MEET OUR DONORS

J.J. and Mike Smith
J.J. and Michael '89 Smith, owners of Valley Proteins, Inc., a family owned and nationally recognized rendering and recycling business, named this fund to honor the memory of their maternal grandfather, a self-educated hard worker who had to drop out of school to support his mother and sister. He was always a strong supporter of education and encouraged his grandchildren to go to college. This endowment will provide funds to strengthen academic excellence and stimulate the growth of Shepherd's business program. Mr. Snyder's daughter, Dolores Smith, is also a major contributor to the fund.

Suzanne Shipley and Randall Wadsworth
President Suzanne Shipley and her husband, Randall Wadsworth, pledged $25,000 to establish a Create the Future endowed fund to promote study abroad opportunities for students and help fund research abroad for faculty members.

Annette Murphy
A successful businesswoman and community leader, Annette Murphy has chosen to support wholeheartedly Shepherd University's initiative to attract and maintain outstanding faculty. She has started an endowment to establish a faculty excellence fund for English. Annette is founder, president, and CEO of The Library Corporation (TLC), an international company for providing automation technologies to libraries. She serves on the board of the Shepherd University Foundation and in 2006 received an honorary doctor of humanities degree from Shepherd University.

Al '67 and Sara '67Lueck
Al and Sara Lueck, ardent supporters of Shepherd have been responsible for the establishment of several scholarships and continue to support athletics and other programs.