The following OSSM Foundation endowment programs are stabilizing and strengthening programs for the long term. We welcome your support and involvement in these critical programs. Please designate your gift–100% of your gift will go toward that need of your choosing!
- Faculty Endowment – See more about the Faculty Endowment and Faculty Awards (gifts of $150,000 or more) here
- Senator Penny Williams Distinguished Lecture Series Endowment – See more here
- Investigative Research Scholars Program (IRSP) – See more here
Chesapeake Endowed Chair in Geoscience – Many thanks to Chesapeake Energy and Mr. Aubrey McClendon for ensuring Oklahoma students will always be able to get a strong foundation in geoscience education at OSSM!
Giving Levels
Naming Levels
- Faculty Award – $150,000 designated for Faculty Endowment (outstanding faculty member honored in donor’s name)
- Endowed Chair – $400,000 (provides perpetually for annual faculty retention stipend in critical curriculum area)
- Professorship – $2,000,000 (provides perpetually for annual faculty salary and benefits in critical curriculum area)
Pythagoras, $1,000,000+
Hippocrates, $500,000 – $999,999
Aristotle, $100,000 – $499,999
Euclid, $50,000 – $99,999
Leonardo da Vinci, $25,000 – $49,999
Copernicus, $15,000 – $24,999
Galileo, $10,000 – $14,999
Isaac Newton, $5,000 – $9,999
Louis Pasteur, $2,500 – $4,999
Marie & Pierre Curie, $1,000 – $2,499
Jonas Salk, $500 – $999
Charles Darwin, $250 – $499
Albert Einstein, $1 – $250
Our staff is very happy to work with you to fulfill your charitable plans and legacy vision. Please call OSSM Director of Development Pam Felactu at (405) 522-7804 to discuss your giving desires and options.
Thank you so much for your generous support!
