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  • About the Campaign
    • Foundation of the Campaign
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    • Campaign Timeline
    • Campaign Events
      • Paul and Alejandra Foster Pavilion Ribbon Cutting - Jan. 2, 2024
      • Mark and Hurd Welcome Center Ribbon Cutting - Sept. 8, 2023
      • Tampa - February 10, 2023
      • Newport Beach - October 12, 2022
      • Nashville - April 28, 2022
      • Atlanta - February 3, 2022
      • Denver - October 22, 2021
      • Give Light Denver Video
      • Tidwell Ribbon Cutting - Aug. 25, 2021
      • Medal of Honor Statue Installation Ceremony
      • Mark & Paula Hurd Welcome Center Groundbreaking Video
      • Mark & Paula Hurd Welcome Center Groundbreaking
      • Southern California - October 26, 2019
      • Dallas - September 14, 2019
      • Dr. Annette von Jouanne Video
      • New York City - May 23, 2019
      • Benjamin Goff Video
      • Jeff Theiss Video
      • Houston - May 4, 2019
      • Dr. Dwayne Simmons Video
      • Dr. Ann Mirabito Video
      • Washington, DC - February 2, 2019
      • Dr. Lorin Matthews Video
      • Dr. Byron Johnson Video
    • Campaign Impact Report
  • Campaign Priorities
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      • Faculty Chairs and Professorships
      • Endowed Scholarships
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      • Endowment Impact
    • Capital Projects
    • President's Excellence Fund
      • Support Baylor Students Today
      • Why I Give: Donor Testimonials
    • Initiatives
      • Health
      • Data Sciences
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      • Human Flourishing, Leadership and Ethics
      • Baylor in Latin America
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    • Hord Scholarship Challenge
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Baylor BU Give Light Campaign Priorities Endowed Funds Endowment Impact
  • Endowed Funds
    • Faculty Chairs and Professorships
    • Endowed Scholarships
    • Endowed Funds for Growth Priorities
    • Endowment Impact
      • Playing with a Vision
      • Founded on Heritage and Love
      • Q&A with Baylor Chief Investment Officer
      • Baylor University Endowment
      • Opening Doors, Inspiring Artists
      • C. Gus Glasscock, Jr. Endowed Fund for Excellence in Environmental Sciences
      • Sue Mayborn Endowed Scholarship Fund
      • Student Foundation
      • Inspiring Faithful Leadership
  • Capital Projects
  • President's Excellence Fund
  • Initiatives
  • Academic Units
  • Foster Academic Challenge
  • Hord Scholarship Challenge
  • Trailblazer Scholars Program

Endowment Impact

Alumni, parents and friends sustain Baylor university through gifts to endowment. Through the Give Light Campaign, the Baylor Family’s generous support of endowment provides reliable resources that create the opportunities, experiences and fund the faculty and staff to provide transformational experiences and exciting academic discovery at Baylor.

The stories below illustrate just how much of an impact our Baylor Family’s support of endowment has on our students.

