good for k-state spring 2010

Volume 2, Issue 1 Spring 2010

Heart & soulK-State at Salina students get a new home on campus

New kid on the blockWho’s the new kid helping out at the K-State Proud booth?

Meet Fred Cholick, who became president and CEO of the KSU Foundation on Feb. 4.

Many K-Staters already know Cholick as the former dean of the College of Agriculture, a position he held for five years. As dean, he oversaw eight academic departments with 220 faculty members, 2,050 undergraduate students and 500 graduate students. He also served as director of K-State Research and

Extension, a vast network of employees and programs throughout the state. Throughout his time as dean and director, Cholick was actively involved in fundraising.

Originally from a family farm in western Oregon, Cholick has been in the Midwest for 29 years. His academic background as an agronomist and geneticist includes extensive international experience.

“It is a pleasure and an honor to work with the alumni and friends of K-State who so generously contribute to the university,” Cholick said. “I’m proud to have the opportunity to be a part of the foundation team that believes so strongly in our mission to advance K-State through philanthropy.”

Spring 2010

2 GoodShot If you build it, they will win

4 GoodWord Gratefully yours

6 Heart and soul K-State at Salina’s Student Life Center opens

as the new heart of campus

10 The next big thing Entrepreneurship takes off at K-State

14 Who taught you about financial planning?

Powercat Financial Counseling helps students make sense of dollars and cents

17 Primed for prevention Kansas Health Foundation creates

opportunities for tomorrow’s public health leaders

20 GoodPlan Extending the love of learning

22 Good for All 4.3 million ways to be a Wildcat

26 GoodNews

28 GoodBye Behind the scenes: K-State Telefund

Welcome to Good for K-State, a magazine devoted to the inspiration and impact of private philanthropy for Kansas State University. We invite your comments, questions and ideas. Just send an e-mail to [email protected]. We are eager to hear from you and welcome your participation!

Editorial teamJulie Lea, editor Katie Niederee, writerSusan Wolf Berhow, writer Shanna Williams, writerShaun Kirmer, designer Kim Zerfas, lead designer

PhotographersNathaniel Larue, David Mayes, Jim Turner and Scott Weaver

Good for K-State is published by the Kansas State University Foundation, 2323 Anderson Ave., Suite 500, Manhattan, KS 66502-2911.

Cover & inSide Cover PhotoS: david MayeS 30%

How you can helpThe 2010 K-State Proud student campaign raised more than $95,000 for K-State students. All funds raised go toward K-State Proud Student Opportunity Awards. You can help students reach their goal of $115,000 by visiting www.k-stateproud.org and making your donation.

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Good for K-State is published for the

thousands of alumni and friends who advance

K-State through philanthropy. Thank you

for all you do to keep K-State strong!

| GoodShot |

By Shanna WilliamsA baseball game in early spring is almost enough to make you believe in magic. After all, who isn’t transported to their youth when they hear the crack of a bat in the soft spring air, watch a blue sky fade over an emerald field, and smell hot popcorn mixed with the scent of ozone and fresh-cut grass? Combine all that with fond memories of listening to the Kansas City Athletics while sitting on your grandfather’s knee, and you have the sort of heady nostalgia that makes you want to recreate that magic for others over and over again.

Bob and Betty Tointon did just that.

Since their decision to fund the complete renovation of the nearly 50-year-old baseball field at K-State, Frank Myers Field at Tointon Family Stadium has become one of the finest collegiate baseball stadiums in the Big 12. The original project, which included $3.1 million in improvements, has given new life to the K-State baseball program. Rededicated in 2002, the stadium now comfortably seats more than 2,500 fans and has undergone additional improvements that feature a FieldTurf playing surface on the infield, a new Daktronics scoreboard and a strength-training room that is the envy of every other Big 12 baseball program.

If you build it, they will win

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The renovations and additions of creature comforts like chairback seating, permanent concession areas and restrooms couldn’t have come at a better time. The feeling in the air at the start of the 2010 season was more than just optimism — it was excitement. And in early April, the Wildcats were ranked second in the Big 12. As the season wears on and the competition heats up, the crowd at the games is likely to grow in number as the Wildcats seek their second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

It remains to be seen where the Wildcats will end up at the end of the season. But with a good team — and thanks to the Tointons, a beautiful stadium — there’s definitely some magic in the air.

How you can helpK-State friends and fans have many opportunities to advance athletics, from gifts that improve facilities to helping student-athletes with scholarships through the Ahearn Fund. To learn more about ways you can make a difference, contact Chad Weiberg at 888-232-9074 or [email protected], or Laird Veatch at [email protected]. n

Photo: SCott Weaver

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| GoodX | | GoodWord | By Susan Wolf Berhow“It’s a difficult choice, to go to graduate school or take a job,” writes Amanda Cashman, a K-State master’s student in geology. For many graduate students, this choice comes with epic stories of making ends meet: balancing research and writing with part-time jobs, stretching dollars to cover basic living expenses, and for some, taking out loan after loan in hopes of more prosperous days ahead. So when someone hands a grad student a check for $5,000, it’s not just a big deal — it’s a very, very big deal.

And that’s just what happened to graduate students in the Department of Geology at K-State. Thanks to the generosity of K-State geology graduate Paul Strunk and his wife, Deana, Rockport, Texas, seven graduate students were surprised when their department head called them into his office and handed them checks as recipients of the Paul and Deana Strunk Fellowship.

“It is a rare occasion to see young persons at a loss for words, and these students were nearly in a state of shock,” said George Clark, department head and professor of geology, of the day he awarded the scholarships. And while words may have failed these students momentarily, the thank you notes they wrote in the following days show just how much the fellowship would make a difference in their lives and in the lives of their families.

From left: Jeff Callicoat, Emily Fenwick, Amanda Cashman, Andy Neal, Darron deBoer, Chris Flenthrope and Nick Patch.

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Gratefully yours

Here are excerpts from their letters:

“ I do not mean to be corny, but I cannot believe I received such a generous gift. It is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Additionally, after receiving such a gift I hope I can make a contribution like yours to the department in the years to come.”

— Jeffrey S. Callicoatoak Forest, ill.

“ I received news of your donation after defending my proposal to the department. From being a little freaked out to extremely thrilled, your scholarship made my day and will forever define my academic career at K-State.”

