Giving to Engineering

The Dean's Fund

Dean's Fund donors contribute unrestricted annual gifts of $10,000 or more. They provide the principal source of discretionary gift support for Stanford Engineering. The impact of the Dean's Fund is crucial for:

• providing start-up funds for new faculty. Faculty who have received such support include Jack Baker, Jennifer Cochran, Karl Deisseroth, Charbel Farhat, Sarah Heilshorn, Nick Melosh, and Amin Saberi.
• jump-starting new academic opportunities, such as the China internship program, in which graduate students experience internships at technology companies in China.
• developing shared facilities for our faculty and students campuswide, such as the Organic Electronics Laboratory and the new science and engineering quad (SEQ2).

Benefits and recognition for gifts of $10,000 or more to the Dean's Fund include:

• annual reports on the impact of Dean's Fund contributions.
• special communications from Dean Plummer, which provide sneak peeks of upcoming activities and technological developments, and the opportunity to provide the dean with your valuable feedback and suggestions.
• invitation to the dean's annual Luncheon, where donors can meet and interact with faculty and peers while learning about the school's latest achievements.
• Special acknowledgement in the Stanford Engineering Annual Report, and the online donor roll (available in early 2009).

For more information about the Dean's Fund, please contact Dana Padden Thomas, manager of annual giving, at 650.724.6253.