http://www.found.ksu.edu/wp KSU Foundation News Blog Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:12:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wednesday, November 10, 2009 Contact: Shanna Williams, Twenty-four people were recently elected to serve four-year terms as trustees of the KSU Foundation at the board’s annual meeting in Manhattan, Kan. The board of trustees is the governing body of the KSU Foundation. This election brings the total number of foundation trustees ... http://www.found.ksu.edu/wp/?p=259 Monday, November 2, 2009 Contact: Katie Niederee, Barbara Stowe and her husband, Howard, have made a gift to the College of Human Ecology at Kansas State University by increasing funding for the Dean Barbara S. Stowe Faculty Development Fund. The endowment was originally established in 1998 with gifts from alumni, friends, faculty ... http://www.found.ksu.edu/wp/?p=258 Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Contact: Katie Niederee, These days it seems more and more young people are finding ways to change the world for the better. Mason Wolfe, an 11-year-old from Monument, Colo., has already found a way to make an impact through her fundraising campaign, Mason’s Wish. Mason, the daughter of ... http://www.found.ksu.edu/wp/?p=257 Thursday, October 22, 2009 Contact: Shanna Williams, Sometimes the best inspiration for giving back is sitting right next to you. At least, that’s how Connie Kissee sees it. Kissee has been a classified (or hourly) employee at K-State for more than 36 years — roughly 30 of them spent working for ... http://www.found.ksu.edu/wp/?p=256 Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Contact: Katie Niederee, Barry and Marcia Robinson, Manhattan, Kan., have made a gift to the College of Business Administration at Kansas State University establishing the Barry E. and Marcia K. Robinson Accounting Scholarship. The Robinsons’ gift will be matched by an additional gift from the Ernst & ... http://www.found.ksu.edu/wp/?p=255 Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Contact: Shanna Williams, Jane and Ronald Woellhof, Fredericksburg, Texas, have made a commitment of $250,000 to the School of Family Studies and Human Services in the College of Human Ecology at Kansas State University, establishing the Woellhof Family Excellence Fund. The fund is supported by a bequest in ... http://www.found.ksu.edu/wp/?p=254 Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Contact: Katie Niederee, Family and friends of Dr. Heath J Schroeder have made a gift to the leadership studies program at Kansas State University to perpetuate his memory. Their gift will establish the Dr. Heath J Schroeder Memorial Leadership Scholarship. The fund’s purpose is to create a scholarship ... http://www.found.ksu.edu/wp/?p=253 Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Contact: Julie Lea, ConocoPhillips, Houston, has made a philanthropic commitment to K-State, which will be recognized in a ceremony at the Sept. 26 K-State football game in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. A 5-year commitment is designed to support four areas at K-State, and a 2009 gift is ... http://www.found.ksu.edu/wp/?p=252 Friday, September 18, 2009 Contact: Katie Niederee, Damion McIntosh, Lees Summit, Mo., has made a commitment of more than $400,000 to the School of Leadership Studies at Kansas State University establishing the Damion McIntosh Excellence in Leadership Studies Fund. The gift will be made through the proceeds of a life insurance policy. ... http://www.found.ksu.edu/wp/?p=251 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Contact: Julie Lea, The 2009 All-University Campaign for K-State will kick off Thursday, Sept. 10 at 3:30 p.m. with an ice cream social in the K-State Student Union Bosco Plaza. A kick-off event for K-State at Salina will be held Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 3:30 p.m. in ... http://www.found.ksu.edu/wp/?p=250