How to donate to your department of Entomology
Donate to the Entomology general fund
Donating to your department of entomology is easy! Click here to go to MSU’s donation site and contribute to Entomology’s operations and activities. Enter the amount you want to give in the gift cart box (see orange circle in the image). Contributing to this general fund gives us flexibility to use funds as needed.
You may also select a specific named fund if you wish. Below are some of the options that support Entomology’s activities. Thanks very much for supporting your department of entomology!
-- Ernest S. Delfosse, Professor and Chairperson, MSU Department of Entomology.
Donate to a specific named fund
MSU Department of Entomology has a number of funds and endowments designed to help us provide greater graduate study and outreach opportunities for our students and community. To make a secure, credit card gift, on-line, simply click on the fund of your choice. Scroll to the bottom of this page to read descriptions of some of the funds. Click on the links below to donate on-line, or click here for instructions for mailing donations.
More about these funds
- Beekeeping. Support extension and outreach on beekeeping and research activities on honey bee biology directed by Zachary Huang. The MSU Honey Bee Program reaches audiences worldwide through its web site (http://cyberbee.msu.edu), conferences, and local and state beekeeping organizations. Prof. Huang's research includes not only basic bee biology, but also studies relevant to beekeepers such as novel methods for pest control and how diseases and pests affect honey bee behaviors.
- Bug House operations and activities (www.ent.msu.edu/bughouse/)
- Department of Entomology Endowment. Long-term financial support from interest on invested funds for the Department, Bug House, scholarships, and the AJ Cook Arthropod Research Collection.
- Entomology Scholarship Fund for the department’s undergraduate and graduate students as well as for the Insect World Science Camp held in July each year for youth.
- Enviro-weather service. Enviro-weather (www.enviroweather.msu.edu) links MSU’s weather data with tools for decision-making. The web-based tools help farmers, landscapers and gardeners with decisions such as: the potential for plant disease or insect pest occurrence; whether frost damage is likely; and best time to plant, spray, irrigate, or harvest. Our weather data also helps with natural resource management such as determining potential for forest fires.
- Gene Thompson Memorial Fund. Thompson was a former acting director of the Plant Industry Division at the Michigan Department of Agriculture. This fund was established in his honor to purchase Cornell drawers and cabinets for the AJ Cook Arthropod Research Collection. During his lifetime, Gene's special interest was noctuidae in Michigan. He greatly appreciated the excellent reference collection that the AJ Cook Collection provided. Each drawer purchased bears a plate with the following inscription: In memory of Gene Thompson, Gift of [name of donor].
- Merritt Endowed Fellowship in Entomology. This endowment provides fellowships for graduate students in Aquatic Entomology.
- Ray and Bernice Hutson Scholarship Fund. This Endowment supports graduate and undergraduate student travel to professional meetings, student research grant programs, student facilities, computers and other necessities.
- Scriber Scholars in Butterfly Biology and Conservation. An endowment providing scholarships to undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students involved in basic butterfly/moth research and outreach activities. Also may be used to assist with travel for these purposes.
How to mail a donation
Gifts may also be mailed to:
University Development
Michigan State University
300 Spartan Way
East Lansing, MI 48824-1005
When mailing your gift, please be sure to specify the name of the fund to which you wish to donate. Thank you for helping us help others!