celebration for Area Oct. 18 at Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall with donors, board members, staff and campus partners in attendance. The Foundation also recognized Area’s wife, Elizabeth “Beth” Area for their shared support of the university […]

The Marshall University Foundation has announced the establishment of the ZMM Architects and Engineers Scholarship. This scholarship is generously endowed for $120,000 by ZMM Architects and Engineers, which aims to support engineering students from West Virginia. The scholarship was unveiled Thursday in Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall at Marshall University in Huntington. During the event, […]