We did it!! We surpassed 1,600 donors! Thanks to your incredible generosity, Southwestern Giving Day 2026 was a resounding success, setting a new record of donors.
Everyone coming together makes a monumental impact on Southwestern students. From heartfelt social media posts to inspiring challenges and matches, your passion and dedication were truly inspiring. This year was a landmark year for supporters rallying together to show their belief in the potential our students arrive with and the remarkable paths they will forge after they graduate.
On behalf of everyone at Southwestern—especially the students whose lives you’ve touched—thank you.
184 days ago by Lauren Strilich
Thank you to all the alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, and friends for a remarkable Southwestern Giving Day! By surpassing our donor goal, you've unlocked the Board of Trustees Challenge gift, providing an additional $60,250 for our students!
Every day, our students arrive curious and ready to learn. What they discover here becomes their inspiration, whether it's the subjects they study, the activities that shape them, or the people who challenge and encourage them along the way. That spark of inspiration defines them and carries them forward long after graduation day.
Thank you to each and every one of you who make the Southwestern Experience possible for today's students and generations to come!
Southwestern Giving Day is in full swing, and we celebrated on campus like it was the 1990s with our Giving Day Bash! Our student organizations and academic departments hosted tables with activities, goodies, and giveaways to raise funds in support of their missions. Attendees at the Bash received free breakfast tacos and cookies provided by Frost Bank and the Texas Honey Ham Company. We also had a donation-powered dunk tank where people could dunk their favorite campus celebrity. Check out the video where our dunkees took one (or many) dunks for Southwestern!
185 days ago by Lauren Strilich
Created to magnify the impact of collective giving, Southwestern Giving Day brings together Pirates everywhere to support SU. Join us today for this 1840-minute online campaign and help us reach our goal of 1,600 donors-- every gift counts! We are proud to be home to Texas' first university, a cornerstone of our community since our charter was signed on February 5, 1840. Southwestern Giving Day provides the opportunity to ensure the best experience for current students and generations to follow.
We need YOU on this special day for Southwestern! Together, we can uplift our favorite area(s) of campus, including scholarships, academic departments, student organizations, and countless others.
Thank you for your interest in and support of Southwestern University! If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Annual Giving by phone at (512) 863-1208 or by email at giving@southwestern.edu.
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| Designations | Donors | Raised ($) |
|---|---|---|
| SUNA (SU Natives) | 0 | $0 |
| Amanda Shy Memorial Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| George Nelson Endowed Music Scholarship | 3 | $2,150 |
| Psychology | 8 | $1,725 |
| Center for Teaching, Learning, & Scholarship (CTLS) | 5 | $450 |
| Women's Soccer | 46 | $4,080 |
| Class of 1993 Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Class of 1972 Endowed Scholarship | 3 | $5,250 |
| Gwen Kennedy Neville Endowment | 0 | $0 |
| Mood-Bridwell Hall Renovation | 0 | $0 |
| Exercise is Medicine | 2 | $100 |
| Pi Kappa Alpha House Fund | 37 | $6,213 |
| Spring Breakaway (Destination: Service) | 0 | $0 |
| The Period Project | 13 | $407 |
