T.E.C.H. Annual Fund

Tennessee Tech’s annual giving program is called the T.E.C.H. Fund. The name was derived from President Bob Bell’s vision of the university's characteristics: Technology Leadership, Enrollment Growth, Caring Campus and High Quality. Annual gifts by alumni, friends, parents and students are the very foundation of Tennessee Tech University’s continuing success as a premier academic institution. Annual gift dollars directly benefit students, faculty/staff and alumni in the classroom, in the research lab, on the playing field, in the library and in the lives of those around them.

The T.E.C.H. Fund, through the Office of Annual Giving Programs, encourages alumni, students, parents and friends to strengthen their ties with TTU through annual gifts, which may be designated to the area of greatest need, including direct support of the phonathon and direct mail efforts, to scholarships, to building programs, to specific colleges and departments, or to whatever aspect of TTU that holds special meaning. Annual gifts range from $5 to more than $5,000.

All gifts make a difference, because alumni participation in the annual fund is one of the numbers the state looks at when determining 'performance funding'. Alumni giving is also a factor in U.S. News & World Report's ranking.

Whether through the T.E.C.H. Fund’s Student Calling Program, direct mail renewals or online giving, each annual gift makes a difference to everyone connected to Tennessee Tech.

For questions about annual giving opportunities or about the annual giving programs office, please contact kphillips@tntech.edu.