Give to BLD

The Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program at Michigan State University is recognized for its excellence in clinical laboratory education and student preparation. To uphold this standard, we must recruit and retain exceptional faculty, invest in modern learning spaces, and support our students’ success.

As traditional funding sources remain limited, private support plays an increasingly vital role in ensuring our mission and impact for the next generation of laboratory professionals. We invite you to make a meaningful impact by contributing to one of our BLD program funds. Your support directly strengthens the education and experiences of future BLD Spartans. 

Below, you’ll find a full list of our endowment, expendable, and planned giving opportunities that advance the program’s mission and provide lasting support.

BLD Endowment Funds

Pamela Costabile Endowed Scholarship in Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics
Gift code: A52201 
Description: Recipients will have reached junior class standing in the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program and shall be selected on the basis of previous academic achievement, professional goals, and/or financial need. 

Margaret E. Smith Medical Technology Program Endowed Student Award
Gift code: A52202 
Description: The endowment benefits students as determined by the discretion of the Director of the Medical Technology Program at MSU. 

Stevens Award in Medical Technology
Gift code: A52204 
Description: Recipients should be juniors or seniors majoring in the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program. 

Dr. Esther M. Brown Endowment for Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics
Gift code: A52206
Description: Expenditures from the endowment will be used for Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program purposes at the discretion of its Director.

Lori Ann Neer-Swantko Endowed Scholarship
Gift code: A52207 
Description: The recipients shall be selected on a basis of attainment of junior status majoring in Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program, in good academic standing. 

Lois E. Alexander Medical Technology Endowment
Gift code: A52208 
Description: The endowment will be used for the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program purposes at the discretion of its Director. 

Herman-Billman Endowed Scholarship in Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics
Gift code: A522102
Description: Students majoring in Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics with a GPA of 3.0 or higher will be considered for this award. The Scholarship may be renewable as long as the student maintains a minimum GPA of 2.8.

Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program Alumni Board Endowment
Gift code: A52214 
Description: Expenditures from the endowment will be used to support the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program, or its future successor MSU unit, if any, at the discretion of its Director. 

A. L. Rogers Research Scholarship in Medical Mycology
Gift code: A5222 
Description: Recipients must be enrolled in graduate studies in either Medical Technology, Microbiology or Botany & Plant Pathology. Must have completed at least one year of grad study and have outstanding academic record. 

Hiscock Endowment for Medical Technology/Clinical Laboratory Science Award
Gift code: A5223 
Description: Supports current or new initiatives to enhance the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program's commitment to undergraduate education. 

Eleanor L. Barrett Medical Technology Discretionary Endowment Fund
Gift code: A5224 
Description: Funds benefit students enrolled in the Medical Technology Program, College of Natural Science, through such things as undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships, enhanced computer/educational technologies, and laboratory instrumentation particularly as it applies to undergraduate and graduate education. 

Pamela Agren Memorial Scholarship
Gift code: A5225
Description: Recipients of junior class standing in the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program shall be selected for this scholarship on the basis of previous academic achievement, professional goals, and/or financial need.

Robert W. Bull, DVM Transfusion Medicine Fund
Gift code: A5227 
Description: This endowment supports a transfusion medicine lecture once a year or the purchase of transfusion medicine reference materials to be distributed to professional students. 

BLD Expendable Funds

Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program Fund
Gift code: A522
Description: Department discretionary fund.

Steve Boutell Memorial Scholarship Fund
Gift code: A52209
Description: Students pursuing degrees in the Department of Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics with demonstrated financial need are eligible. Preference will be given to students majoring in Molecular Laboratory Diagnostics.

Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Education and Research Initiatives Fund
Gift code: A5221 
Description: Research / Expendable. 

Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Scholarship Fund
Gift code: A52215 
Description: Undergraduate / Expendable. 

Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostic Program Research Scholarship
Gift code: A52216 
Description: Research / Expendable. 

BLD Future / Planned Funds

Eleanor L. Barrett Endowed Scholarship in Medical Technology
Gift code: A5220 
Description: Entering freshmen shall be particularly encouraged to apply for this scholarship. Applicants shall be judged by their academic records. Preference will be given to those applicants who demonstrate financial need as determined by the University.

Kathryn M. Doig and Richard J. Benson Endowment Fund
Gift code: A52203 
Description: The endowment will be used for Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program purposes at the discretion of its Director. 

American Proficiency Institute Endowed Scholarship Fund in Medical Technology
Gift code: A52205 
Description: Eligible recipients will be majoring in the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program and will be at least junior standing at the time of the award.

Larry and Lynne Norman Endowment for Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics 
Gift code: A52210 
Description: Expenditures from this endowment will be used to support the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program at the discretion of its Director.

Joyce E. and Howard E. Trier Endowment for Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics
Gift code: A522101
Description: Expenditures from the Endowment will be used to support the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program within the College of Natural Science or its future successor MSU unit, if any, at the discretion of its Program Director.

Lynne B. Norman Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Scholarship Endowment 
Gift code: A52211 
Description: This scholarship will be awarded to a student who has preferably sophomore status majoring in the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program. 

Gerlach Family Discretionary Endowment Fund
Gift code: A52213 
Description: This endowment will be used at the discretion of the Director of Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program. 

Daniel Edson Endowed Professorship   
Gift code: A52217 
Description: Expendable amounts will be used to support an endowed professorship in the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program. 

Donna M. Duberg Graduate Award in Clinical Laboratory Science
Gift code: A52218
Description: Recipients will be pursuing a master's degree and/or be enrolled in a clinical/professional doctorate program within the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program. 

Florence Nothstine Endowed Scholarship Fund for Medical Technology
Gift code: A5228 
Description: Recipient shall be an undergraduate with four semesters or less remaining or a graduate student enrolled and in good standing, majoring in Medical Technology or Clinical Laboratory Sciences. This scholarship is not to be an award for top grades but rather is intended to help students who have demonstrated the initiative to help themselves by working at least part-time while attending school and who have financial need. 

G. Birchard Scholarship Fund  
Gift code: A5229 
Description: Funds provide scholarship support for undergraduate students in good academic standing with intent to receive a Bachelor of Science degree from the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program.