Giving Opportunities
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) provides an exceptional educational
experience for students and fosters innovative research that will impact the state, the nation, and the world.
Now, more than ever, private support of teaching and research within ECE will be key to launching the
department to the next level of excellence. Support at all levels makes a difference and there are many
meaningful ways to make a gift.
Opportunities for Support
• The Hartig Fund provides general, unrestricted support to the department.
• List of Funds for Electrical and Computer Engineering support.
• Endowed chairs, professorships, scholarships, and fellowships are the core building blocks
for the department's future. Make a gift to a current fund, or create your own.
• Estate Gifts allow you to create a lasting legacy. We offer many ways to make such a provision.
Among the easiest is to place a bequest to the department in your will. Such a gift does not deplete
needed income for living expenses, and often allows you to make a more financially significant
gift than would have been possible during life.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering online giving
Institute of Technology Giving Opportunities
We appreciate your partnership and continued support of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
If you'd like more information or if you have questions, please contact Anastacia Quinn Davis.
 | Anastacia Quinn Davis
External Relations
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact Anastacia for all your giving questions.
Phone: 612-625-4509
E-mail: aqdavis@umn.edu |
Strategic Investments
John Harms '09 | Undergraduate Support
"My dad once told me, 'School should be your full time job.' I took his advice to
heart, and when I came to the University, I put all my time and energy into learning.
Now, I am graduating with honors, but I couldn't have done it without the generous
financial support that I received from the Green and Schott scholarships. Knowing
that my rent was paid and that I had food to eat allowed me to focus on being the
best student I could be."
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Anthony Giacomoni
Graduate Student | Graduate Support
"Receiving a Graduate School Fellowship has been a great honor. When I was
first awarded the fellowship, it was extremely gratifying to learn that my efforts
had merited such an award. The fellowship has provided me with the opportunity
to make substantial progress toward the completion of my degree and my career
goals. It has allowed me to focus solely on my courses and preliminary exams
without the additional burden of an assistantship. As a result, I have nearly
completed the coursework and exam portion of my degree and I am able to
begin working exclusively on my research and dissertation." |
Tryphon Georgiou
Professor | Faculty Support
"Research at academic institutions has played a defining role through the
development of science. Academics typically are driven by intellectual challenge
and the desire to acquire new knowledge. In this pursuit, and throughout history,
their research often was funded by prominent and wealthy patrons or by private
funds. Endowed chairs are the present-day equivalent of such backing to pursue
a long-term vision in fundamental research uninterrupted and unconstrained by
pressures for short-term incremental gains. The support and freedom that were
provided to me by the Vincente Hermes-Luh Chair have been invaluable." |
| Visionary Support
Robert E. Rice Student Services Center
Stephen Snyder, stepson of Robert E. Rice, and Snyder's wife, Cindy, were
honored at the opening of Robert E. Rice Student Services Center. The Center
was named in honor of Robert E. Rice, a 1931 University of Minnesota electrical
engineering graduate, for his generous million-dollar gift to establish an ECE
student scholarship endowment. The award will provide assistance to new
electrical and engineering students with academic promise. |