— emily L. FenwickManhattan, Kan.

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How you can helpif you would like to make difference in the lives of graduate students in the College of arts and Sciences, contact Sheila Walker at [email protected] or 785-532-7511. n

“ I had planned on trying to apply for a menial part-time job over the summer to support myself. I will now be able to focus my time on completing any fieldwork that needs to be done and begin writing.”

— amanda CashmanShawnee, Kan.

“ Mr. and Mrs. Strunk, honestly, if I could take the time, I would drive down from Manhattan to Rockport, Texas, and thank you personally. There has never been another time in my life that I have felt such gratitude toward someone. I am forever indebted to you for this.”

— andrew W. nealByron, Ga.

“ While teaching assistantships and stipends provided by the department are greatly appreciated and helpful, it is often still difficult for a full-time student to make ends meet. This is especially true for those of us who have spouses and/or children. Your gift has done a lot to alleviate some of these concerns.”

— darron deBoerWaterville, Kan.

“ Every financial stress in my life vanished when I received the check. Your generous gift enables me to focus solely on my thesis and teaching without financial issues distracting me.”

— Chris FlenthropeSalina, Kan.

“ Please know that I am greatly appreciative of your donation. I hope to earn a salary soon and make a similar gift to K-State students in the future.”

— nickolas L. PatchJamestown, n.y.

“ I can’t thank you enough for the scholarship. We are really blessed to have such great alumni! I can’t wait until I can donate scholarships back to the school that has given me so many opportunities.”

— tyler hill (not pictured)Wichita, Kan.

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Heart& soulThanks to the passion of alumni, friends and students, K-State at Salina’s Student Life Center opens as the new heart of campus

By Susan Wolf BerhowPhotos by Jim Turner

Students line up for the first-ever commencement ceremony on the K-State at Salina campus, held in the new Student Life Center.

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tudents fussed nervously with their caps and gowns.

Parents hurried in with cameras and coats, in search of

good seats. Faculty members in academic garb lined up as the sound of bagpipes filled the air. It was a special night for many reasons, but notably for a historic first: it was the first time ever that K-State at Salina commencement was held on campus.

Before, there wasn’t a building that could host this important ceremony. Students and their families celebrated commencement at a highway patrol training facility across town, miles from campus. But thanks to the generous donations of alumni, Salina community members and a number of corporate sponsors, a new Student Life Center now serves as the home of commencement and the heart of the K-State at Salina student life experience.

“I’ve seen firsthand the impact this building has had, even before it was open,” said Shea Blackwell, K-State at Salina junior and student body vice president. “The second you walk in, you can see people playing air hockey, working out or just hanging out. I drove by here last night, and every elliptical machine was in use.”

In fact, any night of the week, if you drive down Centennial Road past the K-State at Salina campus, the large glass windows of the new Student Life Center glow with a burgeoning student life scene that K-State administrators, alumni and friends have dreamed of for decades.

One such person is Dennis Kuhlman, dean of K-State at Salina. Since arriving in 1997, Kuhlman’s top priority has been creating a greater sense of student life on a campus that was still transitioning from its roots as a technical college. K-State at Salina was established in 1991 as the result of a merger between Kansas Technical Institute and K-State. And while it has been known since then for outstanding academic offerings in

The Helen L. Graves Control Center serves as a hub of student activity in the K-State at Salina Student Life Center.

aviation, technology and business, the campus lacked space for students to interact, play and exercise — activities important for improving the quality of life for current students and for attracting future students.

“When I interviewed for this job, what I heard over and over again was that we needed to be more of a traditional college campus,” Kuhlman said. “So it was critical for us to have a place where students could meet, talk, exercise and become the young adults they have the potential to become. Buildings like this actually create student life.”

In the absence of a student life center, students mainly socialized in the library and worked out at a facility a mile from campus. “[The old gym] was always leaking, and the heater never worked,” said K-State at Salina Student Body President Brian Koester. “It was time for a new building.”

In 2005, the student body passed a resolution to support the project with student fees. Private donors, particularly from the Salina community, contributed almost $4 million to the $5.5 million project. The result: a 33,000-square-foot facility with a basketball court, racquetball and handball courts, a

cardiovascular area, free weights, aerobic and fitness areas, a running track, lounge area and a computer station. The new center plays host to club meetings, movie nights, and Salina community sporting events, too.

“There is definitely increased participation here,” Koester said. “You come in here, and there are people playing pingpong and pool all the time.”

The turnstile statistics collected from the building’s first months of use indicate that these student reports

are right on. In its first day open this fall, 94 students and community members visited the facility — that’s three times the average number of visitors to the previous gym. Since that first day, the building has enjoyed 11,000 visits by students, community members, faculty and staff members, and area alumni.

Kuhlman said the facility would not have been possible without the support of the Salina community.

“This building was built because of Salina,” he said. “K-Staters who live here, Jayhawks who live here, the heart and soul of Salina — that’s who invested in this project.”

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Sid Reitz, a Salina attorney who graduated from K-State in 1971 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, is one of those investors. A near life-time resident of Salina, Sid began to see the need for a student life center when he started touring college campuses with his own children.

“When we visited campuses, they all had beautiful student life centers, and I could see it was a big draw for students,” he said. “It became clear to me that this was something that a school needed to succeed, as well as

for the students to succeed. The Student Life Center gives the message to students that they are an important, integral part of their campus.”

One of the project’s major corporate sponsors, Cessna Aircraft Company, also saw the new facility as integral to K-State at Salina’s future.

“Strong aviation programs like the one at K-State at Salina are vital to the future of our industry, and the new Student Life Center — which we believe will impact K-State’s ability to continue to attract top talent and enhance students’ experience in the program — was a good project for

Cessna to support,” said Roger Whyte, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Cessna Aircraft Company.

K-State at Salina students are thankful for the generosity of the donors who made the facility possible.

“It’s a fabulous building,” Blackwell said. “It really gives us that cohesive campus experience. I would like to say thank you to all the donors and the students who gave their student fees to make this possible for future students.”

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At a glance:

K-State at Salina Student

Life CenterThe 33,000 square-foot

K-State at Salina Student Life Center was made possible thanks to

the support of many alumni, friends and corporate partners:The Stevens Memorial Track allows for indoor running and walking for students and

community members.


Cessna LoungeCessna aircraft Company, Wichita, Kan.

