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When Professor Emeritus Don Dickmann decided he wanted to give back to the Forestry Department by way of an endowment, he knew just how his contribution could be best used.

Forward-thinking community leader and philanthropist left a legacy that will help create a better society and benefit people for generations.

In a decades long display of serendipity, a professor’s legacy impacted a former student and his family through multiple degrees, wars, jobs and a new generation. Now an endowment

Bill and Betty Wadland have established an endowment in the College of Human Medicine to support MSU medical students training in remote and underserved areas of Michigan.

Gifts from MSU faculty, staff and retirees made up 13 percent of the $1.16 million raised on Give Green Day.

Alumnus Mat Ishbia credits his success to the lessons he learned under the mentorship of Coach Tom Izzo, who he honored by making a transformative $32M commitment to MSU Athletics.