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Past Events


Leaderboard
Most Donors Leaderboard
The five units with the greatest number of donors on Giving Day will win a share of $5,000.
Rank Prize Unit Donors
1 $2,000 Pamplin College of Business 1,655
2 $1,500 Virginia Cooperative Extension & 4-H 1,486
3 $750 College of Engineering 1,471
4 $500 College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences 1,316
5 $250 Athletics 1,036
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$5,000
College of Science Challenge
College of Science alumna and Dean's Roundtable Advisory Board Member Debbie Koller ('76 B.S.) and Kent Koller will generously donate $5,000 to the College of Science if 690 donors make a gift to any College of Science fund.
686 / 686 Donors
Completed
$5,000
School of Neuroscience Challenge
College of Science alumna and Dean's Roundtable Advisory Board Member Jeanine Matte ('71 B.S.) will donate $5,000 to the School of Neuroscience if 25 donors make a gift to the School of Neuroscience Annual Fund.
25 / 25 Donors
Completed
$5,000
Department of Statistics Challenge
Virginia Tech alumni Tom Woteki ('68 B.S., '72 M.S., '74 Ph.D.) and Cathie Woteki ('72 M.S., '75 Ph.D.) will donate $5,000 to the Department of Statistics if 60 donors make a gift to the Statistics Annual Fund.
60 / 60 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Department of Psychology Challenge
Virginia Tech alumni Amy Hayes (’96 B.S., ’99 M.S., ’03 Ph.D.) and Michael Hayes (Engineering ’95 B.S., ’97 M.S., ’03 Ph.D.) will donate $2,000 to the Department of Psychology if 40 donors make a gift to the Psychology Annual Fund.
40 / 40 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Department of Physics Challenge
College of Science alumna Annalisa Pawlosky (‘06 B.S.) will donate $2,000 to the Department of Physics if 50 donors make a gift to the Physics Annual Fund.
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
$5,000
Department of Mathematics Challenge
Virginia Tech alumni Archana Sathaye ('86 M.S.) and Shirish Sathaye (Engineering '86 M.S.) will donate $5,000 to the Department of Mathematics if 27 donors make a gift to the Mathematics Annual Fund.
27 / 27 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Department of Geosciences Challenge
College of Science alumnus Stephen Scott ('79 B.S. and '87 M.S.) will donate $2,000 to the Department of Geosciences if 165 donors make a gift to the Geosciences Annual Fund.
165 / 165 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Department of Economics Challenge
College of Science alumnus Kyle Pedrotty ('03 B.S.) will donate $2,000 to the Department of Economics if 50 donors make a gift to the Economics Annual Fund.
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
$5,000
Department of Chemistry Challenge
College of Science alumnus Dean Webster ('79 B.S. and '84 Ph.D.) will donate $5,000 to the Department of Chemistry if 75 donors make a gift to the Chemistry Annual Fund.
75 / 75 Donors
Completed
$5,000
Department of Biological Sciences Challenge
College of Science alumnus Gibby Button ('69 B.S.) will donate $5,000 to the Department of Biological Sciences if 25 donors make a gift to the Biological Sciences Annual Fund.
25 / 25 Donors
Completed
$5,000
Academy of Integrated Science Challenge
College of Science alumni Ellen Patterson Embrey ('76 B.S.) and Gary Embrey ('74 B.S.) will donate $5,000 to the Academy of Integrated Science if 55 donors make a gift to the Academy of Integrated Science Annual Fund or any one of the Academy’s programs.
55 / 55 Donors
Completed
Leaderboard
College of Science Leaderboard
Which department is going to bring in the most donors on Giving Day?
Rank Fund Designation Donors
1 Geosciences Department Annual Fund 186
2 Biological Sciences Department Annual Fund 108
3 Chemistry Department Annual Fund 87
4 College of Science Annual Fund 86
5 Economics Department Annual Fund 83
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2/24 2:00 - 4:00PM: #VTGivingDay Twitter Challenge
Women's Water Polo Club is the winner of the #VTGivingDay Twitter Challenge!
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2/24 6:00pm - 8:00PM: Student and Young Alumni Challenge
The unit with the most students and young alumni (graduation years 2021-2010) donors between 6-8pm EST will win $1,000 in bonus funds!
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2/25 Midnight - 4:00AM: Out-of-State Challenge
The unit with the most donors outside of the state of Virginia between 12-4am EST will win $1,000 in bonus funds!
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2/25 8:00-10:00AM: #HokieThrowback Photo Challenge
Post a #HokieThrowback photo and use #VTGivingDay and we'll select a random winner to designate $250 to an area of their choice!
