Program Funds     Award Scholarship Funds    Special Purpose Funds      Endowed-in-Process Funds    Non-Endowed(Capital)Funds Award and Scholarship Funds      Non-Endowed (Capital) Funds Special Project Funds

Program Funds

ASABE Future Fund Supports special projects that address critical needs or long-term opportunities to enhance the services of the Society.

Communication Technology Fund Enables the Society to meet challenges and opportunities in the development, processing and dissemination of technical information in an age of electronic information processing and communications.  

Cooperative Standards Fund Supports the development and enhancement of the ASABE Cooperative Standards Program.

Engineering Education Fund  Supports the development and improvement of educational materials and methods for engineering in agriculture. In the past it has supported the Continuing Professional Development program at the annual meeting, with $5,000 for speakers' fees and travel expenses, audio visual equipment rentals and handout costs.

Engineering Research Fund To develop and support selected research projects of high interest to society and the membership of ASABE.

General Fund A fund through which the normal and customary operating and fundraising expenses of the ASABE Foundation are paid.

International Development Fund  Members are raising endowment funds and capital funds, (i.e., funds that can be spent upon receipt) to provide subscriptions to ASABE periodicals, supply new ASABE books and ship collections of outdated ASABE published materials to libraries in developing countries.

Public Issues Education Fund Supports the Society's public awareness activities to build understanding regarding technological issues involving engineering in agriculture.

Russell H. Hahn International Standards Fund Established in 2000. Earnings from the Russell H. Hahn International Standards Fund will be used to support more extensive efforts in international standards activities by ASABE.

Award and Scholarship Funds

Advancement of Surface Irrigation Award This fund, newly endowed in 1999, will honor individuals and projects for significant contributions to surface irrigation.

ASABE Fellows Fund Supports the annual Fellows Award and Recognition Ceremony.

A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award Supports the A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award, given since 1972.

Boyd-Scott Graduate Research Award Recognizes a M.S. and a Ph.D. student for excellence in the conduct and presentation of research to build the knowledge base needed by engineers who design equipment, facilities, and processes for the sustainable operation of a biological system.

Evelyn E. Rosentreter Award Endowed during 1999 this fund recognizes and honors individuals for exemplary standards work and supports activities that will improve the availability and use of ASABE consensus standards.

G.B. Gunlogson Countryside Engineering Award Supports the GB Gunlogson Countryside Engineering Award, given since 1975. During 1999 this fund also contributed $12, 085 to the electronic publishing development.

Heermann Sprinkler Irrigation Award Honors those professionals in research, development, extension, education or industry that have made significant contributions to the improvement of efficient and effective sprinkler irrigation.

Henry Giese Structures and Environment Award Funds the Henry Giese Structures and Environment Award, given since 1959.

K.K. Barnes Student Paper Competition Award During 1999 paid the direct costs of three cash prizes and recognition for the Student Paper Competition.

Kishida International Award Supports the Kishida International Award, given since 1978.

New Holland Young Researcher Award Supports the New Holland Young Researcher Award, given since 1972.

PEI Professional Engineer of the Year Award Recognizes a licensed engineer who has made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession, the public welfare, and/or humankind.

Rain Bird Engineering Concept of the Year Award Supports the Rain Bird Engineering Concept of the Year Award, given since 1974.

Robert E. Stewart Engineering Humanities Award Supports the Robert E. Stewart Engineering-Humanities Award, given since 1986.

Roger R. and Laura M. Yoerger Preprofessional Engineer of the Year Award This award is to recognize and honor student members of ASABE who have made outstanding contributions to the agricultural and biological engineering profession.

William J. Adams, Jr. and Marijane Adams Jr., Scholarship Annually supports a $1,000 scholarship to an undergraduate student member of ASABE.

Special Purpose Funds

ASABE Past Presidents Fund Supports activities and events our past president deem worthy to highlight the heritage of ASABE and challenge our Society to capture new opportunities to serve the public.

ASABE Preprofessional Fund Nurtures university student interest and participation in ASABE, assists selected students financially and seeks to build a larger, long-term ASABE membership body. In 1999 expenditures were $450 for the Quarter-Scale Tractor Design Competition and Pull.

Dale Wm. Zimmerman P.E. Fund Supports the preparation of professional engineering licensure exams by ASABE.

Harold Pinches Memorial Textbook LoanFund Provides money for authors to write agricultural engineering and agricultural mechanization textbooks.

J.L. Butt Fund Enables the Society to attract high caliber keynote speakers to ASABE international meetings and provides seed money grants for start-up projects to improve member services. During 1999, $4,000 was used to pay most of the speaker fee for the keynote address at the General Session of the Annual International Meeting.

Price Hobgood Fund Annual earnings from this fund are transferred to the ASABE Future Fund for use where the need is greatest.

Tony & Lucille Weasler Fund Annual earnings are transferred to the Cooperative Standards Program for use where the need is greatest.

Endowed-in-Process Funds

ASABE Foundation Engineering Scholarship Fund Established in 1999, the fund when endowed will provide a scholarship to a university student majoring in agricultural or biological engineering.

Gale A. Holloway Professional Development Award Fund To encourage and recognize annually outstanding leadership and active involvement in ASABE for early career members.

Larry & Lola Huggins Fund Established in 1998. It is the intent of the donors that, after endowment status is achieved, earnings be used as annually designated by the ASABE President.

Nye Fellowship Fund To provide a fellowship for a minority student pursuing a PhD in agricultural engineering.

Non-Endowed (Capital) Funds
Award and Scholarship Funds

AGCO National Student Design Competition Award Fund Supports the AGCO National Student Design Competition.

Cyrus Hall McCormick/Jerome Increase Case Award Fund Supports the Cyrus Hall McCormick/Jerome Increase Case Gold Medal Award, given since 1932.

FPEI Food Engineering Award Fund Supports FPEI Food Engineering Award, given since 1972.

Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award Fund Supports the Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award given since 1966.

John Deere Gold Medal Award Fund Supports the John Deere Gold Medal Award, given by ASABE since 1938.

John Deere Lecture Series Defrays the costs of providing an honorarium and plaque to the lecturer and printing the lecture.

Massey Ferguson Educational Gold Medal Award Fund Supports this award, given since 1966.

Mayfield Cotton Engineering Award Fund Supports the Mayfield Cotton Engineering Award, given since 1985.

Ergonomics, Safety and Health Award Fund Supports this award, given since 1985.

Rural Electricity Resource Council Electric Technology Award Fund Supports the National Food and Energy Council Electric Technology Award, given since 1969.

Young Extension Worker Award Fund Supports the Young Extension Worker Award, given since 1972.

Sunkist Young Designer Award Fund Supports the Sunkist Young Designer Award, given since 1972.

Non-Endowed (Capital) Funds
SpecialProject Funds

100th Anniversary Fund Will create programs to increase recognition of the profession as part of the ASABE Centennial in 2007 and to commemorate the contributions of agricultural and biological engineers to humankind.

Electronic Publishing Legacy Material Fund Established in 2000 - This fund will assist in the financial support required to facilitate the addition of previously published ASABE technical information to the new ASABE full-text online library.

Standards Development Fund Receives $100 of each gift to the endowed Cooperative Standards Program. During 1999, furnished $1,700 for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Society's standards activities, to help defray the costs of printing, postage, travel and other standards-development expenses.

Young Professionals Community (YPC) Fund Contributions to the YPC Fund go toward programs to help transition student (preprofessional) members into full membership. Programs include continuing education sessions, networking meetings, business meetings and technical/social tours.