Alumni & Friends

Through the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, some of the best minds on the planet tackle real-world problems, crafting solutions that have impact around the world. Strategic initiatives focus on compelling issues such as food safety and security, water quality, biofuels and improved health and nutrition – finding ways to use the world’s resources to the best and most sustainable benefit of the Earth and its people.

And just like the pioneers whose discoveries are so woven into our lives that we take them for granted, we know that discoveries made by our students and faculty members will affect your life – and your neighbor’s life.

Meeting these challenges head on is hard work. It requires dedication and perseverance.

It also requires your help.

Private gifts play a vital role in our ability to maintain and enhance the quality of our programs, to attract top-notch faculty and to continue to remain on the cutting edge of research.

Alumni & Donor News

Interior design alum provides leadership gift for Give Green Day

Published on March 16, 2023
Michigan State University (MSU) alumna Valerie Wright, ’89 interior design, together with two additional alumnae gave a collective $10,000 in leadership gifts to double the impact for students on Give Green Day.
Food engineering alum provides leadership gift for Give Green Day

Published on March 16, 2023
Michigan State University (MSU) alumna Cassaundra Edwards, ’94 food engineering, together with two additional alumnae gave a collective $10,000 in leadership gifts to double the impact for students on Give Green Day.
CANR community ranks fifth for fundraising efforts on MSU Give Green Day

Published on March 16, 2023
Overall, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) was the fifth largest unit in fundraising efforts and the fourth most successful project across the university during the 2023 Give Green Day.
Rafael Auras, Ph.D., named Amcor Endowed Chair in Packaging Sustainability

Published on March 3, 2023
Rafael Auras, Ph.D., named Amcor Endowed Chair in Packaging Sustainability for the MSU School of Packaging.
Lansmont Corporation to donate product and package testing technologies to MSU School of Packaging

Published on March 3, 2023
Lansmont Corporation is investing in packaging durability research and testing by donating some of its technology to the MSU School of Packaging.