Forms of Donations Contributions can be made in a variety of ways:

• Direct contributions to the GATE Scholarship Fund to be used for students in programs for the following summer
• Contributions to specific GATE programs to keep operational costs low and/or to provide scholarships
• Contributions to students of a specific demographic description no matter which GATE program they choose to attend. 
• Contributions to the Dorothy Lawshe Endowment for Gifted and Talented Education Programs

The Dorothy Lawshe Endowment Fund The Dorothy Lawshe Endowment Fund, administered by Michigan State University's Honors College, removes financial barriers to participation in Gifted and Talented Education programs and promotes continuing program development. It sustains a variety of educational opportunities for highly talented and motivated students and guarantees that these special students will have access no matter what their family situation is.

Dorothy Lawshe has spent nearly fifty years in education, including twenty-five years nurturing the minds of academically gifted young people. She recognizes the need to support these students in their pre-collegiate years so that they might fully develop into actively engaged adults. The educational programs she developed as the founding director of Michigan State's Office of Gifted and Talented Education have served thousands of youth and stand as a model for other communities to emulate.

Contributing to the Dorothy Lawshe Endowment expands the educational opportunities available to gifted and talented students and makes sure that those opportunities are open to all, regardless of socio-economic status.

Making a Contribution

We truly appreciate your contribution! Please make all checks payable to Michigan State University. All gifts to the university are tax-deductible. For more information, please call (517) 432-2129.

Contributions can be made on-line at the Michigan State University Office of Development site. Just type "Dorothy Lawshe School Fund" into the search box under Search For A Fund.

Please mail checks to:

Dorothy Lawshe Endowment Fund
Gifted and Talented Education
186 Bessey Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824

Note: Many companies offer matching gift credits when their employees contribute to the Dorothy Lawshe Endowment Fund. Please check your company's human resources department policy on matching gifts.

Downloads

* Contribution form (to be included with donation)
* More information on contributions