With scholarships, Beth Fentress was able to focus on her studies without the stress of paying for college.
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Hall Family Foundation makes $25 million lead gift for new health education building
A $25 million lead gift from the Hall Family Foundation is a catalyst for the University of Kansas Medical Center to move forward on plans to construct a $75 million health education building in Kansas City, Kansas.
Continue readingScholarship honors ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ star
A recent visit with students in the University of Kansas Department of Theatre inspired KU alumnus Jon Eicholtz and his wife, actress Barbara Eden, of Beverly Hills, California, to make a $300,000 gift to provide an undergraduate scholarship for students who plan to be professional actors.
Continue readingAlumnus makes $25 million gift commitment for KU
A University of Kansas alumnus is so appreciative of his KU education that he has made a $25 million gift commitment to benefit the university.
Continue readingGenerosity to KU Spans Generations
With deep ties to KU, third-generation alumni Tom Jennings and his brother, Steve Jennings, followed in their late father’s footsteps by establishing a scholarship for KU students.
Continue readingMary Birch elected chairman of Advancement Board
Mary Birch, of Overland Park, Kan., is the new chairman of the Advancement Board, an 85-member organization of business and community leaders formed in 2005 to advocate, raise awareness of and generate philanthropy for the University of Kansas Medical Center, The University of Kansas Hospital and the University of Kansas Physicians.
Continue readingJohn Handley — Scholarship Recipient
John Handley wanted to get an education independently, without having to worry about
student loan debt.
Longtime teacher donates $150,000 for KU
Lavon Brosseau, of Concordia, Kan., has made a $150,000 gift to create three endowed $50,000 funds for the University of Kansas.
Continue reading$500,000 gift from Hall Family Foundation endows directorship at KU’s Hall Center for the Humanities
A $500,000 gift from the Hall Family Foundation will endow the directorship of the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas. This permanently endowed fund will provide support for salary, travel and advancement of the directorship.
Continue readingIsaiah Logan — Scholarship Recipient
The difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition was the deciding factor for Isaiah Logan to come to KU.
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