2021 Western Colorado University Foundation Annual Report

THE JOURNEY

2020-2021 REPORT OF APPRECIATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS This Annual Report of Appreciation is dedicated to Mariah Green (’06) see page 36

Western Foundation Mission: To provide financial leadership and support of the Western Colorado University vision while offering an ever-improving and remarkable learning environment.

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Foundation President Interim University President Foundation Executive Director Foundation Board Officers Foundation Board Members 2020-2021 Foundation’s Support Summary Former Foundation Board Members Staff Message and News

13 FOUNDATION EVENTS 15 16

Farm-to-Table Dinner Mountaineer Gala

17 DONOR HIGHLIGHTS 18 19 20 21

Butch Clark Ethel Rice Bob Austin Heritage Society

22 PLANNING & GIFTING 22 23 24 25

The IRS Wants Your IRA Cryptocurrency Reflect Your Values Through Your Will Create Your Own Scholarship

26 CAMPUS NEWS 27 28

Ethics Bootcamp Athletics

30 SCHOLARSHIP & MEMORIAL 31 35 42

Memorial and Honor Funds In Memoriam Honor Roll of Donors

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CREDITS Cover photo: David Dieckhaus

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Design & Creative: Jennifer Swift Western ’14: B.A. in Art Creative Director Swifthaus Design Gunnison, CO

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Foundation President VALERIE HASTINGS

Dear Western Alumni and Friends, In my second year as Western Colorado University Foundation President, I remain humble in the journey all of us take in life – different paths to reach our goals, hopes, and dreams. The paths may look different, but one thing remains the same – receiving a quality education from our alma mater, Western Colorado University!

Being able to walk around the Campus after over a year of quarantine and masks in our new normal, I am reminded of the journey our students take every day. It warms my heart to know that they are not doing it alone. They have support in the entire Western community from professors to librarians, board members to staff, coaches/mentors to amazing generous donors. We are all part of their journey as those before us were part of ours.

I am proud that Western Foundation raised more than $6 million last fiscal year from incredible donors, corporations, and foundations to help our current and future students pave the way for their journeys. It’s the fourth largest amount ever raised in our history, and you were a part of it.

On behalf of the Western Colorado University Foundation Board of Directors and staff, we are committed to make the best use and investment of every dollar raised. We share deep gratitude for all you do for our beloved Western. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Valerie J. Hastings (’83), CPA President Western Colorado University Foundation

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Interim University President NANCY CHISHOLM

Mountaineers, First off, thank you for supporting Western Colorado University during this past academic year! Like you, I have a special affection for this institution that I am proud to call my alma mater. Your support provided access to underrepresented students, created new research and learning opportunities for faculty and students, and launched new initiatives, leading to one of the most successful fundraising years we’ve had at Western…THANK YOU! Since June, I have had the tremendous honor and privilege to serve Western Colorado University as Interim President. I was truly humbled when the Board of Trustees presented this opportunity and have been welcomed warmly by the campus and the community since I arrived in Gunnison.

I have focused my efforts on connecting, learning and listening to our faculty, staff and students, as well as reaching out to our Gunnison Valley community and our many stakeholders around the state. This experience has validated my thinking that Western is in good hands both on campus and within the community and poised for a new era of growth.

I want to highlight a few of the transformational gifts that were made this past year. First, I want to personally acknowledge Butch Clark’s $4.5M commitment to endow the Clark Fellows program, which supports Masters in Environmental Management students, and the Coldharbour Institute director position. To recognize his generosity, we announced a new name for the school – The Clark Family School of Environment & Sustainability.

I’d also like to thank Fritz and Elaine Culver who created a substantial scholarship to support students focused on STEM fields, connecting nicely to our Rady School partnership program. Finally, I’d like to recognize The Anschutz Corporation for providing core samples and data to enhance our geology student learning experience. Each of these gifts, along with more than 4,000 other gifts received this year, helped elevate the student experience at Western.

As we look ahead, we are focusing our attention on two key funding initiatives that I am excited to share: Gunnison Valley Promise (GVP) and The Mountaineer Bowl. The Gunnison Valley Promise is an opportunity to provide our local high school graduates a tuition-free education at Western.

Secondly, the Mountaineer Bowl is in dire need of renovation as this highly visible facility hosts football games, track and field meets, community celebrations, commencement, and many other activities. We are working to identify private funding to launch these important initiatives.

