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Cattle Empire creates bilingual-oriented scholarship program at K-State for livestock management students

Brabender creates $80,000 fellowship for K-State grain science and industry department

Alumni and Friends of K-State Make Record Contributions to the KSU Foundation

Study abroad scholarship established for agriculture students

09/29/06 — Cattle Empire creates bilingual-oriented scholarship program at K-State for livestock management students

Cattle Empire LLC, Satanta, Kan., has made a commitment to the Kansas State University Foundation Changing Lives Campaign to establish the Cattle Empire Scholarship. Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, Ind., is matching Cattle Empire’s commitment.

This scholarship award will be in the amount of $5,000 per recipient for up to two new students each year. Successful candidates must demonstrate bilingual language proficiency along with an understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures. First preference will be individuals who have a current affiliation with the Cattle Empire Organization. The recipient must be an undergraduate properly enrolled in the College of Agriculture at K-State with an interest in livestock production. Students are required to complete a series of internships under the joint supervision and direction of Cattle Empire, Elanco Animal Health and Kansas State University.

Cattle Empire is one of the largest family-owned commercial cattle feeding operations in the United States. It has 170,000-head PI Free capacity in three different feedlots which are all within 20 miles of each other. Its feedlots sit in the “Heart of the Beef Feeding Empire” with four major packers within 50 miles. Cattle Empire has developed a tradition of honesty, hard work and performance.

“As a current Latino citizen, my education is my life,” said 2006 recipient Arturo Chavez, Kinsley, Kan. “My goal in life is to become veterinarian because I like being around animals and want to be a great role model for my brother and sister. I want to show them that anything you strive toward can be achieved.”

“Cattle Empire is very excited about the establishment of the Cattle Empire Scholarship and our announcement of the first recipient. We believe in order to meet the needs of tomorrow, Cattle Empire as an organization needs to invest in the students of today,” said Roy Brown, Cattle Empire chief executive officer. “The future of livestock production depends on us locating bilingual individuals who exhibit Cattle Empire’s core values and are willing to consider a career in agriculture. We feel the 2006 recipient of the Cattle Empire Scholarship is just that type of person.”

"Elanco Animal Health is pleased to be partnering with Cattle Empire and Kansas State University on a scholarship intended to recognize the diversity of people involved in agriculture in western Kansas,” said Mike Brown, district sales manager for Elanco Animal Health.

“This scholarship is unique in that it accomplishes several objectives: 1) strengthens our partnership in bilingual programs, 2) allows students to have a hands-on experience through the internship, and 3) the recipient is collaboratively chosen with the college and the industry,” said Fred Cholick, dean of the College of Agriculture and director of K-State Research and Extension.

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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09/21/06 — Brabender creates $80,000 fellowship for K-State grain science and industry department

C.W. Brabender Instruments Inc., South Hackensack, N.J., has made a gift of $80,000 to the Kansas State University Foundation Changing Lives Campaign to establish the Brabender Bakery Science Fellowship.

The two recipients of this fellowship will be awarded $20,000 each. They must be graduate students obtaining a masters or doctoral degree in the Department of Grain Science and Industry.

For more than 80 years, the Brabender Group has manufactured testing equipment designed for measuring and recording viscosity, consistency, rheology, extensibility and processability of various foods and polymers. C.W. Brabender Instruments Inc. is the original manufacturer of the torque rheometer. The recording dynamometer system was developed by Carl W. Brabender in 1930. The first recording dynamometer unit was known as the Farinograph® and was manufactured for the milling and baking industry to measure the consistency of dough.

“It is our pleasure to work so closely with such an esteemed institution as Kansas State University,” commented Richard Thoma, president of C.W. Brabender Instruments Inc. “I am sure that this fellowship will positively benefit all involved, especially the students and the baking industry! Being a leading manufacturer of instrumentation to the food industry, the Brabender Group is pleased to be able to contribute and give back to our science and industry through this fellowship.”

