Loyal Supporters of SDSU
SDSU Loyal recognizes our loyal supporters who have made a philanthropic gift of any amount — in each of the two most recent fiscal years — and honors them for their total years of giving. These SDSU Loyal donors make an enduring impact on students and programs across the SDSU campus.
By the Numbers - Fiscal Year 2023-24
Nearly 4,500 members are currently recognized for their loyal giving — including more than 1,000 who have made philanthropic gifts for at least 20 years! Thanks to their dedication, SDSU students, faculty, and staff have the resources they need to transform their tomorrows.
Honoring a Half-Century of Support
SDSU Loyal members Nancy Carmichael Stewart (left) with SDSU President Adela de la
Torre
The year Nixon met Elvis and the first Earth Day was celebrated across the nation,
Nancy Carmichael Stewart, then a faculty member in the botany department at San Diego
State, gave $15 to the annual fund. It was 1970, and Stewart’s gift was the equivalent
of more than $120 today.
What’s most notable, however, is that she’s been giving to SDSU ever since: to sciences, athletics, and a dozen other areas.
This longtime support ― which isn't over ― places Stewart in the rarefied, uppermost layer of the “SDSU Loyal” community, celebrated every year at a special dinner honoring their dedication over two, three and four decades. Or in Stewart’s case, more than half a century and counting: “as loyal as they come” in the words of a grateful dean.
We invite you to read the full story on SDSU NewsCenter.
SDSU Loyal Recognition
We increasingly rely on philanthropic gifts to support student success, faculty research, and athletic achievements. Donors who are recognized as SDSU Loyal make annual philanthropic gifts toward scholarships, endowed professorships, academic programs, new campus buildings, athletics … and much more. SDSU Loyal is a recognition program established to honor our most loyal donors who make philanthropic gifts year after year without fail. To become SDSU Loyal, you must have made a philanthropic gift to the university in each of the last two fiscal years. Members are recognized at the following milestones: 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50+ years of giving.
SDSU Loyal Benefits
You will receive an annual communication confirming your SDSU Loyal status, which
includes a token of appreciation to recognize your total years of giving and remarkable
loyalty to the university.