Stiefel GymnasiumMilton i. Stiefel trust no. 1, Salina, Kan.

Middlekauff ConcourseMildred and rolland Middlekauff Foundation, Salina, Kan.

McCune Courtdon C. and Florence M. McCune Foundation, Salina, Kan.

Stevens Memorial TrackCharles Stevens family, Salina, Kan.

Helen L. Graves Control Centerhelen L. Graves, Salina, Kan.

JCAT Free Weightsanonymous

Harbin Fitness CenterBill and Jo harbin, Salina, Kan.

Bennington State Bank CourtBennington State Bank, Salina, Kan.

Lee and Chris Young Media CenterLee and Chris young, Salina, Kan.

Randy and Lynda Hassler Family Cardio Centerrandy and Lynda hassler family, Salina, Kan.

Other major supporters

Jack and donna vanierdr. Gary harbinvirgil F. or dorothy e. Lundberg trust

no. 1Karl and Connie StutterheimJohn vanierMark Zimmerman and dr. Carolyn hoferBergkamp inc.Charles MayFirst Bank KansasJoscelyn FoundationKasa CompaniesKennedy and CoeSid and Susy reitzSunflower Bank

How you can helpDid you know that K-State at Salina has one of the top five aviation programs in the country? To find out more about how you can support K-State at Salina’s Student Life Center or academic programs, contact Mark Friesen at 785-526-2609 or [email protected]. n

The Randy and Lynda Hassler Family Cardio Center features cardiovascular machines and flat-screen televisions.

The Cessna Lounge provides space for students to meet, study and play games.

The Bennington State Bank Court provides space for racquetball and handball.


Imagine the thousands of minds that make their way across campus each day, the millions of thoughts, ideas and plans, the sheer enormity of potential. There is brilliance here, and it is waiting — waiting for a chance to become more than an idea.

If it were possible to measure the number of great business or product ideas that are discarded — due to modesty, lack of knowledge, or lack of encouragement — the amount would likely be staggering. It happens everywhere all the time. But the Center for the Advancement of Entrepreneurship at K-State is working to send a message to students across every discipline: You are capable of more.

“These students need something that will open their eyes and minds to possibility,” said David Dreiling.

Dreiling, a 1989 K-State graduate with a bachelor’s degree in marketing, is a local entrepreneur and owner of GTM Sportswear, Inc. Big ideas are a big deal to him. It’s why he joined the task force for K-State’s entrepreneurial program. Big ideas, in a collective sense, could save the state of Kansas’ withering economy. But in order to make a big idea a reality, he says, students need the tools to do so. And they need to know where to get them.

By Shanna WilliamsPhotos by Nathaniel Larue

Thing

TheNext BIG

The competitions help students make ideas and dreams a reality, from business plans to product development.

Flour Indulgence spent hours in the bakery science lab getting their edible bouquet product just right.


A generous donation from Jack Vanier, one of K-State’s most prolific donors and a business owner several times over, set into motion a chain of events that would allow the development of the program. The next step? Getting the word out to students.

Helping entrepreneurship become “The Next Big Thing” at K-StateIt’s not much of a secret — college students like competitions. And they really like competitions that involve cash prizes. Jeff Hornsby, professor of management for the College of Business Administration, as well as the Jack Vanier Chair of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and director of the Center for the Advancement of Entrepreneurship, had some experience with getting students excited about the concept of planning a business.

He came up with the Next Big Thing — a competition in which students could present their ideas, plan their businesses, and vie for a chance to win thousands of dollars in prize money. The only issue was where to get the prize money. Luckily, there were more than a few entrepreneurs living in Manhattan who saw the importance of the competition.

“The idea of entrepreneurship needs to be inspirational,” said Phil Howe, Manhattan resident and longtime business owner. “This competition was something that could help students see their great ideas in a different light.”

When Howe joined the entrepreneurial program task force, and later heard about the Next Big Thing competition, he immediately volunteered to donate the prize money for the winners of the competition.

“It’s important for the university, for the country, to have people who can be creative and innovative, who are constantly working to help society advance,” Howe said.

In early 2009, the first Next Big Thing competition was launched. Hornsby, with the help of Chad Jackson, outreach coordinator for the center — a position underwritten by a charitable donation by Dreiling — began by sending an e-mail blast to students and papering the campus with posters. Contestants began to pour in from every discipline, and faculty members encouraged students to participate. Some even made it a course requirement — which is how Kelsey Fairfield, Mary Gleason, Kehley Pfrang and Maggie Weeks ended up participating.

“We were all in a grain science class with Professor (Fred) Fairchild, and he made it a requirement that we enter the competition,” Pfrang said. “I really don’t think it’s something we would have thought twice about otherwise.”

On the other side of campus, a group of students who already had an idea were excited to find a place to develop it. John Goddard, Michael Hackerott and Daniel Hornsby had begun developing a program that would provide donated books to underprivileged schools. They had been trying to figure out ways to handle collection, storage and delivery of the books.



“When we found out about the potential prize money, we thought it would be a great opportunity to raise funds while devising a practical plan for the progress of the group,” Goddard said. “We figured that, even if we lost, we would walk away with a plan that could help us secure sponsors.”

The business of starting a businessHowe, who founded Kansas State Bank in 1969, had spent years trying to help entrepreneurs get their start by granting business loans. But, according to Howe, nine out of 10 times, they would fail, often due in part to a lack of business knowledge. Howe, Dreiling and many others on the entrepreneurial task force felt that if they were to develop a minor and someday a major in entrepreneurship, the curriculum would need a solid foundation of business courses.

“By being exposed to basic business practices in an entrepreneurship program while in college, these students from all curriculums may have better chances of succeeding with their ideas,” Howe said.

“A great idea can come from any discipline,” Dreiling said. “But at the core of any enterprise is business.”

Once the four grain science students had their product idea — edible bouquets made out of baked goods, colorful frosting and a few brightly hued blooms to add some extra cheer — they set to work on the feasibility plan for their business, which they named Flour Indulgence. The plan included 15 pages of facts, figures and projections. Were it not for the extra education provided during the 12-week course of the competition, they may have felt such a feat was impossible.

“They had guest speakers come in and give presentations about different aspects in the business planning process,” said Weeks. “It was really demanding; I had no idea how many details dealing with laws and tax preparation went into the behind-the-scenes part.”

