President Brad D. Smith and First Lady Alys Smith Give $50 Million to Marshall University

Marshall president and wife make $50M gift to university to promote eliminating student debt

Marshall University says its president, Brad Smith, and his wife, Alys Smith, have made a $50 million gift to the university to promote a program aimed at eliminating student debt.

President Brad D. Smith and First Lady Alys Smith give $50 million to Marshall University

HUNTINGTON (WV News) — Marshall University President Brad D. Smith and First Lady Alys Smith have given a $50 million gift to to advance Marshall For All, a program designed to eliminate student debt.

Marshall President Brad Smith and wife, Alys, donate $50M to university to eliminate student debt

Alys Smith and Marshall University President Brad Smith announced a $50 million donation to the university on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (Marshall University photo)Marshall University President Brad Smith and his wife, Alys Smith, have donated $50 million to a university program designed to eliminate student debt. The university has set a goal of ensuring all students can graduate debt-free by Marshall’s bicentennial in 2037. The Smith’s gift is t…

MU president and wife donate $50 million to Marshall for All program

Marshall University President Brad D. Smith and First Lady Alys Smith are donating $50 million to a university program designed to eliminate student debt, according to the university.

Marshall president, first lady make historic donation toward student debt program

Marshall University’s president and first lady are donating $50 million toward a program aimed at eliminating or significantly reducing student debt.The histori

President Brad D. Smith and First Lady Alys Smith give $50 million to Marshall University, setting a national standard in higher education

Marshall University has announced a historic $50 million gift from President Brad D. Smith and First Lady Alys Smith to advance Marshall For All, a groundbreaking program designed to eliminate student debt. The milestone gift is the largest bestowed to the university, and is the largest personal contribution made by a sitting university president to […]