Endowments

Endowments allow funds to be directed toward a specific purpose or usage at NCSSM and serve as a permanent, self-sustaining source of funding. Endowment assets are invested to generate earnings. Each year, a portion of the earnings of the fund is paid out to support the fund’s purpose, and any earnings in excess of this distribution are used to build the fund’s market value. In this way, an endowment fund can grow and provide support for its designated purpose in perpetuity. When you give to our endowment, you create a permanent legacy of support for NCSSM.

Unrestricted Endowment

The mission of the NCSSM Foundation’s Unrestricted Endowment is to support the people, programs, and activities of the school in perpetuity. An endowment fund is a permanent, self-sustaining source of funding. Endowment assets are invested to generate earnings. Each year, a portion of the earnings of the fund is paid out to support the fund’s purpose, and any earnings in excess of this distribution are used to build the fund’s market value. In this way, an endowment fund can grow and provide support for its designated purpose in perpetuity. When you give to our endowment, you create a permanent legacy of support for NCSSM.

NCSSM Foundation Endowments

Aldrich Music Endowment
Supports NCSSM’s fine arts program with emphasis on performing arts

Dr. Joan Barber Endowment to Support Underrepresented Minority Student Success
Supports Colours gospel choir, student groups with a majority-URM membership, and other programming and activities that support the success of URM students

Allen K. Briggs Memorial Scholarship
Established in the memory of Allen Kenneth Briggs ’88 to assist middle or high school students with financial need to attend one of the NCSSM Summer Accelerator programs. 

Bowman-Brockman Endowment
Inspires students to start ventures on campus and to pursue advanced research projects in science, technology, and mathematics

Branson Brown Athletic Endowment
Supports athletic activities at NCSSM including NCHSAA-recognized school teams as well as intramural activities.

Joe F. and Marylyn L. Britt Endowment
Supports electronics and physics projects

Broyhill Foundation Endowment
Supports Broyhill Leadership Series, bringing to campus speakers and professionals known for business leadership in science and technology

Joseph M. Bryan Sr. Endowment Fund
Unrestricted endowment

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Endowment
Supports faculty professional development

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Endowment for Research, Mentorship, and Innovation 
Supports advanced research and mentorship opportunities

Christy Shaffer Endowment
Provides scholarships to young women graduating from NCSSM who plan to seek degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill in underrepresented fields such as STEM or business

Class of 1983 Academic Endowment
Funds academic programs

Class of 1988 Endowment
Supports employee recruitment and retirement recognition

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Endowment Fund
Provides unrestricted financial support for entrepreneurship program, i.e., classroom supplies, competitions, etc. This endowment was established in honor of Ruth and John Ogle Jr.

Fagan Fund for Faculty Excellence
Supports faculty professional development

GAR Foundation Fund for Faculty Excellence
Supports faculty professional development

General Endowment
Supports ongoing needs of NCSSM Foundation and school

Glaxo Foundation Endowment for Student Research
Supports students’ independent scientific research in biology

Peter T. Haughton Fabrication and Innovation Lab Endowment
Provides funds to support all aspects of the FabLab

Hurd Residential Endowment
Supports Student Services and Student Life programs

Ives Academic and Club Competition and Conferences Endowment
Assists residential students of NCSSM’s Durham campus who are participating in academic and club competitions and conferences

Kuo Family Endowment
Provides funds to support the Science and Mathematics departments at NCSSM’s Durham campus

Geun-ho Kim Scholarship
For a graduating senior whose parents, or parent, immigrated to the U.S.

Joe Liles Fine Arts Endowment
Provides continuous funding to enhance student development in instrumental, voice, drama, dance, and visual arts

George E. & Etta Lou Loftin Endowment
Supports students with financial need

Borden Mace Library Endowment
Supports efforts to bring speakers to campus

Jon Miller Endowment for the Humanities
Supports the Humanities Department’s unmet needs

NCSSM Alumni Scholarship Endowment
Provides college scholarships to selected graduating seniors

NCSSM Challenge Endowment
Supports programs that inspire NCSSM students to donate while still enrolled at the school

Prabhu Endowment for the Sciences
Supports the school’s technology infrastructure, especially involving the teaching of science

Quarter Century Unrestricted Endowment
Supports student body, faculty, and general community

Steffee Endowment for Student Research and Creativity
Encourages independent research and student-driven academic projects

Troan Endowment for Technology
Supports unmet technology needs

Virginia S. Wilson Scholarship
Provides a graduating senior with a scholarship to attend Duke University

Wachovia Engineering Endowment
Supports Engineering Department’s unmet needs

Wachovia Humanities Endowment
Supports Humanities Department’s unmet needs

Wachovia Mathematics Endowment
Supports Mathematics Department’s unmet needs      

Wachovia Science Endowment
Supports Science Department’s unmet needs

Wachovia Technology Endowment
Supports unmet technology needs

Women With Wings Endowment
Supports programs in aviation and aeronautics for young women

Contact

Barbara Coury

Vice Chancellor for Development & NCSSM Foundation President

919-416-2866