$308,218 raised 1,049 gifts
Sam Houston Memorial Museum has raised $ 3,185 from 57 gifts!


Matches, Challenges, Leaderboards & Events

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Past Events

$750
Sam Houston Memorial Museum Directors Challenge
Former museum director, Mac Woodward '70 and his wife, Leanne '74, '78, along with current museum director, Derrick Birdsall '91, '94 and his wife, Leslie '94, are challenging you to join them in supporting the Sam Houston Memorial Museum and Republic of Texas Presidential Library on SHSU Giving Day! Your support will help advance the museum’s mission of collecting, preserving and interpreting Sam Houston’s life and times. When 25 people make a gift to the Museum, the Woodwards and Birdsalls will support the museum with $750!
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Leaderboard
Highest Participation by Decade Challenge
Which SHSU decade of graduates will make the most gifts on Giving Day? Make a gift now and spread the word to get your class decade to the top of the leaderboard!
What decade did you graduate?
Rank Answer Gifts
1 1985 - 1994 131
2 2005 - 2014 118
3 2015 - 2024 113
4 1975 - 1984 103
5 1995 - 2004 99
6 1965 - 1974 52
7 Current Student 50
8 1955 - 1964 10
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Leaderboard
Most Gifts Leaderboard
Which specific area on campus will receive the most gifts to support their larger philanthropic goals? Make a gift now to help your favorite area at Sam Houston State University get to the top of the leaderboard!
Rank Participating Group Gifts
1 Athletics 267
2 College of Business Administration 152
3 Alumni Association 82
4 College of Science and Engineering Technology 63
5 College of Education 60
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Event
Name a SHSU Chicken or Duck
Make a gift of $18.79 or more and change the life of a nameless chicken or duck! Once named, you will receive a digital certificate by email with your chicken or duck's new special name! But that's not all. Your gifts support our Sam Houston Memorial Museum and Republic of Texas Presidential Library. Visitors come to the museum from across the world, making your support all the more important.
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