The 2024 Dammys

THANK YOU, DAM PROUD DAY COLLABORATORS

Oregon State’s annual giving day was never just about announcing a big number. (Although, thanks to our spirited and generous community, we did that, too.) It is an opportunity to showcase many, many amazing programs and initiatives and what can be accomplished through creativity — putting the “fun” in fundraising. It also instills Beaver pride and inspires the participation of many.

On Dam Proud Day 2024, OSU community members made more than 9,100 gifts totaling $2.7 million for 100+ funds, creating a philanthropic impact felt throughout the university.

None of this record-breaking success would have been possible without our outstanding collaborators. We’re grateful and proud to celebrate everyone who played a role in the success of Dam Proud Day 2024, including those awarded “Dammys” — the awards presented each year to celebrate a few of the best partners for Dam Proud Day.

Top photo: Special thanks to students from the Hui o Hawaii Club, who shared two dance performances with us.

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Winners for Dean's Cup and Spirit Award.

Two people holding a dammy award and smiling.

The 2024 Dammy Awards

Best external collaborator: OSU Media Services and Baseball

Best internal collaborator: Charles Ellis and Melanie Ellis-Roach

Best communication strategy: College of Education, for the second consecutive year

Best social strategy: Men’s Rowing

Best challenge gift strategy: KidSpirit

Best street fair booth: College of Liberal Arts and College of Science

Spirit Award, our highest honor: College of Forestry

OSU Foundation Trustee Challenge Winners

$20,000 winner
Project with the most dollars raised: Finish in Four

$15,000 winner
College or campus with the most gifts: College of Agricultural Sciences

$15,000 winner
Academic division or department with the most gifts: Student Affairs

$15,000 winner
Athletics project with the most gifts: Women’s Rowing

$10,000 winner
Project with the largest percentage increase in dollars raised: PRAx Excellence Fund

$7,500 winner
Project with the largest percentage in increase in donors since last year: IMPACT (Individualized Movement and Physical Activity for Children Today) Fund in the College of Health

$7,500 winner
Project with the most first-time gift: Fraternity and Sorority Life Emerging Leaders Program Fund

$2,000 winners
Awarded to projects with the most gifts in blocks throughout the day:

10 a.m. to noon, Women’s Soccer
noon to 2 p.m., Student Affairs
2 to 4 p.m., Student Affairs
4 to 8 p.m., Student Affairs
8 to 11 p.m., Women’s Rowing

A person from College of Forestry receiving the Dean's Cup award.

Additional Awards

OSU Loyal Dam Proud Day Award: Honors College, with 54.5% of faculty and staff members making Dam Proud Day gifts

Dean’s Cup for college with most dollars raised: College of Forestry

Special thanks to OSU Foundation Board of Trustees Chair Penny Atkins and her husband Gary; Immediate Past Chair Eric Schoenstein and his wife Kelly Douglas; former chair John Stirek and his wife Kate; and former chair Ruth Beyer, whose $25,000 gifts inspired participation in Dam Proud Day through the OSU Foundation Trustee Challenge.

The Dammys