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Donor Impact Report
2019-2020
Thanks to extraordinary support from alumni and friends, the WVU Foundation recorded $197.8 million in new gifts and pledges in FY’20, including 42,996 gifts from 20,609 donors.
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TRANSFORMING WVU
Creative Arts Center renamed in honor of Canady leadership gift
The former Creative Arts Center on WVU’s Evansdale campus will be known as the Loulie, Valerie and William Canady Creative Arts Center.
Athletics receives $10 million gift from Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust
West Virginia University Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President Shane
Lyons announced today a $10 million gift from the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable
Trust to build an Athletics Performance Center at the WVU Coliseum Sports Complex.
Wadsworth family makes $6 million gift commitment to WVU
A loyal alumnus and his wife have continued their history of giving to West Virginia University with a $6 million gift that will expand opportunities for students, increase support for faculty, research and other programs in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.
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WVU business college launches campaign to bring new building to fruition
In a little more than two years, the John Chambers College of Business and Economics will write the next chapter in business education in its new home, transforming West Virginia University’s campus, the community of Morgantown and the student experience.
Stories of IMpact
Donation of industry-leading software gives WVU students an edge
Access to industry-leading software – donated for more than a decade by Schlumberger, a worldwide provider of technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production and processing within the oil and gas industry – gives students at West Virginia University’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and Eberly College of Arts and Sciences an edge in coursework, research and the job market.
Read moreMemorial fund established by Coach Huggins advances West Virginia cancer care
Dorothy Bolyard credits divine intervention for the rare moment of klutziness that changed her life. An unexpected collision with a doorway at home led Bolyard to discover a lump in her breast, which turned out to be cancerous.
Private support aids students struggling due to COVID-19
West Virginia University junior Charde De Lestre lost three part-time jobs and fell nearly three months behind on her rent after classes moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, she’s been able to continue her studies thanks to generous private donations that are providing emergency aid for students in need.
Read moreWVU remembers Puskar, Blaney
West Virginia University bid farewell to longtime benefactors Betty J. Puskar and Carolyn Eberly Blaney in 2020.
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Health & Medicine
WVU School of Dentistry launches capital campaign to upgrade outdated facilities
With help from alumni and friends, the next generation of West Virginia dentists and dental hygienists will be trained in radically modernized facilities that reflect the excellent education and quality patient care provided by the West Virginia University School of Dentistry.
Read more about this campaignDonor support exceeds $52M as final beam is placed for WVU Medicine Children’s
WVU Medicine Children’s marked a construction milestone as the final steel beam was placed for its new hospital, thanks to generous donor support throughout the 2019-'20 fiscal year.
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