Give a Hoot Day 2025

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About Give a Hoot Day

Join us for Give a Hoot Day!

Give a Hoot Day is a 36-hour event on April 9th and 10th in support of the people, programs, and projects at Oregon Tech. Vital funds will be raised for students including scholarships, student clubs, academic programs, athletics, equipment, research, and more!


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Academics, Admin, & Programs
DepartmentDonorsRaised ($)
Geomatics Activity Fund0$0
Dental Hygiene Community Health0$0
Doctorate of Physical Therapy0$0
Population Health Management0$0
Electronics Engineering Technology Metro0$0
Cyber Security0$0
CEET Maker Space0$0
Vascular Imaging Technology3$30
Respiratory Care Department0$0
Health Informatics0$0
Judie Miles Memorial Big ABA Clinic Fund0$0
Electronics Engineering Technology0$0
Mathematics4$20
Applied Behavior Analysis4$175
Diagnostic Medical Sonography3$5
Computer Engineering Technology4$265
Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center1$2,500
Engineering and Renewable Energy Engineering Endowment0$0
Respiratory Care Travel Fund0$0
Medical Imaging Technology4$35
Student & Faculty Innovation Fund2$205
College of Health, Arts, and Sciences0$0
Environmental Sciences0$0
ABA - Behavior Improvement Group Clinic12$601
Manufacturing Engineering Technology3$750
Humanities and Social Sciences Department9$151
BioTechnology Research Lab0$0
Dental Hygiene - International Externship Program (IEP)24$4,825
Civil Engineering11$2,160
Dental Hygiene Restorative Clinic0$0
Marriage and Family Therapy4$31
Womens Resource Center/Treehouse0$0
Study Abroad Netherlands66$10,675
Mechanical Engineering Technology6$361
Renewable Energy Engineering0$0
Ready, Set, Innovate0$0
HAS Undergrad Research & Travel Fund0$0
Dental Hygiene - Salem - International Externship Program (IEP)3$30
Cornett Maker Space0$0
Natural Sciences Department5$80
Dental Hygiene Clinic0$0
Health Sciences0$0
Clinical Lab Sciences6$220
College of Engineering, Technology, and Management7$1,792
Radiologic Science11$505
Equipment & Technology Fund10$2,276
Renewable Energy Engineering Metro0$0
Nuclear Medicine Technology6$183
Mammography Class36$999
Paramedic Program0$0
Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic0$0
Echocardiography0$0
Management Department3$150
Pre-College Programs0$0
Applied Psychology7$106
OIT Seattle Campus0$0
Catalyze Klamath0$0
Natural Sciences Student Award Fund0$0
Academic Assessment0$0
Pre-Nursing0$0
Communications2$20
Biology-Health Sciences3$30
Honors Program3$212
Provost's Office0$0
Multiple Engineering Cooperative Program0$0
Software Engineering Technology0$0
SIB - Music Garden0$0
Allied Health Programs0$0
Information Technology Program0$0
Faculty Development Awards CCT3$204
Dental Hygiene2$200
Athletics
TeamDonorsRaised ($)
Volleyball16$1,664
Men's Soccer1$2,000
Golf5$13,000
Men's Basketball8$1,962
Women's Basketball2$80
Baseball36$2,927
Women's Soccer23$2,263
Track, Field, and Cross Country1$2,112
Softball54$32,347
Scholarships
Scholarship FundDonorsRaised ($)
Berniece L. Cate Endowed Scholarship0$0
Donald Richard Wilson Memorial Scholarship0$0
WPQAA/ASCP Endowed Scholarship0$0
Jim and Jean Pinniger Family Scholarship0$0
Joseph F. Porter Jr. Memorial Scholarship0$0
Steve and Terri Loveland Scholarship0$0
Patricia C. (Patsy) Smullin Scholarship0$0
Marie DeHoog Memorial Endowed Scholarship0$0
Sky Lakes Medical Center Volunteers Annual Scholarships0$0
Graham Family Annual Scholarship in Memory of Aaron M. Graham0$0
Howard and Ginger Morris Endowed Scholarship0$0
ZCS Engineering & Architecture Annual Scholarship0$0
