Rocket Forward 2024

2,460
Donors
72% of 3,400 Donor goal
$1,713,122
Donated
This campaign ended on March 21, 2024, but you can still make a gift to The University of Toledo by clicking here!

Projects

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Rocket Forward 2024
96% 57 Donorscampaign ended$25,696 Donated
College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Rocket Forward 2024
84% 105 Donorscampaign ended$108,988 Donated
Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Rocket Forward 2024
110% 21 Donorsfunded$2,932 Donated
About

Since its founding in 1872, The University of Toledo has been teaching students real-world skills to prepare them for the competitive, global job market while working toward its mission to improve the human condition. Join Rocket alumni, students, friends, faculty and staff to support the various units, programs, and scholarships we all care about. 

Share your Rocket Pride and encourage others to give using #RocketForward. Thank you for your support. 

FOR UTOLEDO EMPLOYEES

  • A gift may be made to any fund of your choice. Your donation will help UToledo students, researchers and caregivers Rocket Forward.
  • Any gift, in any amount, is appreciated — and payroll deduction is available to you as a University employee here through 6 p.m. on March 21
  • For assistance, contact Julia Gust at julia.gust@utoledo.edu or 419.530.5615
Matches & Challenges
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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 100 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Engagement Fund

Offered by Carol Thomas

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Donation Challenge

$2,000 if 10 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Carol A. Thomas '94 Scholarship for University College Fund

Offered by Carol Thomas

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Donation Challenge

$2,000 if 25 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Twin Chapters Fund

Offered by Twin Scholarship Group

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 15 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni Engagement Fund

Offered by Jeff Williams

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 50 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni donors who gave to John B. and Lillian E. Neff College of Business and Innovation

Offered by Anne Balazs

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 20 donors give in the next 7 months

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For Toledo Transition Progress Fund

Offered by Lisa Cousino-Hoersten

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 25 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Engineering Alumni Affiliate/Alumni Association Scholarship Fund

Offered by Deb Dauer

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$1,000 if 25 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For College of Engineering Diversity, Inclusion and Community Outreach Fund

Offered by Deb Dauer

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$1,000 if 10 donors give in the next 7 months

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For ROTC Cadet Scholarship and Activities Fund

Offered by Carol Thomas

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$500 if 50 donors give in the next 7 months

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For Rocket Marching Band

Offered by Preston Ramsey

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$500 if 10 donors give in the next 7 months

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Offered by Dilip Das

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$500 if $500 is donated in the next 7 months

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Offered by TCM

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$250 if $250 is donated in the next 7 months

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For College of Engineering

Offered by Patricia Relue

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$200 if $100 is donated in the next 7 months

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For Steven R. Smith Excellence in Patient Care Award

Offered by Megan Kaun

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$200 if $200 is donated in the next 7 months

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Offered by Song-Tao Liu

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$150 if 10 donors give in the next 7 months

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For Blue Crew Support Fund

Offered by Donovan Nichols

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$150 if 10 donors give in the next 7 months

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For Faculty/Staff

Offered by Heidi M. Shank

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$100 if 50 donors give in the next 7 months

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For Speech and Hearing Fund

Offered by Mike Dillon

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$100 if $100 is donated in the next 7 months

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For Catharine S.and William S. Eberly Center for Women Support Fund

Offered by Susanne Nonekowski

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$100 if $100 is donated in the next 7 months

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Offered by Michelle Seegert

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$50 per donor up to $250

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Offered by Kassim M Tarhini

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$50 if 1 donor give in the next 7 months

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Offered by Matthew J Miller

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$25 per donor up to $1,000

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Offered by Glenn Lipscomb

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$20 if $500 is donated in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Sydney Hatch

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Donation Match

$10 per donor up to $5,000

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For Alumni

Offered by Jana Gessner

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$10 per donor up to $500

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For Department of Bioengineering Progress Fund

Offered by Brent Cameron

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$10 per donor up to $300

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For Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Fund

Offered by Liang Cheng

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$10 per donor up to $300

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Offered by Mohammed Niamat

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$10 per donor up to $200

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Offered by Ahmad Y Javaid

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$10 per donor up to $100

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For College of Arts and Letters General Scholarship

