Last Updated: 09/22/2025 | All information is accurate and still up-to-date

IMSE Enhancement Fund

The IMSE Enhancement Fund addresses one of the program’s greatest needs: discretionary support. Every year, we face the challenge of uncertain and shifting resources. Additionally, unexpected opportunities arise that require quick action. Discretionary funds allow the IMSE Director to respond swiftly to these opportunities and challenges. Over the past few years, these funds have supported:

• Awards recognition for students
• Staff and faculty
• New courses and programs
• And much more

Your generosity immediately impacts a student’s educational experience and life and supports the next exciting discovery in industrial engineering.

A gift of $1,000 or more to the IMSE Enhancement Fund will earn you membership in the Engineering Foundation’s Dean’s Circle. This is a recognition society for all unrestricted gifts of $1,000 or more to the College of Engineering and its departments and programs.

Invest in the Future

To keep growing as a research and education program, we must continue producing innovative research and inspiring leaders for the global workforce. We seek your investment and participation to help us meet our vision.

Have questions? No problem. Monica Morgan | mkmorga4@ncsu.edu |  919.515.8888 is happy to answer all your questions.

Steve and Carolyn Jackson Fund

Steve Jackson retired in the summer of 2021 after a long term as the Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering Institute Director. One word that could describe Steve Jackson and his career is multidisciplinary. Maybe not a term often used to describe someone, but it fits in this case. Jackson received all three of his degrees from NC State, each in a different engineering discipline (Civil, Integrated Manufacturing Systems and Mechanical).

Have questions? No problem. Monica Morgan | mkmorga4@ncsu.edu |  919.515.8888 is happy to answer all your questions.

Other Ways to Support IMSE

There are many ways for you to make a gift to IMSE. We are happy to discuss any of the giving options in more detail and invite you to contact Monica Morgan | mkmorga4@ncsu.edu |  919.515.8888 who is happy to answer all your questions.

• Fitts-Woolard Hall Fund
• Endowed Professorships
• Graduate Fellowships
• Merit- and Need-based Scholarships
• Enhanced Academic Programs

Fitts-Woolard Hall Fund

Fitts-Woolard Hall is a crucial next step for IMSE’s move to Centennial Campus. It provides essential infrastructure that enables faculty and students to leverage the power of collaboration across disciplines in a unique environment.

Fundraising for the private funds required to complete Fitts-Woolard Hall has been successful, thanks to generous leadership gifts from our alumni and friends. However, the College still needs to raise approximately $40 million in private funds to reach its goal and fully fund the construction of Fitts-Woolard Hall.

For more information, go to our Fitts-Woolard Hall page.

Have questions? No problem. Monica Morgan | mkmorga4@ncsu.edu |  919.515.8888 is happy to answer all your questions.

Endowed Professorships

Endowed professorships are crucial for recruiting and retaining talented research faculty. These endowments provide funds for salary support and research activities, including graduate assistants, equipment, and course development. The North Carolina General Assembly demonstrates its commitment to higher education through a matching program for distinguished professorships, highlighting the importance of research faculty to the state, its economy, and the education of its citizens.

For more information about levels of endowed professorships, see NC State’s Engineering Foundation’s Faculty Support.

Have questions? No problem. Monica Morgan | mkmorga4@ncsu.edu |  919.515.8888 is happy to answer all your questions.

Graduate Fellowships

Graduate students are primary innovation agents within research-intensive engineering schools like ours. Private support is essential to succeeding in the intense competition for top graduate students. Many of these students innovate in ways that can boost North Carolina’s economy for years to come. The minimum level to endow a graduate fellowship, which will be named for the donor in perpetuity, is $300,000.

For more information about levels of endowed professorships, see NC State’s Engineering Foundation’s Graduate Fellowships.

Have questions? No problem. Monica Morgan | mkmorga4@ncsu.edu |  919.515.8888 is happy to answer all your questions.

Merit- and Need-based Scholarships

Endowed scholarships provide donors with the most incredible opportunity to impact the most significant number of lives. These endowments are crucial to our ability to draw the best students from North Carolina and beyond into the College of Engineering, where their education will propel them to become the leaders of tomorrow. An endowment of $150,000 generates annual income roughly equivalent to a full year of tuition and fees. Endowments can be established for a minimum of $25,000.

For more information about levels of endowed professorships, see NC State’s Engineering Foundation’s Graduate Fellowships.

Have questions? No problem. Monica Morgan | mkmorga4@ncsu.edu |  919.515.8888 is happy to answer all your questions.

Enhanced Academic Programs

Through its many academic programs, the IMSE program provides students with many opportunities to broaden their experiences. Donors can build new opportunities, enhance existing programs to foster collaboration and team-building, and expose students and faculty to new and vital ideas.

Have questions? No problem. Monica Morgan | mkmorga4@ncsu.edu |  919.515.8888 is happy to answer all your questions.