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Archive for April 2009

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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Due to the significant volume of contributions to K-State through the KSU Foundation, we are moving to e-mail receipting for most gifts.

K-State ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Scholars announced (Hometown interest for Kansas communities of Abilene, Bison, Colby, Council Grove, Fort Scott, Hays, Hiawatha, Lansing, Leavenworth, Leawood, Lenexa, Manhattan, Milford, Mt. Hope, Ottawa, Overland Park, Rose Hill, Rossville, Shawnee, Shawnee Mission, Ulysses, Wakarusa, Wamego and Wichita, and for Columbia and Kansas City, Mo, Jacksonville, Fla. and Bartlesville, Okla.)

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

The newest class of ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Scholars at Kansas State University was announced Thursday, April 16, during an event at K-State with ConocoPhillips representatives.

K-State Student Foundation announces new members (Interest for Hugoton, Kan., Hutchinson, Kan., Inman, Kan., Junction City, Kan., Leawood, Kan., Manhattan, Kan., Olathe, Kan. ,Overland Park, Kan., Salina, Kan., Shawnee, Kan., Kansas City metro and Perry, Iowa)

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Seventeen students from across Kansas and from Missouri and Iowa were recently named to the 2009-2010 class of the Kansas State University Student Foundation.

KSU Foundation announces response to declining revenues

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

The KSU Foundation announced restructuring plans today in response to declining revenues. Plans include reassignment and consolidation of duties and the elimination of 13 staff positions. The action was taken to preserve the foundation’s ability to fulfill its mission of raising private funds in support of Kansas State University. Declining revenues due to market performance have exerted unprecedented pressure on the foundation’s operating budget.

Waddell & Reed support financial planning at K-State

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Waddell and Reed, Overland Park, Kan., has made a gift of $10,000 to support the establishment of the Student Financial Planning and Counseling Center at Kansas State University.

Andover, Kan., couple establishes scholarship in K-State’s College of Education (Interest for Andover, Topeka, Hutchinson, Newton and Horton, Kan.)

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Michael and Dixie Aarstad, Andover, Kan., have made a gift and pledge totaling $30,000 to the College of Education at Kansas State University to establish the Krystal D. Aarstad Memorial Scholarship for Educators.