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Regions Bank has generously donated funds for the University Programs (UP) to add new microscopes to the classrooms.  This is a significant donation which allows the UP to add new more modern microscopes to enhance the instruction of  budding young marine scientists!  Regions has been a longtime loyal supporter of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.  This is an important gift which will have a lasting impact!

Why Donate

A young child's trip to the Estuarium, the DISL's Aquarium, sparks the imagination.  Time spent with our Discovery Hall Program's educators grows the desire to study marine science leading many to pursue college degrees.  University Programs create focus on research.

Every reason for supporting and donating is different, but every donation matters. Your donation enhances the Dauphin Island Sea Lab's educational, research and service programs.

Support Education

"The course style influenced me in the college that I eventually attended. I am very thankful for the Marine Science Course and the Sea Lab.  It was my first step into a field of study which I still find very interesting."

Autumn, Marine Science Course for High School Students.

Support Research

"The diversity of these experiences and being exposed to different lab techniques and a variety of field work has really helped me as a young scientist."

Ph.D. Student Jesse Gwinn

Support Campus

"I wanted to come to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab because of the researchers and the resources", Rodriguez explained.  "It's a close environment with easy access to faculty and everyone is excited to help you."

Masters Graduate, Alex Rodriguez

The DISL Foundation would like to thank Dr. Joseph and Jackie Busta and Mr. Bill Haffner for their recent generous gifts to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab to help support campus.

Dr. and Mrs. Busta honored their daughter and son in law, Melea and Curt, whose romance blossomed at the Lab 30 years ago while they attended the Summer High School Marine Science Camp.

Bill Haffner honored his late wife Betsy, an exceptional educator, with a sign on the meeting room in the Wiese building.

The DISL Foundation is supporting the DISL campus through a program of naming opportunities.  The entire campus is up for grabs!  Opportunities start as little as $1000 and span up to $100,000. Almost any size gift within this range has a room just waiting for you to claim it. 

 To find out more contact Helene Hassell, hhassell@disl.org or call 251-605-6624.

To support the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, click here to learn all the ways you can donate.  To view the Sea Lab's most current priority needs list click on the link below to view the pdf.

Sea Lab Priority Needs List

See you Later Alligator! Cocktails with the Critters has been postponed. We hope to see you later this year

Based on the current situation we have decided to postpone our event. We feel that it is in everybody's best interest that we hold off on the party in order to comply with the current recommendations of the CDC. We hope to be able to hold the event later in the year when things settle down and hopefully all this runs its course. 

JENNY COOK SCHOLARSHIP FUND CLICK HERE.

Please help us send under privileged high school students to the Summer Marine Science Course at the Sea Lab by donating to the Jenny Cook Memorial Scholarship Fund. This has been recognized as one of the most important needs for the Discovery Hall Programs.  A donation to the fund can make it possible for a child attend the month long program and gain high school credit.   Hep us reach our goal so we can make this an annual gift to the Sea Lab.