Archive for January 2006

01/20/06 — Kochs pledge gift for KSU College of Arts and Sciences

Loren and Sandy Koch, Marietta, Ga., have made a commitment of $60,000 to the Kansas State University Foundation Changing Lives Campaign for the Arts and Sciences Excellence Fund.

This fund is used for scholarships, student and faculty enrichment, and research support at the discretion of the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Loren Koch is a native of Clay Center, Kan. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He is retired from Lockheed Martin Corporation. Sandy Koch is a native of Strasburg, Va. She attended Shenandoah University, Winchester, Va.

The Kochs are members of Presidents Club, a KSU Foundation leadership organization for friends and alumni of K-State. They are also members of the KSU Foundation Board of Trustees and serve on the East Region committee of the Changing Lives Campaign.

“We both feel very strongly about the importance of education in our country and felt that we could help in a small way by giving back to K-State,” Loren Koch said. “The importance of this became even more apparent to us with our involvement in the Changing Lives Campaign and learning more about the rapidly increasing cost of education and the need for student scholarships, a first-class faculty and excellent facilities. My family and I were provided and continue to be provided the opportunity for a quality education through KSU. For that we are very grateful.”

“I am very appreciative of Loren and Sandy Koch’s generous contribution to the College of Arts and Sciences,” said Steve White, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “Their support will help us provide opportunities in the years to come that promote the success of our students to include scholarships and other educational experiences both on and off campus.”

The KSU Foundation’s Changing Lives Campaign for Kansas State University is a comprehensive $500 million campaign that will infuse new funds into virtually every dimension of the university. The KSU Foundation coordinates fundraising efforts with alumni, friends, corporations and foundations to secure private support for Kansas State University.

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01/10/06 — Evanses pledge $1.2 million for engineering chair at K-State

Ike and Letty Evans, Hilton Head Island, S.C., have made a commitment of $1.2 million to the Kansas State University Foundation Changing Lives Campaign to establish the Ike and Letty Evans Engineering Chair in the College of Engineering.

The purpose of the Ike and Letty Evans Engineering Chair is to attract and retain faculty members who demonstrate innovation in student learning while enhancing an intellectually stimulating environment in engineering education. The gift qualifies for additional funding under the Kansas Partnership for Faculty of Distinction Program. The state provides supplemental funding when donors give at least $500,000 for an endowed professorship/chair at one of the state’s regents institutions.

Ike Evans is retired as vice chairman, president and chief operating officer of Union Pacific Railroad Company. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1965 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. Evans was a member of the K-State baseball team and was a resident of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. He was inducted into the College of Engineering Hall of Fame in 1999 and serves on the College of Engineering Advisory Council. Letty Evans also attended K-State and was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.

“As alumni of K-State, it is important to us that we give something back to the school,” Ike Evans said. “We are very proud of the university’s accomplishments and strongly support Dr. King’s quest to make K-State the best comprehensive engineering school in this country.”

“Ike and Letty Evans are great friends of Kansas State and the College of Engineering. Ike’s extraordinary leadership and success in his professional career is an inspiration to our students and faculty,” said Terry King, dean of the College of Engineering. “The Evanses’ establishment of this engineering chair will foster an environment where our faculty can become as successful in leadership in the academic community as Ike has become in the world of business and industry.”

The KSU Foundation’s Changing Lives Campaign for Kansas State University is a comprehensive $500 million campaign that will infuse new funds into virtually every dimension of the university. The KSU Foundation coordinates fundraising efforts with alumni, friends, corporations and foundations to secure private support for Kansas State University.

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01/10/06 — “CSI:” popularity reaches K-State Telefund

The “CSI:” television franchise has taken American living rooms by storm, generating huge audiences. Officials at the Kansas State University Foundation hope “CSI: K-State” will enjoy similar popularity when the world’s largest all-volunteer telephone campaign for higher education kicks off Jan. 22.

“CSI: K-State” is the theme for Telefund 2006. During 22 calling sessions running through Feb. 20, officials seek to “uncover” 1,600 volunteer student callers, 22,000 donors and pledges of $1.4 million. At K-State, “CSI:” means “Call Someone Important.”

