Supporting the Department of Entomology at MSU


The Department of Entomology has a number of funds and endowments designed to help us provide greater graduate study and outreach opportunities for our students and community. If you want to share in this endeavor and would like more information on the focus of our various endowments and funds, please see the list below.

To make a secure credit card gift, on-line, simply click on the fund of your choice.

• A.J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection Fund
  Provides support for the operations of the A.J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection.
• Beekeeping
  This fund helps support extension and outreach on beekeeping and research activities on honey bee biology. Directed by Zachary Huang, the MSU Honey Bee Program reaches to audiences worldwide through the internet (http://cyberbee.msu.edu), regional and national conferences, and local and state beekeeping organizations. Prof. Huang's research includes not only basic bee biology, but also studies that are relevant to beekeepers, such as novel method for pest control and how diseases and pests affect honey bee behaviors.
• Bug House 
  This fund helps support the operations and activities of the Bug House.
• Department of Entomology
  This fund helps support operations and activities of the Department.
• Department of Entomology Endowment
  This fund generates long-term financial support (interest on invested funds) for the Department, Bug House, Scholarships, and the AJ Cook Arthropod Research Collection.
• Entomology Scholarship Fund
  Provides scholarship support for undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Entomology, as well as scholarships for the Insect World Science Camp held in July each year.
• Enviro-weather Service
  This fund helps support Enviro-weather (enviroweather.msu.edu) in linking weather information with tools for decision making. We help farmers, landscapers and gardeners decide:
           *The potential for plant disease or insect pest occurrence.
           *Whether frost damage is likely.
           *The best time to plant, spray, irrigate, harvest.
  Our weather data also helps with natural resource management such as determining the potential for forest fires.
• Gene Thompson Memorial Fund
  Gene Thompson was the former Acting Director of the Plant Industry Division at the MDA. In his honor, this fund was established to purchase Cornell drawers and cabinets for the AJ Cook Arthropod Research Collection. During his lifetime, Gene's special interest was noctuidae in Michigan and he greatly appreciated the excellent reference collection that the AJ Cook Collection provided. Each drawer purchased will bear a plate with the following inscription: In memory of Gene Thompson, Gift of [name of donor].
• Gordon E. Guyer Endowed Graduate Fellowship Fund in Aquatic Entomology
• Ray and Bernice Hutson Scholarship Fund
  This Endowment supports graduate and undergraduate student travel to professional meetings, student research grant programs, student facilities, computers and other necessities.
• Scriber Scholars in Butterfly Biology and Conservation
  This endowment provides scholarships to students (undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral) involved in basic butterfly/moth research and outreach activities, and may be used to assist travel for these purposes.
  
  

Gifts may also be mailed to:

University Development
Michigan State University
300 Spartan Way
East Lansing, MI  48824-1005

If you are mailing your gift in, please make sure you specify the name of the fund to which you wish to donate.  Thank you for helping us help others!

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