This week’s Giving Tuesday event was a big success for New Mexico State University…raising about $2 million.
In all, more than 1,000 donors contributed to programs and scholarships across NMSU campuses. Vice President of Advancement Dr. Andrea Tawney was thrilled with the generosity from across the nation.
Major donations included a $250,000 matching gift pledged by NMSU donors Ammu and Rama Devasthali. The dollar-for-dollar matching gift will be used to encourage additional contributions to the building fund to replace D.W. Williams Hall. The building, a 78-year-old former gymnasium, currently houses NMSU’s Department of Art and University Art Gallery. New Mexico voters recently passed General Obligation Bond C for higher education projects, which included $22.5 million for the Williams Hall project, but more funding is needed to ensure the building is fully furnished and filled with state-of-the art equipment.
Another donation came from New Mexico Gas Company….a $200,000 gift to Arrowhead Center, the economic development engine at NMSU, to support programs that create businesses, accelerate technology commercialization and deliver a student entrepreneurship curriculum to communities throughout the state.