Oklahoma Centennial Endowment
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The Need
The OSU Library is committed to preserving the history and furthering the study of the state of Oklahoma.
In honor of Oklahoma’s upcoming centennial celebration, the Library is creating the Oklahoma Centennial Collection Endowment.
The endowment will provide annual funds to acquire materials with an Oklahoma connection. These include books, maps, photos, paintings, diaries, reports, databases or archives with an Oklahoma connection. Materials will also include works with an Oklahoma theme or by Oklahoma authors.
The endowment will also provide the support necessary to conduct, transcribe and preserve oral history interviews with notable Oklahomans from all walks of life.
The Library recently kicked off O-STATE stories, an oral history project that will chronicle the stories and experiences of OAMC graduates.
The success and viability of the endowment depend on the gifts of generous donors.
The Opportunity
Our goal for this year is to establish the endowment with 100 gifts of at least $100. This is will establish the new endowment at the minimum $10,000 level. After this year, we will continue to build the Oklahoma Centennial Collection Endowment so that it can provide increasing support for years to come.
Endowments funds are invested and earn interest in perpetuity. The Library uses a percentage of the interest to purchase materials. The remaining interest is reinvested, so the endowment can continue to grow.
Each book purchased from an endowment is recognized with a customized bookplate and a note in the online OSU Library Catalog indicating the book was purchased with funds from that endowment.
Increasing the number of named collection endowments aligns with the OSU Strategic Goal to provide a stimulating, responsive, and effective environment for student learning, and academic achievement. This project also directly supports the University’s strategic themes of
- Academic Instruction by facilitating diverse learning and rich educational opportunities,
- Research by contributing to each OSU discipline,
- and Human Development by increasing the availability of quality information.
Founding Donors
as of 8/6/07
- Theodore L. Agnew
- Bruce & Courtney Baugher
- Diane Coffey
- Cynthia Dobson
- John Dobson
- Claude Donaldson
- Eagle Energy Partners
- Robert Gates Jr.
- Beverly Golden
- Michael & Anne Greenwood
- James & Ann Halligan
- Bob Hamm
- Charles & Carol Headrick
- Peggy Helmerich
- Walter Helmerich
- Bob & Judith Henry
- Jill Holmes
- Pamela Iacoe
- Johnny Johnson
- Sheila Johnson
- Betsy Koontz
- Douglas Koontz
- Sterling Little
- John Mowen
- Maryanne Mowen
- Karen Neurohr
- Royse Parr
- Sheila Parr
- Carla Parvis
- Jennifer Paustenbaugh
- Richard Paustenbaugh
- Eva Perry
- Paul & Alice Richardson
- Rodriguez Family Trust
- Mikel Smith
- Helmer & Frances Sorenson
- Dean Stringer
- Carol Stringer
- Eddie & Patsy Sutton
- William & Cat Thompson
- Williams
- John & Kay Williams
- William York
Fundraising Total: $7,050
Founding Members: 43
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Last Updated: 10 September 2007