Giving
We need your support to be able to sustain the best of our Zoology legacy and to take the kinds of initiatives that will be essential for the future success of our students and faculty in the Department of Integrative Biology. Please consider giving to one of the existing funds described below, or contact us if you are interested in developing a new initiative.
General Funds
Joseph John Hauser Endowed Department of Zoology Strategic Initiatives
The endowment will be used for Department of Integrative Biology purposes at the discretion
of its Chairperson.
Gift Code: A5148
Teaching & Research Funds
Hyena Research Fund
Research/Expendable. You can help support our research by making a donation to the
Hyena Research Fund at MSU. Your contributions provide the necessary resources for
our students and scientists to continue their work.
Gift Code: A51410
The Richard & Susan Hill Fund for Instructional Field Study
This fund is in celebration of Dick’s retirement in 2017, after a 46-year career as
a creative researcher and an inspiring teacher. The goal of the Fund is for as many
students as possible to have opportunities to learn through direct encounters with
the natural world.
Gift Code: A5149
Scholarship Funds
George J. Wallace and Martha C. Wallace Endowed Scholarship
Recipients shall be graduate students, or advanced undergraduate students, with exceptional
academic records and pursuing a Master's or Doctoral level research program in Ornithology.
Preference will be given to specialties in behavioral, ecological or systematic research
on birds. Read more about the George J. Wallace and Martha C. Wallace Endowed Scholarship.
Gift Code: AG1700
John R. Shaver, Ph.D. Graduate Student Fund in Zoology
The income will support graduate studies in the Department of Integrative Biology.
Expenditures may include, but are not limited to, supplementary or summer stipends,
graduate student travel, and research supplies. Read more about the John R. Shaver, Ph.D. Graduate Student Fund in Zoology.
Gift Code: A5147
Dr. Marvin Hensley Endowed Scholarship Fund in Zoology
Jeffrey Boettcher Fund for Field Study in Biology
Gift Code: A51400