Nationally and internationally recognized as one of the most effective and productive collegiate telephone campaigns, Telefund has provided nearly $20 million for scholarships and educational benefits in its first 26 years.

“It’s no mystery,” said Gordon Dowell, KSU Foundation director of annual giving. “Telefund’s tradition of success is based on enthusiastic students, dedicated alumni, campus teamwork and remarkable business support.”

During Telefund, K-State students call alumni nationwide, motivated by up to $100,000 in donated prizes and supported by an alumni body with few peers: K-State currently ranks first in the Big 12 Conference and second nationally among similar colleges and universities, based on percentage of alumni supporting their alma mater.*

The No. 1 grand prize for Telefund 2006 is a new Nissan Frontier pickup provided by the Wichita Area Big Wheels, a volunteer group of generous alumni and friends. The Big Wheels program began in Wichita in 1998 and has grown to include contributors in several cities and two states. The truck and other grand prizes will be awarded at the Kellogg’s Telefund 2006 Grand Prize Bash on April 7.

Telefund is part of the KSU Foundation’s Changing Lives Campaign for Kansas State University, a comprehensive $500 million campaign that will infuse new funds into virtually every dimension of the university. The KSU Foundation coordinates fundraising efforts with alumni, friends, corporations and foundations to secure private support for Kansas State University.

“CSI: K-State” — Telefund 2006 Web site: www.found.ksu.edu/telefund

Download the “CSI: K-State” logo at www.found.ksu.edu/publications/photos/

*Source: The 2004 Council for Aid to Education report: “Voluntary Support of Education”

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01/05/06— Edgerleys make gifts for faculty chairs in K-State College of Business Administration

Paul and Sandra Edgerley, Brookline, Mass., have made a gift of $1 million to the Kansas State University Foundation Changing Lives Campaign to establish the President Wefald Leadership Chair in Business Administration and the Edgerley Family Chair in the College of Business Administration.

The purpose of these chairs is to attract and retain the highest quality faculty in the College of Business Administration at Kansas State University. The gift qualifies for additional funding under the Kansas Partnership for Faculty of Distinction Program. The state provides supplemental funding when donors give at least $500,000 for an endowed professorship/chair at one of the state regents institutions.

Paul Edgerley is managing director of Bain Capital, Boston, Mass. He graduated from Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in business in 1978. As a student at KSU, Edgerley was involved in the Delta Upsilon fraternity, Blue Key and student government. He earned a master’s degree in business from Harvard Business School in 1983.

The Edgerleys previously established the Paul B. and Sandra M. Edgerley Business Administration Scholarship and the Paul B. Edgerley Chair in Business Administration. They are members of Presidents Club, a leadership organization for friends and alumni of K-State. Paul Edgerley is also a member of the Kansas State University Foundation Executive Committee and Board of Trustees.

“It is important that our students receive an excellent education at KSU,” Paul Edgerley said. “Faculty salaries are valuable in making certain that K-State gains and keeps the highest quality faculty, which raises the quality of education our students receive.”

“Sandra and Paul Edgerley are great friends and their support of K-State is second to none,” President Jon Wefald said. “Our mission to be a top 10 land-grant university is boosted tremendously by their generous support of faculty chairs. I am very honored to learn that Sandra and Paul chose to have one of the chairs bear my name.”

“We greatly appreciate Paul and Sandra Edgerley’s commitment to promoting excellence at K-State and in the College of Business Administration,” Dean Yar Ebadi said. “They clearly understand the essential element of outstanding leadership in today’s global business world. In naming the leadership chair in honor of K-State President Jon Wefald, they have selected one of the most outstanding leaders anywhere to exemplify the high standards to which the recipient of the chair should aspire. The Edgerley Family Chair is equally important in its support of faculty excellence and the impact it will have on higher education at K-State.”

Paul and Sandra Edgerley are co-chairmen of the East Region of the KSU Foundation’s Changing Lives Campaign, a comprehensive $500 million campaign that will infuse new funds into virtually every dimension of the university.

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