“By the time we had our business plan written out, we knew our product amazingly well,” Fairfield said. “And as the competition went on, we got more serious, developing marketing and branding ideas.”

For Goddard, Hackerott and Hornsby, the feasibility plan took a little more finagling. They had to come up with a plan for Shelf Help — a clever play-on-words for their business moniker — that was equally detailed. But with a not-for-profit aim, things like financial statements and cash flow sheets were a little tricky. The knowledge provided by Jackson and other mentors helped. It didn’t hurt that each of the three team members had their own strengths as well.

“We knew each of us could help in his own way,” Goddard said. “Dan is very creative, I’m absolutely in love with reading and books, and Michael is great at math and the analytical side of the project.”

Both teams were excited and surprised when they were named as finalists for their respective divisions, and any reservations about their abilities disappeared.

“My confidence definitely grew as the competition progressed,” said Gleason. “As a group we were well prepared and treated it as if we were actually going to start the business.”

When it came time to prepare for final judging, the Flour Indulgence team managed to have a little fun.

“I think the day we all got together in the lab at Shellenberger (Hall) to make the product was the most fun in the whole process,” Fairfield said, her teammates nodding in agreement.

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From left: Maggie Weeks, Kehley Pfrang and Kelsey Fairfield. Team member Mary Gleason was unavailable.


“There was a lot of trial and error,” Pfrang laughed. “Figuring out how to put the baked goods on sticks, how to seal them with shrink wrap…”

“How long could they be in the oven to be shrink wrapped before they turned into rocks,” Weeks said, also laughing.

Both teams presented their projects with the rest of the finalists in front of a judging panel, which was made up of K-State faculty members, local business owners and community members.

A celebrationThe evening after final judging, the Center for the Advancement of Entrepreneurship held its Celebration of Entrepreneurship banquet. Local business owners were honored for their achievements and their dedication to the entrepreneurial program at K-State, Howe and Dreiling among them.

The students belonging to Flour Indulgence and Shelf Help all felt a mixture of nerves and excitement about the projects that had consumed their waking hours for the past three months. To their delight — and modest surprise — each team took first place: Flour Indulgence in the product category, and Shelf Help in the service category.

“We were all really surprised that we won!” Goddard said. “There were many great ideas in the service as well as the product category.”

Each team was given a trophy as well as a cash prize of $2,500 to split. For Shelf Help, their prize money is going right back into funding their nonprofit enterprise, which they are determined to make a lasting student organization. Hornsby (Muncie, Ind.) and Goddard (Ellsworth, Kan.), both juniors in English, and Hackerott (Blair, Neb.), sophomore in engineering, will be able to dedicate themselves to the program for a few more years.

“These funds will be used for book buying, event promotion, packaging, storage and the transportation of books to the schools,” Hornsby said. “We plan an annual concert, and we’re developing a Web site — the funds help considerably with both.”

“I am sure now that I want to be a librarian in a public library,” Goddard said. “I would love to develop book programs for underprivileged children to help them develop a lasting love for reading.”

For the women in Flour Indulgence, who were close to graduating and already had plans to head their separate ways, it was a great way to start out in their futures.

“I saved my portion of the prize money and invested in my Roth IRA,” Gleason said. After

graduating with a bachelor’s degree in milling science and management in May 2009, the Halstead, Kan., native took a

position as a production management engineer for Horizon Milling, a Cargill Foods Affiliate.

“It has more than paid off in the form of interviews,” Pfrang said. “Winning something

like this really sets you apart from other applicants.” Pfrang, Goff, Kan., will earn her bachelor’s degrees in

bakery science and management, and milling science and management in May 2010, and has already accepted a position as a production management engineer, also for Horizon Milling.

Weeks graduated in December 2009 in bakery science and is currently the scratch baker for Ray’s Apple Market in Manhattan. The Manhattan native has developed two products for them, helping them transition to a more fresh-baked method.

Fairfield, of Atlantic, Iowa, has designs on research and development after graduating with her bachelor’s degree in bakery science and management in May 2010. She’d also like to do some product development. While none of them have plans to start their own bakery right out of college, it’s something they think they could definitely do someday and wouldn’t rule out — thanks to the competition.

“Some people have new ideas, but they don’t know where to take them,” Fairfield said. “This gives them an idea of how it would be accepted by the general public. It’s a huge step forward for anyone interested in entrepreneurship.”

It’s also a huge step forward for K-State, one that may someday benefit not just students, but the state of Kansas as well.

“These students graduate and then leave the state because there aren’t enough job opportunities,” Dreiling said. “If we give these students the tools they need, they can make their ideas reality.”

How you can helpThe Center for the Advancement of Entrepreneurship at K-State has some big ideas (of course) to boost awareness of the program on campus and increase the success of students majoring in entrepreneurship. Among the future goals for the program are an incubator facility for students to live, study and work on their business plans and ideas, as well as student scholarships and faculty fellowships. If you’d like to know more about how you can help K-State students with dreams of starting their own business, contact Tim Grant at 800-432-1578 or [email protected]. n


Let’s face it — the average student’s knowledge about finances and financial planning is somewhat limited.

Many college students are racking up debt they don’t know how to manage, and they don’t know where to turn for advice.

That’s why K-State students came up with an innovative way to enhance their campus and help their fellow students, funded by generous alumni who saw an opportunity to improve their alma mater — Powercat Financial Counseling.

The ideaWhen Matt Wagner and Lydia Peele ran for student body president and vice president in 2007, one of their platforms was to create a financial planning center on campus. After being elected, they wanted to make sure that students truly felt the need for the center at K-State, as well as speak with professionals in the industry to get opinions about the financial planning education gap for college students across the nation.

“There’s a need for students to be able to seek advice and get help from their university,” Wagner said. “It may not be academic advice, it may not be something that will directly

affect them at K-State, but by implementing that idea, we’ve formed a collaborative effort across campus in creating Powercat Financial Counseling.”

The preparationTo get the feedback they needed, K-State’s Student Governing Association, under Wagner and Peele’s leadership, surveyed students during the 2007–2008 academic year to gauge students’ financial awareness. Overwhelmingly, students responded that their knowledge of financial issues was limited, and that they would be willing to consult with a professional regarding their personal finances.

