Legacy Case StudyDouglas Logan

Powering Future Innovation

A legacy that helps ideas take flight 

Douglas Logan (BSc, 1967), a former member of staff at the University of Strathclyde, chose to leave a gift in his Will to the University's Alumni Fund. Today, his generosity is helping students transform ambitious ideas into reality. Through support for the Alumni Fund, Douglas's legacy has already helped fund more than 20 student-led projects, creating opportunities for students to innovate, collaborate and develop skills beyond the classroom. 

Supporting student innovation 

One of the projects to benefit from the Alumni Fund is StrathSEDS, the University's student space and engineering society. The group provides students with practical experience in designing, building and testing engineering projects while developing valuable technical and teamwork skills. Support from the Alumni Fund enabled the team to take their most advanced rocket to date, Strathosphere III, to the national Mach-25 Rocketry Competition.  

“The team has had access to a wide range of experiences and components that would not have been possible without the Alumni Fund. 

Working at a more advanced level has given members the opportunity to develop higher grade skills and push the performance of the rocket further than before." – Roisin Brack, StrathSEDS.

Investing in the next generation 

Legacy gifts to the Alumni Fund support a wide range of student opportunities, including projects, clubs and societies, sporting excellence, enhanced teaching resources and activities that enrich campus life. 

Douglas Logan's gift is helping today's students gain experiences that will shape their future careers and contributions to society. His legacy continues to inspire innovation, empower students and help the next generation of Strathclyders reach higher.