In case you missed it: Enjoy this holiday greeting from K-State, featuring a performance from K-State’s own In-A-Chord a capella group and a musical composition by K-State alumnus Zach Button.
Produced by K-State’s Division of Communications and Marketing.
The KSU Foundation and K-State Athletics invite Board of Trustee members to a bowl game party to celebrate the successful season and your leadership giving to the Ahearn Fund and the Innovation and Inspiration Campaign. This is an exclusive, invitation-only event, not open to the public.
ADVOCARE V100 TEXAS BOWL PRE-GAME PARTY
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
The Cantina at NRG Stadium
Two NRG Park
Houston, Texas
Heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails
RSVP by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23 to Chelsey Frihart at 785-532-7952 or cfrihart@kstatesports.com.
Enter NRG Stadium at the southwest corner (Ford Gate). Guests must have game tickets and pass through security prior to entering the event. Clear Bag Policy is in effect at NRG Stadium. Once entered, you will not be permitted to leave the stadium.
This fall, K-State student, faculty, staff, alumni and community members packed McCain Auditorium to hear Dr. Temple Grandin — author, world-renowned autism spokesperson, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior and professor of animal science at Colorado State University — as part of K-State’s Landon Lecture Series.
We hope you will enjoy watching this notable lecture from the comfort of your home. All Landon Lectures are available via live stream the day of the event. The next scheduled Landon Lecture will feature Martin Baron, executive editor for the Washington Post. This event will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 6, 2017. Visit https://www.k-state.edu/landon/ for more details on how you can attend virtually.
Make plans to join your K-State family at these events this spring!
NEW DATE! Salina Innovation and Inspiration event: Friday, January 27, 2017
Wichita Innovation and Inspiration event:
Friday, March 3, 2017
Watch your mailbox and inbox for more information in the coming weeks. If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Rettele-Thomas at 785-532-7592 or jenniferr@found.ksu.edu.
Friday, April 21, 2017 in Manhattan
Get ready for our Board of Trustees Spring Meeting, scheduled for Friday, April 21, 2017 in Manhattan. We’re working hard to put together an extraordinary showcase that will enhance your experience as one of K-State’s premier advocates, ambassadors and investors. You’ll learn about the state of the university and the foundation, the challenges we face and the emerging opportunities where you can make a difference.
Special note: It was just announced that the Spring Football Game will take place on Saturday, April 22, 2017. This will be a fun weekend to be in Manhattan!
Watch your mailbox and your inbox for more information later this year. Questions? Contact Jennifer Fabrizius at jenniferf@found.ksu or 785-532-7566.
Reports from the standing committees of the foundation were given by their respective chairs at the Board of Directors’ meetings in November. Click on the committee name to see the full report.
Innovation and Inspiration campaign exceeds $900 million
In October, the Innovation and Inspiration Campaign surpassed a major milestone: surpassing $900 million toward its $1 billion goal. As of Nov. 1, 2016, K-State donors and friends have given $909.5 million.
For more information about the campaign, the donors and friends who are making our exciting progress possible, visit inspire.k-state.edu.
Make plans to join your K-State family at these events this spring!
NEW DATE! Salina Innovation and Inspiration event: Friday, January 27, 2017
Wichita Innovation and Inspiration event:
Friday, March 3, 2017
Watch your mailbox and inbox for more information in the coming weeks. If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Rettele-Thomas at 785-532-7592 or jenniferr@found.ksu.edu.
Friday, April 21, 2017 in Manhattan
Get ready for our Spring Board of Trustees meeting, scheduled for Friday, April 21, 2017 in Manhattan. We’re working hard to put together an extraordinary showcase that will enhance your experience as one of K-State’s premier advocates, ambassadors and investors. You’ll learn about the state of the university and the foundation, the challenges we face and the emerging opportunities where you can make a difference.
Watch your mailbox and your inbox for more information later this year. Questions, contact Jennifer Fabrizius at jenniferf@found.ksu or 785-532-7566.
You might notice a few differences in the next issue of Good for K-State magazine, which will arrive in homes before the Thanksgiving holiday. Based on a recent readership survey, we’ve made some improvements in content and design to engage our readers in more stories highlighting the impact of philanthropy at K-State, ideas for giving and more.