Basketball Player Making a Shot
Playing with a Vision
Most fans know Flo Thamba – or at least, they know him as a 6'10" forward on the Baylor University Men’s Basketball team, hoisting the National Championship trophy as confetti rained down in Indianapolis in 2021. But, Flo cannot be summed up in one shining moment. He cannot be defined by just one thing.
Founded on Heritage and Love
Founded on Heritage and Love
For Laura Beth Cotton (BA ’75), of Midland, Texas, establishing a scholarship at Baylor University offered a chance to honor her family’s legacy, while also celebrating the ties of friendship that bind her to her alma mater. In 2022, Cotton established an endowed scholarship to support the School of Education.
Baylor Sciences Building
Q&A with Baylor Chief Investment Officer
Baylor Chief Investment Officer David Morehead, CFA, shares his approach to stewarding Baylor’s resources.
A group of girls on campus
Baylor University Endowment
Baylor Chief Investment Officer David Morehead, CFA, shares his approach to stewarding Baylor’s resources.
Opening Doors, Inspiring Artists
Opening Doors, Inspiring Artists
In honor of the School of Music’s 100-year anniversary, the Meadows Foundation Lyceum Series brings world-renowned artists and professionals to campus, creating a virtual celebration during a worldwide pandemic.
A person working in a lab
C. Gus Glasscock, Jr. Endowed Fund for Excellence in Environmental Sciences
Since 2005, the Glasscock Endowment has provided funding for more than 120 undergraduate students who are conducting research in environmental sciences.
Sue Mayborn
Sue Mayborn Endowed Scholarship Fund
The Sue Mayborn Endowed Scholarship Fund provides significant support for high-achieving undergraduate students majoring in journalism.
Student Foundation Members
Student Foundation
In 2021, as Student Foundation marked their half-centenary, they also celebrated an even greater milestone: $5 million raised for scholarship endowment.
Jon Eckert
Inspiring Faithful Leadership
Jon Eckert, Ed.D., came to Baylor from Wheaton College after the creation of the Copple Chair from a $2.5 million gift from Lynda and Robert Copple of Frisco, Texas, in 2017. The gift also provided resources to fund the Chair's research.

Give Light

Each of us has been entrusted with a great light that can illuminate the path for future generations. When the Baylor Family gives financially to support University priorities, we give light to Baylor's bright future.

GiveLight@baylor.edu
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Baylor BU Give Light Campaign Priorities Endowed Funds Endowment Impact
  • About the Campaign
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    • Foundation of the Campaign
    • National Campaign Steering Committee
    • Campaign Timeline
    • Campaign Events
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      • Paul and Alejandra Foster Pavilion Ribbon Cutting - Jan. 2, 2024
      • Mark and Hurd Welcome Center Ribbon Cutting - Sept. 8, 2023
      • Tampa - February 10, 2023
      • Newport Beach - October 12, 2022
      • Nashville - April 28, 2022
      • Atlanta - February 3, 2022
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      • Denver - October 22, 2021
      • Give Light Denver Video
      • Tidwell Ribbon Cutting - Aug. 25, 2021
      • Medal of Honor Statue Installation Ceremony
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        • Event Video
        • Photo Gallery
        • About our Honorees
        • Press Release
      • Mark & Paula Hurd Welcome Center Groundbreaking Video
      • Mark & Paula Hurd Welcome Center Groundbreaking
      • Southern California - October 26, 2019
      • Dallas - September 14, 2019
      • Dr. Annette von Jouanne Video
      • New York City - May 23, 2019
      • Benjamin Goff Video
      • Jeff Theiss Video
      • Houston - May 4, 2019
      • Dr. Dwayne Simmons Video
      • Dr. Ann Mirabito Video
      • Washington, DC - February 2, 2019
      • Dr. Lorin Matthews Video
      • Dr. Byron Johnson Video
    • Campaign Impact Report
  • Campaign Priorities
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    • Endowed Funds
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      • Faculty Chairs and Professorships
      • Endowed Scholarships
      • Endowed Funds for Growth Priorities
      • Endowment Impact
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        • Playing with a Vision
        • Founded on Heritage and Love
        • Q&A with Baylor Chief Investment Officer
        • Baylor University Endowment
        • Opening Doors, Inspiring Artists
        • C. Gus Glasscock, Jr. Endowed Fund for Excellence in Environmental Sciences
        • Sue Mayborn Endowed Scholarship Fund
        • Student Foundation
        • Inspiring Faithful Leadership
    • Capital Projects
    • President's Excellence Fund
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      • Support Baylor Students Today
      • Why I Give: Donor Testimonials
    • Initiatives
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      • Health
      • Data Sciences
      • Materials Science
      • Human Flourishing, Leadership and Ethics
      • Baylor in Latin America
    • Academic Units
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        • Illuminating the Sacred
        • Spotlight on Research
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        • Dr. Helen Harris
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        • Baylor Engineering Students in Haiti
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        • Dr. Charles Baylis
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        • 100th Anniversary of Baylor's School of Education
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