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Marie Ronen Scholarship awarded to USD 350 graduate studying finance at Kansas State University
Trey Fisher, senior in finance, from St. John, Kansas, has received the very generous Marie O. Ronen Scholarship from Kansas State University. Trey is the son of Vance and Sara Fisher. He is a member of the Student Finance Association.
APDesign Introduces the Strautman Family Fellowship
The College of Architecture, Planning & Design at Kansas State University is delighted to announce the establishment of the Strautman Family Fellowship, a transformative initiative by John and Kate Strautman that is dedicated to supporting students in each department within the college. The Strautmans have […]
KSU Foundation elects 35 new trustees, reelects 82
Following a vote at the Sept. 8 meeting of the Kansas State University Foundation’s Board of Trustees in Manhattan, Kansas, two members were reelected to a three-year term on the foundation’s board of directors, two members were newly elected to the board of directors […]
KSU Foundation raises $226.4M, thanks to 44,642 generous donors
Donations to Kansas State University in fiscal year 2023 reached more than $226.4 million in private gifts through the Kansas State University Foundation, closely mirroring last year’s all-time-record fundraising of $235 million. The value of K-State’s long-term investment pool, managed by the KSU Foundation, […]
Glenn and Claire Swoggers’ estate gift funds the Primary Texts Certificate program at Kansas State University
The late Glenn and Claire Swogger of Topeka, Kansas, through an estate gift, have created a faculty chair and endowment fund for the Primary Texts Certificate program at Kansas State University. The Primary Texts program is multidisciplinary and housed in the Department of Political […]
Dolese celebrates 10-year anniversary of $210 million gift announcement to higher education, engineering programs
When Dolese — Oklahoma’s largest supplier of ready-mix concrete, crushed stone, gravel and sand — was looking to give back to the communities it served, it focused on higher education.
Chai selected as associate vice president of investments, chief investment officer
Following a nationwide search, the KSU Foundation has selected Paul Chai to serve as its next chief investment officer. Chai, most recently the foundation’s senior director of investments, joined the organization in 2018 after twelve years in a senior investment partner role at Grandway […]
Alumni create the Belstra Family Professorship in Feed Science at Kansas State University
Tim and Marta Belstra of DeMotte, Indiana, have invested in the Department of Grain Science at Kansas State University by creating the Belstra Family Professorship in Feed Science. Dr. Chad Paulk, associate professor of feed science and management, is the first to receive the […]
Kansas State University alumnus invests in naming the deanship of the College of Agriculture
Eldon Gideon of Topeka, Kansas, has given a gift to name the deanship in Kansas State University’s College of Agriculture. This is the fourth named deanship at K-State. Gideon’s gift to name the Eldon Gideon Deanship in the College of Agriculture is transformational for […]
KSU Foundation Announces 2023 Medal of Excellence Honors
Rand and Patti Berney of Ponce Inlet, Florida, have been awarded the KSU Foundation’s 2023 Medal of Excellence award for their efforts to advance Kansas State University through exceptional service, leadership and philanthropic contributions.