What is Annual Giving?
Each year, UAHuntsville colleges, departments, and programs contact their alumni and friends in order to raise annual operating funds to support their ongoing work. In general, annual giving programs provide deans, department chairs, and directors with unrestricted funds that can be invested in student scholarships, special services, projects, and emerging opportunities. Donors also are encouraged to designate their gifts in support of the individual college, department, or program of their choice.
What is a Fund for Excellence?
A Fund for Excellence, sometimes called an enrichment fund, is a fund designated by an individual college, department, or program to receive gifts that are given without any restrictions on their use. Unrestricted gifts are critically important because they enable the president, deans, department chairs, and directors to invest the funds to meet highest priority needs. Donors are welcome to contribute unrestricted gifts to either: 1) UAHuntsville, or 2) the individual college, department, or program of their choice.
Gifts may be made to:
University Priority
- President's Fund for Excellence
- University scholarships
- Scholarship support designated for any individual college, department, or program
College of Business Administration
- Dean's Fund for Excellence
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Economics
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
College of Engineering
- Dean's Fund for Excellence
- Chemical and Materials Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Liberal Arts
- Dean's Fund for Excellence
- Art
- Communication Arts
- Education
- English
- Foreign Languages
- History
- Music
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Women's Studies
College of Nursing
- Dean's Fund for Excellence
School of Graduate Studies
- Dean's Fund for Excellence
Student presentations at professional conferences
College of Science
- Dean's Fund for Excellence
- Atmospheric Science
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Optical Science
- Physics
M. Louis Salmon Library
- Dean's Fund for Excellence
Division of Continuing Education
- Alabama Science and Engineering Fair
- Academy for Lifetime Learning
Athletics Department
- Men's Baseball
- Men's Basketball
- Men's Cross Country
- Men's Ice Hockey
- Men's Soccer
- Men's Tennis
- Women's Basketball
- Women's Cross Country
- Women's Soccer
- Women's Softball
- Women's Tennis
- Women's Volleyball
Power of 10 Fund
Research (please specify)
UAHuntsville Alumni Association
Other
Questions about Alumni-Donor Records
How do I update by home or business address?You can contact the Alumni-Donor Help Line at 256-UAH-GIFT (256-824-4438). Please let us know your full name, old and new street address, city, state, zip code, and telephone number. If you are updating your business address, please give us the full name of the company and your job title.
How do I update my name?
You can contact the Alumni-Donor Help Line. Please let us know the name your degree was received under (or prior name used) and your new name. Please specify if this change is due to: 1) marriage; 2) remarriage; 3) divorce; or 4) legal change.
How do I report the death of an alum or donor?
You can contract the Help Line. Please provide the name of the decedent, date of death, place of death, and if applicable the school and degree received if known.
How can I request that certain information not be released?
You can contact the Help Line. Please provide your full name and the information that you do not want released.
How can I contact an alumnus/ae that I have lost track of?
Send your letter to University Advancement, Shelbie King Hall 311, Huntsville, AL 35899. We will forward the material to the person at the address we currently have on our data base. The person can then choose how to respond.
Questions about Gift Receipts
How long does it take to receive a gift receipt?It normally takes less than two weeks before a gift receipt and a thank you letter are transmitted to you. During our peak season from December to January, please allow up to three weeks.
If I haven't received a gift receipt or need to correct my gift receipt, how can I take care of this?
Please contact the Alumni-Donor Help Line at 256-UAH-GIFT (256-824-4438).
Questions about Pledges
How can I set-up a pledge?Please contact the Alumni-Donor Help Line at 256-UAH-GIFT (256-824-4438). We will need to know: 1) the total amount of your pledge; 2) your desired payment schedule with dates and amounts; and 3) the name of the college, department, program, or account that you plan to designate your gift.
How much do I owe on my pledge?
To check your pledge balance, please contact the Alumni-Donor Help Line.
Why did I receive a reminder when I already submitted my gift?
Your gift could have been added on our system after your pledge reminder was mailed, or your gift might not have been applied to your pledge correctly. Please contact the Alumni-Donor Help Line to correct your record.
Is it possible to change my payment schedule?
Yes. Please contact the Help Line and the new pledge payment information.