“C.W. Brabender Instruments Inc. wheat and grain quality testing equipment has served as the backbone of the grain quality industry for over a half century,” said Virgil Smail, head of the Department of Grain Science and Industry. “Their new effort to support research and education of the next century’s leaders in this important worldwide industry reflects their strong commitment to the grain industry. We are excited by their support of future grain leaders through their generous fellowship program and cooperative research effort with K-State. This effort will ensure their leadership in the industry far into the future.”

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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09/13/06 — Alumni and Friends of K-State Make Record Contributions to the KSU Foundation

Alumni and friends of Kansas State University contributed a record $92.8 million to the KSU Foundation during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2006. The total exceeds the second highest giving total in the 62-year history of the foundation by more than $20 million. (There were 14,452 contributions from Riley County totaling $5,073,083.77.)

“There was an incredible outpouring of generosity during this fiscal year, when the foundation launched the public phase of the Changing Lives Campaign,” said Dennis von Waaden, Austin, Texas, chairman of the KSU Foundation Board of Trustees. “At the close of the fiscal year, the campaign had reached a total of $402.5 million toward our $500 million goal. The 43,449 alumni and friends who made charitable gifts to K-State last year gave a great boost to the campaign.”

The most ambitious fundraising campaign in the history of Kansas State University, the Changing Lives Campaign will raise $500 million for student scholarships and programs, recruiting and retaining talented faculty, new and enhanced facilities, and improving the campus technology infrastructure.

“This has been an exciting year for K-State and the KSU Foundation,” said Gary Hellebust, foundation president and CEO. “It is a privilege to extend our gratitude to the donors who made this success possible. K-State alumni and friends are incredibly generous, and K-State would not be where it is today without their support.”

Of the $92.8 million total received during the fiscal year, $57.6 million was received in cash, and $35.2 million was committed through pledges and deferred gifts. Donors established 158 new scholarships and 12 faculty chairs or professorships.

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

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Kansas county gift totals for KSU Foundation fiscal year 2006

 

