Endowed Scholarship Funds

The Department of Agricultural Economics currently has 12 endowed scholarship funds accepting contributions.  A description of each endowed scholarship is available below.  Gifts to endowment funds are invested for perpetuity and the income from these investments is spent for the stated purpose of the endowment each year.  Endowed funds can be created at MSU with gifts totaling $30,000 with a maximum pledge period of five years.  

Scholarship funds help students pay their tuition bills and thus lower the financial barriers to higher education along with rewarding academic and civic excellence.  Both expendable and endowed funds can support scholarships.

Undergraduate Endowed Scholarships

Kenneth E. and Eleanor M. Coulter Endowed Scholarship in Agricultural Economics

• Give Online to the Coulter Scholarship
• Give or Pledge by Mail to the Coulter Scholarship (PDF)

The Kenneth E. and Eleanor M. Coulter Endowed Scholarship in Agricultural Economics was established to enhance the education of students pursing a career in Agricultural Economics.  Preference is given to students who have graduated from high schools located in the following Michigan counties: Arenac, Bay, Midland, Iosco, and Isabella.

Harry A. Foster Endowed Scholarship

• Give Online to the Foster Scholarship
• Give or Pledge by Mail to the Foster Scholarship (PDF)

The Harry A. Foster Endowed Scholarship was established to benefit students pursing an undergraduate degree in Agribusiness Management with a specialization in Horticulture or majoring in Horticulture with a specialization in Agribusiness Management.

John (Jake) and Maxine Ferris Global Agribusiness Award Endowment

• Give Online to the Ferris Award
• Give or Pledge by Mail to the Ferris Award (PDF)

The John (Jake) and Maxine Ferris Global Agribusiness Award Endowment was established to provide overseas experience for domestic students in agricultural economics and agricultural communications and providing meaningful education programs for students enrolled at MSU from foreign counties.

Glynn McBride Michigan Association of Farmer Cooperatives Endowed Scholarship

• Give Online to the McBride Scholarship
• Give or Pledge by Mail to the McBride Scholarship (PDF)

The Glynn McBride Michigan Association of Farmer Cooperatives Endowed Scholarship was established to honor the career of Dr. Glynn McBride and his enthusiastic support of cooperatives. This scholarship supports students pursing a career in the development, sustainability and advancement of agricultural cooperatives. 

Dr. Jack Allen and Dr. Tom Pierson Scholarship Endowment

• Give Online to the Allen/Pierson Scholarship
• Give or Pledge by Mail to the Allen/Pierson Scholarship (PDF)

The Dr. Jack Allen and Dr. Tom Pierson Scholarship Endowment is for students enrolled in the Food Industry Management program to support their travel expenses associated with participation at professional conferences, seminars, and meetings.  The scholarship also supports study and travel abroad connected to a course of study where language studies (non-English speaking) and cultural orientation will precede the travel abroad experience.

Redmond and Edna Cotter Agribusiness Scholarship Endowment

• Give Online to the Cotter Scholarship
• Give or Pledge by Mail to the Cotter Scholarship (PDF)

The Redmond and Edna Cotter Agri-Business Scholarship Endowment was established to support the training of students who are interested in pursuing an agri-business career.

Graduate Endowed Scholarships

Glenn and Sandy Johnson Fellowships Endowment

• Give Online to the Johnson Fellowship
• Give or Pledge by Mail to the Johnson Fellowship (PDF)

The Glenn and Sandy Johnson Fellowships Endowment was established to provide support to Doctorate-level graduate students in the Department of Agricultural Economics.

A. Allan Schmid Endowed Fellowship in Institutional Economics

• Fellowship Details
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• Give or Pledge by Mail to the Schmid Fellowship (PDF)

The Schmid Fellowship was established to honor Professor A. Allan Schmid.  Professor Schmid retired from the Department of Agricultural Economics in June 2006 after 47 years of teaching excellence and research scholarship.  The Schmid Fellowship will help sustain his legacy in the Department of Agricultural Economics by offering support to graduate students pursuing the study of Institutional Economics. 

Carol C. Gustafson and Gary S. Murphy Endowed Scholarship in Agricultural Economics

• Give Online to the Gustafson/Murphy Scholarship
• Give or Pledge by Mail to the Gustafson/Murphy Scholarship (PDF)

The Carol C. Gustafson and Gary S. Murphy Endowed Scholarship in Agricultural Economics was established to support students pursing a Doctorate level degree in Agricultural Economics.

Henry and Annabel Larzelere Graduate Fellowships Endowment

• Give Online to the Larzelere Scholarship
• Give or Pledge by Mail to the Larzelere Scholarship (PDF)

The Henry and Annabel Larzelere Graduate Fellowships Endowment was established to support graduate students in the Department of Agricultural Economics whose interests are in the area of agribusiness management and marketing.  Preference is given to students with an interest/pursuing study in poultry marketing and pricing, cooperative business management, or futures markets.

Lane and Virginia Holdcroft Endowed Graduate Fellowship for African Development

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• Give or Pledge by Mail to the Holdcroft Fellowship (PDF)

The Lane and Virginia Holdcroft Endowed Graduate Fellowship for African Development was established to support the training of graduate students with an interest in international development, with preference for those with interests in community and rural development in African countries.

Dr. Thomas K. Cowden Memorial Fund in Agricultural Economics

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• Give or Pledge by Mail to the Cowden Memorial Fund (PDF)

The Dr. Thomas K. Cowden Memorial Fund was established to provide support for graduate students to attend professional meetings.