Offered by Angela Riddel

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$10 per donor up to $60

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Offered by Jamie Lefevre

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$10 per donor up to $50

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For Toledo Campus Ministry Student Programming Fund

Offered by Andrew Gall

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$5 per $1 donated up to $500

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Offered by Kimberly

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$5 per donor up to $100

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For Alumni (1974)

Offered by Sarah Metzger

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$5 per donor up to $100

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For Faculty/Staff

Offered by Aleiah Jones

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$5 per donor up to $65

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For Retirees who gave to UTRA Scholarship

Offered by Sarah Metzger

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$5 per donor up to $65

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For Retirees who gave to UT Health Science Campus Retirees Fund

Offered by Sarah Metzger

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$5 per donor up to $50

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Offered by Andrew Rhodes

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$5 per donor for gifts of $50 or higher, up to $25

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For Community Care Clinic

Offered by Kimberly Heath

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$5 per donor for gifts of $50 or higher, up to $25

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Offered by Brooke Tessean

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$5 per donor up to $25

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For Community Care Clinic

Offered by Angelina Furyes

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$2 per $1 donated up to $1,000

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For UT Food Pantry

Offered by Carol Thomas

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$1 per $1 donated up to $2,500

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For Dr. Andrew Jorgensen Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

Offered by Andy and Kathy Jorgensen

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$1 per $1 donated up to $1,500

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For College of Health and Human Services Progress Fund

Offered by Dean Mark Merrick

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$1 per $1 donated up to $1,250

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For College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics Fund for Education & Community Engagement

Offered by Dean Marc Seigar

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$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

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For Dennis F. Keller Scholarship Fund

Offered by Richard Wittenberg and Lisa Simpson

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$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

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Offered by Glenn Lipscomb

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$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

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For Dr. Sammy Spann Scholarship Fund

Offered by Scott C. Molitor

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$1 per $1 donated up to $1,000

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For College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Offered by Pam Heaton

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$1 per donor up to $650

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For University of Toledo Medical Center General Fund

Offered by David Zelenka

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$1 per $1 donated up to $500

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For Friends of the College of Arts and Letters

Offered by Dean Melissa Gregory

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$1 per $1 donated up to $500

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For Debra Buchman Research Fund

Offered by Anonymous

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$1 per $1 donated up to $500

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Offered by TCM Board of Trustees

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$1 per $1 donated up to $500

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For Palmer Global Fellows Program

Offered by Dean Melissa Gregory

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$1 per $1 donated up to $300

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For Alumni donors (1987) who gave to Toledo Excel Progress Fund

Offered by Martino Harmon

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$1 per $1 donated up to $250

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For College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Offered by Susanne Nonekowski

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$1 per $1 donated up to $250

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For College of Pharmacy Progress Fund

Offered by Fred Williams

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$1 per $1 donated up to $250

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Offered by Maria Coleman

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$1 per $1 donated up to $250

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Offered by Jennifer Archer

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$1 per $1 donated up to $200

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For Toledo Transition Progress Fund

Offered by Beth Ann Hatkevich

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Donation Match

$1 per donor up to $50

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For College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics Fund for Education & Community Engagement

Offered by Brittanie Kuhr

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Updates
Congrats to the University of Toledo Medical Center!

Congratulations to the University of Toledo Medical Center for meeting their Day of Giving donor goal!

Thank you!

198 days ago by Abbey Hall
Hooray for University Libraries!

Congrats to University Libraries for meeting your donor goal this Day of Giving! 

Thank you for giving and Go Rockets! #RocketForward

198 days ago by Abbey Hall
One Hour Left!

Thank you everyone who has supported Day of Giving so far! We have just one hour left, so make sure to keep sharing and encouraging your peers to give! The campaign doesn't close until 6 p.m. EDT. GO ROCKETS! #RocketForward

198 days ago by Abbey Hall
College of Medicine and Life Sciences....You Are Fueling Tomorrows!

Congrats to the College of Medicine and Life Sciences for meeting their donor goal! 

What a great day for our Rocket community. Thank you for helping to #RocketForward 

Go Rockets!