Society for Information Management Portland Scholarship0$0
Olivia Cortez Memorial Scholarship1$50
DeArmond Manufacturing Fellow Scholarship0$0
Ann and John Novak Scholarship Fund0$0
Soroptimist International of Klamath Falls Scholarship0$0
Hope for Kibuye Annual Scholarship0$0
Wayne and Lois Anne Soule' Scott Scholarship0$0
Kitty White Memorial Scholarship0$0
Jesse Crabtree and Leo Ferroni Scholarship0$0
Ted Dobson Scholarship0$0
Dr. Chakarun Natural Sciences Scholarship0$0
Men's Basketball General Scholarship0$0
Leo Bocchi Memorial Scholarship0$0
Class of 2021 Dental Hygiene Scholarship4$1,450
PSI CHI Honor Society Scholarship7$115
"Pop" Rannow Scholarship0$0
Nancy B. Coffin Endowed Scholarship0$0
Johanna Louise Thom Memorial Scholarship0$0
Favell Museum of Western Art and Artifacts Scholarship0$0
Paynter Family Civil Engineering Annual Scholarship0$0
Wayne and Virginia Kimball Endowed Scholarship0$0
Skip Fox Memorial Scholarship0$0
US Bank Scholarship0$0
Wymore Family Scholarship for Adv of Engineering Sciences0$0
Catherine L. Lake Memorial Scholarship0$0
Dr. Van Rudd Memorial Scholarship0$0
Fred Foulon Memorial Scholarship0$0
OIT Women Associates Scholarship0$0
Kerns and Helen Spears Scholarship0$0
Renewable Energy Engineering Scholarship0$0
George Marostica Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund0$0
Men's Soccer Alumni Scholarship0$0
Patty Landrum Trust Scholarship0$0
Folker Weiss Scholarship Fund0$0
David L. and Jean H. Terhune Memorial Scholarship0$0
John and Lois Stilwell Endowed Scholarship0$0
Nitschelm Family Endowed Scholarship0$0
William A. Olson, Jr. Scholarship for Renewable Energy0$0
Glen and Sherry Thomet Endowed Scholarship0$0
Florence Woerner and Nelle Killion Scholarship0$0
Terry L. Boyer Endowed Sports Scholarship0$0
Boyd Family Scholarship0$0
Samuels' Family Endowed Scholarship0$0
Wendt Presidential Scholarship0$0
Cheryl Meyers Memorial Scholarship5$50
Oregon Tech Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship4$100
Phil & Marianne Emard Scholarship0$0
William A. Olson, Jr. Scholarship for Civil Engineering0$0
UX Research & Design Certificate Recruiting Scholarship1$50
Walker Family Foundation Scholarship0$0
Don W. Krider Endowed Scholarship0$0
Mark Wendt and Karen Lynch Endowed Scholarship0$0
J.W. Kerns Annual Scholarship0$0
Trevor and Carly Mauch Family Scholarship0$0
Doug and Shelly Kintzinger Scholarship0$0
Dr. Ted and Barbara Thom Endowed Scholarship0$0
Strode Presidential Scholarship0$0
Dan Miles Scholarship0$0
Frankie Tiede Libby Scholarship0$0
Jim and Marie Rose Owens Memorial Scholarship0$0
Krautscheid Family Scholarship in Manufacturing Engineering0$0
Richard Keyser Memorial Endowed Scholarship0$0
Dr. Blake Berven Memorial Scholarship0$0
Columbia Forest Products Athletic Scholarship0$0
Doug and Shelly Kintzinger Family Scholarship0$0
JELD-WEN Presidential Scholarship0$0
William A. Olson, Jr. Scholarship for Environmental Science0$0
Klamath Falls Women's Club Scholarship0$0
OIT Faculty, Staff and Retirees Scholarship0$0
Baseball Recruiting Scholarship0$0
Sally Jones Memorial Endowed Scholarship0$0
John and Caroline Fowler Memorial Presidential Scholarship0$0
Klamath Racing Association Scholarship0$0
Terry J. Sahr Memorial Endowed Scholarship0$0
Boosters Scholarship Fund0$0
Howard Richard Paine Memorial Scholarship0$0
Moore Memorial Scholarship0$0
PGE Foundation Scholarship0$0
Shupe Topping Family Endowed Scholarship0$0
Dr. Timothy J. Stanaway Annual Scholarship0$0
Lois Ann Stilwell Medical Endowed Scholarship0$0
Young Family Scholarship0$0
J.W. Kerns Endowed Scholarship0$0
James R. Leard Scholarship0$0
Nicholas C. Huffman Memorial Scholarship0$0
Early Presidential Scholarship0$0