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You + 2
1. Sign up to be an ambassador 2. Make a gift through your ambassador link 3. Get two others to make a gift through your ambassador link 4. Win swag!
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$10,000
College of Science Challenge
College of Science Dean's Roundtable Advisory Board Members Susan Quisenberry and Bob Quisenberry ('62 B.S.) will generously donate $10,000 to the College of Science if 600 donors make a gift to any College of Science fund.
600 / 600 Donors
Completed
$25,000
College of Science Challenge
College of Science Dean's Roundtable Advisory Board Member Mary Nolen Blackwood ('73 B.S.) and Willis Blackwood ('72 B.S.) will generously donate $25,000 to the College of Science once 450 donors make a gift to any College of Science fund.
450 / 450 Donors
Completed
$2,000
School of Neuroscience Challenge
College of Science alumnus and Dean's Roundtable Advisory Board Member Dr. Bill Johnston ('74 B.S.) and Dr. Margie Johnston will donate $2,000 to the School of Neuroscience if 18 donors make a gift to the School of Neuroscience Annual Fund.
18 / 18 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Department of Statistics Challenge
Virginia Tech alumni Laura Freeman ('05 B.S., '06 M.S., '10 Ph.D.) and James Freeman ('03 B.S., '05 MPA) will donate $2,000 to the Department of Statistics if 45 donors make a gift to the Statistics Annual Fund.
45 / 45 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Department of Psychology Challenge
College of Science alumnus Charlie Goretsky ('80 B.S.) and Barbara Goretsky will donate $2,000 to the Department of Psychology if 25 donors make a gift to the Psychology Annual Fund.
25 / 25 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Department of Physics Challenge
College of Science alumnus John Fernando ('89 B.S.) will donate $2,000 to the Department of Physics if 33 donors make a gift to the Physics Annual Fund.
33 / 33 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Department of Mathematics Challenge
College of Science alumnus Arun Shastri ('88 M.S.) will donate $2,000 to the Department of Mathematics if 18 donors make a gift to the Mathematics Annual Fund.
18 / 18 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Department of Geosciences Challenge
College of Science alumni Brian Coffey ('99 Ph.D.) and Ginger Coffey ('97 M.S.) will donate $2,000 to the Department of Geosciences if 108 donors make a gift to the Geosciences Annual Fund.
108 / 108 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Department of Economics Challenge
Once 33 donors have made a gift to the Department of Economics Annual Fund, $2,000 will be unlocked for the department!
33 / 33 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Department of Chemistry Challenge
College of Science alumni Jennifer Rolland ('02 B.S.) and Jason Rolland ('01 B.S) will donate $2,000 to the Department of Chemistry if 50 donors make a gift to the Chemistry Annual Fund.
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Department of Biological Sciences Challenge
An anonymous donor will donate $2,000 to the Department of Biological Sciences if 30 donors make a gift to the Biological Sciences Annual Fund.
30 / 30 Donors
Completed
$2,000
Academy of Integrated Science Challenge
Virginia Tech alumnus and Dean's Roundtable Advisory Board member Mark Scheffel ('78 B.S.) and Nancy Scheffel will donate $2,000 to the Computational Modeling and Data Analytics (CMDA) Program in the Academy of Integrated Science if 36 donors make a gift to the Academy of Integrated Science Annual Fund or any one of the Academy’s programs, including the CMDA Annual Fund.
36 / 36 Donors
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2/24 Noon - 2:00PM: Most Alumni Donors Challenge
College of Engineering is the winner of the Noon-2:00PM Most Alumni Donors Challenge!
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2/24 4:00 - 6:00PM: Most Donors Challenge
Pamplin won the 4-6pm Most Donors Challenge!
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2/24 8PM - Midnight: Exit Light, Enter Night
Hokies who give back between 8 p.m. and midnight EST on February 24th will receive exclusive phone wallpapers from VT Athletics.
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2/25 4:00 - 8:00AM: Early {Hokie} Bird Challenge
The unit with the most donors between 4-8am EST will win $1,000 in bonus funds!
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2/25 10:00AM - Noon: Most Gifts Challenge
The unit with the most gifts between 10am-12pm EST will win $1,000 in bonus funds!
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Hokie Selfie Photo Challenge
Post a Hokie Selfie and use #VTGivingDay and we'll select a random winner to designate $250 to an area of their choice!
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Leaderboard
Total Raised Leaderboard
Your favorite unit can win a share of $2,750 based on its total amount raised on Giving Day!
Rank Prize Unit Raised
1 $1,000 Pamplin College of Business $964,291.19
2 $750 College of Engineering $680,411.59
3 $500 Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine $630,795.20
4 $200 Athletics $492,154.58
5 $100 College of Science $461,937.18
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