Day of Giving 2023 Results

 
 

This year’s Day of Giving has been moved to March 19, 2025. Please save the date!

Thanks to supporters like you, Day of Giving (D.O.G.) 2023 was a success. Donors to the Smittcamp Family Honors College contributed a total of $23,790 with 144 gifts. In addition to hourly challenge gifts and the President’s Bonus Challenges, a total of $27,264 will benefit the honors college. Two funds were highlighted for support, both of which impact our scholars and their educational journey.

The Smittcamp Family Honors College Student Success Fund provides essential support to address unmet needs of students, including research and travel funding, technological support, and other educationally-related expenses. This July, rising senior Victoria Wiest will be receiving funding through the Student Success Fund to present her research at the 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education in Sydney, Australia. She is excited to present her paper entitled, “Students’ Misconceptions in Defining and Representing Triangles.”

Along with many scholarships, the Smittcamp Family Honors College Alumni Endowment helps to support 200 annual President's Honors Scholarship awards which will cover educational expenses and help ensure that the honors college will continue to attract the best and brightest young minds in the Central Valley and beyond.

We would like to give special thanks to our 2023 challenge donors. These alumni and friends provided leadership gifts to help motivate other alumni, parents, and friends to give. 

$1,000

  • Anonymous

  • Chris McComb

  • Tommy and Shelby Fredrickson

  • Julie and Brett Lindahl

  • Lanei and Adine Rodemeyer

  • Cassidy Smith-Broyles and Clinton Broyles

$500

  • Nick and Theresa Blanchard

  • Ashley Jacobsen

  • Chris and Becca Marklund

Day of Giving 2025 will be here before you know it and we ask that YOU join us as a challenge donor! Interested? Please contact Becky Brown at beckyb@csufresno.edu or 559-278-1877 for details.

 Support SFHC

Alumni and community leaders recognize the honors college and its students as a symbol of excellence in our region as well as an important part of the Central Valley’s future. Growing private support for this program will be necessary to keep pace with the rising costs of tuition and housing. By cultivating new and ongoing partnerships, the Smittcamp Family Honors College will continue to attract the best and brightest young minds in the Central Valley and beyond.

Join our community of support by making your gift today. Visit fresnostate.edu/givenow or click the button below. Choose "View All Giving Opportunities" and click "Smittcamp Family Honors College."

“Receiving my acceptance call into the Smittcamp Family Honors College was the day my life changed. I was introduced to other students who would become my closest friends and mentors who would provide endless support. Attending college without the financial burden of tuition has allowed me to focus on my education, and more importantly, what I can do for my community both now and in the future. One day I hope to give back to the Central Valley that crafted my character, played a pivotal role in my personal growth, and allowed me to create lifelong memories.”

-Mallory Sutherland

Agriculture Business major, Spanish minor

In addition to a gift to benefit scholarships, you can also support the success of honors college students by mentoring a current student, connecting students to internship opportunities, and/or sharing your real-world experience at our weekly colloquium. It is as simple as filling out this form to connect with us today!

If you are interested in exploring funding options and opportunities to establish a new scholarship to benefit honors college students, please contact Becky Brown, Director of Development at beckyb@csufresno.edu or at 559.278.1877.

The Honors College was established in 1998 with a generous gift from the late Earl and Muriel Smittcamp. We are extremely thankful for the continued investments made by the Smittcamp family. However, growing private support is necessary to keep pace with the rising costs of tuition and housing. It is supporters like you that make it possible to welcome 50 new scholars each year into the SFHC family.