Ducks Give 2023

You did it! Your gifts to your favorite area of campus unlocked an additional $10,000 for our Student Emergency Fund, given by President Scholz. Thank you!

Thank you! Your gifts unlocked an additional $300 for the Theatre Arts Department from Dave Mendenhall.

You did it! Your gifts unlocked $500 in support for the English Department from Lila and James Harper. Thank you!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked $500 in support for the Math Department from Lila and James Harper. Thank you!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked $1,000 in additional support from Kurt Karl, BA ’74. Thank you!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $1,000 for Hands-On Learning from CAS donor Karen Walker. Thank you!

Tom Marriott, PhD ’74 (chemistry) and Lindsey Marriott have pledged a gift of $4,000 to CAS Hands-On Learning. This gift will be unlocked when we reach 100 gifts!

Thanks to YOU, The Mortenson Family, and CAS Ducks near and far, we’ve unlocked the Mortenson Challenge, supporting Hands-On Learning! Together, when #DucksGive, we make a difference!

An additional $6,000 toward Hands-On Learning from generous donors Aubrey Ardema '97 and Lucky Vidmar has been unlocked. Thank you!

The Bezzerides Challenge gift of $10,000 to the Creative Writing Program has been unlocked. We are grateful to the Bezzerides, YOU, and CAS Ducks near and far!

An additional $10,000 for Economics from George BS ‘76 and Connie Slape has been unlocked. Thank you!

We unlocked $10,000 from Betsy and Scott McClendon. Thank you!

An additional $20,000 in support for Hands-On Learning, pledged by Dean Poulsen, has been unlocked. Thank you!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked $1,000 from Henry Alley to support CHC students. Thank you!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $1,000 in support for the CHC Dean's Innovation Fund from generous donors Virginia, BA '63 and Lee Reno. Thank you!

Hooray! Due to your generosity, a $1,000 match from Carol Yetter and Melaney Grenz has been unlocked. Thank you on behalf of our Communication Disorders & Sciences students!

Thank you! In addition to your gifts, you’ve unlocked $1,000 generously provided by Pat Abeene to support our Counseling Psychology and Human Services graduate students. That’s an incredible investment in students and a brighter, healthier future for families, couples, and youth!

Thank you! You’ve unlocked a $3,000 matching gift from COE Advisory Council members Dick Darst and Lois Rawers. With your generosity, we are expanding support for aspiring principals, central office administrators, and superintendents in our new Administrator Licensure Program.

You did it! By reaching our goal of 50 donors we have secured a $5,000 scholarship support gift from Laura and Jim Marshall for the COE Scholarship Fund and unlocked general scholarship funds for College of Education students. Thank you for helping us reduce the personal financial burdens of COE students!

Hooray! A $10,000 gift from Peter and Mim Gray was made possible by your overwhelming support! Your generosity enables the Sapsik’ʷałá Teacher Education program to recruit, train, and mentor Indigenous educators working in their communities. We are nearing the finish line!

We’ve done it! Thanks to you, we’ve reached our 2023 goal of 130 donors and unlocked an incredible $100,000 gift from Sammie McCormack towards scholarships for future educators. Thank you from all of us at the College of Education!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked $5,000 from Dean Adrian Parr to support the Parr-Zaretsky Lecture Fund. Help us unlock our next challenge...

You did it! Your gifts unlocked $10,000 from Gary Aquilina '80 BArch to support Architecture scholarships. Help us unlock our next challenge...

You did it! Your gifts unlocked our final challenge and released $100,000 to support students in Department of Art and the Department of the History of Art and Architecture.

You did it! Your gifts unlocked $1,000 for the Women's Innovation Network from David Ash. Thank you!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $175,000 in support for the Diversity Excellence Scholarship from proud parents Jennifer & Jeff Davis. Thank you!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $2,000 in support from the Environment Initiative Leadership Team. Thank you, and thank you to our EI Leadership team: Adell Amos, Heather Brinton, Alai Reyes-Santos, Greg Dotson, Doug Toomey, Jill Elizabeth, and Keri Aronson! Help us unlock our next challenge...

You did it! In addition to your gifts, you unlocked an additional $20,000 in support for the Environment Initiative Fund from a generous anonymous donor. Help us unlock our next challenge...

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $50,000 in support for the Environment Initiative Fund from our generous anonymous donor. Help us unlock our next challenge!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $40,000 in support for the Environment Initiative from proud UO parents Heather and John Featherman. Thank you!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked our final challenge and an additional $200,000 in support from our generous anonymous donor. THANK YOU!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $2,000 in support for graduate studies from generous donor Krista Chronister. Thank you!

