University of South Alabama Foundation

Support of the University of South Alabama

The Foundation provided more than $2,373,966 to the University of South Alabama for the period from July 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011, as follows:

•	For Scholarships	$554,731;
•	For Faculty Support	$1,208,291;
•	For Academic Programs	$610,944.

(Please see Detail 2012 link for complete listing.)

The Foundation Board approved a gift of $500,000 to support the College of Engineering and the School of Computer and Information Sciences through the Excellence Endowments of those academic units. The gift will be made over a five-year period. The University will name the Main Lobby of Shelby Hall for the USA Foundation in recognition of this gift. The Excellence Endowments will provide resources for the deans of the two academic units to meet the most critical and immediate needs of Engineering and Computer and Information Sciences.

The Joe Bullard, Sr. Fisheries Research Fund, totaling nearly $200,000, was established by action of the Foundation Board on December 5, to support fisheries research through the USA Department of Marine Sciences. The Fund honors the late Mr. Bullard and his support of fisheries research. It was funded by a $92,000 contribution from the Coastal Conservation Association and a $100,000 matching grant from the USA Foundation.

The Charlotte H. and Samuel Eichold Medical Scholarship Fund provided support this year in the amount of $31,150 to sixteen outstanding medical students. The Fund was established by the late Charlotte H. and Sam Eichold and matched by the Foundation. Following many years in private practice, “Dr. Sam” served on the faculty of the College of Medicine, and he and his wife, Charlotte, were dedicated to supporting education, historic preservation and philanthropy in Mobile.