<h2>Donate</h2>
<p>SIUE’s commitment to offer all of our students a financially accessible education remain a top priority. Over the past decade, State appropriations to the University have declined by over 20 percent. In these challenging financial times, private contributions from School of Engineering alumni and friends are essential for the School to continue to provide our students with a first-rate education.</p>
<p>Your contributions help up accomplish our mission of providing an excellent education to future engineers, computer scientists and construction managers. Contact the School’s Director of Development, Kate Betz at 618.650.5020 or <a href="mailto:kbetz@siue.edu">kbetz@siue.edu</a> for more information.</p>
<h3><br />Donor Profiles</h3>
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<p> “SIUE engineering and computer science graduates are recognized as the top in the area. The School of Engineering gave me the foundation to be successful, and I want to give back.”<br /><br /><strong> Hal Gentry, ’82 BS, computer science</strong><br /><br /> Hal and his wife, Jean, contribute to an endowed scholarship for outstanding computer science students and sponsor a team in Botball, the educational robotics program</p>
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<br /> "SIUE enhances the entire region and is the main source of our employment. I believe in supporting places that are successful."<br /><br /><strong>David Oates, founder and president of Oates Associates<br /></strong><br />David Oates and his employees support two scholarship funds for SIUE civil engineering students