Thank you! You’ve helped unlock $8,300 from a generous anonymous JSMA donor. Your contribution directly supports K-12 students, post-partum mothers, oncology patients, and more across the state of Oregon. Thank you for helping the JSMA make a difference through art.

Thank you! You’ve helped unlock $1,000 from current JSMA Leadership Council president and EI Patti Barkin. Your contribution directly supports K-12 students, post-partum mothers, oncology patients, and more across the state of Oregon. Thank you for helping the JSMA make a difference through art.

Thank you! The first $1,000 donated was matched by JSMA Executive Director John Weber. Your contribution directly supports K-12 students, post-partum mothers, oncology patients, and more across the state of Oregon. Thank you for helping the JSMA make a difference through art.

Thank you! You’ve helped unlock $1,500 from current EI Ann Fidanque and David Fidanque. Your contribution directly supports K-12 students, post-partum mothers, oncology patients, and more across the state of Oregon. Thank you for helping the JSMA make a difference through art.

Thank you! You’ve helped unlock $250 from Slug Queen Holly GoSlugly. Your contribution directly supports K-12 students, post-partum mothers, oncology patients, and more across the state of Oregon. Thank you for helping the JSMA make a difference through art.

Thank you! You’ve helped unlock $5,000 from former JSMA Leadership Council president Randy Stender. Your contribution directly supports K-12 students, post-partum mothers, oncology patients, and more across the state of Oregon. Thank you for helping the JSMA make a difference through art.

An additional $11,000 in support has been unlocked for KCGIP from generous entrepreneurs Jason and Nissa Pellegrini. Thank you to Jason and Nissa, and to all of you for your support of these important scholarships!

You did it! Your gifts to the college unlocked a $26,250 scholarship pledge from Bruce Johnson and Diane Ramsey. You were ready to kick off #DucksGive in a big way, and we can’t thank you enough! Your enthusiasm and support of the Lundquist College of Business and its students are what make the University of Oregon community so special. Let’s keep it going!

We’re so inspired! Our Ducks are set to do great things—innovative, market-disrupting things that will change the world. Thanks to you, Ducks with fantastic, viable business plans have the chance to get even more funding, as well as leverage more mentorships, for their ventures as part of the Oregon Innovation Challenge and other student experiences unique to the Lundquist College. Thank you!

Amazing! Our Ducks will be taking flight towards even more great job and internship opportunities with a gift from John and Carol Schaus of $40,000 to the Mohr Career Services Technology Fund. Thank you!

YOU DID IT! Your support helped earn the college $250,000 from Dave and Bob Katzin to the Dave Frohnmayer Fund for Excellence in Entrepreneurship. WOW! Our innovative, entrepreneurial Ducks are out changing the world. Now, enterprising students will have even more support to make their pitch a reality and truly soar. THANK YOU to each and every Duck who contributed by making a donation, spreading the word about #DucksGive, or joining our professional network. We appreciate you!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $2,500 in support for OHC from Beate Galda, in honor of Klaus Galda. Thank you!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $1,500 in support for OLLI programs. Thank you!

Thank you! You’ve helped to unlock a $1,000 gift from 1987 Alumnus to support the PathwayOregon Study Abroad Fund. Please continue to give to the PathwayOregon Study Abroad fund to unlock our next challenge gift!

Thank you! You’ve helped to unlock a $10,000 gift to support the PathwayOregon Scholarship fund. Please continue to give to any Student Success Funds.

Thank you! You’ve helped to unlock a $10,000 gift from Colleen, ‘67 and Joel McCloud MBA ’67 to support the PathwayOregon Study Abroad Fund. Please continue to give to the any Student Success Funds to unlock our next challenge gifts!

You did it! You unlocked $500 for SAIL with your gifts. Thank you!

THANK YOU to all our generous donors for helping us reach our first challenge goal of 20 gifts! In addition to your gifts, you’ve unlocked $1,000 from Egil '95 and Shannon '95 Gløersen to encourage other Ducks to give to the SOJC’s game studies minor and related initiatives. Help us reach our next goal!

Dean and Dave Frohnmayer Chair in Leadership and Law, Marcilynn A. Burke, will donate a generous $5000 gift to the clinics today when the law school reaches 25 donors!

THANK YOU to all our generous donors for helping us reach our second challenge goal of 30 gifts! In addition to your gifts, you’ve unlocked an Allen Hall pizza party for students, faculty, and staff from Mezza Luna Pizzeria, courtesy of SOJC Development. Help us reach our next goal!

