Support the Dale Center for the Study of War & Society

The Dale Center for the Study of War & Society at Southern Miss is dedicated to teaching and promoting War and Society and military history, both in and out of the classroom. Past contributions have assisted us in continuing the Richard McCarthy Lecture Series, funding the Jack Lucas Award for undergraduate excellence in a War & Society essay, funding the 103rd Infantry Division digital humanities project, and helping our graduate students participate in important conferences in the field of military history. Please consider supporting the Center in our current and future endeavors.

Funds are deposited with the USM Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, which serves as a fiduciary of all private funds donated to Southern Miss. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent of current IRS regulations.  If you have any questions about supporting the Dale Center or are interested in supporting the Center with a planned gift, please contact Dale Center Co-director Dr. Kyle Zelner at kyle.zelnerFREEMississippi or 601-266-5563.

To donate to the Dale Center, please CLICK HERE. 

*On the Foundation's giving form, you can donate to one of several funds that support the Dale Center.  In the "Give to the area(s) of your choice" section, write in one of the funds below (or another of your choosing):

Fund #1745 Major General Buford "Buff" Blount Endowed Professorship in Military History (supports the research and writing of the Dale Center's Blount Professorship)

Fund #1860 Richard McCarthy Lecture Series Endowment (supports the Dale Center's annual Richard McCarthy Lecture Series)

Fund #1804 Craig Howard Research Support Endowment (supports faculty and graduate student research and the purchase of research materials)

Fund #2031 Lt. Col. John H. Dale, Sr. Distinguished Lecture Series Endowment (supports the Dale Distinguished Lecture Series)

Fund #2090 Lamar Powell History Graduate Scholarship Endowment (supports the graduate Lamar Powell Scholarship that rewards a graduate assistant that supported the work of the Dale Center)

Fund #2121 Dale Center Endowment Fund (supports faculty and graduate student research in war and society, community outreach events, the 103rd Infantry Division Digital Humanities project, and all operations of the Dale Center)

Fund #2129 Margaret Boone Dale "Women and War" Support Endowment (supports faculty and graduate research into issues of women and war, archival collection acquisitions, and the Margaret Boone Dale Women and War Graduate Fellowship)

Fund #2191 Scianna Dale Center Research Support Endowment (supports faculty and graduate student research and the purchase of research materials)

Fund #2195 Virginia Culpepper Dale Center Research Award Endowment (supports the Virginia Culpepper Memorial Award, for undergraduate students working on war and humanities/war and society projects)

Fund #2420 Pat and Jean Welsh Dale Center Graduate Fellowship Endowment (supports a graduate fellowship for a Dale Center graduate student who assists with the Dale Center's community outreach events).

Fund #2483 Sharing Mississippi National Guard Stories Endowment (supports the capturing and sharing of oral histories of Mississippi guardsmen and women).

For a news story on the naming of the Dale Center, click here.