Donors come thru at One Day for State

Sept. 5 was a great day to be a Jackrabbit and that was particularly true for the Lohr College of Engineering.

Sept. 5 was the date for the eighth annual One Day for State 24-hour fundraising campaign conducted by the SDSU Foundation behalf of the entire university. To quote the SDSU Foundation website, “The yellow and blue community showed up for SDSU like never before!”

The tally shows 7,172 gifts from 6,068 donors for a total of $2,757,7990. The numbers for the Lohr College of Engineering are 282 donors contributing $181,844.

Sanjeev Kumar, dean of the Lohr College of Engineering, said, “What a great outpouring of Jackrabbit pride and support to start the school year. It was truly a day of unity. Whether it was alumni, faculty, student or friends of Jackrabbits, people were demonstrating tangible support for their university. I hope to thank many of them in person on Hobo Day weekend.”

The giving profile showed 60% of the funds came from alumni followed by 20% from faculty and staff, 16% from friends, 11% from parents and 10% from students.

Donors could choose where they wanted to direct their gift. The college itself was the major beneficiary with $130,100 given. Among departments, civil and environmental engineering led the way with $19,480.