James and Velma Emmi Foundation Scholarship for Excellence in Engineering0$0
King Family Endowed Scholarship0$0
Frank F. Ganong Memorial Scholarship0$0
Hill Scholarship0$0
Marla Edge Endowed Scholarship3$613
Winifred Favell Endowed Scholarship0$0
Winston D. Purvine Memorial Scholarship0$0
Asante Health System Scholarship for Health Care Professions0$0
Shaw Presidential Scholarship0$0
Applied Mathematics Endowed Scholarship0$0
Mike Snider Memorial Endowed Scholarship4$3,500
Alexis Lyle Runyan Memorial Endowed Scholarship0$0
Jones Annual Scholarship0$0
Endowed Scholarship for Excellence in Geomatics0$0
James and Shirley Rippey Family Foundation Scholarship0$0
Dr. Erin Foley Honorary Endowed Scholarship7$1,098
Farr Scholarship0$0
Oregon Tech Foundation Scholarship Fund43$14,248
Jim Long Memorial Scholarship3$15
McCornack Extern Transition Scholarship0$0
Edward J Mulick Memorial Scholarship0$0
Trevor and Carly Mauch Family Health Scholarship0$0
Michelle Cirrito Memorial Scholarship0$0
Dorothy Schupp Trust Scholarship0$0
Running Y Endowed Scholarship0$0
Van Thiel Scholarship0$0
Klamath Cattlewomen's Association Scholarship0$0
Conner-Sanchez '92 Endowed Scholarship0$0
Head and Hands Scholarship0$0
F. Marshall Boker Endowed Scholarship0$0
Yolanda Guran-Postlethwaite Memorial Scholarship0$0
Eugene Favell Endowed Scholarship0$0
Daniel Undell '18 Memorial Endowed Scholarship5$2,055
LeVernois Scholarship0$0
John Stilwell Athletic Scholarship0$0
Tommy Tompkins Most Inspirational Award Scholarship0$0
Joseph & Elizabeth Hoffart Charitable Foundation Scholarship0$0
International Game Technology (IGT) Scholarship0$0
Gerald & Susan Merryman Freschi Endowed Scholarship0$0
Dr. Kenneth L. Tuttle Endowed Memorial Scholarship0$0
Patricia E. Boyer Endowed Sports Scholarship0$0
Anderson Engineering & Surveying Scholarship0$0
Paynter Family Civil Engineering Endowed Scholarship0$0
John and Mildred Merryman Memorial Scholarship0$0
Klamath Basin Scholarship0$0
Jessee "Mr. Peanuts" Barker Scholarship0$0
John and Joan Staunton Endowed Scholarship0$0
Golden Owl Scholarship0$0
Robert & Leona DeArmond Public Fnd Annual Scholarship0$0
McCornack Book Scholarship0$0
Sky Lakes Medical Center Volunteers Endowed Scholarship0$0
Columbia Forest Products Presidential Scholarship0$0
John and Joan Staunton Health Professions Scholarship0$0
Huckins Presidential Scholarship0$0
Lyle K Becker Memorial Scholarship0$0
Seniors Supporting Freshmen Scholarship0$0
KMSB Foundation Scholarship0$0
Cowan Endowed Scholarship0$0
Kenneth Moore Family Scholarship0$0
Donald G. Wallace Memorial Scholarship0$0
Daniel Undell '18 Memorial Annual Scholarship2$200
David Charles Elliott Memorial Scholarship0$0
Kuonen Scholarship0$0
Oregon Imaging Centers Endowed Scholarship0$0
Erlandson Scholarship0$0
Phillips Presidential Scholarship0$0
Casey Bradley Memorial Endowed Scholarship0$0
Idro and Eda Bonotto Scholarship0$0
Oregon Society of Radiologic Technologists Scholarship0$0
Gunderson Endowed Scholarship0$0
Sullivan Family Scholarship3$15
Marie DeHoog Memorial Scholarship1$1,032
Graham Family Scholarship in Memory of Aaron M. Graham0$0
Richard H. Zbinden Endowed Scholarship0$0
Laubengayer Presidential Scholarship0$0
Medical Imaging Technology Scholarship0$0
Hyde Family Memorial Scholarship0$0
Jones Family Athletic Scholarship0$0
Klamath Country Fly Casters Scholarship0$0
Triple Crown Limited Partnership Scholarship0$0
Owls' Worth Fiscal Literacy Program Scholarship0$0
Charles V. Higbee Scholarship0$0
Professor Donald L. Metzler Memorial Scholarship4$205
Rod and Carol Wendt Endowed Scholarship0$0
Bill Garrard Memorial Endowed Scholarship5$1,500
William Haynes Memorial Endowed Scholarship0$0
