Chris and Jennifer D'Elia
In memory of their son, LSU College of the Coast & Environment Dean Christopher D'Elia and his wife, Jennifer, made leadership gifts to benefit future students and future deans. Read more
LSU Donor Stories
Our generous donors are making a difference.
Martin Haymon
Martin Haymon, a 1971 alumnus of LSU's flagship campus, is taking what he calls a team approach with his donation to LSU. Haymon has created a planned gift that offers wide-ranging support for the university. Read more
Lyttleton "Lyt" Harris IV
LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business alumnus and Baton Rouge native, Lyttleton "Lyt" Harris IV strengthened his commitment to student success when he announced a $2.5 million planned gift benefiting LSU marketing students. Read more
Jackie Wintle and Lillian Hoover
LSU Alumnae Lillian Hoover and Jackie Wintle (Human Sciences & Education, '56 and '62, respectively) are making the most of their support of the LSU School of Library & Information Sciences through planned gifts. Read more
Max Conrad
Landscape Architecture Professor Max Conrad (Agriculture, '61) made an endowed planned gift to fund the Robert S. Reich Memorial Graduate Assistantship Fund within the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. Read more
Jack Van Lopik
Louisiana Sea Grant, housed at LSU, dives into the most challenging ecological, economic and social issues facing the southern coast—and gives communities the power to adapt to and rise above them. Its establishment at LSU is credited to the vision and efforts of the late Jack Van Lopik (1929-2015), and his generous estate gift will continue his legacy as a key player in Louisiana Sea Grant's mission and a pioneer in coastal research. Read more
Loy R. "Pug" and Jeannie Lorren
More than six decades after meeting on campus, Loy R. "Pug" (Business, '63) and Jeannie Lorren have established a sizable endowment through their estate to recruit in-state students to the LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business. Read more
Dr. Stephen Bensman
The late scholar and retired LSU librarian Dr. Stephen Bensman empowered LSU Libraries to build a unique collection of Southern Jewish history and cultural materials. Read more
Mark and Rebecca Hefter
Mark and Rebecca Hefter, alumni of LSU's College of Humanities & Social Sciences were inspired to pledge a $1 million unrestricted, endowed estate gift to the college. Read more
Harvey and Betty Schwartzberg
The LSU Foundation is proud to recognize Sue and Donald Crow and Harvey and Betty Schwartzberg as its 2016 Leave a Legacy nominees. Read more
Sue and Donald Crow
The LSU Foundation is proud to recognize Sue and Donald Crow and Harvey and Betty Schwartzberg as its 2016 Leave a Legacy nominees. Read more
Scott and Terre Allen
Scott and Terre Allen believe that a full education must include learning an appreciation for the arts. Read more
Roy Gerard
In 1988, retired Vice President of Shell Oil Roy Gerard established an endowed undergraduate scholarship in chemical engineering. Now it's valued at nearly $1 million. Read more
Dr. Sid Aaron and Judy Mayo
Dr. Charles "Sid" Aaron and his wife, Judy K. Mayo, created a professorship in honor of LSU College of Science professor emeritus Dr. William "Bill" Lee. Read more
Tom Sullivan
Tom Sullivan's planned gift will provide care and maintenance for Tiger Band students' instruments. Read more
Dr. John Scharfenberg and Mrs. Ann Laville Scharfenberg
Dr. John Scharfenberg and Mrs. Ann Laville Scharfenberg honor Ann's sister, Cpl. Germaine Laville. Read more
Betty Van Norman
Betty Van Norman is helping aspiring engineers to forge their own path through a generous estate gift. Read more
Audrey Engelhart
The late Audrey Engelhart continues her lifelong passion for saving animals through a bequest. Read more
Roselyn B. Boneno
When she wrote the acknowledgments of her dissertation, Roselyn B. Boneno used the words of poet Walt Whitman to exemplify the task of writing... Read more
Dr. Mary Lou Applewhite
Dr. Mary Lou Applewhite, long-time benefactor and former Development Council Chair, has made a $300,000 gift in the form of a charitable... Read more
Susan M. Buzick
To say that Ms. Susan Marshall Buzick is a cat lover is truly an understatement. Everywhere you turn in her house is a statue, painting... Read more
Chester P. Seiss
Chester P. Siess, LSU graduate and former Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering established a bequest to support and benefit programs... Read more
Bill and Fran Beck
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Beck have funded two Charitable Gift Annuities which will be used to create a professorship for Special Education in the College... Read more
Lillian K. Hoover
Lillian K. Hoover is a Charter Member of the 1860 Society, a prestigious... Read more
Bob and Dotty Stuart
Bob and Dotty Stuart have established a charitable gift annuity for the... Read more
Herbert Wiener
There was nothing special about that day in May 2006 when the LSU Foundation received a letter with a Santa Cruz postmark. But what was in... Read more
Elizabeth Rhodes Holloway
Elizabeth Rhodes Holloway's career has taken her far from her roots on Kenmore Plantation in Pointe Coupee Parish near Maringouin, Louisiana... Read more
Henson and Carolyn Moore
Former U.S. Congressman Henson Moore will return to his academic roots... Read more
John and Kathryn Creed
John and Kathryn Creed have recently funded their second Charitable Gift Annuity which will benefit both the College of Engineering and the School of Law. Read more