The Foundation Board approved more than $1.8 Million in contributions to the University at its May 27, 2010 meeting. Total contributions to the University during the current fiscal year will be more than $4.3 Million. Those contributions include:

• $945,041 for scholarships, including $750,000 for the Whiddon Honors Program and $21,150 for the Charlotte H. and Samuel Eichold Medical School Scholarships;
• $2,149,190 for faculty support, including support of 38 chairs and professorships throughout the University;
• $471,000 for graduate assistantships.

Since 1990, the Foundation has given more than $120 Million to the University of South Alabama, supporting its students, faculty and academic programs.