Championing the Arts, Fostering Local Pride
For decades, Chet and Karen Opalka have championed the underappreciated upstate area as a world-class cultural destination and used their philanthropy to support an array of local arts and cultural organizations.
Campus Living, 'Iron Mike' and the Hazzards of Service
Kris Hazzard '86 and spouse Larry Hazzard '87 have established the Kristine and Lawrence Hazzard Community and Public Service Program Scholarship at UAlbany.
Fostering Future Scientists through Endowments
RNA therapeutics and dark matter research may seem worlds apart on the science spectrum. Now UAlbany students in both fields are benefiting from generous gifts by alumni committed to fostering future generations of scientists.
A Time to Give
An emeritus professor and his wife pledge $5 million to aid UAlbany biological sciences as well as present and future collegians.
Flexibility for the Future
Two gifts totaling over $1 million dollars will help ensure student success at the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) far into the future, thanks to a loyal alum and the college’s former dean.
A Million Dollar Commitment
Steadfast supporters of the School of Social Welfare, a husband and wife team up to secure the School's future.
50 Years and Going Strong
William Alex Pridemore, dean of the School of Criminal Justice (SCJ), has made a $100,000 planned gift to increase the SJC’s Dean’s Excellence Fund. Dean Pridemore’s gift is the fourth gift of $100,000 or more SCJ has received this year in conjunction with the school’s 50th anniversary.
Helping Others to “Dream Bigger”
Adell Y. Smith often thinks about where life might have taken her had she “dreamed bigger” as a teenager. To help others “dream bigger,” she’s established an endowment at UAlbany’s School of Public Health (SPH).
New Gifts Support Lacrosse Program
Donations push the number of endowed scholarships for the Men’s Lacrosse program to eight.
Enduring Gifts for Rockefeller College
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy has received two seven-figure gifts totaling almost $3.5 million to attract and support outstanding graduate students.
Dedication and Support
Five years ago, Peter Bulger '77 made a $50,000 gift to establish The Family of Peter Bulger Scholarship, which supports deserving scholar-athletes. Now Bulger has made a new $500,000 planned gift to support the fund.
Lasting Legacy
The University at Albany Foundation’s largest undergraduate endowed scholarship is now worth over $1 million.
Scholarships for Veterans
Military veterans have dedicated their lives to aiding and protecting others. Thanks to a $500,000 gift to the University at Albany from a nonprofit established by an alum, a new scholarship program will assist veterans as they return from deployment.