Naming Opportunities

Naming Opportunities

Leave your print on Marshall University in your name, or in the name of someone you wish to honor or memorialize. Naming opportunities exist at various giving levels to allow our donors to leave a legacy based on their individual desires. Several naming opportunities exist.

The financial requirements for naming opportunities differ, so donors are encouraged to discuss their ideas with a staff member from the Marshall Foundation.

Endowments

Just like a savings account, endowment funds generate income from the principal investment. Endowments create the foundation upon which universities build lasting financial strength and ensure academic quality. Once in place, endowments provide permanent support for teaching and research, student aid, and an abundance of other academic programs and activities. These dollars can support scholarships, equipment and software upgrades, student research, and more. Distribution of funds will be subject to a specific set of guidelines formulated by the Marshall Foundation  in conjunction with you, the donor.

Scholarships, prizes and awards

Scholarship incentives often play a crucial role as students make decisions about where to attend college and what major to pursue. Prizes and awards allow Marshall to recognize outstanding work by alumni, as well as undergraduate and graduate students. Your gift to scholarships, prizes, and awards will greatly support members of the Marshall Family.

Faculty Support

Faculty support provides competitive compensation that supports recruitment and retention of faculty since the prestigious rank adds not only a salary supplement via carefully managed endowment earnings, but also discretionary funds.

Academic Programs

Your gift can name a college, school, department, center, institute or special dean’s fund. The endowments established by these gifts provide a margin of excellence for the programs they support.

The college or unit will work with the university and the Marshall Foundation to determine the value of that asset and the gift amount required to name it. Once a gift agreement is executed, the college or unit will submit the requested naming for approval during the next possible meeting of the University’s Board of Governors. Board approval is a requirement.

Facilities

Some gifts last a lifetime. Naming a building, laboratory or other available space is a remarkable way to leave your legacy at Marshall University. Gifts that support facilities allow us to offer up-to-date environments for teaching, learning, community life and recreation.

In order to name a space (classroom, lab, conference room, etc.), a college or unit will work with the university and the Marshall Foundation to determine the value of the asset and the gift amount required to name that space. That amount could be dependent on the size, use, and purpose of the space. Factors used to determine the value of the asset include, but are not limited to: technology requirements, square footage, and construction or renovation costs.