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• Charitable IRA Rollover Distributions

  Published on November 9, 2018
  Donors aged 70½ or older can make tax-free IRA distributions by making a special gift to charity.

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  Michigan State Horticultural Society gives $50,000 to CANR professorship

  Published on July 6, 2017
  The Michigan State Horticultural Society has donated $50,000 to the Martin (John) and Judith Bukovac Endowed Professorship in Tree Fruit Physiology in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at MSU.

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  Glassen Foundation establishes 4-H shooting sports endowment

  Published on April 21, 2020
  The Hal and Jean Glassen Foundation made a $100,000 gift to establish a new 4-H endowed fund with the Michigan 4-H Foundation to support the Michigan 4-H Shooting Sports Program.

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  Planned gift to create future Forestry Scholarship Endowment

  Published on August 13, 2019
  Leighton and Peggy Miller recently documented a $900,000 bequest – a future gift to create The Leighton and Peggy Miller Forestry Scholarship for graduate student support in the MSU Department of Forestry.

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  Rajendra Bird Sanctuary inspires creation of new undergraduate course

  Published on May 23, 2019
  A new undergraduate course in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife explored the use of art as a way to communicate science, with a focus on promoting the Rachana Rajendra Neotropical Migrant Bird Sanctuary.

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  BASF Living Acres to make donation to Heroes to Hives in honor of Pollinator Week

  Published on June 15, 2020
  Help double the impact — the company will donate an additional dollar, up to $5,000 for every like or share of the post on Mon., June 22.

• Planned gift funds tree fruit research and fellowship program

  Published on February 19, 2020
  New AgBioResearch endowment funded by a planned gift from Ken and Pauline Bull will support tree fruit industry research and extension work.

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  New endowments to support MSU farms and IAT student scholarships

  Published on March 27, 2020
  MSU alumnus Carl Lindquist and Joy Vietinghoff have documented a planned gift to create four new endowments – two in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and two in the College of Natural Science.

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  Frasier pays it forward for packaging

  Published on April 24, 2019
  Michigan State University School of Packaging alumnus Charles Frasier, and his wife Jacqueline, recently gave the lead $1.5 million gift to renovate the MSU School of Packaging building.

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  MSU alum supports MSU Extension program in Detroit

  Published on June 30, 2020
  Thanks to gifts from Russell King, the MSU Detroit Partnership for Food, Learning and Innovation (DPFLI) has been made a reality.

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  Gift of $1.5 million supports lupus research

  Published on May 14, 2018
  Robert and Carol Deibel give a two-part gift totaling $1.5 million to endow the position of the scientist leading research on food and the progression of lupus, Dr. James Pestka.

• Stuckmans receive national Ruby C. McSwain Outstanding Philanthropist Award

  Published on June 19, 2020
  Noel and Sandra Stuckman were honored with the Ruby C. McSwain Outstanding Philanthropist Award from the National Agricultural Alumni & Development Association (NAADA).

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  Hipple honors her father’s legacy with a planned gift for the gardens

  Published on June 3, 2019
  Karen Hipple documented a planned gift to create an endowment for the Michigan 4-H Children’s Gardens in memory of her father, Per G. Lundin, Michigan assistant state 4-H leader from 1925 to 1956.

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  Stuckmans leaving a planned gift legacy

  Published on November 19, 2018
  Noel Stuckman and Sandra Clarkson Stuckman have documented a planned gift that will help ensure the viability of MSU for the future.

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  Meet Mike Tate: a visionary leader for 4-H, youth development

  Published on February 26, 2020
  Michael Tate, Michigan’s first African-American state 4-H director, helped shape the future of 4-H in Michigan.

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  Yvonne Wilson: More than a donor, a legacy for MSU Horticulture Gardens

  Published on December 6, 2019
  MSU alumna Yvonne Wilson made her first gift to the university more than three decades ago. Though modest, the contribution laid the foundation for more than $1.5 million of giving to MSU throughout her lifetime.

• Giving Tuesday Now makes a difference in the lives of MSU students and the MSU community

  Published on June 8, 2020
  #GivingTuesdayNow was a global day of giving and unity that took place on May 5, 2020 as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19.

• Give Green Day 2019 Results

  Published on December 11, 2019
  Give Green Day was a very successful day for our CANR community, with more than $56,000 raised for various projects and programs representing the college, AgBioResearch and MSU Extension.

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  Building the Future: A brighter future with investments in infrastructure

  Published on January 14, 2020
  The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has embarked on a strategic planning process to improve facilities.

• Packaging: the industry no one thinks about but saves lives

  Published on January 14, 2020
  Packaging at MSU isn’t only about teaching students at one of the top schools of its kind in the nation. It’s also about working to help save lives.