The following list provides an overview of the naming opportunities available in recognition of significant gifts to the College. Please not that this list is only a partial representation of all recognition opportunities.
Donors are encouraged to work with the Development Staff early in the process to determine naming opportunities that will most closely match the donors’ interests with the College’s needs.
Naming Opportunity |
Gift |
| Schools | $6 million |
| Buildings | $5 million |
| Academic or Administrative Departments | $2 million |
| Endowed Faculty Support Funds (State Assisted) | |
| Chair | $.1.5 million |
| Professorship | $750,000 |
| Visiting Scholar / Artist | $500,000 |
| Centers | $250,000 - $750,000 |
| Physical Spaces | |
| Theatre or Performance Hall | $750,000 - $1.5 million |
| Stage within Theatre or Performance Hall | $750,000 - $1 million |
| Major Sporting Venues | $500,000 - $1 million |
| Laboratory | $100,000 - $500,000 |
| Lecture or Recital Hall | $100,000 - $500,000 |
| Townhouses (varies by number of units) | $100,000 - $500,000 |
| Common Usage Spaces (ex: lobby, caf) | $100,000 - $500,000 |
| Computer Projection Classroom | $100,000 |
| Athletic Training Room | $100,000 |
| Traditional Classroom/Offices | $25,000 - $50,000 |
| Outdoor Classrooms | $50,000 |
| Programs (To Name the Entire Program) | $100,000 - $250,000 |
| Endowed Scholarships | |
| Full Scholarship (Tuition, Room and Board, Fees) | $350,000 - $500,000 |
| Graduate Fellowship | $200,000 |
| Undergraduate Scholarship | $20,000 |
| Internship Scholarship | $20,000 |
| Undergraduate Research Fund | $20,000 |
| Program Endowed Funds (Program Support) | |
| Restricted Fund (program or department) | $20,000 |
| Unrestricted Fund | $20,000 |
Special campus-wide naming opportunities are available, as well within the following areas:
- School of Arts and Sciences
- Crane School of Music
- School of Education and Professional Studies
- Athletics
- Performing Arts Building
According to the Chancellor’s Guidelines for Naming Opportunities on Campuses of the State University of New York, all facility-naming opportunities are subject to approval by the SUNY Potsdam College Council and, in some cases, the State University of New York Board of Trustees.
Payment schedules for the naming pledges will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. At least 50 percent of the donor’s pledge must be received before a naming request is forwarded to the College Council or the State University of New York. In general, pledges must be paid over a period of up to five years.
For a complete list of naming opportunities or for more information, please contact John Wicke, Director of Strategic Alliances, at wickejm@potsdam.edu.