Naming Opportunities

Agriculture and the life sciences built North Carolina. Interdisciplinary research, teaching, and Extension’s delivery of applied solutions through the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative will keep it growing.

Take advantage of the limited naming opportunities available to fund the NC State University Plant Sciences Building, and drive plant science discovery, education and innovation for generations to come.

Featured donors

Unregulated Support

Alan Ayers has lived in many communities. But no matter where he hung his hat, he heeded—and carried forward—the important advice of his family: “If you’re going to be a part of a community, be a part of it.” Nowhere else has Ayers applied that advice more than with his own NC State community.

“…It’s an easy sell. They’re doing a lot of great things” 

Fulfilling Dreams

After NC State CALS alumnus Dale Bone passed away, his wife, philanthropist Genia Tyson Bone, carried on his legacy of giving by supporting the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative. Learn how she’s fulfilling more than one dream through her efforts.

“Dale had a passion for education” 

Building an Entryway to Knowledge

Third-generation NC State alumnus Jim Whitehurst decided to name a space at the NC State University Plant Sciences Building.

“It’s going to put North Carolina on the world map” 

Current Named Spaces

The NC State University Plant Sciences Building is a $160.2 million space that is establishing North Carolina as the global hub for plant science discovery and innovation.

Thanks to the generosity of the donors below, we have secured funding for our extraordinary facility. Naming a room now means you will be providing vital enhancement funds for the Executive Director to further the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative’s mission and impact.

• Albert and Paula Corbett Elevator
• Anderson Farms Test Planting Plot – Made possible by the generosity of Anderson Farms of Edgecombe County
• Atticus Conference Room
• Brooks M. Whitehurst Staff Huddle Room
• Carolyn B. Whitehurst Study Room
• Coastal AgroBusiness, Inc. Seminar Room Lobby
• Culpepper Family Lobby
• Dale C. and Genia Tyson Bone Test Planting Plot – Made Possible by the generosity of Genia Tyson Bone
• Davenport Farms Lounge 
• The Dickson Foundation Board Room
• Dr. Alan R. Ayers Study Room
• E. Allen and Ann B. James Study Room
• The Honorable Elaine Marshall and Jessie Thomas Bunn Director’s Office
• Farm Credit Lawn – Made possible by the generosity of AgCarolina Farm Credit, Carolina Farm Credit, Cape Fear Far Credit and CoBank
• Garnett B. Whitehurst Study Room 
• G. Brantley DeLoatche Family Elevator
• Jack and Gladys Lee Staff Huddle Room
• John and Amy Huss Breakroom 
• JTI Leaf Services Lab
• Judi and Frank Grainger Study Room
• Mary C. and David M. Peele Greenhouse 1 – Made possible by the generosity of Mary C. and David M. Peele
• Nash Produce Lounge
• Nash Produce Breakroom
• North Carolina Farm Bureau Learning Commons
• Pam G. Marrone and Michael J. Rogers Test Planting Plot
• Rebecca Boston and Scott Shore Study Room 1
• Rebecca Boston and Scott Shore Study Room 2
• Richard C. and Marcia H. Reich Study Room – Made possible by the generosity of Richard C. and Marcia H. Reich
• Transform Media Prep Lab
• Verdesian Life Sciences Study Room 
• Vick Family Farms Staff Huddle Room
• Vick Family Farms Test Planting Plot 
• William E. and Sue B. Boston Staff Huddle Room
• William K. and Ann T. Collins Study Room
• Winston Family Foundation Study Room

Name Your Space

Join the visionary farmers, producers, agricultural leaders, community organizations, foundations, and businesses that have invested in N.C. PSI. Opportunities await those ready to help transform the future of plant sciences.

Dinah Schuster
Senior Director of Philanthropy
N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative
919-513-8294
daschust@ncsu.edu

Contact Dinah