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The MU College of Engineering’s reputation and legacy is built upon the world–class practical and theoretical education it provides. Mizzou engineering students receive the tools they need to play a vital role in today’s increasingly technological society, improving our quality of life while increasing our society’s prosperity. A growing number of these students are choosing to join our faculty members as they fulfill MU’s land–grant mission by pursuing groundbreaking research. However, the College of Engineering (CoE) needs private support to continue building on its tradition of excellence. St. Patrick Society members render that much–needed support. Through their generous philanthropy, St. Patrick Society members help provide the crucial resources that enable the college to continue educating Missouri’s brightest youths while making life–changing discoveries that will carry us into a promising future. The St. Patrick Society—named for the Irish saint that MU engineering students dubbed their patron in 1903—recognizes the alumni and friends who work with the college to strengthen its mission. Membership in the St. Patrick Society is open to alumni of the University of Missouri–Columbia, friends and MU–affiliated, not–for–profit organizations. Joint membership is available to alumni and friends and their spouses. Membership eligibility is established through gifts or pledges to any MU College of Engineering department or program of the donor’s choice. Designated gifts are welcomed for any fund or purpose the donor desires, provided such use is for a legitimate college purpose. Donors who contribute gifts of at least $1,000 in a calendar year receive annual membership in the society, while donors who contribute $25,000 or more become lifetime “sustaining” members. Donors may place their gifts in a special endowment fund that they name and designate as they wish, within college guidelines. Earnings from such funds support the purpose of the endowment. The minimum amount necessary to establish an endowment is $10,000, payable over no more than five years. Donors also may designate their gifts as unrestricted, which allows the college to finance scholarships, fellowships, research and faculty enhancement needs that state funds do not meet.
Sustaining membership There are six levels of sustaining membership in the St. Patrick Society available to donors who contribute or pledge one of the amounts listed below over no more than 10 years. All prior gifts and company matching gifts to the college count toward sustaining membership, and irrevocable trusts are considered outright gifts. Testamentary gifts signify a donor’s intention to make a gift to the college by bequest, life insurance or other form of deferred gift. Annual membership St. Patrick Society members have the satisfaction of knowing that they are taking an active role in shaping the college for today’s scholars and helping to ensure that it continues to excel in the future. St. Patrick Society members are also eligible for dual membership in the Jefferson Club, MU’s campuswide donors club. All members are invited to special college, St. Patrick Society and Jefferson Club events. Sustaining members’ pins are set with the following gemstones:
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Member—amethyst
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