| Jaysn Jameson Memorial Scholarship | 29 | $5,589 |
| Art History | 3 | $290 |
| Men's Soccer | 31 | $11,200 |
| Alpha Phi Omega | 41 | $368 |
| Women's Basketball | 22 | $4,375 |
| Baseball | 57 | $21,620 |
| Football | 22 | $10,575 |
| Distinctive Collections & Archives (Special Collections) | 19 | $1,052 |
| History | 0 | $0 |
| Cross Country | 27 | $3,645 |
| Alpha Kappa Alpha Chapter Room | 8 | $581 |
| Pirates for Pride | 24 | $718 |
| Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives | 0 | $0 |
| Student/Faculty Research | 0 | $0 |
| Mask & Wig | 13 | $692 |
| SCOPE Program | 3 | $63 |
| Kappa Sigma Iota Chapter Endowed Scholarship | 51 | $21,514 |
| Cat Partners | 39 | $1,291 |
| Nell Barnes Benold ’48 Zeta Tau Alpha Endowed Scholarship | 22 | $1,270 |
| Lori and Erik Harpst Endowed Fund | 14 | $3,289 |
| Center for Academic Success | 2 | $110 |
| Kappa Alpha Housing Scholarship | 12 | $1,717 |
| United Methodist Student Fellowship (Methodist Student Movement) | 10 | $270 |
| High Impact Experiences (HIE) Fund | 18 | $13,525 |
| Pi Kappa Alpha Housing Scholarship | 28 | $9,413 |
| Center for Career and Professional Development | 17 | $2,510 |
| Men's Lacrosse | 37 | $5,398 |
| Class of 2023 Endowed Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| SU Black Alumni Network (SUBAN) | 8 | $1,080 |
| Student Foundation | 9 | $710 |
| Andrew Walker Endowed Scholarship | 4 | $425 |
| Pirate Pantry | 67 | $7,700 |
| Economics | 1 | $10 |
| Wally Pilcher ’95 Alpha Phi Omega Endowed Scholarship | 18 | $185 |
| The Zeta Chapter-Alpha Delta Pi Endowed Scholarship | 61 | $4,975 |
| Chapel Organ | 8 | $1,100 |
| Southwestern Fund for Emergency Scholarships | 19 | $1,615 |
| Debby Ellis Writing Center | 4 | $85 |
| Career Closet | 19 | $5,983 |
| Sarofim Fine Arts Fund | 17 | $1,545 |
| Community Garden | 13 | $119 |
| Pirate Bikes | 18 | $1,300 |
| Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Center (JEDI) | 18 | $2,500 |
| Golf | 25 | $12,400 |
| Veterans Assistance Fund | 12 | $770 |
| Spiritual & Religious Life | 6 | $595 |
| Staff Support Fund | 10 | $1,040 |
| Edward L. Kain Endowed Scholarship | 4 | $1,225 |
| The Gabe Wiley Lawson and Phi Delta Theta “The Road Goes on Forever” Endowed Scholarship | 15 | $3,286 |
| Community-Engaged Learning | 1 | $5 |
| Alpha Xi Delta Stephanie Quimby Memorial Endowed Scholarship | 14 | $270 |
| Pirate Buddies (Formerly Best Buddies) | 1 | $100 |
| Education | 1 | $50 |
| E.M.P.I.R.E | 0 | $0 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | 0 | $0 |
| Tutoring Center | 0 | $0 |
| Student Government Association (SGA) | 0 | $0 |
| Fountainwood Observatory | 5 | $306 |
| Purdy Endowed Fund for Collaborative Research | 2 | $225 |
| Latinos Unidos/HALO (Hispanic and Latinx Organization) | 6 | $33 |
| The Jean Janssen and Stephen Pate Endowed Scholarship | 2 | $500 |
| Asian Student Association | 7 | $830 |
| BEE-Co | 2 | $1,000 |
| Multi-Purpose Sports Complex | 4 | $11,600 |
| Science Internships | 0 | $0 |
| Class of 2020 Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Kylie Intfen Heart of Gold Endowment | 3 | $1,200 |
| Class of 2024 Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Student Philanthropy Council | 0 | $0 |
| Health Services | 2 | $50 |
| Cheer Squad | 5 | $561 |
| Dixon Scholarship | 6 | $225 |
| Florence Gould Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Kristine Elizabeth Olsta Class of 1992 Endowed Book and Collections | 1 | $5 |
| Political Science | 0 | $0 |
| Business Club | 2 | $200 |
| Math Club | 1 | $13 |
| Black Student Union | 5 | $376 |
| Math/Computer Science | 7 | $2,950 |
