Kurien Endowment
Dr. Verghese Kurien Endowment Fund for Science, Technology, Innovations and Social Empowerment in India and South Asia
The “Dr. Verghese Kurien Endowment Fund for Science, Technology, Innovations and Social Empowerment in India and South Asia” was launched in 2014 to continue the legacy of the late Dr. Verghese Kurien, the father of Milk Revolution in India. Dr. Kurien was an alumnus of Michigan State University, graduating in 1948. He founded India's National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and made exemplary contributions in making India the second largest milk producer in the world through the establishment of dairy cooperatives. To build the next generation of leaders in the agriculture and dairy sectors, Dr. Kurien established the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). For his exemplary contributions, Dr. Kurien was awarded the World Food Prize in 1989.
Dr. Kurien's work impacted lives of millions of smallholder farmers in India and inspired the establishment of numerous dairy cooperatives across India and in many developing countries. To our knowledge, Dr. Kurien's work has impacted and influenced the lives of more people in developing countries than any other alumnus in MSU history. Dr. Kurien passed away in September 2012. To continue his legacy and vision, the Dr. Verghese Kurien Endowment Fund at MSU was launched and the Kurien Memorial Lecture Series.
Your generous gift of any amount will support the Kurien Memorial Lecture Series and other programs and activities related to the development of human resources, institution building, entrepreneurship and social empowerment, especially in the South Asia Region.
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Prefer to mail your gift?
Please make your check payable to "Michigan State University" and include "Kurien Endowment Fund, Allocation Code A1001980" on the memo line of your check.
Mail your check to:
WorldAg Center, Attn: Dr. Karim Maredia
Michigan State University
Plant & Soil Science Building
1066 Bogue Street, Room 176
East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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