College of Engineering

The College of Engineering has had spectacular results with Day of Giving, especially in 2024 and again in 2025 when we finished in second place overall behind only the College of Music. The generosity of our Day of Giving Donors and various Challenge Gift Donors made some amazing things possible. The Mean Green Racing Team was able to raise about $10,000 each of those years – funds which allowed them to build UNT’s first ever Formula SAE Battery-Electric vehicle and bring it to the national competition. In 2025 due in part to the generous gift of $25,000 to match other gifts the Department of Computer Science & Engineering raised over $60,000 which put the Department over a threshold of raising $225,000 over a two-year period to launch the Center for Inclusive Computing which focuses on the success of all computer science students, including our first-generation students. That success unlocked $225,000 in matching funds from another donor first offered in 2023 and finally delivered in 2025. Day of Giving funds provide vital funding to cover scholarships and new initiatives not funded by the State of Texas or tuition revenue and help us deliver greater opportunities for our students to succeed. Come and see and please give generously so we can continue to enhance the success of UNT Engineering students.

- Paul Krueger

Dean of the College of Engineering

College of Engineering Dean’s Excellence Fund: By allowing the flexibility to support everything from student scholarships to travel expenses and professional development, this fund helps the college respond to the unforeseen needs of our students, faculty and staff that arise throughout the year.

College of Engineering Scholarships: The College of Engineering Dean’s Scholarship is awarded to the highest-performing students. This scholarship is awarded by the College of Engineering Scholarship Committee and all students enrolled in the college are eligible.

College of Engineering Student Emergency Fund: This fund helps support College of Engineering students in financial crisis. The goal of this Emergency fund is to keep students in financial crisis enrolled and progressing toward their degrees.

Leaderboard

College and Division Dollars Raised Leaderboard

This leaderboard tracks dollar raised by college and division (not including challenge dollars)

Rank	Department	Raised
1	Athletics	$143,164.33
2	College of Music	$59,377.00
3	G. Brint Ryan College of Business	$59,016.82
4	College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences	$40,085.49
5	College of Engineering	$26,607.26
6	College of Public Affairs and Health Science	$17,322.78
7	College of Science	$9,942.52
8	College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism	$5,108.33
9	Division of Student Affairs	$4,345.00
10	College of Visual Arts and Design	$3,047.00
11	UNT Libraries	$2,041.00
12	College of Education	$1,835.00
13	College of Information	$854.11
14	Toulouse Graduate School	$375.00
15	Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS)	$105.00

Ended

$2,000

Student Racing Initiatives Road to $10,000

Angus McColl pledged $1,000 to Student Racing Initiatives Team and will make a second $1,000 gift when $10,000 is raised for students from other donors.

Completed

$30,000

College of Engineering Scholarships fund Road to 30 donors

A $30,000 gift to create the Troy Wolf Red River Challenge Endowed Engineering Scholarship will be unlocked when 30 donors give to the Engineering Scholarships Fund

Completed

$25,000

Computer Science and Engineering Road to 100 gifts

Dr. Robert Akl has agreed to give $25,000 when the Computer Science and Engineering Excellence Fund reaches 100 gifts

Completed

$15,000

College of Engineering Road to 15 Donors

Harvey Wiggins Jr. has created a challenge that unlock $15,000 when 15 donors

15 / 15 Donors

Completed

Leaderboard

College and Division Donor Leaderboard

This leaderboard tracks donors by college and division

Rank	Department	Donors
1	Athletics	392
2	College of Music	217
3	G. Brint Ryan College of Business	125
4	College of Public Affairs and Health Science	77
5	College of Engineering	55
6	College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences	51
7	Division of Student Affairs	42
8	College of Science	35
9	UNT Libraries	28
10	College of Education	22
11	College of Visual Arts and Design	21
12	College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism	20
13	College of Information	16
14	Toulouse Graduate School	4
15	Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS)	4

Ended

$150,000

Mechanical Engineering Excellence Fund Road to 25 Gifts

The Northeast Texas Chapter of the American Concrete Institute has pledged $150,000 to create scholarships in the Construction Engineering Technology and Construction Management Programs. These funds will be unlocked when 25 additional donors make gifts to the Mechanical Engineering Department Excellence Fund.

Completed

$10,000

College of Engineering Scholarships Road to 25 gifts

25 Gifts to the College of Engineering Scholarship Fund or Computer Science & Engineering Scholarship Fund will unlock $10,000 in scholarship funds from Joy & Alan Gardner for first generation students in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Completed

$40,000

College of Engineering Road to 40 gifts

The Honorable Gordon England has agreed to give $40,000 when The Engineering Dean’s Excellence Fund, Scholarship Fund or Student Emergency reaches 40 gifts

Completed