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Matches, Challenges, Leaderboards & Events

Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.

Past Events

Leaderboard
Athletics Leaderboard Challenge
Rob Thompson ’99 (football ’94-’98) wants your gifts to go even further on Giving Day! Rob is sponsoring the Athletics Leaderboard Challenge, which will award $1,250 to the sport that attracts the most gifts between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on April 22. Make a gift now and help your favorite sport benefit from these funds!
Rank Prize Sport Gifts
1 $1,250 Volleyball Enrichment 48
2 Softball Enrichment 33
3 Women's Basketball Enrichment 28
4 Football Enrichment 7
5 Men's Basketball Enrichment 6
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Match
Bearkat Bowling Dollar-for-Dollar Match
Thanks to support from Brian and Melodee Blalock, gifts to Bearkat Bowling will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $500. Make your gift today to unlock Brian and Melodee's generous gift!
$500 MATCHED
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Match
Bearkat Softball Match
Thanks to the generosity of former SHSU Softball Coach Bob Brock and his wife Mary, the first $300 given to Bearkat Softball during Giving Day 2025 will be matched dollar-for-dollar! Give today to help maximize this match for Bearkat Softball!
$300 MATCHED
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$500
Basketball Challenge in honor of Reed Lindsey
Reed Lindsey ’33, was a 4-year letterman basketball player and 3-year captain at SHSU from 1928-1932. After graduation, he went on to work for Sam Houston for 49 years. In his honor, when 20 people give to the Men’s Basketball Team, a gift of $500 will be unlocked. This gift was generously donated by his daughter, Patsy Ann ’74, ’78 and her husband Dennis Reed ’75, ‘79.
20 / 20 Gifts
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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 130
2 2005 - 2014 118
3 2015 - 2024 113
4 1975 - 1984 101
5 1995 - 2004 99
6 Current Student 50
7 1965 - 1974 48
8 1955 - 1964 9
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Match
Bearkat Men's Basketball Dollar-for-Dollar Match
Thanks to the generosity of Ray Burgess '75, for every dollar given to Bearkat Men's Basketball, it will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $2,500. Give today to help maximize this match for Men's Basketball!
$2,500 MATCHED
Completed
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Match
Bearkat Football Match
Thanks to the generosity of Rob Thompson '99 (football '94-'98), support given to Bearkat Football during Giving Day 2025 will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $1,250! Give today to help maximize this match for Bearkat Football!
$1,250 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Bearkat Football Dollar-for-Dollar Match
Thanks to the generosity of Ray Burgess '75, for every dollar given between noon and 4pm, to Bearkat Football, it will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $2,500. Give today to help maximize this match for Bearkat Football!
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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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Participating Groups
Alumni Association Annual Fund for Excellence Athletics Bearkat Emergency Fund Freshmen Scholarships Military Science (ROTC) Newton Gresham Library Sam Houston Memorial Museum Sam Houston University Foundation Senior Class Legacy SHSU Food Pantry Student Affairs College of Arts & Media College of Business Administration College of Criminal Justice College of Education College of Health Sciences College of Humanities and Social Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine College of Science and Engineering Technology Elliott T. Bowers Honors College

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