Archive for May 2005

05/27/05 — Riley County students earn K-State Telefund honors

The Kansas State University Foundation Telefund 2005, the world’s largest all-volunteer telephone campaign for higher education, has announced the names of nearly 100 students who have won prizes and scholarships based on their participation as Telefund callers.

Six grand prizes were awarded at the Kellogg’s Telefund 2005 Grand Prize Bash on the K-State campus. Rashmi Gandhi, Junction City, won a new Nissan Frontier King Cab truck, the eighth vehicle donated by the Wichita Area Big Wheels. Tatiana Lin, Cheboksary, Russia, received the $1,000 MASTER Teacher/DeBruyn Family Scholarship. Lauren Vaughan, Prairie Village, was awarded a $750 Fred Vandegrift Memorial Scholarship. Justin Stiles, Lawrence, won a $500 Parents Telefund Scholarship. Brian Edward Anderson, Jamestown, was the recipient of the Village Travel and Tours Escape for Two, and Jay Nightingale, Halstead, was drawn as the winner of the the Bockers II Picnic for 30 with two Country Stampede passes.

Emily Dringenberg, Parsons, and Curtis Rempe, Corning, each won a $250 scholarship provided by Bob and Betty Fair of Speedwash in Aggieville, Manhattan.

The Parents Telefund Scholarship Fund, which received nearly $20,000 in pledges this year, is a fund established through pledges from student callers’ parents and other family members. Each scholarship is $250. This year’s 50 randomly selected Parents Telefund Scholarship recipients include Jeanette Trussell, Manhattan.

A variety of random prizes were distributed to randomly selected students including Curtis Odgers, Caitlin Cash and ShaMecha Simms, Manhattan.

During the 24 calling sessions in January and February, 18,408 alumni and friends pledged $1,341,435 to provide scholarships and educational benefits in the nine colleges. To recognize and encourage Telefund volunteers, businesses from Manhattan, Salina and throughout the nation donated more than $60,000 in prizes. More than 1,500 student callers, representing all nine academic colleges, volunteered during Telefund.

“Considering the economic and geo-political challenges facing our nation, the success of Telefund 2005 is absolutely amazing,” said Gordon Dowell, director of annual giving and Telefund. “The pledge and participation totals speak volumes about alumni pride, student leadership and generous support from the business community.”

In its 26-year history, K-State’s all-volunteer campaign has raised more than $18.4 million for student scholarships, student projects, faculty development and educational materials.

Telefund 2005 County Totals

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05/24/05 — Larned couple commits $500,000 to K-State

Keith and Marian Mull, Larned, Kan. have made a commitment of $500,000 to the Kansas State University Foundation to be distributed to 4-H Youth Programs, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art Beyond the Arch Fund, Agriculture Dean’s Discretionary Fund, Biosecurity Enhancement Fund, Friends of the Library Fund and the Keith and Marian Mull Scholarship.

The purpose of this gift agreement is to honor Keith and Marian Mull and provide additional contributions to existing funds which offer financial support to Kansas State University. Recipients of the Keith and Marian Mull scholarship shall be from Pawnee or Edwards counties with a 3.0 grade point average. Financial need will also be considered.

Keith Mull is a cattleman and former owner of Commodities Incorporated of Larned. Marian Mull is a homemaker. Their son, Glenn Mull, is a 1973 graduate of K-State with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He owns Glenn A. Mull Land and Cattle in Pawnee Rock, Kan.

The Mulls are members of Presidents Club, a KSU Foundation leadership organization for friends and alumni of K-State. The Mulls are also members of the KSU Foundation Board of Trustees.

The Mulls said, “Our hope is that our family will continue to love and respect one another and be generous with sharing their fortunes with others. May they emulate the integrity of previous generations.”

Lorne Render, director of the Beach Museum of Art, said, “We are so appreciative that Keith and Marian Mull designated a portion of their very generous Kansas State University Foundation gift to the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. Such a commitment to the Museum will allow us to continue to enrich and expand services to the university and general communities.”

