News Categories: KU Endowment

Capitol Federal Foundation commits $20 million toward KU School of Business building

Capitol Federal Foundation of Topeka has committed a $20 million lead gift toward construction of a new School of Business building at the University of Kansas.

University of Kansas receives national fundraising award

The University of Kansas is one of only seven public research/doctoral universities nationwide to receive a 2012 Educational Fundraising Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), recognizing exceptional development programs.

Giving to KU sets new record

For the fifth year in a row, private gifts for the University of Kansas reached an all-time high of $156.5 million in fiscal year 2012, which ended June 30. The number of donors who made contributions also set a new record — 46,257.

Couple donates $800,000 for KU Law School

David and Debbi Elkouri, of Wichita and Houston, have longtime connections with the University of Kansas School of Law. And, they are making sure their family’s ties to KU will last in perpetuity by donating $800,000 to the school.

KU alumni establish journalism scholarship

A new scholarship at the University of Kansas will benefit students in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

KU celebration thanks Kemper Foundation for faculty awards

From 1996 through 2011, nearly 300 University of Kansas professors received William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence.

San Francisco couple give $1 million to KU School of Law

Proud of Jayhawk ties that span generations, University of Kansas alumni couple Lydia Beebe and Chuck Doyle, of San Francisco, have made a $1 million gift to KU Endowment for the KU School of Law.

$107 million in private gifts contributed to cancer center goal

They came from modest donors in rural Kansas, and from prominent civic leaders in Kansas and Missouri. Large and small, their gifts shared the common vision of bringing an NCI-designated cancer center to the region.

KU mechanical engineering receives $20,000 gift

Grundfos, a global pump manufacturer that strives for environmental sustainability, has made a $20,000 gift for the University of Kansas School of Engineering’s mechanical engineering program.

Gift from Mexican government supports Latino healthcare in underserved Kansas communities

A $31,000 gift from the government of Mexico for the University of Kansas Medical Center addresses health disparities of Latinos in the Kansas City area and in southwest Kansas.