UAB is one of the country's preeminent research universities. As state assistance shrinks and the costs of higher education rise, private support becomes critical to the university's growth and ability to maintain its standards of excellence. The generosity of our donors has nourished UAB and made possible extraordinary achievements in teaching, research, and public service.

By contributing to School of Engineering endowed funds, you can ensure a legacy for yourself, a colleague, or a loved one that will benefit the school into perpetuity. The school is able to provide much-needed support to deserving students and faculty members.

Contributions to endowments can be made over a period of five years and are tax deductible.

How Endowments Help Us

Endowments are long-term investments in the university, held in perpetuity. They provide benefits such as scholarships and support funds to students and faculty year after year, generation after generation. Because the gift principal is invested and only a portion of the income is spent, a donor who creates an endowed gift today can be confident that it will grow and continue to support UAB in the years to come.

Types of Endowments

There are many types of endowments from which to choose. Some donors create unrestricted endowments, recognizing that the needs and challenges of the future will differ from those of today. Unrestricted gifts are used for the highest priority needs on campus and provide flexibility as these needs change.

Other donors choose to direct their gifts to programs of special concern to them, knowing that these additional funds provide an opportunity for those programs to grow and excel.

Planned giving can help you make a powerful and lasting difference to the UAB programs that mean the most to you. We're here to help you accomplish that through the tools and resources you'll find on the Planned Giving website. We're also happy to talk with you to explore your options. Call us at (205) 996-7533 or email us at plannedgiving@uab.edu.

UAB accepts gifts of publicly traded securities including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. This type of gift may be transferred electronically or delivered in certificate form. It is the University's general policy for all publicly traded securities to be sold upon receipt. All gifts of stock should be accompanied by a letter from the donor stating his/her intention to give the securities to UAB.

To receive prompt credit for your gift, please contact the Director of Development for the UAB School of Engineering (contact information below) with the following information:

• your intention to make a gift to UAB,
• the estimated transfer date,
• the name of your securities firm,
• the name and contact information of your broker, and
• the intended purpose of the gift.

Securities, with properly completed endorsement(s) or stock power(s), should be hand delivered to UAB. Contact John Pelliccio at (205) 934-2172 or johnp@uab.edu for instructions on how to properly prepare your documents. So that we may better serve you, please call and schedule an appointment to deliver these documents.

Does your employer, or your spouse's employer, have a matching gift program? If so, consider asking them to match your donation to UAB. Through matching gift programs, you can double or even triple the amount of your contribution, maximizing the impact of your gift to UAB.

More than 9,000 companies offer these programs to support their employees' philanthropic interests. To find out if your company offers this benefit, contact your human resources office.

You can also donate to the following giving funds, which include department and program funds as well as diverse funding areas such as study away, senior design projects, and facility renovations.

• Adam Telle Memorial Endowed Award in Mechanical Engineering
• Advanced Safety Engineering Management (ASEM)
• Biomedical Engineering Hoehn 260 Renovation
• Biomedical Engineering Program
• Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
• David A. Conner Electrical Engineering - Senior Design Endowment Fund
• Electrical and Computer Engineering Program
• Honda Sponsorship - Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Gift Account
• Imogene Baswell Society in Engineering
• Information Engineering and Management
• Materials Engineering Program
• Materials Science and Engineering Study Away Support
• Mechanical Engineering Program
• Mechanical Engineering Student Competitions
• Murat M. Tanik Endowed Award in Electrical and Computer Engineering