Archive for March, 2012
2007 graduate becomes 20,000th donor to campaign
Kelley and Chet Johnson graduated from SDSU in 2007, the year that It Starts with STATE was launched. They met in an animal science lab as freshmen; Chet proposed to Kelley in the parking lot of Coughlin-Alumni Stadium three years after that. They both got jobs in state government and started a family. Their son, [...]
Read moreMatching gift program helps Renli maximize scholarship endowment
Ann Renli has leveraged her microbiology degree from SDSU into a successful career with Pfizer in Lincoln, Neb. She doesn’t hide the fact that she’s caught up in Husker mania when football season rolls around. But the 1983 graduate’s roots are firmly planted in South Dakota and at SDSU. Her father, Curtis, graduated from State [...]
Read moreRodeo Club student to benefit from Waller memorial scholarship
Amid the dirt and dust wafting through the Swiftel Center during the annual Jackrabbit Stampede in April, the legacy of T.J. Waller will be clear and unmistakable. Waller never competed in rodeo. Rather, he offered his hard work and welding skills in a supporting role. Waller died Jan. 4, 2011, from mesothelioma cancer at age [...]
Read moreJohnsons plan to leave everything they own to SDSU – their ‘adopted university’
Carole and Al Johnson of rural Brookings are happy to support SDSU, their “adopted” university. After retiring in the Seattle area, Al and Carole Johnson began searching for a university community that offered the type of cultural experiences they liked without the hustle and bustle of a large city. They settled on Brookings due, in [...]
Read moreBaseball program scores homerun with gift from former standout shortstop
The baseball program where David Lane excelled in the mid-1980s is scoring a huge boost from the former All-Conference shortstop. Now the managing principal for Edward Jones in Canada, Lane and his wife, Shari, made a lead gift of $200,000 to allow SDSU to move ahead with construction of an 800-seat grandstand with press boxes [...]
Read more2002 alumnus honors student life, mentor with scholarships
By the time Perry Olson graduated from SDSU in 2002, he’d served on the Students’ Association and University Program Council, helped found Delta Chi fraternity, and led Hobo Day as its Grand Pooba. Not bad for someone who under-achieved academically during his early years at SDSU. He credits his involvement in those activities and the [...]
Read moreRetired faculty member creates chemistry teaching award
Dr. Leo Spinar committed more than three decades of his life to teaching at SDSU, working to ignite the spark of chemistry in undergraduates of all majors. He no longer does that in the classroom, but he remains passionate about the cause. Through a gift, Spinar and his wife, Elaine, have created an annual award [...]
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