| Class of 1997 Endowed Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Phi Beta Kappa Membership Fund | 0 | $0 |
| Class of 1967 Endowed Scholarship | 2 | $1,100 |
| Class of 2016 Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Modern Languages | 1 | $75 |
| Dr. Kenny Sheppard Endowment for the SU Chorale | 9 | $1,075 |
| Physics | 8 | $13,540 |
| Study Abroad | 3 | $1,800 |
| Senator John G. Tower Collection | 2 | $1,000 |
| Pre-Dental Society | 0 | $0 |
| Coalition for Chronic Illness | 0 | $0 |
| Dr. Tex Kassen Endowed Fund | 0 | $0 |
| Class of 2021 Endowed Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Philosophy | 0 | $0 |
| Counseling Services | 4 | $160 |
| Class of 1982 Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Fiber Arts Club | 2 | $25 |
| Alpha Alpha Alpha | 0 | $0 |
| Earl Lee Moseley, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund | 11 | $11,225 |
| Hispanic Leadership & Service Endowed Scholarship | 2 | $100 |
| Religion | 1 | $25 |
| Kappa Delta Pi | 0 | $0 |
| Southwestern Fund for Student Scholarships | 114 | $20,410 |
| Ouida Henderson Endowed Scholarship (Tri Delta) | 3 | $770 |
| Strength & Conditioning | 0 | $0 |
| Library Initiatives | 11 | $512 |
| Campus Recreation/Intramurals (SIRA) | 0 | $0 |
| Class of 2017 Endowed Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Class of 1978 Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Kinesiology | 6 | $425 |
| Parent Fund | 0 | $0 |
| Sports Information | 2 | $25 |
| Jack & Dana Albright Endowed Scholarship | 5 | $11,600 |
| Dance Team (Pom Squad) | 1 | $25 |
| OASIS (Organization of Anthropology and Sociology Interested Students) | 1 | $5 |
| Kappa Alpha House Fund | 24 | $2,792 |
| Class of 1958 Endowed Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Allison Dickson Delta Delta Delta Endowed Scholarship | 40 | $5,101 |
| Class of 1995 Endowed Scholarship | 5 | $800 |
| The Fred R. Hilgeman Endowed Scholarship | 9 | $1,325 |
| Pirate Fund for Athletics | 12 | $894 |
| SU Emergency Fund | 13 | $2,390 |
| Thomas White Memorial Kappa Alpha Order Scholarship | 13 | $1,217 |
| Grace Pate Downs Scholarship Fund | 0 | $0 |
| Dr. Eric Selbin Endowed Scholarship | 10 | $10,636 |
| Jan Dawson Endowed Scholarship | 4 | $50 |
| Class of 1977 Scholarship | 2 | $50 |
| Volleyball | 32 | $3,060 |
| Athletic Training | 1 | $100 |
| Music | 3 | $2,100 |
| Chorale | 9 | $3,100 |
| Student Activities | 1 | $250 |
| Coach Jim Mallon Endowed Fund | 2 | $50 |
| Pep Band | 0 | $0 |
| Class of 1971 Endowed Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Class of 1964 Endowed Scholarship | 3 | $1,000 |
| Delta Omicron | 9 | $83 |
| Reproductive Justice Alliance | 1 | $50 |
| Captain's Academy (First-Generation Students) | 5 | $260 |
| The Big Event | 0 | $0 |
| SEAK | 1 | $50 |
| Class of 2002 Scholarship | 3 | $70 |
| Class of 2022 Endowed Scholarship | 2 | $100 |
| Tennis | 16 | $4,150 |
| Bob Lancaster Award | 2 | $1,500 |
| Communication Studies | 3 | $525 |
| The Dan C. Hilliard Endowed Scholarship | 2 | $200 |
| Track and Field | 11 | $1,640 |
| Hispanic Student Success Program | 5 | $1,635 |
| Southwestern Fund (Annual Fund) | 205 | $135,745 |
| Dr. Robert L. Soulen Endowed Scholarship | 12 | $9,500 |
| Class of 2015 Scholarship | 2 | $1 |
| Women's Lacrosse | 7 | $590 |
| Softball | 6 | $495 |
| Chemistry and Biochemistry | 35 | $3,375 |
| Cater-Ramsey Endowed Scholarship | 5 | $250 |
| J. Charles Merrill Peace and Justice Endowed Scholarship | 2 | $250 |
| Lade/Scott Endowed Scholarship | 3 | $450 |
| Megaphone | 5 | $235 |
| Sociology/Anthropology | 6 | $255 |
| Feminist Studies | 6 | $355 |
| Class of 2019 Endowed Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Kappa Delta Chi Chapter Room | 15 | $673 |
