The Delta State Fund Giving Clubs
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The Delta State Fund's Giving Societies recognize annual donors who have distinguished themselves in support of the University. In recognition of the importance of annual contributions, the University established special membership levels to honor annual contributors. Alumni, parents and friends join The Delta State Fund Giving Clubs by making an annual gift to The Delta State Fund and in doing so they help to build a stronger Delta State University.
Membership in the following giving clubs is based on annual contributions.
President's Club.......$10,000 or more
Named in honor of the presidents of Delta State who have served since the University's founding in 1924; James W. Broom, William M. Kethley, James M. Ewing, Aubrey K. Lucas, Kent Wyatt, David Potter, and John M. Hilpert.
Statesmen's Circle........$5,000-$9,999
Named in honor of the official mascot of Delta State. The "Statesman" was officially adopted in 1975.
Founders' Club........$2,500 to $4,999
Named for men and women who founded Delta State Teachers College. The first planning meeting was held in September 1922, when Mr. J. C. Roberts credited the idea of a Teachers College in Cleveland to Mr. A. K. Eckles, then Bolivar County Superintendent of Education.
Dean's Circle........$1,000 to $2,499
Named in honor of all former Deans of the University, beginning with Dean William H. Zeigel, the first academic dean of Delta State Teachers College.
University Associate........$500 to $999
Named in honor of all former faculty and staff who have served the University for over 80 years and who have seen the oak trees on the Quadrangle grow from small saplings to might giants.
Partner........$250 to $499
Named in honor of alumni and friends who "partner" with Delta State's Alumni/Foundation Office to raise private Funds for the support of the University's students, faculty, and staff.
Director's Club........$100 to $249
Named in honor of the directors of Delta State University's Alumni/Foundation Office since its founding in 1930: Gladys Castle, H. L. Nowell, Kent Wyatt, Dave "Boo" Ferriss, Hugh Ellis Walker, Don Skelton and Keith Fulcher.
Heritage Club........$25 to $99
Names in recognition of the University's academic, political, economic, and social contributions to the Delta, the state of Mississippi and the nation.
