FY20-21 SDSU College of Sciences Broad-Based Impact Report

Fiscal Year 2020-2021

I M PA C T O F P H I L A N T H R O P Y ollege of Sciences donors are difference makers.

C Your generous support of our programs, students, and faculty means so much to us. Because of you, students are better able to afford the cost of a degree - and the experiences they have here are richer and more varied. Because of you, our faculty are able to do more research and to change the way we understand the world around us. Because of you, Aztec scientists - students and faculty - stand among the best in the world. Thank you!

I f you haven’t had a chance to see for yourself, SDSU students are some of the hardest working people you will meet. But so often, practicalities force students to focus their efforts on the job of living, and leaves them without the time to lift their gazes from Earth. The recent Booth gift to Astronomy is going to give our students the chance to look deeply into the universe and contemplate its wonders. These stories play out across our College and our University, and your support touches the lives of our students in profound ways. On behalf of our students, thank you.

Jeffrey T. Roberts, Ph.D. Dean, College of Sciences

Eric Sandquist, Ph.D. SDSU Astronomy Department Chair

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES YEAR IN GIVING

$16.4M

HIGHLIGHTED GIFTS

Total Raised

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES $1.18M

Total Awarded in Scholarships

466

Scholarships Awarded

A $14 million bequest from the estate of Theodore William Booth and his wife Nhung Lu Booth (’85), an alumna of the College of Sciences, will provide support for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students in the astronomy program — launching the department to a new level of research, exploration, and discovery.

The Dr. Joi Weeks Endowed Scholarship for Chemistry and Biochemistry Students was established in honor of SDSU alumna Dr. Joi Weeks. Joi defended her Ph.D. in May 2020, was diagnosed with cancer two months later, and tragically passed away on Sept. 14, 2020. As a Black woman in science, she served as an inspiration for younger BIPOC scientists.

A generous donor provided support for multi-disciplinary research on COVID-19.

POINTS OF PRIDE

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U.S. News and World Report ranked SDSU’s Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology 25th in best programs

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Universities.com ranked SDSU’s Astronomy Program the 5th best in California

RANKINGS AND HIGHLIGHTS

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The number of students The number of students who were enrolled in a the College of Sciences major within the employed as teaching College of Sciences as associates, assistants, of Spring 2021 and work-study aides

STUDENTS

I am a first-generation Filipina-American, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. As the eldest of three daughters, I have overcome high barriers and remain a role model to my family and relatives.

I believe that philanthropy is such an impactful gift and something so beautiful for those driven and passionate students who are considering or are currently pursuing higher education beyond their bachelor’s degrees.

Thank you for the continued support and dedication that all of you provide to us scholars in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (i.e. STEM).

Mariel Cardenas, Joint Doctoral student studying Organic Chemistry

ENDOWMENTS P R O V I D I N G R E S O U R C E S F O R T O D AY ’ S S T U D E N T S A N D T O M O R R O W ’ S A Z T E C S

New Endowments Avery and Grace Endowed Scholarship Brage Golding and Susan Golding Endowment Kung-Jong Lui Endowed Memorial Scholarship Michael and Donna Malley Endowed Fellowship Theodore William and Nhung Lu Booth Endowment Thomas B. Day Awards for Excellence in Physics Endowments (Active) Albert W. and Susan G. Johnson Endowment Alfred McLeod Chemistry Endowment Alfred McLeod Mathematics and Statistics Endowment Allan and Janet Dale Endowment Awona Harrington Endowment Baylor Brooks Endowed Scholarship Betty Wills Endowment for Applied Science BMC Software Endowed Scholarship Brenda & Dave Rickey Foundation Study Abroad Endowed Scholarship Britt Lundberg Endowed Scholarship in Sciences Chemistry Department Endowment Clifford and Ruth Smith Memorial Endowment Conrad Prebys Bio-medical Endowed Chair Crellin Pauling Student Teaching Award Endowment Crouch Endowed Scholarship for Avian Behavior CSUPERB Quasi Endowment David Farris Endowment Dora M. Newell Endowed Scholarship Dorathe Frick Memorial Endowment Doris Townsend Memorial Endowed Scholarship Dr. Geldreich Endowed Scholarship Dr. Joi Weeks Endowed Scholarship for Chemistry and Biochemistry Students Dr. Richard L. Jenkins Endowment in Honor of Professor Morey A. Ring Eckis Seismology Endowed Chair Edmond A. Duke Endowed Scholarship Elliott Family Fund Endowed Scholarship Elwood Beatty Endowed Scholarship Franklin Alverson Memorial Endowment Fred Henry Endowed Chair in Life Sciences Geology Endowed Scholarship Geology Utility Endowment Gloria Ann Dylewski Endowed Scholarship Gordon Gastil Endowed Scholarship Gorostiza Endowed Scholarship Grace Hoover Sciences Endowed Scholarship Hardman Foundation Endowment Harold and June Grant Memorial Biology Endowed Scholarship Harold Walba Endowed Fellowship

Harrington Geology Endowment Harry Hamber Endowed Scholarship Hillix-Cronan Endowed Scholarship in Psychology James & Mary Crouch Memorial Endowment James Crouch Lectureship Endowment John Schopp Endowment John W. & Diane D. Robinson Endowed Scholarship Jordan Dale Covin Memorial Endowed Scholarship Kopp Research Endowment Lane Family Computer Science Endowed Scholarship Larry and Judy Sowder Endowment Lester Skolil Memorial Endowment Litrownik Distinguished Alumni Scholar Endowment Louise McNally Endowment Lowell Burnett, Ph.D. Endowed Award Mabel Myers Endowment Malik Harrington Endowment Marjorie S. and Merle B. Turner Endowed Scholarship Mary and Phil Kantor Endowment Michael S. Ptacek Endowed Scholarship Neel Endowed Scholarship Oscar Kaplan Postdoctoral Fellowship in Developmental Psychology Endowment Paul G. and Margaret F. Peninger Memorial Endowed Scholarship Paul Kurtz and Genevieve Jane Crecelius Endowed Scholarship in Chemistry Prebys Biomedical Research Endowed Scholarship Professor Emeritus and Ecology Endowment R. D. Harwood Endowment Rebecca B. Bryson-Kissinger Memorial Endowed Scholarship Reginald F. Buller Award Endowment Roger and Gail Sabbadini Quasi-Endowment Roger Carpenter Endowment Rollin and Caroline Eckis Endowed Scholarship in Geology Ronald Dietz College of Sciences Endowment Shiley Life Sciences and Bioengineering Endowed Scholarship Social Psychology Endowment Student Field Experiences Endowment Summer Visitor Program Endowment The Campanile Foundation Endowed Chair The Jivan & S.C. Tong Endowed Fellowship Tom Ragan Memorial Endowed Fellowship W. M. Keck Foundation Geology Endowment Wassenberg Seminar Endowment Wawanesa Insurance Endowed Scholarship William E. Hazen Endowment William F. Lucas/San Diego Astronomy Association Endowment William G. Tong Endowed Fellowship

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