Giving Back

Give a Targeted Gift and Make A Real Difference!

The College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, the School of Meteorology, and the Department of Geography all have limited general funds and modest scholarship and fellowship funds from which many student educational and professional development needs are met. The only sources of these funds are gifts from alumni and friends. Each year, the requests for assistance far exceed the amounts available.

Support a specific college and school/department need with a gift of any amount and make a real difference in the lives of current and future students in the OU College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences. Below are examples of the needs at the College and School/Department. Gifts can be targeted to any of these items.

College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences -- http://ags.ou.edu/

• General Fund
• Student Travel for Professional Meetings and field work
• Student Research – supplies, equipment
• Student, Faculty and Staff Awards Programs
• Materials for the National Weather Center (NWC) Library
• Student Computing and Other Laboratories
• Publications: Brochures, Newsletters, Student Recruitment Materials
• Undergraduate Scholarship and Graduate Fellowship Fund
• Naming opportunities within the National Weather Center, such as courtyards, patios, suites, offices, classrooms and the NWC Library
• Endowed Scholarships or Fellowships
• Minimum of $10,000 gift, which will support one $500 award each year
• "Leadership level" endowments of at least $40,000, which will attract top students with awards of $1,000 per semester or $2,000 per year
• Endowed Faculty Professorships
• Private gift of at least $250,000, matched by the State Regents Endowment Program, to create a $500,000 endowment
• Endowed Faculty Chairs
• Private gift of at least $500,000, matched by the State Regents Endowment Program, to create a $1 million endowment

School of Meteorology -- http://weather.ou.edu/

• General Fund
• AMS (American Meteorological Society) Conference Travel
• Student Travel
• Student Awards Program
• Classroom Computing
• Field Equipment and Laboratory Instrumentation
• Support for Student Mentoring and Tutoring Programs
• Student Organizations
• OUSCAMS (OU Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society), http://weather.ou.edu/~ouscams/
• Oklahoma Weather Laboratory (OWL), http://weather.ou.edu/owl/
• Mobile Teaching Radar Truck (TUTOR)
• MSPM, M.S. in Professional Meteorology  Program Fellowships
• Donations of or toward photography or artwork for SoM areas in the Weather Center
• Undergraduate Scholarship and Graduate Fellowship Fund
• Endowed Scholarships or Fellowships
• Minimum of $10,000 gift, which will support one $500 award each year 
• "Leadership level" endowments of at least $40,000, which will attract top students with awards of $1,000 per semester or $2,000 per year
• Endowed Faculty Chairs
• Private gift of at least $500,000, matched by the State Regents Endowment Program, to create a $1 million endowment
• Endowed Faculty Professorships
• Private gift of at least $250,000, matched by the State Regents Endowment Program, to create a $500,000 endowment

Department of Geography -- http://geography.ou.edu/

• General Fund
• Student Travel to Conferences
• Student and Departmental Events
• Student Organizations
• Geography Club, http://www.geographyclub.org/
• Association of Geography Graduate Students
• Student Award Programs
• Student Research Support
• Undergraduate Scholarship and Graduate Fellowship Fund
• Endowed Scholarships or Fellowships
• Minimum of $10,000 gift, which will support one $500 award each year
• "Leadership level" endowments of at least $40,000, which will attract top students with awards of $1,000 per semester or $2,000 per year
• Endowed Faculty Chairs
• Private gift of at least $500,000, matched by the State Regents Endowment Program, to create a $1 million endowment
• Endowed Faculty Professorships
• Private gift of at least $250,000, matched by the State Regents Endowment Program, to create a $500,000 endowment

For more information on giving to any of these opportunities, contact:

• Dr. John Snow, Dean, College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences, jsnow@ou.edu, (405) 325-3095
• Joanna Robinson, Director of Development, jrobinson@ou.edu, (405) 325-1869
• Dr. Fred Shelley, Chair of the Department of Geography, fshelley@ou.edu, (405) 325-5325
• Dr. Fred Carr, Director of the School of Meteorology, fcarr@ou.edu, (405) 325-6561