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Engineering Key Society

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About the Key Society

The society is named after the central point on campus for the college, the Engineering Key. The Engineering Key is a symbolic nucleus for our faculty and students' collaborations that result in excellent scholarship and groundbreaking research.

Engineering Key Society Members are:

  • Individuals who make annual gifts of $1,000 or more to the Whitacre College of Engineering,
  • Undergraduate alumni who have graduated within the last decade are members of the Key Society at a reduced annual gift amount of $500,
  • Individuals who have made a planned gift to the college,
  • Organizations and individuals who have established an endowment in the college,
  • Organizations and individuals who have made cumulative gifts to the College of more than $100,000.
Principal Estimated Annual Payout
(Based on 4.5%)
$25,000 $1,125
$250,000 $11,250
$500,000 $22,500
$1,000,000 $45,000
$2,000,000 $90,000
Endowment Payout Chart