Of special note to trustees, we’ve added a new section entitled “Good Work,” which will feature our valued volunteers like you. To kick this new section off, we’re highlighting the Board of Trustees and their roles as K-State’s premier advocates, ambassadors and investors.
We hope you enjoy the next issue. If you have feedback on Good for K-State magazine, please contact Marisa Larson, KSU Foundation’s editorial manager and Good for K-State editor, at marisal@found.ksu.edu or 785-532-7648.
Kansas State University is competing in the Kansas Insurance Department’s Don’t Text #JustDrive campaign. The university with the most votes wins!
K-State family — including alumni and friends — are encouraged to take the pledge:
“No text message, email, website or video is worth the risk of endangering my life or the lives of others on the road. I pledge to not text and drive and will take action to educate others about the dangers of texting while driving. No text is worth the risk. It can wait.”
Take the pledge online or text Wildcat to 50555.
Reports from the standing committees of the foundation were given by their respective chairs at the Board of Directors’ meetings in September. Click on the committee name to see the full report.
KSU Foundation President and CEO Greg Willems and Acting Chair of the Board of Trustees Sharon Evers at the 2016 Fall Meeting in September.
Thank you to the more than 200 trustees who attended our fall meeting in September. This special edition of Making a Difference will allow you to review the presentations and videos featured at the meeting this year. Whether you were able to attend or not, please be sure to fill out our follow-up survey.
Highlights from this year’s meeting included:
State of the Organization (View a PDF here)
Presenters: KSU Foundation senior leadership
University Finance 101 (View a PDF here)
Presenter: Gen. Richard Myers, interim president, Kansas State University
Kansas Board of Regents luncheon presentation (View as PDF here)
Presenters: Blake Flanders, Kansas Board of Regents president/CEO
Center for Risk Management
Watch the videos from the presentation, or contact Emilie Fink at emilief@found.ksu.edu or 785.532.7571.
Here’s a look back in pictures of the meeting’s highlights:
We have changed up our post-meeting survey, and would like all Board of Trustees members — whether you attended the meeting or were unable to attend — to take our feedback survey!
For more information on the Trustee/Student Foundation Mentorship Program, you can download this fact sheet.
Thank you again for your support of Kansas State University. If you have any questions, please e-mail Jennifer Fabrizius.
We elected four members to the board of directors and 45 members to the board of trustees at our annual meeting. These elections bring the total number of trustees to 315 individuals serving as Kansas State University’s premier advocates, ambassadors and investors. Continue reading “New members elected to the KSU Foundation Board of Directors and Board of Trustees”
Did you enjoy a video showcased at the Board of Trustee Meeting? Here, you can watch them all again — and share them with a friend!
A look back at our spring Innovation and Inspiration campaign events that took place in Houston, Denver and Dallas/Forth Worth.
Get ready for our Spring Board of Trustees meeting, scheduled for Friday, April 21, 2017 in Manhattan. We’re working hard to put together an extraordinary showcase that will enhance your experience as one of K-State’s premier advocates, ambassadors and investors. You’ll learn about the state of the university and the foundation, the challenges we face and the emerging opportunities where you can make a difference.
Watch your mailbox and your inbox for more information later this year. Questions, contact Jennifer Fabrizius at jenniferf@found.ksu or 785-532-7566.
Get ready for our fall Board of Trustees meeting, scheduled for September 23, 2016 in Manhattan. We’re working hard to put together an extraordinary showcase that will enhance your experience as one of K-State’s premier advocates, ambassadors and investors. You’ll learn about the state of the university and the foundation, the challenges we face and the emerging opportunities where you can make a difference.
Watch your mailbox and your inbox for more information later this month. Questions, contact Jennifer Fabrizius at jenniferf@found.ksu or 785-532-7566.
Other upcoming events: A gathering in California
KSU Foundation will host a gathering in conjunction with the K-State vs. Stanford football game in Palo Alto, California on Thursday evening, September 1, at 6:30 p.m., at a location to be determined. We anticipate that space will be limited. An invitation will follow, but we encourage you to RSVP early to Charla Henry at rsvp@found.ksu.edu.
Continue reading “Save the Date: Board of Trustees Fall Meeting 2016”
Attendees at the DFW Innovation and Inspiration Campaign event enjoyed photo opportunities with Willie. Photo by William Morton Visuals
More than 500 K-Staters in Texas and Colorado were inspired when the Innovation and Inspiration Campaign hit the road this spring, with events in Houston, Denver and DFW. Many thanks to all who attended these events and helped to make them a success!