Fred Cholick, dean of the College of Agriculture, said, “What is unique about Keith and Marian Mull’s gift to the discretionary fund is that it will go to fund the entire system in agriculture. Their gift gives us the additional capacity to fund our teaching, research and extension missions. We appreciate their gift and contributions to agriculture.”

The KSU Foundation coordinates fundraising efforts with alumni, friends, corporations and foundations to secure private support for Kansas State University.

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05/12/05 — Kansas wheat producers make gift to KSU’s Grain Science Complex

Kansas wheat producers, through the Kansas Wheat Commission, Manhattan, Kan., have invested in the International Grains Program Executive Conference Center in the College of Agriculture’s new Grain Science Complex. This year’s payment of $100,000 is the fourth in a five-year pledge.

The Grain Science Complex is a five-building project which will provide K-State with a unified grain science capability. Two buildings have been completed: the bioprocessing and industrial value-added programs (BIVAP) center and the International Grains Program Executive Conference Center. Three more buildings are planned: a feed mill, a flour mill and a teaching, research and administrative building that will house the bakery teaching and research facilities. The new complex will place “industrially related” functions in separate buildings.

The Kansas Wheat Commission is a grower-funded, grower-governed wheat products advocacy organization working to secure the future of Kansas wheat in the global market through international trade research, export system studies and continually improved varieties of wheat. The Kansas Wheat Commission was created by state law in 1957. It is funded by the state’s wheat producers and is directed by a board of nine commissioners who are also wheat producers. The Kansas Wheat Commission has already provided more than $1.2 million to K-State for the Grain Science Complex and education programs.

“The Kansas Wheat Commission is very proud to continue our investment in the International Grains Program on behalf of Kansas wheat producers,” said Chairman Tom Morton, who is a producer from Oxford, Kan. “IGP plays a critical role in educating foreign customers in purchasing Hard Red Winter wheat. This program is successful because of regional cooperation. HRW-producing states work together to fund this unique state-of-the-art educational program for our customers. It could very well be agriculture’s best kept secret.”

“Kansas is the wheat state, so we greatly appreciate Kansas Wheat Commission reinvesting in its research and development, which is led by Kansas State University,” said Fred Cholick, dean of the College of Agriculture. “The support from the Kansas Wheat Commission has insured a viable research program in developing varieties. Their contributions to the Grains Science Complex will ensure the continuous support for research, not only in the development of new varieties and products, but also in the quality characteristics of wheat that will help in the domestic and international market.”

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05/06/05 — Utica couple establishes scholarship for Veterinary Medicine

Drs. Randall A. and Judith K. Norton, Utica, Kan., have made a gift to establish the Drs. Randall A. and Judith K. Norton Scholarship.

The purpose of this endowment is to honor the Nortons and to provide financial assistance to students interested in large animal practice who are properly enrolled in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University. Recipients of this scholarship must be third- or fourth-year students in the College of Veterinary Medicine who exhibit interest in food animal (primarily cattle) practice located in a rural setting.

Randall Norton and Judith (Harper) Norton both graduated in 1987 from the College of Agriculture with a bachelor’s degree in pre-veterinary medicine. In 1989, each graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine with a doctorate of veterinary medicine. Judith was active in student government while at K-State. The Nortons are veterinarians at the Walnut Fork Veterinary Service P.A. in Utica and members of Presidents Club, a leadership organization for friends and alumni of K-State.

The Nortons said, “We are pleased to provide assistance to veterinary students who are interested in rural food animal practice. The rewards of this type of practice are plentiful, and we hope these future practitioners will enjoy them as much as we have.”

Greg Grauer, professor and head of the department of clinical sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine, said, “We are extremely pleased and honored to accept the Drs. Randall A. and Judith K. Norton Scholarship. Food animal medicine, and specifically the beef industry, is a major focus of this department and college. There is also a great need for food animal veterinarians in many rural areas across our state and the entire Midwest. This scholarship comes at a time when there is a critical need to ensure the health of our food-producing animals and the safety of our food supply. We are grateful to the Nortons for helping the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University train students who have a desire to work with food animal producers in rural settings.”

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