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 contributions of the donors below, we have secured the funding for our extraordinary facility. Adding your name could help put us over the top.

• Albert and Paula Corbett Elevator
• Anderson Farms Test Planting Plot – Made possible by the generosity of Anderson Farms of Edgecombe County
• 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
• Dr. Alan R. Ayers Study Room
• E. Allen and Ann B. James Study Room
• Farm Credit Lawn – Made possible by the generosity of AgCarolina Farm Credit, Carolina Farm Credit, Cape Fear Far Credit and CoBank
• G. Brantley DeLoatche Family Elevator
• Jack and Gladys Lee Staff Huddle Room
• Mary C. and David M. Peele Greenhouse 1 – Made possible by the generosity of Mary C. and David M. Peele
• North Carolina Farm Bureau Learning Commons
• Pam G. Marrone and Michael J. Rogers Test Planting Plot
• Richard C. and Marcia H. Reich Study Room – Made possible by the generosity of Richard C. and Marcia H. Reich
• William K. and Ann T. Collins Study Room

Name Your Space

You can add your name to the long list of North Carolina agricultural and community organizations, foundations and businesses that have invested in N.C. PSI. Opportunities await partners who want to help us transform the plant sciences.

Dinah Schuster
Senior Director of Development, N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative
919-513-8294

Contact Dinah