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Winter 2015
ANNIVERSARY
Hello and Goodbye
Come and Visit Us Online
@
KU FOUNDATION
UPDATE
THIS YEAR’S 50TH REUNION for
the Class of 1965 is already being
planned. For more information,
contact CARLIE ELICKER ’14 at
,
or visit the Alumni Relations page
on the KUF website.
The KU Foundation Board said goodbye to two long-
serving members at the end of fiscal year 2014 –
CHARLIE PERKINS ’68 and BILL RIBBLE ’73.
Both of these gentlemen are passionate KU alumni,
and they are also philanthropists, leaders and extraordi-
nary volunteers. Perkins and Ribble each served the foun-
dation for many years, generously supported
a number of different programs and funds and
established endowed scholarships. The Foundation
Board has awarded both Perkins and Ribble the status
of director emeriti.
The board also welcomed four new members during
the past fiscal year: Jackie Jaindl of Jaindl Turkey Farms;
retired KU Music Department Chair Dr. Willis Rapp;
former Mars VP and business consultant Bob Landis;
and Carolina Martinez, director of the Latino Business
Resource Center.
The KU Foundation and Alumni
Relations has a new home online and
we’d like to invite you to come on in
and visit for a while. Our newly rede-
signed website is aimed at providing
our alumni with an enjoyable and user-
friendly experience. You can find out
what’s going on, register for events,
keep up with classmates and friends
and help us make a real difference at
KU. We welcome your feedback and
suggestions!
Also, please don’t forget to build
SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGNS
$2.4
million
in gifts of cash, stock and
gifts-in-kind.
$840
thousand
raised in endowed gifts & nearly
$1
in restricted gifts for
scholarships, programs, athletics,
academics and operations.
The Foundation also wrapped
up i t s
five-year capital
campaign
, “Setting the
Stage,” surpassing the goal with
$15.7
million
raised.
The Foundation provided
$2.14
million
to KU in direct support.
$823 thousand
was in the form
of scholarships for KU students;
$137 thousand
more than amount of
scholarships provided the prior year.
Another successful
fundraising year,
ending FY14 with
You can also stay
connected to the KU Foundation
and Alumni Relations through
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
By connecting with the founda-
tion, you’ll never miss announce-
ments regarding alumni events in
your area, what’s happening on
campus and news about the work
of KU students and faculty. To
find out how you can stay con-
nected, please visit the foundation’s
new website.
million
50
TH
your Golden Bear Profile on the new
website. Your Golden Bear Profile
allows you to update your personal
information, access the new alumni
directory, submit a class note, receive
special communications like the Maroon
and Gold Monthly and sign up for
events. All alumni and friends who
register for a Golden Bear Profile
or update their existing profile
between Dec. 1 and Feb. 1 will be
entered in a drawing to win a brand
new Kindle Fire HDX 7” Tablet
.
