Help celebrate 75 Years of Human Development and Family Science at FSU as one of 50 donors needed to unlock challenge gifts from Dr. Jennie Kitching (PhD ’72), Dr. George Deitchman (PhD ’87), and Ms. Christine Bertoch (BS '01).

Donations ended on 3/5/2026


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50
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Human Development & Family Science 75 Anniversary

For 75 years, Florida State University has been a national leader in Human Development and Family Science. With your support we will continue to research and teach the intricate journey of human growth and relationships from the earliest stages of childhood to the complexities of aging for generations to come!

Your commitment to the HDFS Endowment (F02914) helps build permanent support that generates revenue for the greatest needs of our faculty, students and staff.

Thank You to Our Supporters

22
Alumni

1
Students

2
Parents

23
Faculty/Staff

14
Friends

3
Board Members

Supporter Amount Gift Date
June Townsend  $20.00 3/4/2026 11:41 PM
Cheryl Lewis  $15.00 3/4/2026 11:38 PM
Carole Townsend  $5.00 3/4/2026 11:36 PM
Cheryl Lewis   $50.00 3/4/2026 11:20 PM
Delaney Webb  $50.00 3/4/2026 9:19 PM
Tony Johnson    $20.00 3/4/2026 8:47 PM
GORDON HOLDER  $250.00 3/4/2026 8:41 PM
Chris Polly & Kimm Brunkl  $50.00 3/4/2026 8:34 PM
Diane Victory  $10.00 3/4/2026 8:14 PM
Joe O'Shea & Jenna Scott   $50.00 3/4/2026 7:16 PM
Lori Yodh & Sanjay  $100.00 3/4/2026 7:03 PM
LaShaun Smith   $50.00 3/4/2026 5:38 PM
Jeanne Pecha  $50.00 3/4/2026 5:18 PM
Ming Cui  $25.00 3/4/2026 5:04 PM
Thomas Ledermann  $5.00 3/4/2026 4:56 PM
Christine Bertoch   $500.00 3/4/2026 4:50 PM
George Deichthman   $5,000.00 3/4/2026 4:50 PM
Steve Mietz  $5.00 3/4/2026 4:49 PM
Anonymous Donor  $5.00 3/4/2026 4:45 PM
Richard Balkin  $5.00 3/4/2026 4:26 PM
Hannah Buckner  $5.00 3/4/2026 4:22 PM
Myriam Rudaz  $5.00 3/4/2026 4:22 PM
Sarah Collard  $5.00 3/4/2026 4:19 PM
Anonymous Donor  $5.00 3/4/2026 4:16 PM
Qiong WU  $5.00 3/4/2026 4:14 PM
Kyber peluso   $10.00 3/4/2026 4:14 PM
Dina Vyortkina    $50.00 3/4/2026 4:13 PM
Nari Jeter   $5.00 3/4/2026 4:11 PM
Elizabeth Przybylinski  $5.00 3/4/2026 4:10 PM
Nari Jeter & Danny E. Jeter, Jr.    $5.00 3/4/2026 4:09 PM
Brian Canfield  $5.00 3/4/2026 4:09 PM
Emily Przybylinski  $5.00 3/4/2026 4:08 PM
Mike Walsh  $20.00 3/4/2026 4:06 PM
Lenore McWey $5.00 3/4/2026 4:06 PM
Longfeng Li  $50.00 3/4/2026 4:04 PM
Jenny Peluso   $5.00 3/4/2026 4:01 PM
Kevin Derryberry & Kira Derryberry  $10.00 3/4/2026 4:00 PM
Mela Gaghan $5.00 3/4/2026 2:45 PM
Kelli Gotecki  $20.00 3/4/2026 2:41 PM
Kadee Atkinson  $10.00 3/4/2026 1:58 PM
Monique Maxwell Wilkinson   $5.00 3/4/2026 1:51 PM
Paul Peluso  $5.00 3/4/2026 1:21 PM
Amy S Thompson   $5.00 3/4/2026 12:44 PM
Erik Park-Gaghan  $5.00 3/4/2026 12:44 PM
Samantha Klaff   $50.00 3/4/2026 12:33 PM
Jennie Kroeger  $5.00 3/4/2026 12:01 PM
Amanda Coffman  $10.00 3/4/2026 10:22 AM
Melissa Powell & Austin Wolcott  $5.00 3/4/2026 9:54 AM
Josh Duke  $5.00 3/4/2026 9:41 AM
Allyn Dunstan   $5.00 3/4/2026 9:38 AM
Alison Daechsel   $5.00 3/4/2026 8:31 AM
Toby Park-Gaghan & Erik Park-Gaghan  $10.00 3/4/2026 8:22 AM

Donations for this project ended on 3/5/2026 12:00 AM

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