Know Your FHSU Foundation - February 2015

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Robbins Center - Home of your FHSU Foundation 785-628-5620 http://foundation.fhsu.edu February 2015 HOT CHOCOLATE AND FUN GIVEAWAYS! Please plan to join us TOMORROW, February 4th, at 9:00am in the Dreiling Lobby of Sheridan Hall. We’ll be announcing a $3 million gift that will allow a new building to be built on our beautiful campus! HAMMOND HALL SPACE GETS NAMED Nex-Tech has made a commitment of $25,000 to Fort Hays State University, which gives them naming rights of Studio B in Hammond Hall. The room will be named “Nex-Tech Studio,” and is located on the first floor of the new building. To learn more about this gift, please visit: http://foundation.fhsu.edu/pressrelease/nex_tech.php BOARD MEETINGS Held in the Dreiling Board Room and via teleconference Investment Committee Feb. 26th @ 10:00am BIRTHDAYS Staff Members Feb. 24 Schuyler Coates Feb. 28 Jason Williby Board of Trustee Members Feb. 11 Carolyn Miller Feb. 15 Gary Fredrickson Feb. 25 Max Bruce Feb. 25 Kevin Faulkner WHERE WE ARE HEADED IN FEBRUARY: Melanie Bannister: Texas (2-6), Wichita (8), Colorado (14-18), throughout Hays the rest of the month. Jared Schiel: Arizona (9-13), throughout Hays the rest of the month. Jason Williby: Wichita (9-13), Kearney, NE (20-22), Oklahoma/Texas (23-27), throughout Hays the rest of the month. When the one-year Power of One scholarship campaign was launched, the goal was to raise $8 million by the end of 2014, a very ambitious goal. After the original goal was surpassed by June, an even more ambitious goal was set — to raise $12 million by the end of December! Thanks to the support of you, our alumni and friends, that goal was met and $12,050,073 was raised for FHSU students. To read more about how the Power of One scholarship campaign will support students at Fort Hays State University, please visit: http://foundation.fhsu.edu/pressrelease/po1.php SCHOLARSHIP CAMPAIGN EXCEEDS GOAL This week marks the beginning of our 2015 Campus Drive campaign! We hope to see all current and retired faculty and staff at our campaign kick-off event. WHEN: Thursday, February 5th from 7:30–10:00AM WHERE: Stouffer Lounge in the Memorial Union WHAT: A free hot chocolate and coffee bar This campaign runs through the month of February. Please be the difference in our Tiger Family! On Campus Participation: 2015 to date: 33% 2014: 41.9% 2013: 42.4% MARK YOUR CALENDARS Over 1,300 invites — nearly doubled within the last five years — were sent to FHSU alumni and friends who have donated to Fort Hays State for 20 or more years. As a small token of our appreciation, we’ve invited these generous individuals to join us for lunch this Saturday, February 7th, and the Tiger basketball games to follow! 20+ YEAR DONORS RECOGNIZED

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R o b b i n s C e n t e r - H o m e o f y o u r F H S U F o u n d a t i o n

785-628-5620http://foundation.fhsu.edu

February 2015

HOT CHOCOLATE AND FUN GIVEAWAYS!

Please plan to join us TOMORROW, February 4th, at 9:00am in the Dreiling Lobby of Sheridan Hall. We’ll be announcing a $3 million gift that will allow a new building to be built on our beautiful campus!

HAMMOND HALL SPACE GETS NAMEDNex-Tech has made a commitment of $25,000 to Fort Hays State University, which gives them naming rights of Studio B in Hammond Hall. The room will be named “Nex-Tech Studio,” and is located on the first floor of the new building. To learn more about this gift, please visit: http://foundation.fhsu.edu/pressrelease/nex_tech.php

BOARD MEETINGS Held in the Dreiling Board Room and via teleconference

Investment Committee Feb. 26th @ 10:00am

BIRTHDAYSStaff Members Feb. 24 Schuyler Coates

Feb. 28 Jason Williby Board of Trustee Members Feb. 11 Carolyn Miller

Feb. 15 Gary Fredrickson

Feb. 25 Max Bruce

Feb. 25 Kevin Faulkner

WHERE WE ARE HEADED IN FEBRUARY:

Melanie Bannister: Texas (2-6), Wichita (8), Colorado (14-18), throughout Hays the rest of the month.

Jared Schiel: Arizona (9-13), throughout Hays the rest of the month.

Jason Williby: Wichita (9-13), Kearney, NE (20-22), Oklahoma/Texas (23-27), throughout Hays the rest of the month.

When the one-year Power of One scholarship campaign was launched, the goal was to raise $8 million by the end of 2014, a very ambitious goal. After the original goal was surpassed by June, an even more ambitious goal was set — to raise $12 million by the end of December! Thanks to the support of you, our alumni and friends, that goal was met and $12,050,073 was raised for FHSU students. To read more about how the Power of One scholarship campaign will support students at Fort Hays State University, please visit: http://foundation.fhsu.edu/pressrelease/po1.php

SCHOLARSHIP CAMPAIGN EXCEEDS GOAL

This week marks the beginning of our 2015 Campus Drive campaign! We hope to see all current and retired faculty and staff at our campaign kick-off event.

WHEN: Thursday, February 5th from 7:30–10:00AM

WHERE: Stouffer Lounge in the Memorial Union

WHAT: A free hot chocolate and coffee bar

This campaign runs through the month of February. Please be the difference in our Tiger Family!

On Campus Participation:

2015 to date: 33%

2014: 41.9%

2013: 42.4%

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Over 1,300 invites — nearly doubled within the last five years — were sent to FHSU alumni and friends who have donated to Fort Hays State for 20 or more years. As a small token of our appreciation, we’ve invited these generous individuals to join us for lunch this Saturday, February 7th, and the Tiger basketball games to follow!

20+ YEAR DONORS RECOGNIZED