Ki Rabe Respiratory Care Scholarship0$0
Dalla Costa Scholarship0$0
John & Lois Stilwell Endowed Recruiting Scholarship0$0
Electro Scientific Industries Scholarship0$0
Columbia Forest Products Corporation Scholarship0$0
Mary Ann & Bill Lewis Scholarship0$0
B&G Renewable Energy Engineering Scholarship0$0
Orva Beard Memorial Scholarship0$0
Robert and Cynthia DeRosier Scholarship0$0
Tri Crown Inc. Endowed Scholarship0$0
Raphael "Ray" Garey Memorial Scholarship0$0
Veta Mae Purvine Memorial Scholarship0$0
Clark Family Scholarship4$403
Martha Anne Dow Memorial Endowed Scholarship0$0
Len & Karen Atkins Annual Scholarship0$0
Patricia D. and William B. Smullin Scholarship0$0
Lowell and Duffie Kenyon Scholarship0$0
Raenelle Zumbo Memorial Scholarship5$70
Student Support and Clubs
Fund NameDonorsRaised ($)
Student Services - Student Food Pantry Portland Metro0$0
Student Clubs General Fund1$1
Student Services - Student Food Pantry Klamath Falls0$0
Student Services1$100
Robotics Competition Club PM0$0
IEEE Student Branch Club - PM0$0
Blacksmithing Club0$0
SAE - Portland Metro Campus0$0
Association of Energy Engineers0$0
Beekeeping Student Club0$0
American Society of Civil Engineers Student Club0$0
OWL Citizenship Award - Student, Faculty, Staff0$0
D & D Student Club PM0$0
Idea Fest Competition0$0
Trading Card Game Club - KF1$20
Game Development Club PM0$0
Student Basic Needs Assistance Fund0$0
Student Services - Wilsonville0$0
Inventors Club PM0$0
Electrochemistry Club PM0$0
ASME2$65
I T COLLABORATION CLUB0$0
Society of Women's Engineers Club PM0$0
Engineers Without Borders Student Club0$0
KTEC6$1,556
SSVS Bird Feeder3$306
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Club0$0
Oregon Tech Rocketry and Aerospace Club0$0
Cyber Security0$0
Society of Automotive Engineers Student Club-Baja18$11,249
Tea Club PM17$1,298
Emergency Medical Services Club67$2,705
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Student Club18$1,595
Oregon Tech Foundation Student Activity Fund0$0
Radiologic Science Student Club6$81
Assoc. of Unmanned Vehicle Systems Int'l Robotics Club0$0
Nursing Students without Borders0$0
Career Services0$0
Psychology Student Club0$0
OIT Veteran's Association Student Club33$7,046
Society of Automotive Engineers Student Club-Formula car3$4,500
Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging Club15$1,042
Retention0$0
Association of Energy Engineers PM0$0
Hawaii Club PM0$0
Society of Women Engineers0$0
Respiratory Student Club0$0
Student Professional Memberships0$0
Student Sr. Projects awarded by OTF in RBC Process0$0
Outdoor Program Club KF0$0
Fencing Student Club0$0
OIT Choir1$100
Society of Automotive Engineers Student Club0$0
Society of Manufacturing Engineers0$0
ITS Service Desk Student Support0$0
Christian Fellowship Club0$0
Latinx Club - KF1$20
Hot Beverage Club (Coffee Club) KF0$0
Oregon Tech Gaming0$0
Hootie Mascot Fund0$0
Health Sciences Student Club0$0
Student Involvement & Belonging KF0$0
Financial Aid5$175
OIT Sustainability Group0$0
Integrated Student Health Center5$55
Technical Opportunity Program3$22
Phi Delta Theta40$3,595
Vascular Student Club0$0
RHA Student Program0$0
OIT Rugby Club16$280
Student Housing5$210
ASOIT - Portland Metro0$0
Hawaii Club KF2$92
Echocardiography Student Club0$0
3D Builders Club - Portland Metro0$0
ASOIT0$0
Student Involvement & Belonging PM0$0
Cyber Security Club PM0$0
Global Student Experience Fund0$0
Kappa Xi Alpha12$938
Helping Owls Fund10$1,577
An Owl's Worth - Fiscal Literacy Program0$0
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Friends icon11%Friends
Parent icon6%Parents
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