SHSU Giving Day 2025 has ended!
SHSU Giving Day 2025
Athletics
SHSU Giving Day 2025 has ended!
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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
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 |
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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 | |
6 | Track Enrichment | 2 | |
7 | Baseball Enrichment | 1 | |
8 | Bowling Enrichment | 1 | |
9 | Women's Soccer Enrichment | 1 | |
10 | Golf Enrichment | 0 | |
11 | Tennis Enrichment | 0 |
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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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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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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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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!
Rank | Answer | Gifts |
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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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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
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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
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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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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 |
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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 |
6 | Student Affairs | 59 |
7 | Sam Houston Memorial Museum | 57 |
8 | College of Criminal Justice | 53 |
9 | College of Arts & Media | 44 |
10 | SHSU Food Pantry | 41 |
11 | Freshmen Scholarships | 26 |
12 | Senior Class Legacy | 25 |
13 | Bearkat Emergency Fund | 23 |
14 | Sam Houston University Foundation | 21 |
15 | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | 21 |
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