Who taught youabout financial planning?Powercat Financial Counseling helps students make sense of dollars and cents

By Katie NiedereePhotos by David Mayes


Following the survey, the Student Governing Association passed a resolution to unanimously support financial awareness for K-State students, and Powercat Financial Counseling was one way to reach that goal. Student Centered Tuition Enhancement funds totaling $74,250 were also allocated, serving as seed funding for the first three years of the center.

To make this center free and available to all K-State students, generous support was also given through private donations. These donations help to ensure Powercat Financial Counseling’s existence and are continually needed to keep the service strong.

Powercat Financial Counseling found its academic home in the College of Human Ecology, a natural fit with human ecology’s personal financial planning program.

“Every day students are required to answer more and more questions regarding their personal finances and current debt,” Peele said. “Before now, K-State students had no help from the institution that could have been educating them on these major financial decisions. Powercat Financial Counseling enables students to become more aware and active when assessing their financial obligations now and after their collegiate career.”

Investing in future investors — why they gave

“ if you think about a critical set of skills for our college graduates, we must include the ability to handle money and build a financial future. our country has failed to emphasize this background for the next generation, so we were extremely pleased to see K-State address this need with Powercat Financial Counseling. donating resources to this effort was an automatic!”

— Jill Docking, president, Financial Fitness Foundation

“ We are very pleased to lend our support to this effort, which fills a critical need and aligns so well with our profound belief in the value of financial planning.”

— Thomas Butch, president, Waddell & Reed

“ Learning the basics of financial planning — controlled spending, debt management, understanding taxes, and regular saving and investing — is necessary for successful money management and wealth accumulation. Powercat Financial Counseling at K-State is a great resource that can help you succeed.”

— Rich Mistler, investment adviser, UBS Financial Services

Powercat Financial Counseling Director Jodi Kaus observes Amy Huninghake (right), junior from Frankfort, Kan., and Chelsy

Parsons, senior from Holyrood, Kan., during a peer-counseling training exercise.



The impactPowercat Financial Counseling isn’t only for students who have loans or are already in debt. It’s also for students who want to learn more about managing their finances, tax preparation, financial risk profiles for pre-marriage couples and even graduating seniors who may be analyzing competing employment offers. With the first and only student financial planning center in Kansas, K-State is once again leading the way in enhancing its students’ college experience.

“Even as someone with parents in the business and professional world, it was helpful to hear current statistics and to fully understand my benefits as a student and soon-to-be young professional,” said Ann Virgo, senior in marketing from Overland Park, Kan.

Students who have a passion for finance get the opportunity to volunteer with the program as peer financial counselors. There are currently eight peer counselors who come from various backgrounds, including two non-traditional students and one graduate student.

Peer financial counselors gain pre-professional experience by going through training and workshops, as well as by observing Jodi Kaus, Powercat Financial Counseling

director, who has more than 12 years of experience in wealth management and financial planning, complemented by a legal background and designation as a certified trust and financial adviser. The experience peer financial counselors receive when educating and counseling their peers will likely give those interested in careers in financial planning an edge when looking for jobs after they graduate.

The counselors also provide workshops and presentations to campus clubs and organizations about financial topics including understanding credit, budgeting, identity-theft, investing and managing debt, as well as expenses during and after college. These large-numbered group events truly show the impact that Powercat Financial Counseling is already making on K-State’s campus.

K-State junior Chelsy Parsons, peer financial counselor working toward a bachelor’s degree in personal financial planning from Holyrood, Kan., began counseling in February and uses this analogy to help students understand the impact of their financial decisions: “Your credit score is your GPA for the rest of your life.”

Powercat Financial Counseling recently created a student advisory board that will be directly involved with the growth of the center and help with the goal of increasing

financial literacy at K-State. The aim is to attract students who are interested in areas outside financial counseling such as event planning, advertising, marketing, public speaking and technology.

Since opening in fall 2009, Powercat Financial Counseling has already been commended by Visa’s Practical Money Skills program as one of its Innovative Educators for 2009.

Powercat Financial Counseling’s overarching goal is to dispel rumors about personal finance and provide K-State students with financial knowledge that will help them make smart decisions now and in the future.

“My greatest accomplishment at K-State was getting the ball rolling with financial planning,” Wagner said. “K-State positively impacts students in so many ways, and I’m confident that Powercat Financial Counseling will motivate students to look at their finances in a more proactive way.”

How you can helpAre you passionate about personal finance and education? Additional funds are needed to sustain Powercat Financial Counseling at K-State. To learn more about ways to contribute, contact Jennifer Rettele-Thomas at the KSU Foundation at 800-432-1578 or [email protected]. n

By the numbersSince opening, Powercat Financial Counseling has:

• Counseled 120 individual students on financial issues

• Made financial presentations to more than 1,015 students

• Received 2,500 Web site visits since Nov. 1, 2009

• Reached more than 75,000 individuals at various campus outreach events

Matt Wagner and Lydia Peele at the Powercat Financial Counseling

ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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Kansas Health Foundation creates opportunities for tomorrow’s public health leadersBy Shanna WilliamsPhoto: david MayeS — continued on next page

Primed forPrevention

After her summer 2009 experience in the Pathways to

Public Health program, Corazon Ochanda has a deeper

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When the H1N1 virus began oozing its way through the U.S. population last spring, two things spread with it: an

irrational fear of pork products and a new respect for the powers of prevention.

Both have everything to do with public health. The first evidenced a desperate need for more trained public health officials throughout the nation — people who knew for a fact that bacon wouldn’t give you the flu, and were capable of dispensing logical preventative advice in the face of a health crisis. The second showed us just how important the kind of research being conducted in K-State’s undergraduate public health education program really is.

“Public health is evolving into a more holistic field,” said Dr. Kimathi Choma, director of undergraduate public health programs at K-State. “Things like infectious disease and zoonoses (animal diseases that are communicable to humans under natural conditions), have become very real threats to public health, and they need to be studied in that larger context.”

Thanks to a generous $2.3 million award from the Kansas Health Foundation and a $490,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beth Montelone, professor of biology and associate dean in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, and Lisa Freeman, associate vice president of innovation at the K-State Olathe Innovation Campus and professor of pharmacology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, were able to develop One Health Kansas.

One Health Kansas is a public health education and outreach program that

encompasses the many factors that can affect our quality of health from day to day. Within the structure of One Health Kansas is a program called Pathways to Public Health that serves as a virtual road map to a career in public health.

