Give to the Museum: The Gift of Biodiversity
We are grateful to our friends for their generous gifts. Funds that promote our mission are listed below. To join our community of supporters, contact Gerri Bain (614-292-4008) [bain.32@osu.edu].
Donations online are easy at http://www.giveto.osu.edu.
Click “Make a Gift Online” and be sure to name the fund you choose in the “Special Instructions” box.

Discretionary Funds Associated with the Museum of Biological Diversity
Unit Supported
|
Name of Fund
|
Description |
Account Number
|
Status |
Museum |
Director's Fund
|
to account for donations made to the OSU Museum of Biological Diversity and to use donations to help defray expenses associated with the Museum. |
305368 |
current use |
Acarology |
Hoogstraal Memorial Acarology Student Fund |
income supports acarology students, who are in good academic standing and require aid, studying at the university's acarology summer program. |
603280 |
endowment |
Acarology |
George & Mildred Wharton Endowment For Acarology |
income shall be distributed to OSU to benefit Acarology Laboratory. |
607675 |
endowment |
Bioacoutstics |
Donald J. Borror Fund for Bioacoustical Studies |
income aids bioacoustical research, teaching and service programs. |
600654 |
endowment |
Borror Lab |
Bioacoustics Fund |
to improve bioacoustic collections and research account information per controller's office. |
302520 |
current use |
Herbarium |
Janice Carson Beatley Herbarium Fund
|
to provide support for graduate student field work in plant systematics and ecology.
|
600387 |
endowment |
Herbarium |
Emanuel D. Rudolph Botanical Fund
|
to support an annual lecture and continuation of the Rudolph memorial Library in the herbarium and related purposes. |
606233 |
endowment |
Herbarium |
Franklin County Plant Information System |
to track expenditures associated with the Franklin County Plant Information System. |
305138 |
current use |
Herbarium |
Friends Of The Herbarium |
to account for donations and to use those donations to help defray expenses associated with the herbarium and pay speakers for lectures.
|
305104 |
current use |
Herbarium |
John C. Haas Challenge Gift |
to accumulate money from donors in response to J. Haas' $5,000 challenge and to hold $5,000. |
305299 |
current use |
Herbarium |
OSU Herbarium Fund |
to provide for maintenance and development of OSU Herbarium for equipment and supplies. |
307052 |
current use |
Herbarium |
E. D. Rudolph Memorial Fund |
to receive gifts in memory of Dr Emanuel D. Rudolph in the College of Biological Sciences. |
309456 |
current use |
Entomology |
D. J. and J. N. Knull Fund |
for systematic entomological research and curatorial work in entomology.
|
603756 |
endowment |
Entomology |
Josef N. Knull Memorial Fund |
to support collections and collecting; curating, student scholarships and the publication of systematic papers in entomology. |
603759 |
endowment |
Zoology |
Museum of Zoology Fund |
for expeditions, purchase of collections, and related expenses of the Museum of Zoology. |
607989 |
endowment |
Zoology |
program support. |
303015 |
current use |
|
Zoology |
Ichthyology Research Endowment Fund |
for research and publication on the collection of fishes at the Museum. |
603357 |
endowment |
Zoology |
David H. Stansbery Bivalves Endowment Fund |
for the enrichment and maintenance of the Bivalve Mollusk Collection. |
606910 |
endowment |