| Chinese | 2 | $1,000 |
| English | 2 | $1,750 |
| Dorothy Bruner ZTA Endowed Scholarship | 6 | $275 |
| Matthew Boeer Endowed Scholarship | 2 | $25 |
| Edward L. Kain Endowed Fund for Collaborative Research in Sociology | 2 | $50 |
| Class of 1976 Endowed Scholarship | 3 | $2,100 |
| Tuition Exchange Scholarship | 0 | $0 |
| Doug Hooker Endowed Scholarship | 3 | $275 |
| Pi Kappa Alpha - Alpha Omicron Centennial Scholarship | 22 | $2,429 |
| Austin Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship | 1 | $25 |
| Disaster Recovery Fund | 0 | $0 |
| Theatre | 10 | $1,305 |
| Class of 2018 Endowed Scholarship | 3 | $1,525 |
| Southwestern University Police | 0 | $0 |
| Business | 3 | $425 |
| Class of 1973 Scholarship | 6 | $550 |
| Dr. Jimmy Smith Kinesiology Endowed Research Fund | 1 | $250 |
| Karen Sherwood Cory Endowed Scholarship | 1 | $200 |
| Muslim Student Association | 0 | $0 |
| Biology | 13 | $705 |
| Art | 2 | $250 |
| Men's Basketball | 13 | $27,300 |
| Environmental Studies Program | 0 | $0 |
| Swimming & Diving | 49 | $9,575 |
| Class Year | Donors | Raised ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | $350 |
| 1942 | 0 | $0 |
| 1953 | 0 | $0 |
| 1978 | 6 | $6,410 |
| 1971 | 6 | $1,500 |
| 1975 | 19 | $5,300 |
| 1988 | 10 | $4,775 |
| 2006 | 16 | $2,065 |
| 1997 | 10 | $2,805 |
| 2024 | 13 | $956 |
| 1966 | 1 | $250 |
| 1991 | 19 | $17,084 |
| 1995 | 23 | $29,110 |
| 1976 | 14 | $5,410 |
| 2000 | 15 | $1,800 |
| 2007 | 14 | $2,000 |
| 1950 | 0 | $0 |
| 1948 | 1 | $1,000 |
| 1940 | 0 | $0 |
| 1956 | 0 | $0 |
| 1955 | 0 | $0 |
| 1984 | 14 | $9,925 |
| 1979 | 3 | $250 |
| 1994 | 14 | $4,549 |
| 1998 | 14 | $5,248 |
| 1951 | 0 | $0 |
| 1983 | 10 | $3,665 |
| 2010 | 5 | $2,300 |
| 2014 | 7 | $1,795 |
| 1999 | 7 | $4,975 |
| 1985 | 13 | $3,175 |
| 1974 | 14 | $13,225 |
| 2004 | 10 | $4,975 |
| 1996 | 12 | $3,575 |
| 2003 | 10 | $3,650 |
| 1958 | 0 | $0 |
| 2002 | 19 | $10,435 |
| 2005 | 16 | $3,005 |
| 2025 | 12 | $3,444 |
| 2015 | 8 | $546 |
| 1964 | 10 | $112,700 |
| 1989 | 12 | $6,225 |
| 1965 | 4 | $4,250 |
| 1980 | 29 | $15,825 |
| 1945 | 0 | $0 |
| 1946 | 0 | $0 |
| 2013 | 7 | $2,900 |
| 1977 | 7 | $1,050 |
| 1987 | 10 | $3,261 |
| 2017 | 9 | $7,016 |
| 1943 | 0 | $0 |
| 1981 | 12 | $23,265 |
| 2001 | 24 | $4,477 |
| 1947 | 0 | $0 |
| 1959 | 0 | $0 |
| 1968 | 7 | $3,625 |
| 1973 | 21 | $18,905 |
| 1957 | 1 | $100 |
| 1967 | 9 | $4,150 |
| 1990 | 11 | $6,075 |
| 2022 | 8 | $580 |
| 1992 | 24 | $7,865 |
| 2020 | 13 | $2,330 |
| 2011 | 9 | $1,220 |
| 2016 | 8 | $1,975 |
| 1944 | 0 | $0 |
| 1941 | 0 | $0 |
| 2008 | 10 | $6,675 |
| 1960 | 2 | $300 |
| 1969 | 8 | $18,975 |
| 1972 | 8 | $11,600 |
| 1982 | 11 | $15,700 |
| 2023 | 9 | $525 |
| 2018 | 12 | $1,145 |
| 1993 | 11 | $4,635 |
| 1970 | 12 | $3,755 |
| 1986 | 10 | $3,413 |
| 2012 | 9 | $1,122 |
| 1962 | 2 | $350 |
| 1961 | 2 | $350 |
| 1952 | 0 | $0 |
| 2021 | 6 | $575 |
| 2019 | 7 | $1,675 |
| 1949 | 0 | $0 |
| 1954 | 0 | $0 |
| 1963 | 1 | $50 |
| Teams and Programs | Donors | Raised ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Basketball | 13 | $27,300 |
| Men's Soccer | 31 | $11,200 |
| Football | 22 | $10,575 |
| Men's Lacrosse | 37 | $5,398 |
| Baseball | 57 | $21,620 |
| Track and Field | 11 | $1,640 |
| Swimming & Diving | 49 | $9,575 |
| Golf | 25 | $12,400 |
| Volleyball | 32 | $3,060 |
| Strength & Conditioning | 0 | $0 |
| Softball | 6 | $495 |
| Women's Lacrosse | 7 | $590 |
| Multi-Purpose Sports Complex | 4 | $11,600 |
| Women's Basketball | 22 | $4,375 |
| Cross Country | 27 | $3,645 |
| Tennis | 16 | $4,150 |
| Women's Soccer | 46 | $4,080 |
| Sports Information | 2 | $25 |