“One Health addresses the interconnections between human and animal diseases, and this is a vital public health issue for Kansas,” says Steve Coen, president and CEO of the Kansas Health Foundation. “Our state plays a key role in feeding the world, so we must be prepared to respond to acts of bioterrorism. Kansans’ lives have also been threatened by outbreaks of diseases such as H1N1. By providing a broad, in-depth education for current and future professionals, the One Health

program is developing a public health work force capable of dealing with such problems.”

As zoonotic diseases began to grab more media attention,

public health officials recognized that the

more we understood the

relationships among food safety and biosecurity, infectious diseases, zoonoses, nutrition and exercise, the better off we’d be. But public health officials seemed to possess a comparatively small voice next to the media.

“There’s a serious shortage of public health officials,” Choma said. “We wanted to create a program that would show students what public health is evolving into, and just how many opportunities there are in the field.”

Pathways to Public Health is an innovative, integrated approach to the recruitment and retention of students historically underrepresented in the food and agricultural sciences work force. With the ultimate goal of enrolling students in the Master of Public Health program, Pathways offers a

summer experience for students interested in the field. It was a major eye-opener for students like Corazon Ochanda, Manhattan, Kan., who had little prior knowledge of what public health entailed.

“The summer experience completely changed my outlook on public health. For one thing, I learned what it actually was!” Ochanda laughed. “But I’d honestly never considered it as a career, and I discovered that there are so many options.”

The experience was perfect for Ochanda, who has many interests that relate back to public health. Officially known as the Summer Undergraduate Residency in Public Health (SURPH), the eight-week course allows students to not only learn about the different aspects of public health, they also have the opportunity to shadow professionals in the field.

“I really enjoyed participating in the kids cooking camp with the Riley County Extension,” Ochanda said. “The shadowing process definitely helped me become aware of the opportunities there were to integrate public health and my interest in helping my community.”

Before completing SURPH, Ochanda originally planned to graduate with her bachelor’s degree and then go on to become a physician’s assistant. While that remains her ultimate goal, she plans to first earn her master’s degree in public health at K-State. The master’s program will give her an even more in-depth look at the “one health” concept.

“In the past, different health-related disciplines were often isolated,” said Dr. Michael Cates, director of K-State’s interdisciplinary Master of Public Health program. “Working together — in education, in research and in practice — can create significant impacts throughout the system. The master’s program also opens a lot of doors, and people are able to find their niche in many different areas.”


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This is certainly true for Ochanda, who, besides her interest in being a physician’s assistant, would also like to work in geriatrics someday.

“I’m really interested in the elderly,” she said. “Right now I work as a certified nurse’s aide, and I’ve shadowed in the cardiopulmonary department at Medical Associates here in Manhattan. I noticed that most of the people who come in are elderly.”

The emerging holistic view of public health is the biggest thing Ochanda was able to take from the Pathways to Public Health summer experience.

“We need to build off of one another’s knowledge,” Ochanda said. “You can gain so much from working with other fields. Having that background in public health could help me recognize symptoms or situations that other people wouldn’t. I would be able to offer my patients a better quality of care.”

“The One Health program is a great fit for K-State because of the university’s excellent agriculture and veterinary programs,” Coen says. “This program takes a cutting-edge and integrated approach to the prevention and treatment of diseases across species, and that will position K-State as a leader in the field of public health.”

The One Health Kansas initiative is more than educating college students about the important aspects of public health — it’s about educating everyone. Workshops for teachers and students, dealing with topics from food safety to animal health, are a large part of One Health Kansas’ outreach efforts.

More than 75 middle school-aged girls attended the All for Animal Health (AAH!) workshop in April 2009, shown here. The event showed students how advances in science and engineering allow for improvements in

animal and human health. Fourteen such workshops were held statewide in 2009, educating more than 1,300 children, parents and educators.

You can help by donating funds to support these and other efforts to keep school-age children better informed when it comes to preventative health measures. Contact Dr. Beth Montelone at [email protected] or 785-532-6900 for more information about supporting the One Health Kansas initiative.

How you can helpPathways to Public Health is a beneficial partner to many community colleges in Kansas. Students come from all over the state for the SURPH program, many with the aim of eventually earning their bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in public health from K-State. By providing support for room and board for these students, you can help augment the number of trained, knowledgeable professionals in the field of public health. For more information, contact Dr. Kimathi Choma at [email protected] or 785-532-4361.

The Master of Public Health program also benefits from support for educational travel to conferences and presentations. Plans are also under way to implement a scholarship fund for exceptional graduate students. Please contact Dr. Michael Cates at [email protected] or 785-532-2117 for more information on ways to support this program. n


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Margaret Guy was carried to her first county fair in a basket. At six months old, she had no way of knowing that her mother’s love of helping others through research and extension would impact her career when she became an adult. But her mother’s influence would guide her throughout her life, especially when giving back to K-State.

“My mother truly had a passion for education and teaching,” Guy said. “I grew up in education booths at fairs and going with her to lectures and presentations. I very much admired those extension agents, the way they were able to use research to help others, and decided that was what I wanted to do.”

When it came time to attend college, K-State fit the bill. Guy’s family had a proud history with K-State — her great grandfather, Col. Albert Forsythe, served three terms as a regent, and older brothers Tom and William attended before her. A land-grant institution dedicated to research and extension was the perfect place to develop her interest in reaching out to her community.

“It was a natural choice,” Guy said. “I had taken trips to campus for 4-H throughout high school and was always so impressed by it.”

She chose to major in home economics, a broad and diversified field that would prepare her for many different opportunities and avenues in her eventual work in extension. After graduating with her bachelor’s degree in 1952, Guy began working as a home economist. But she soon went back to college, with a mission to learn more and better serve the public.

“The extension program is built on the premise of the Morrill Act,” Guy explained. “There’s all this research being done, and extension is all about how you can get it out to people who need it and use it.”

After earning her master’s degree in clothing and textiles, Guy jumped right into a career as a 4-H extension agent in Tarrant County (Fort Worth), and then served as a home economist in Dallas County until she retired in 1986. She brought the latest in research to homemakers, who likely wouldn’t have accessed it otherwise, and taught others to teach and lead.