Here’s a look at these extraordinary evenings.
Last month, Gen. Richard Myers, K-State’s interim president, appeared on K-State NOW with Richard Baker. His interview included discussion on the university’s budget, tuition increases and enrollment numbers, how philanthropy will help students, the future of K-State 2025 and more.
Reports from the standing committees of the foundation were given by their respective chairs at the Board of Directors’ meeting on June 9 and 10. Click on the committee name to see the full report.
As of April 1, 2016, fundraising for the Innovation and Inspiration Campaign for K-State topped $845 million, moving us closer to our $1 billion goal for the Innovation and Inspiration Campaign and realizing K-State’s 2025 visionary plan. In fact, just 72 percent of the way into the the campaign, we are 85 percent to goal!
Later this spring, we’ll have even more occasion to celebrate this dynamic campaign: The Innovation and Inspiration Campaign is coming to Denver, Dallas and Fort Worth. Join your K-State family for a special evening with K-State leaders and students, learn more about the campaign and how you can make a difference at K-State.
Watch your mailbox and e-mail inbox for more details about these campaign events, or register online:
If you have questions, please contact Chris Spooner, associate vice president of campaign and central development, at 785-532-7697 or chriss@found.ksu.edu.
Dear K-State family,
I am sure many of your have heard that K-State’s first family, President Kirk Schulz and First Lady Noel Schulz, are leaving K-State for Washington State University. I wanted to provide you with some additional information on this transition, and what it will mean for K-State and KSU Foundation moving forward.
This was a personal career decision for Kirk and Noel, and they are choosing to leave K-State on exceptional terms. Their commitment to K-State, record of professional achievement and relationships on and off campus were outstanding.
While we regret the loss of great leaders and friends, this is a tremendous opportunity for K-State to build on our success the university has enjoyed under Kirk’s leadership. We will continue to build on this momentum as we work to identify K-State’s president, who will work with our faculty, staff and students to boldly advance K-State. Continue reading “A letter from Greg Willems regarding the departure of Kirk and Noel Schulz”
Did you register online yet for the Board of Trustees spring meeting on Friday, April 15? We hope you can join your K-State family for a fun-filled time of innovation, inspiration and purple pride.
Highlights include:
Continue reading “Reminder: Spring Board of Trustees meeting is April 15”
K-State Proud surpassed the $1 milllion mark this spring, with $1,030,000 raised and more than 520 students assisted since the student-led campaign began 10 years ago.
“The KSU Student Foundation and their K-State Proud campaign has created a level of engagement for student philanthropy that is second-to-none nationally,” said Greg Willems, president and CEO of the KSU Foundation. “Surpassing their million-dollar goal validates the vision and hard work of this outstanding organization and the students who have offered their service. We’re proud to be working with them to build a culture of philanthropy that begins while they are students and will continue for a lifetime of supporting K-State.”
K-State Proud is a nationally recognized fundraising campaign for K-State. Guided by the leadership of the K-State Student Foundation, the campaign encourages students to show their K-State pride through philanthropy. All campaign donations support Student Opportunity Awards for fellow K-State students who have exhausted all other forms of financial aid.
The KSU Foundation is proud to welcome the newest members of our team. 
John Morris will begin working as the new senior vice president of development on April 25. Morris will lead all aspects of fundraising, working with foundation leadership, campus partners and the KSU Foundation board to strengthen the foundation’s overall fundraising capacity. In his previous position as senior director of development at the University of Minnesota Foundation, Morris led his development team to increase gift production by 60 percent.
Nicole Askew is the new director of development for University Programs. She has 15 years of development experience and most recently worked for the University of Illinois at the Chicago School of Business.
Amy Kreidler joins the foundation as an assistant director of development for the College of Engineering. Prior to joining the foundation, Kreidler worked as a business development manager for Lockheed Martin in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Continue reading “Welcome, new KSU Foundation staff!”
Reports from standing committees were given by their respective chairs. Click on the committee name to see the full report.
Governance: Mike Goss
Finance and Audit: Carl Ice
Asset Management: Stephen Lacy
Development: Mary Vanier