Balling Family GIS Fellowship Award Endowment

Balling Family GIS Fellowship Award Endowment

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The Balling Family GIS Fellowship Endowment was established by ASU Professor Robert C. Balling, Jr. and his family to honor the legacy of his late parents. Your gift supports an annual fellowship award for Geographical Information Systems (GIS) students in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning. Your gift supports an annual fellowship award for a Masters of Advanced Study Geographical Information Systems (GIS) student in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning.

Field work is one of my favorite things I’ve done in college and in my life. Your gift allows me to pursue my field work in ways I didn’t think were possible."

SGSUP Student

Impact of Donor Support

  • More learners can pursue higher education. In 2022, 22,000 donors contributed $66.3 million for scholarships.
  • More students succeed. ASU ranks #1 among the state’s public universities for its 86% first-year retention rate thanks in part to donor-funded student success initiatives.
  • And donors helped ASU offer more than 4,500 hours of free tutoring.

Our family believes in giving back and sharing the blessings we have received financially and through our time."

Dave Derminio

’74 BS in business, former ASU golfer who supports student-athletes through the Derminio Family Sun Devil Golf Scholarship

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