Testimonials
Manon Caine Russell Kathryn Caine Wanlass
The Caine Sisters
When sisters Manon Caine Russell '53 and Kathryn Caine Wanlass '38Att made the largest individual gift in USU history, they knew exactly what they had in mind: a world-class performance hall.
Deeply involved in the project from preliminary architectural planning to grand opening, the sisters envisioned a hall that would evoke the best in student and visiting performers, elevating the level of public performance for the enrichment of the entire region.
Having grown up in Logan, Utah, in a highly educated and culturally sophisticated household, the sisters wanted to give students what their parents took great pains to instill in them - a lifelong appreciation of the arts.
The Lillywhites' belief in education lives on
With a professor of that caliber on board, department faculty and students will be exposed to the latest research and methodologies in a constantly evolving, highly technical field
Ray & Eloise Lillywhite
At the height of the Depression, Ray L. Lillywhite '35 and his brothers hitchhiked from Brigham City to attend Utah State and earn money for their studies. Because he had to work so hard for his college education, Lillywhite appreciated its value.
He appreciated his education so much that before his death in July of 2004, he and his late wife Eloise ('31) arranged a bequest that would benefit future generations of students for years to come.
The $4.5-million gift from the Lillywhite estate is the second largest private gift in university history. It establishes an endowed chair in the College of Education and Human Services and enhances two scholarship funds previously established by the couple.
The endowed chair in speech and language pathology will recruit a leading scholar in the field to the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education. With a professor of that caliber on board, says college dean Carol Strong '71 '89PhD, department faculty and students will be exposed to the latest research and methodologies in a constantly evolving, highly technical field.
The Ray L. and Eloise Hoopes Lillywhite University Scholars Endowment is aimed at enticing top high school graduates to the university. The Joanne Lillywhite Christensen Scholarship Endowment, named in memory of the Lillywhite's daughter, a speech pathologist who died at age 40 of cancer, assists speech and language pathology majors.
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Howard Blood
Lasting Legacy in Physics
A bequest from entrepreneur Howard Blood '47 has established one of the largest scholarship funds in the history of the College of Science. The fund will support undergraduate and graduate students in physics who are unable to afford the cost of their education.
Blood arranged the trust after being diagnosed with a terminal illness.
After graduating from Utah State with a bachelor's degree in physics, Blood obtained his Ph.D. in physics with minors in electrical engineering and math from the University of Washington, and taught at the university for 20 years. Then he went to work for the defense industry, developing technology for the Navy. He was program manager for the installation and expansion of the U.S. Navy Underwater Tracking Range in the Virgin Islands and for the construction and installation of sensor and fire control performance measurement systems for U.S. Navy and NATO warships.
Blood's career culminated with the presidency of three different companies in San Diego, California, one of which designs floating platforms for offshore airports, harbors, military bases and oil exploration.
In Memory of Steven
Stan & Judith Meyrick
Mesmerized by the simple things in life, Steven Meyrick would watch cloud formations, sunsets and rainbows for hours, and he had a special connection to animals. Though his life was brief and beset with the challenges of disability, Steven made a deep impression on his parents, Stan, a 1959 College of Business graduate, and Judith, a 1962 College of HASS graduate.
Steven outlived his prognosis but his death at age 21 left a big void in the Meyrick household. Remembering how Steven's special education teachers had made school both fun and instructive for him, Stan and Judith decided to establish a scholarship fund in his name for students who major in special education.
Providing a scholarship felt so good to Stan and Judith that they established an education scholarship in memory of Stan's mother, elementary school teacher Agnes South Meyrick. Their most recent scholarship is awarded each year to a business student at the Uintah Basin campus in Roosevelt, Utah.
The Meyricks recently moved to Logan, Utah, after more than four decades of ranching in Spanish Fork, where they also had a meat packing business.
Education has been a priority for the entire family. The Meyrick's three daughters are graduates of USU. The family symbol is a rainbow - in memory of Steven.
I wanted to give back to the community. There is no better way to do that than to support the institutions that equipped me for my career
David Sant
A Challenge to Engineering Alumni
"I wanted to give back to the community. There is no better way to do that than to support the institutions that equipped me for my career."-David Sant '62 '64MS, 37-year veteran of the telecommunications and computer industries.
David and Diann Sant's challenge to Utah State alumni: They'll match dollar-for-dollar all gifts to the engineering building campaign, up to $1.5 million.
Phase one, a new teaching facility, was dedicated in fall 2003.
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