Memorial Gifts
An Everlasting Legacy
With memorial and named gifts, you can make a meaningful impact at South Dakota State while preserving the memory of someone special to you.
This method of philanthropy not only recognizes a loved one but allows donors to benefit a program or area of interest at the university that matters to them.
Making a Memorial Gift
If you’re interested in creating a memorial or named gift, our team is here to help you every step of the way. We’ll work with you to establish a meaningful tribute that beautifully honors your loved one. Contact us >
Once the fund is established, others can contribute - growing both the gift’s impact and the tribute to its namesake.
To support an existing memorial fund, simply use our secure online giving form.
If you don’t see the fund listed under designations, choose “Other” and type the fund name to ensure your gift is directed correctly.
Honor a Loved One
Schlimgen Honors Late Wife with Teaching Scholarship
After thirty years in education, Connie Schlimgen’s legacy will live on through future Jackrabbit teachers.
Name a Scholarship
By naming your scholarship in recognition of someone you care about, you create a lasting legacy in their honor while supporting students in pursuit of a higher education. Many donors choose to name their scholarship in memory of a loved one, family member, friend, or even an SDSU professor who impacted their time at State.
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The SDSU Alumni & Foundation team is dedicated to helping you make an impact that honors someone special. We’ll answer your questions and guide you through every step of the giving process.
Memorial gifts at SDSU
Learn how these memorial gifts are supporting our Jackrabbits in meaningful ways.
The Ripple Effect
In the wake of tragedy, Trevor Peterson established a research award to fuel the work his daughter believed in most.
Moriarty Supports Softball on Father's Home Turf
A chance airport encounter led Kevin Moriarty to honor his father’s legacy and forever change the future of Jackrabbit Softball.
Loving What You Do: The Lyons Legacy
Alumni Craig Carson and Dave Schaefer are leading the charge in remembering their lifelong teacher and friend, Pat Lyons, by helping to grow a scholarship endowment in his memory.
An Endowed Mother/Daughter Legacy
Legacy Healthcare gifted $4,300 to the Stephanie Andersen-Williams Memorial Scholarship Endowment in honor of Stephanie's mother, Vicki's, retirement from the medical field. The funding will ensure that Stephanie's legacy lives on for Jackrabbits in the rodeo arena.
His Fight Is Our Fight
The family of John Enke have teamed up with SDSU to honor a loved one and turn hardship into hope.
JY6 Foundation Honors Alum with Nursing Scholarship
Jorgen Yde's final wish was to honor the nurses who battled cancer by his side.