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Give to Biology

The Biology Department has the following foundation accounts that exist to provide a vehicle for alumni and friends to support our endeavors. We are indebted to the generosity of alumni and friends who have funded these accounts.

If you would like to support the important activities of the Department of Biology, please donate to the PSU Foundation specifying the name of the account you wish to support.  Alumni and friend donations  have made a tremendous impact on our ability to serve the students, and we are very grateful for your generosity.  Thanks!

  • The Graduate Teaching Award for Biology
  • The David Clark Endowment Fund
  • Forbes Lea Endowed Fund for Student Research

This fund is designed to support student research and honor two faculty who gave their academic careers so completely to students.  This endowed fund provides seminal funds to students exploring basic and applied questions in biology.

  • Museum Fund

This fund supports the departmental efforts to curate and catalog our animal natural history heritage.  Our major holidings are in the vertebrates.  This collection is used in research, teaching and community outreach activities.

  • Herbarium Fund

This fund supports departmental efforts to curate and manage our floral natural history heritage.  The collection is used in teaching, research and outreach.

  • Biology Scholarship Fund

This fund is used to support financially strapped Biology students to pursue a degree.

  • Biology Unrestricted Account

This fund is used to support outreach activities with the community.