198 days ago by Abbey Hall
The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Has Met Their Donor Goal!

Congrats to the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion! You have surpassed your 2024 Day of Giving donor goal. Thank you to all who helped to achieve over 100%!

Thank you for giving and Go Rockets! #RocketForward

198 days ago by Abbey Hall
Highlighting the Leaders of the Pack

Good evening, Rocket Nation! Thank you all for participating in the 2024 Rocket Forward Day of Giving. You are propelling our students towards new heights and opportunities. 

With 20 hours remaining, we would like to highlight some of our leaders of the pack. 

Congrats to the Judith Herb College of Education for reaching 70% of your goal, The University of Toledo Medical Center for reaching 69% of your goal, followed by The College of Medicine and Life Sciences for reaching 67% of your goal. 

Congrats also go out to the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Alumni Affiliate for securing the most amount of gifts, and to the Class of 1991 for receiving gifts from 12 of your fellow alumni.

Preston Ramsey and the College of Medicine and Life Sciences are in the lead for receiving the largest total of gifts due to their advocacy and our heat map is lighting up in midnight blue. 

There is still plenty of time to encourage others to join you in giving back so share, share, share. 

Who will be in the lead at our next check-in? Stay tuned to find out! 

199 days ago by Allie Berns
We're off to a great start!

Thank you for making a gift this Day of Giving. You've certainly given us a boost as we #RocketForward together!

Please remember to share the link to our campaign and be sure to visit one of our many community partners tonight to enjoy a treat and round up for Rockets. For more information click on the "Shop & Eat Local" tab located at give.utoledo.edu

Thank you again. Go ROCKETS!

199 days ago by Allie Berns
Alumni Affiliate LeaderboardIs your affiliate group in the lead?
AffiliateDonorsRaised ($)
Judith Herb College of Education Alumni Affiliate4$145
Engineering Alumni Affiliate/Alumni Association Scholarship Fund13$2,580
LGBTQA+ Alumni Scholarship Fund2$5,050
College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Alumni Affiliate Scholarship Fund14$5,365
COMLS Stethoscope and White Coat Fund22$5,340
Latino Alumni Affiliate Fund7$270
Undergraduate Nursing (BSN) Scholarship Fund0$0
Honors College Alumni Affiliate Scholarship Fund0$0
Black Alumni Affiliate Scholarship0$0
Graduate Nursing Scholarship Fund0$0
College of Business and Innovation Alumni Affiliate Scholarship0$0
International Alumni Affiliate Scholarship0$0
Class Year LeaderboardIs your graduation class in the lead?
Class YearDonorsRaised ($)
19610$0
20240$0
201012$3,008
202316$969
19989$425
202012$821
20169$545
201814$895
19829$3,070
202111$555
20086$1,165
200111$5,674
20037$2,395
19758$1,190
19948$5,415
19766$5,780
19630$0
19570$0
19560$0
19641$100
20064$670
20175$281
20117$526
19652$50,000
19737$1,050
199112$8,914
19714$700
19852$139
20049$2,170
19894$1,345
20280$0
19865$800
19742$750
19660$0
19722$525
19993$190
19620$0
19671$100
19530$0
20290$0
20124$55
19590$0
20052$300
20199$710
19551$250
20251$1
19908$2,360
19775$5,430
19540$0
19580$0
19933$170
20260$0
20300$0
20074$480
19685$2,725
19842$520
19520$0
20270$0
19510$0
19793$380
19966$3,145
19601$50
20139$1,340
19952$65
19886$5,520
19978$1,140
19706$4,175
20144$230
19804$1,620
19693$570
20094$340
19837$1,200
19500$0
19782$300
202212$442
19925$480
20008$900
20159$475
20029$1,325
19874$950
19818$2,650
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Gradhat icon30%Alumni
Book icon8%Students
Parent icon4%Parents
Suitcase icon18%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon8%Friends
Friends icon2%Retirees
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generated 65 clicks and 20 gifts, totaling $8,811
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generated 67 clicks and 28 gifts, totaling $2,372
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generated 33 clicks and 5 gifts, totaling $1,620

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