County

Gift total

No. of gifts

Allen                                  

$131,582.75

108

Anderson                                

$8,762.38

54

Atchison                               

$38,728.11

152

Barber                                 

$6,055.00

87

Barton                                 

$233,114.50

496

Bourbon                                

$5,430.00

93

Brown                                  

$114,401.64

304

Butler                                 

$214,016.06

837

Chase                                  

$116,596.00

81

Chautauqua                             

$2,380.00

38

Cherokee                                

$6,341.00

41

Cheyenne                               

$4,060.00

63

Clark                                  

$100,290.44

97

Clay                                   

$71,119.92

417

Cloud                                  

$113,589.09

326

Coffey                                 

$30,240.94

189

Comanche                               

$5,150.00

29

Cowley                                 

$95,655.00

370

Crawford                               

$42,398.30

162

Decatur                                 

$38,323.45

69

Dickinson                              

$180,453.86

634

Doniphan                               

$30,326.68

137

Douglas                                

$1,260,538.33

870

Edwards                                

$26,925.00

47

Elk                                    

$2,075.00

28

Ellis                                  

$128,616.00

272

Ellsworth                              

$32,787.50

169

Finney                                 

$281,420.09

544

Ford                                    

$162,981.14

308

Franklin                               

$20,030.57

185

Geary                                  

$227,169.85

638

Gove                                   

$40,862.89

90

Graham                                 

$2,305.00

27

Grant                                  

$6,956.00

67

Gray                                   

$76,942.01

110

Greeley                                

$2,139.03

21

Greenwood                              

$18,735.00

121

Hamilton                               

$905.00

18

Harper                                 

$97,891.00

102

Harvey                                 

$139,030.64

540

Haskell                                

$20,060.00

91

Hodgeman                                

$5,570.00

38

Jackson                                

$92,840.97

286

Jefferson                              

$27,866.00

179

Jewell                                 

$13,319.00

98

Johnson                                

$2,790,882.98

8,494

Kearny                                 

$34,785.00

56

Kingman                                

$74,084.68

132

Kiowa                                  

$6,134.00

41

Labette                                

$40,712.00

128

Lane                                    

$16,658.25

59

Leavenworth                            

$90,938.00

453

Lincoln                                

$12,525.00

64

Linn                                   

$6,675.00

38

Logan                                  

$25,084.00

93

Lyon                                   

$81,560.96

339

Marion                                 

$26,592.92

643

Marshall                               

$346,717.50

161

McPherson                             

$299,629.69

425

Meade                                   

$8,205.00

42

Miami                                  

$180,726.50

343

Mitchell                               

$136,978.80

356

Montgomery                             

$63,028.00

333

Morris                                 

$51,516.00

284

Morton                                 

$520.00

5

Nemaha                                 

$144,893.00

354

Neosho                                 

$23,002.92

118

Ness                                   

$18,410.00

77

Norton                                  

$39,678.14

100

Osage                                  

$38,530.00

233

Osborne                                

$9,175.00

66

Ottawa                                 

$39,094.24

189

Pawnee                                  

$87,387.19

220

Phillips                               

$342,358.32

112

Pottawatomie                           

$214,180.85

1,289

Pratt                                  

$109,200.00

240

Rawlins                                

$6,610.00

58

Reno                                   

$440,737.31

991

Republic                               

$236,100.94

189

Rice                                   

$62,805.00

270

Riley                                  

$5,073,083.77

14,452

Rooks                                   

$7,829.00

87

Rush                                   

$2,204.00

39

Russell                                

$60,937.07

142

Saline                                 

$11,305,327.17

1,736

Scott                                   

$122,309.25

189

Sedgwick                               

$2,980,816.43

4,647

Seward                                 

$25,955.00

111

Shawnee                                

$2,467,719.42

4,147

Sheridan                               

$7,720.00

45

Sherman                                

$13,610.00

64

Smith                                  

$14,120.00

72

Stafford                               

$18,485.00

109

Stanton                                

$2,180.00

38

Stevens                                 

$6,417.60

62

Sumner                                 

$46,130.00

206

Thomas                                 

$33,566.74

151

Trego                                  

$4,291.00

38

Wabaunsee                              

$39,861.90

262

Wallace                                

$1,415.00

40

Washington                             

$38,884.94

219

Wichita                                

$7,500.96

55

Wilson                                 

$8,515.00

75

Woodson                                

$3,580.00

43

Wyandotte                              

$94,346.00

385

 

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09/08/06 — Study abroad scholarship established for agriculture students

Roger and Ruth Wolfe, Hiawatha, Kan., have made a gift of $500,000 through a life insurance policy to the Kansas State University Foundation Changing Lives Campaign to supplement the Roger and Ruth Wolfe International Agriculture Fund.

The fund was established in 1996 with a $70,000 gift from the Wolfes. Its purpose is to provide financial assistance to undergraduate or graduate students majoring in agriculture at Kansas State University who are studying abroad.

Roger is a native of Hiawatha and graduated from Kansas State University in 1960 with a bachelor’s degree in feed science management. Ruth is also a native of Hiawatha. She graduated from Kansas State University in 1961 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.

Roger and Ruth Wolfe are members of Presidents Club, a KSU Foundation leadership organization for friends and alumni of K-State.

“We started this fund in 1996 and have tried to make annual contributions every since then,” Roger Wolfe said. “In the intervening years, a good number of K-State students have studied abroad and availed themselves of the funds offered by the scholarship. On several occasions since then, we have had the opportunity to visit with these students and observe their excitement and enthusiasm from this experience. This simply made it all worthwhile.”

“The gift to support agriculture students studying abroad is great for students,” said Fred Cholick, dean of the College of Agriculture. “One of our goals is to enhance the number of students with a global understanding. Last year, the number students studying abroad tripled, and we would like to enhance that number. The funds from the Wolfe family will help us get that done.”

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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