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Vandal Giving Day 2022 Launches April 5 at 10:00 a.m.!
Engineering

At the University of Idaho College of Engineering, we graduate highly skilled students ready to overcome challenges, turn creative ideas into reality and change the world through creativity and teamwork.

Gifts made during Vandal Giving Day support our:

Dean’s Excellence Fund 

Gifts to the Dean’s Excellence Fund impact students and faculty in areas that are oftentimes overlooked. Our focus this year is student retention and emergency needs for those in crisis situations. The first 50 donors to give to the Dean's Excellent fund will unlock an additional $5k to the Allen S. Janssen Engineering Scholarship Endowment AND gifts will be matched dollar for dollar up to $5,500!

Undergraduate Research

We emphasize hands-on learning experiences at the College of Engineering and undergraduate research is just one of the ways we prepare our students for excelling in their careers. The Richard T and Bonnie L. Jacobsen Scholars in Engineering endowment will provide the opportunity for undergraduate students to gain hands-on research experiences through a paid assistantship. Gifts will be matched dollar for dollar up to $5,000!

College of Engineering Scholarships

Your gift supports the dreams and career aspirations of students at the College of Engineering. The University of Idaho is nationally ranked for best value, but we recognize the struggle of students lacking financial resources. Scholarships can alleviate the stress and are used to attract the best and brightest students who may otherwise never attend college. 

Lou Edwards Endowed Chair for Chemical Engineering

Lou Edwards’ wife, Doris, and the Edwards family will match your contribution dollar for dollar up to $5,000 on Vandal Giving Day to support the first endowed chair position in Chemical Engineering! Gifts honor the legacy of Lou Edwards, who received awards for his contributions to teaching and research and was a talented faculty member who made a difference in the lives of many U of I students. The Lou Edwards Endowed Chair in Chemical Engineering will continue Lou’s tradition of excellence in leadership, teaching and research, and enable U of I to attract and retain top faculty members.

 

Questions about Vandal Giving Day?
For more information, email Associate Director of Development Maggie Scott at maggies@uidaho.edu.

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Bob and Gloria Furgason $10,000 Match for Lou Edwards Endowed Chair for Chemical Engineering
Bob and Gloria Furgason have generously pledged to match every gift made to the Lou Edwards Endowed Chair for Chemical Engineering fund, dollar for dollar, up to $10,000. We're almost there! Thank you Bob and Gloria!
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
Leaderboard
Vandal Student Experience Leaderboard
The three funds with the highest number of gifts will earn $1,000 each, courtesy of the University of Idaho Foundation. Applicable funds include Equity & Diversity, fellowships, emergency funds, study abroad programs, Operation Education, WWAMI, student clubs, Greek funds and many more!
Rank Prize Programs Gifts
1 $1,000 Kristin Clovis Gamma Phi Beta Memorial Scholarship 102
2 $1,000 McCall Field Campus Excellence Fund 80
3 $1,000 Support the Campus (McCall Field Campus Infrastructure) 50
4 Vandal Promise Scholarships 45
5 Vandal Marching Band Scholarships 42
Ended
$50
Computer Science Department Challenge
We did it! Huge thanks to the first 10 donors, Terence Soule and John & Laurie Shovic! Go Vandals!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Sheila Janssen-Klages Dean's Excellence Fund Challenge
We did it! Huge thanks to our first 50 donors and to Sheila Janssen-Klages & Karl W. Klages for your generosity! Go Vandals!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
UIAA Directors 1,898 Gifts Challenge
Woo-Hoo! Thank you to the UI Alumni Association for making this possible. Go Vandals!
1,500 / 1,500 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Vandal Procrastinator Challenge
Congratulations to Mike Hughes for being crowned an official Vandal Procrastinator! Mike is designating the $500 award to the Athena Student Scholarship. Thank you, Mike!
Completed
2
Match
Center for Secure and Dependable Systems (CSDS) Match
Hooray! Huge thanks to Jim Alves-Foss for making a difference this Vandal Giving Day!
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
Leaderboard
Tuesday Happy Hour Leaderboard - Colleges
Time for Happy Hour! The top three colleges that receive the most gifts from 5pm to 7pm on Tuesday will earn cash bonuses courtesy of the University of Idaho Foundation! You've got two hours to share with your friends, family and classmates. Ready, get set, go!
Rank Prize College Gifts
1 $1,250 Science 8
2 $500 Engineering 5
3 $250 Art and Architecture 4
4 Law 3
5 Business and Economics 3
Ended
$5,000
Bob and Gloria Furgason $1,000x10 Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of Bob and Gloria Furgason, ten gifts of $1,000 or more to any engineering excellence fund will unlock an additional $5,000 for the College of Engineering Dean's Excellence Fund. Let's turn $10,000 into $15,000 for our U of I College of Engineering! Thank you Bob and Gloria!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Richard T. & Bonnie L. Jacobsen Scholars in Engineering Match
Woo-Hoo! Huge thanks to Bonnie Jacobsen for her support of undergraduate research this Vandal Giving Day!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
$100
Nuclear Engineering and Industrial Management Challenge
We did it! We raised over $500 for NEIM!
5 / 5 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
University of Idaho Foundation Challenge
$10,000 from the University of Idaho Foundation in support of University of Idaho students, scholarships and programs will unlock for every 500 gifts during Vandal Giving Day, up to $30,000! Go Vandals!
1,500 / 1,500 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Rising Stars Trivia Challenge
Congratulations Heaven Jordan, you're a trivia master!
Completed
2
Match
Dean's Excellence Fund Match
We did it! Thank you Larry Stauffer, Andy Emerson, Steve and Dena Miranda, Patricia Colberg and Gabriel Potirniche for making this possible! Go Vandals!
$5,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Lou Edwards Endowed Chair for Chemical Engineering Match
We did it! Thank you Doris Edwards and the Edwards family for making this possible! Go Vandals!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
Leaderboard
Overnighter College Challenge
The top three college scholarships that receive the most gifts from 11pm to 5am will receive $750 each courtesy of the University of Idaho Foundation.
Rank Prize College Gifts
1 $750 College of Agricultural and Life Sciences CALS Excellence Fund 2
2 $750 College of Science Scholarships 1
3 $750 Carol Campbell Renfrew Humanities Scholarship Endowment 1
4 CBE Alumni Access Scholarship 0
5 College of Art & Architecture Scholarships 0
Ended
Areas of Giving
Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Programming Art and Architecture Athletics Business and Economics Dean of Students Dig'nIT at U of I Coeur d'Alene Education, Health and Human Sciences Engineering Equity & Diversity Fraternity & Sorority Life ICCU Arena Law Letters, Arts and Social Sciences Library McCall Field Campus McClure Center Natural Resources Operation Education Raven Scholars Recreation and Wellbeing Science UI Extension 4-H Youth Development Vandal Food Pantry Vandal Marching Band Vandal Promise Scholarships WWAMI Medical Education
Vandal Pride Far & Wide
Rank State Gifts
1 ID 105
2 WA 36
3 CA 9
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