Giving Opportunities
Campaigns
The UT College of Engineering is currently working with UT Administration on a system-wide capital campaign designed to raise funds for student aid, buildings and renovations, programs and research.
The Challenge Campaign was initiated by COE alumnus Min Kao's donation of $5 million in a dollar-for-dollar match with private gifts from alumni, friends and supporters of the college designated to create a $10 million endowment for the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (now known as the Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).
Noteworthy funding and naming opportunities are also available for the new building to house the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, which was initiated by funding from the State of Tennessee in 2005.
Additional COE campaign priorities include:
- Named chairs and professorships
- Faculty research and teaching fellowships
- Student support, including scholarships and fellowships
- Program support for cooperative education and diversity initatives
Categories of Giving
Donor Clubs and Recognition Levels
- Annual President's Club -- Annual gifts of $1,000 or more by individuals
- The Tennessee Society -- $25,000 paid as a single gift, or $2,500 per year for 10 years
- The Heritage Society -- Recognizes individuals and/or organizations whose cumulative giving exceeds $50,000 or pledges payable at $5,000 a year for 10 years.
- The Benefactors Society -- Recognizes individuals and/or organizations whose cumulative giving exceeds $100,000 or pledges payable at $10,000 a year for 10 years.
- The Charles Dabney Society -- Recognizes individuals and/or organizations whose cumulative giving exceeds $500,000.
- The Founders Society -- Recognizes individuals and/or organizations whose cumulative giving exceeds $1,000,000.
- 1794 Society -- Recognizes individuals and/or organizations whose cumulative giving exceeds $5,000,000.
- The Torchbearer Society -- Recognizes individuals and/or organizations whose cumulative giving exceeds $10,000,000.
Additional Methods of Giving
- Employer Matched Contributions -- a program where employee gifts to The University of Tennessee are "matched" by the employer.
- Planned gifts -- provide an individual with the opportunity to combine his or her personal charitable interests with long-range financial and estate planning utilizing options including real estate, stocks, trusts and bequests.
- Online donations -- visit http://www.utalumni.utk.edu/givetout to donate online.