Glenda Garrelts Mattes, Dover, Mass., has made a commitment of $1 million through a bequest to the Kansas State University Changing Lives Campaign to establish the Glenda Garrelts Mattes International Travel Award.

The Kansas State University Foundation has announced two recent staff appointments.

David Werkema, Milwaukee, Wis., has made a commitment of $357,000 to the Kansas State University Foundation Changing Lives Campaign to establish the David Werkema Fund for Companion Animals and the Alf and Lucy Werkema Fund for Companion Animals.

The Dow Chemical Company Foundation, Midland, Mich., has made a gift of $500,000 to the Kansas State University Foundation Changing Lives Campaign to establish nine funds supporting diversity and mechanical and chemical engineering programs at Kansas State University from 2006 through 2011.

Joleen Hill, Manhattan, Kan., has made a gift of $28,000 to the Kansas State University Foundation to establish the Joleen and Don Hill Professional Development in Education Scholarship and to supplement the John Thurow Hill Memorial Scholarship.