Donate to the PRL
Please think of us when you decide on charitable donations this year. Contributions to the Hans Kende Memorial Fund, the Anton Lang Memorial Fund, the Jan Zeevaart Endowment or the PRL General Fund are gratefully accepted at any time (read more about each of these funds below). There are two ways to donate:
1) Visit MSU‘s University Development website to make your contribution online. Simply begin typing the name of the fund in the Search for Fund box (Hans Kende, Anton Lang or Jan Zeevaart), and the fund will come up for you to select. If you wish to donate to the PRL General Fund, you will need to type that name in, then click the Add Fund button.
2) OR you can mail your contribution to:
University Development
University Advancement
Spartan Way
535 Chestnut Road, Room 300
East Lansing, MI 48824
.
Be sure to specify the fund to
which you want to direct your donation.
Hans Kende (1937-2006)
The Hans Kende Endowment was established in 2007 with contributions received in memory of Hans. By agreement with the Kende family and representatives of the PRL and MSU, funds from this endowment are used to provide an annual award for the best doctoral dissertation in the plant sciences at MSU from the previous two years. The awardee receives a monetary award and is invited to return to MSU to present a seminar during the Fall PRL/Plant Biology Seminar Series.
Anton Lang (1913-1996)
The Anton Lang Memorial Fund, established in 1997, supports the annual Anton Lang Memorial Awards and Seminar. Established in memory of our founding director, monies from this fund are used each year to honor one graduate assistant and one postdoctoral associate who exemplify the research excellence, ideals, dedication, and vision of Anton Lang. Recipients are presented with a memento from the PRL (in 2009, a handsome walnut clock engraved with their name) and a monetary award, and their names are added to a plaque in the Plant Biology building’s Anton Lang display case.
Jan Zeevaart (1930-2009)
The Jan Zeevaart Lectureship Endowment was established in 2010 with contributions from alumni, colleagues, and friends of Jan. Funds from the Endowment are used to support lectures by internationally known scientists for the purpose of enhancing the scholarly environment of the PRL on a triennial schedule, either in conjunction with or independent of the Plant Research Laboratory retreat.
The PRL General Fund is used principally to provide fellowships for our incoming Graduate Assistants.