THANK YOU to all our generous donors for helping us reach our third challenge goal of 40 gifts! In addition to your gifts, you’ve unlocked $3,000 from the Suchman family to encourage other Ducks to give to the SOJC’s game studies minor and related initiatives. Help us reach our next goal!

THANK YOU to all our generous donors for helping us reach our fourth challenge goal of 50 gifts! In addition to your gifts, you’ve unlocked $3,000 from Gayle '69 and Ron Timmerman to encourage other Ducks to give to the SOJC’s game studies minor and related initiatives! Help us reach our next goal!

THANK YOU to all our generous donors for helping us reach our fifth challenge goal of 60 gifts! In addition to your gifts, you’ve unlocked $3,000 from Frank ’84 and Suzanne Shaw to encourage other Ducks to give to the SOJC’s game studies minor and related initiatives. Help us reach our next goal!

THANK YOU to all our generous donors for helping us reach our sixth challenge goal of 70 gifts! In addition to your gifts, you’ve unlocked $5,000 from Corey ’88 and Courteneay ’88 duBrowa to encourage other Ducks to give to the SOJC’s game studies minor and related initiatives. Help us reach our next goal!

THANK YOU to all our generous donors for helping us reach our seventh challenge goal of 80 gifts! In addition to your gifts, you’ve unlocked $5,000 from Jane Larsen Wildman ’83 and John Wildman to support SOJC. Help us reach our next goal!

THANK YOU to all our generous donors for helping us reach our eighth challenge goal of 90 gifts! In addition to the gifts you’ve made, we’ve received $10,000 from Colleen ’67 and Joel ’67 McCloud to support the use of the SOJC’s production facilities for students’ hands-on creative and journalistic projects and research. Help us reach our next goal!

THANK YOU to all our generous donors for helping us reach our ninth challenge goal of 95 gifts! In addition to your gifts, you’ve unlocked $10,000 from Colleen ’67 and Joel ’67 McCloud to support experiential learning opportunities for SOJC students. Help us reach our next goal!

THANK YOU to all our generous donors for helping us reach our tenth and final challenge goal of 100 gifts! In addition to your gifts, you’ve unlocked $10,000 from Betty ’80 and Eric ’80 Staniak to support SOJC students.

THANK YOU to all our generous donors for helping us reach our eleventh and final challenge goal of 105 gifts! In addition to your gifts, you’ve unlocked $5,000 from the Lazarus family to encourage other Ducks to give to the SOJC’s game studies minor and related initiatives.

Thank you! You helped unlock $1,500 from Don Peters and Erica Goss to support immediate funding for Students in Crisis.

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $2,500 in support for the Students in Crisis fund from Karla and Christopher '93 Murray. Help us unlock our next challenge!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $6,000 in support for the Students in Crisis Fund from Aubrey Ardema, BA ’97 and Lucky Vidmar. Thank you!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $3,000 for the UO Dreamer Scholarship Fund. Thank you!

Thank you! You’ve helped to unlock a $100,000 gift to support the UO Dreamer Scholarship which will help allow Dreamer students to graduate with life-changing degrees. Please continue to give to the any Student Success Funds!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked $10,000 from an anonymous alumnus in support of UO Libraries. Help us unlock our next challenge...

You did it! Your gifts unlocked $20,000 from a generous anonymous donor. Thank you!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked $500 in support for UO Libraries from Lila and James Harper. Thank you!

You did it! You unlocked $2,500 in honor of friend of the UO and lifelong learner Klaus Galda. Thank you!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked $2,500 from generous Library donor Pamela McClure-Johnston. Help us unlock our next challenge...

You did it! Your gifts unlocked all 4 of our challenge gifts, including this additional $10,000 in support for the Portland Internship Experience from an anonymous '87 alumnus. Thank you!

Thank you! You unlocked our first gift of $2,500 from Arnerich Massena, Inc. Help us unlock our next challenge...

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $10,000 in support for the Portland Internship Experience from Colleen '67 and Joel McCloud MBA '67. Help us unlock our final challenge!

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $5,000 to support the Portland Internship Experience from Quinn Thomas. Thank you!

You did it! Your gifts totaling $1,000 unlocked an additional $1,000 from generous donors Martha Walters and John VanLandingham. Help us unlock our next challenge!

Thank you! $1,000 of your gifts to the Wayne Morse Center were matched courtesy of Margaret Hallock. Please continue to give and encourage civic engagement and enlightened dialogue through the Wayne Morse Center.

You did it! Your gifts unlocked an additional $1,000 in support of civic engagement and enlightened dialogue through the Wayne Morse Center. Thank you!

Thank you! In addition to your generous gifts, you have helped unlock $2,450 to support the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics. Help unlock our next challenge!