“It was so fun to see kids who were so shy they couldn’t say two words in front of a group, and the next thing you know, they’re president of a club at school!” Guy said.

After retiring, Guy began to contemplate giving back to her alma mater as well. Her aim was to establish a scholarship in her mother’s memory.

“I had always said I was living on half my income when I was working so that I could live on the other half when I retired,” Guy said. “And while I felt like I couldn’t do much, I wanted to do something.”

Guy worked with the KSU Foundation and established the Beryl and Margaret Beryl Guy Scholarship, which benefits students in the College of Human Ecology. She initially planned to endow the scholarship over a period of time, committing to paying a certain amount into the scholarship fund over a period of five years. But when she found out she could start distributing the scholarship earlier — making a more immediate impact — by giving just a bit more while building up the fund, she couldn’t pass up the opportunity.

“They talked me into it,” Guy laughed. “Everyone there at the foundation is so good at helping you figure out how to maximize what you can give, showing you how many different ways there are to make a difference, and what might work best for you. It’s a great thing for people who want to make a gift but feel like they can’t because they don’t have a big lump of money to hand over.”

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The scholarship, now endowed, is awarded to a deserving human ecology student each year.

“Receiving the Beryl and Margaret Beryl Guy Scholarship meant so much to me,” said Elizabeth Pracht, senior in family studies and human services from Wichita, Kan. “Knowing that someone cared enough to help others, like myself, get through college and use the life skills gained through 4-H reinforces how much of an impact 4-H has in communities and the world.”

Guy felt so good about the difference her scholarship was making that she wanted to do more. So she started looking for other ways she could contribute to her philanthropic efforts at K-State.

“Real estate can be a very difficult thing for family to handle when they’re already dealing with so much after someone passes on,” Guy said. “So I made a bequest of my property to the foundation.”

The bequest, which is worth nearly $250,000, was used to establish the Guy Family Extension Excellence Fund. The fund, once made available, will benefit the research and extension efforts in the College of Human Ecology.

“There are so many special things they do in extension — events, lectures, pilot programs,” Guy said. “When you report to the state on what you do, you want to be able to

report results. But it costs money to gather the information used to evaluate programs, and it’s usually money that these programs don’t have or need for other things.”

Family and Consumer Sciences Extension programs in Kansas reach people across the state with educational

programs that can improve their quality of life. These include programs for adults and children to combat the obesity epidemic, food safety education for food service and home food handlers, financial programs that help families budget and save, and working with military families to help them cope with having a parent or spouse stationed overseas.

“We are continually looking for new, innovative ways to reach and motivate people to make positive changes in their lives, and we want to be able to share evidence that we are making a difference,” said Paula Peters, associate professor of human nutrition in the College of Human Ecology and director of both the family and consumer science, and cooperative extension programs.

“This gift from the Guy Family will help us be on the cutting edge with our programming, evaluation and marketing of our successes with stakeholders,” Peters said.

“The importance of education in a community was always so central when I was growing up, but it’s lessened of late,” Guy reflected. “It’s not so much of a community effort as it once was, and so much joy has been lost. I want to help prove the worth of these programs and the work of extension agents.”

How you can helpGiving to your passion at K-State can be easy. It’s figuring out how that can be difficult. Planned giving offers you many different options, including the ability to keep your options open by donating a portion of your estate in the future. If you’d like to support your favorite program or department at K-State, but would like some help finding a plan that’s right for you, contact the Gift Planning Department at the KSU Foundation at 800-432-1578 or [email protected]. n

Margaret Guy spent her career helping others through research and extension. Now retired, she’s helping K-State

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20,000+number of K-State alumni who supported their college this year.

The $4.3 million comes from K-Staters like you: alumni, friends, faculty and staff members — even the

students themselves — who come together every year to make a big impact. Here are just four of the

ways annual gifts make a Wildcat difference.

From left: April Mason, Matt Ebert, Kirk Schulz, Cheryl Grice.

By Susan Wolf Berhow • Photos by David Mayes

If you’ve ever wondered if your annual contribution to K-State really makes a difference, consider this: Two out of three K-Staters who made a gift to Telefund last year gave

$50 or less. But don’t let that number fool you. Annual gifts to Telefund, as well as many other annual giving campaigns,

added up to $4.3 million last year for student scholarships, faculty support, academic programs and more.

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100+number of students who’ve benefited from K-State Proud Student opportunity awards provided through the K-State Proud campaign since 2006.

$464,076dollars contributed to the K-State annual Fund in the last two years.

34%Percentage of faculty and staff who participated in the all-university Campaign for K-State this year.


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20,000+College giving“�When�we�all�work�together,�big�things�can�happen. Gifts�of�all�sizes help�us�offer�the�best�education�possible.” — April Mason, K-State provost and senior vice president

K-State’s nine academic colleges depend on annual, private support to provide for scholarships, faculty support, and interactive learning experiences. The collective revenue from these gifts totaled more than $1.5 million for academic colleges last year.

Without the more than 20,000 alumni who support K-State’s Telefund or respond to requests from deans or department heads, there would be less scholarship support for students, faculty members would have fewer opportunities for professional development and new academic initiatives might not ever get off the ground.

“Gifts to your academic college allow deans to meet the academic needs of students,” Mason said. “Whether it’s additional funds for scholarships, support for faculty or hands-on learning opportunities, these resources help us provide immediate resources for student success.”

100+K-State Proud“�As�K-State�students,�we’re�proud�to�join�K-State�alumni�and�friends�in�making�a�difference�through�philanthropy.”�— Matt Ebert, president, K-State Student Foundation and K-State Proud volunteer

You might think K-State Proud is all about a T-shirt, but it’s about so much more. It’s about students helping students, to the tune of about $350,000 since the campaign was launched in 2006. Proceeds fund K-State Proud Student Opportunity Awards, which help students who have shown an outstanding commitment to K-State through campus leadership or who have unexpected financial needs. Since 2006, more than 100 students have received the award.

This year, students raised more than $95,000 for K-State Proud. On Feb. 24, students wore their shirts with pride while the Wildcats posted a victory over the University of Missouri in Bramlage Coliseum. But the men’s basketball players weren’t the only winners.

“Because of student philanthropy, we’ll be able to continue to help deserving students,” Matt said. “It’s such a point of pride for us, as students, to be making a difference in the lives of other students.”

Special thanks to Cox Communications for their sponsorship.

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34%The All-University Campaign for K-State“�The�All-University�Campaign�is�a�way�for�all�employees,�both�staff�and�faculty,�to�participate�and�have�an�impact.” — Cheryl Grice, manager of employment services, K-State Division of Human Resources

No one knows better how gifts can make a difference at K-State than the people who work here. That’s why 34 percent of all K-State faculty and staff members give to the All-University Campaign for K-State, an annual campaign for all members of the campus community.

In 2009, more than 1,700 faculty and staff members participated by supporting the areas of the university they care about most. The results

speak for themselves: Overall gifts to the campaign totaled more than $2 million in 2009, with nearly $1 million committed through deferred gifts. Since faculty and staff members are able to designate their gifts to any university fund, the dollars raised impact nearly every program and department across campus.

“We are here because we can make a difference for our students,” said Grice. “When we make gifts, we’re giving someone an opportunity,

empowering and preparing them for the future.”

$464,076K-State Annual Fund“�When�you�give�to�the�K-State�Annual�Fund,�you�demonstrate�your�belief�in�K-State.” — Kirk Schulz, K-State president

It’s the everyday things that make a difference, and that’s why gifts to the K-State Annual Fund are so important. Since 2008, more than 3,300 K-Staters have given more than $464,076 to the K-State Annual Fund, which helps fund some of the university’s most pressing needs.

These gifts make a difference every day at K-State by providing much-needed resources to support students and the faculty members who serve them in the classroom.

“The K-State Annual Fund is driven by the spirit of the K-State family,” said Schulz. “It’s the collective support of K-State’s dedicated alumni, parents, friends, students, faculty and staff members that makes K-State great.”

How you can helpMaking annual gifts to K-State is a great way to show your Wildcat pride. To make a gift to any of the campaigns described here, visit www.found.ksu.edu/wildcatconnection. n


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It’s hard to know if the idea of clubs started with kids or grownups. And it doesn’t really matter, because we all agree clubs are fun. But when K-Staters come together in alumni clubs, they combine having fun with doing good, and end up with some serious scholarship support for K-State students.

Last year, alumni clubs awarded $60,000 in scholarship funds to 139 students. The K-State Alumni Association, which sponsors the clubs, contributed $10,000 and $50,000 came from alumni clubs’ current year activities and events, as well as endowed funds established by clubs.

Clubs bring K-State alumni and friends together for timely university updates, social outings and to keep alumni connected to their alma mater. Many events throughout Kansas also showcase the university to prospective students in the area. Club scholarships are a long-standing tradition of the alumni association in its ongoing efforts to assist the university with student recruitment.

Darchelle Martin, associate director of alumni programs for the alumni association, said clubs are active in 20 Kansas communities and in more than 75 locations outside the state of Kansas. Scholarships have been awarded by clubs in Washington, D.C., Denver, Dallas, Phoenix and Tulsa.

“The alumni club scholarship program demonstrates communities coming together to support their local students,” Martin said. “Alumni and friends of K-State can help provide vital support for their local club scholarships by attending club events or donating to the scholarship fund. This kind of grassroots support really makes an important difference to our university.”

How you can helpIf you are interested in establishing a club scholarship for K-State students, please contact alumni association President and CEO Amy Button Renz at 785-532-5050 or [email protected]. To find a club near you, check out the alumni association Web site at

www.k-state.com. You can even find information about how to start a club, complete with a

handy manual — something your average

kids’ club might not have.

Books for basicsGrowing through lendingFood science professor Randy Phebus had been hearing a common refrain from the students he advised: Tuition is going up, food is going up and textbooks are crazy expensive!

Phebus got to thinking that it would be great if students didn’t have to buy the textbooks they needed for non-core curriculum classes like chemistry and biology. He came up with the idea of seeking a corporate partner who would be willing to help the food science program establish a small lending library for their students.

“Even though we were in an economic downturn, I knew if we found the right company, they would help us develop what we needed,” Phebus said. The idea was put before executives at Danisco USA, and another beautiful K-State corporate partnership took shape.

“K-State is recognized as a key contributor to the advancement of food science and technology,” said John Breeden, vice president of industry and management for Danisco and K-State graduate. “As a leading innovator in the food industry, Danisco understands the importance of nurturing the growth of new ideas. Adequate resources are essential to that growth.”

In addition to purchasing new books to lend, the Food Science Institute used part of Danisco’s $25,000 gift to refurbish a reading room that is used by both food science and animal science students. “The room was in sad shape,” Phebus said. “The contribution from Danisco helped us make the room inviting. The students enjoy using it now.”

According to Mitzi Richards, senior director of corporate and foundation relations for the KSU Foundation, this is a good example of how corporate partnerships work.

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“There are so many ways for corporations to make a positive impact on undergraduate education,” Richards said. “Our job is to work with them to match K-State priorities with their goals.”

“This really is the gift that keeps on giving,” Phebus said. “Students can use these books over and over, and we are able to help more students this way. We are very grateful for Danisco’s support.”

How you can helpTo learn more about corporate partnerships with K-State, please contact Mitzi Richards at the KSU Foundation at 800-432-1578 or [email protected]. n

Kassie Curran, freshman food science student from Girard, Kan., checks out a

textbook from Elsa Toburen, administrative officer for the Food Science Institute. Kassie

has already saved hundreds of dollars because of Danisco’s generosity.


| GoodBye | Behind the scenes: K-State TelefundBy Susan Wolf Berhow2,384 bottles of water, 280 pizzas and 3,600 cookies: that’s what it takes to fuel the K-State student volunteers who make K-State Telefund a success each year.

Every February, a multipurpose room at the KSU Foundation is transformed from an ordinary meeting space into a bustling, 100-seat calling center where students from across campus come to get a first-hand experience in philanthropy and to raise funds for K-State’s nine academic colleges (and enjoy a few snacks, too).

This year, thanks to alumni and friends like you, almost 2,000 volunteer callers received 14,278 pledges worth $1.2 million that will provide scholarships and educational benefits for students in every academic discipline at K-State. A great success, considering the total pledge amount increased from 2009, as did the total number of first-time donors and online gifts, both of which saw a 25 percent increase.

How you can helpHave you fulfilled your Telefund pledge? Visit www.found.ksu.edu/ wildcatconnection to give online. n

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