Finally, I want to share with you how inspiring it has been to see firsthand the impact private support has on our institution. From the grateful students I’ve met that received critical scholarship support making their enrollment possible to our endowed faculty positions that offer expanded and crucial research and learning experiences, private dollars provide a margin of excellence and distinction that allows Western to provide a unique, intimate, and hands-on student experience we’ve become known for. As we launch the search for a new President, your continued support demonstrates an inspired and generous constituent base that can serve as an asset to attract strong candidates.

Thank you again for your generous support!

Nancy Chisholm Interim President Western Colorado University

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Foundation Executive Director TOM BURGGRAF

The Journey We Take Together It’s common to talk about taking a journey. The people of Western actually take it.

In Robert Frost’s words, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” Many love those words. Western people live them.

Western people let go of the familiar to grasp the rare, release safety and clutch adventure. They know that to become what no one else has been, to do what no one else has done, means they cannot go where everyone else has gone. We leave convenience to find our calling.

Other’s journeys set the sky as the destination. The Western journey starts there.

Did we choose the path or did the path choose us? It connected us with fellow travelers who shaped our lives in ways the path never could.

Professors, coaches, mentors, friends, teammates, roommates, life-mates – we had to chart our own course, yet we were never alone.

We learned to travel light – only that which you can hold in your head, heart and hands. And what is always within reach was not a phone, but a friend.

“Leave no trace” is the way we camp and hike. “Leave your mark” is the way we journey so others who follow us can find their way. Many gave us that same kindness, direction, sign-posts, trail markers, encouragement and companionship. It is our honor and privilege to do the same.

If you were here on campus, you would be stunned by the current Western students. They are delightful and driven dreamers with lofty goals and an unquenchable work ethic. Their potential and courage are complemented with kindness and a refreshing, authentic humility. There is no entitlement, just enthusiasm. You would see more than one about whom you would say, “That is a younger version of me!” You would be right.

And for their journey, they aspire to follow in your footsteps.

Thank you for giving for and supporting them. Because for many students, without you, their educational journeys would end prematurely. You helped give more than $6 million last year, most of which was for scholarships so they could journey on.

The journey that Western people take sets us apart, even as it draws us together. We look back to learn. We look forward to dream. And we look beside us for the friends who make the journey a joy and who fill us with hope.

I wish every blessing to you as you share your blessings. Thank you for being on this journey with them and with us – “… And that has made all the difference.”

Warm and grateful regards,

Tom Burggraf Executive Director Western Colorado University Foundation

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Valerie Hastings, President Western ’83: Accounting SourceOne CPA Group Lakewood, CO

Ron Leach, Vice President Western ’81: Business Chairman of the Board of Directors San Juan Construction, Inc. Grand Junction, CO

Officers of the Board

Ruth Welch, Secretary

Western ’86: Sociology & Engish Literature Director, Mission Support Organization Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior Littleton, CO

Paula Hendrickson, Treasurer Western ’84: Business Administration Vice President NFP Retirement Arvada, CO

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Row one (left to right): Hank Windmoeller, Joanie Todd, Carol Rieger, Valerie Hastings, Ruth Welch, Lorie Moreno-Roch, Executive Director Tom Burggraf Row two: Ron Leach, Kathy Lockhart, Richard Bradsby, Jeff Holway, Art Chaput Not pictured: Dallas Everhart, Paula Hendrickson

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Foundation Board Members Richard Bradsby Western ’90: Accounting President Liberty Midstream Solutions Denver, CO

Western ’88: Political Science Retired, President/Owner CRMCulture Louisville, CO

Art Chaput

Carol Rieger

Western ’66: Business Retired, President/Owner

Western ’88: Geology Program Hydrogeologist

Chaput Mechanical, Plumbing, Heating,

Navarro Research and Engineering,

Air Condition, Electrical

Inc., Rocky Mountain Arsenal

Manhattan, KS

Aurora, CO

Dallas Everhart

Joanie Todd

Western ’79, ’81: Business Owner 3eLeadership Professional Development Windsor, CO

Western ’85: Elementary & Physical Education Retired Teacher Aurora Public Schools Centennial, CO

Jeff Holway Western ’75: Geology Chief Administrative Officer Water Street Healthcare Partners Chicago, IL

Kathy Lockhart Western ’86: Political Science/Business Admin Chief Accounting Officer Noodles & Company Broomfield, CO 10

Lorie Moreno-Roch

Hank Windmoeller Western ’73: Accounting Financial Advisor, Angel Investor Self-Employed Denver, CO

Fiscal Year July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 The Foundation exists to support the programs, people and mission of Western.

Here’s how your generous gifts allowed us to support the University in 2020-21:

35%

$1,085,040 Scholarships Distributed This is the first year in the history of the Foundation that we have provided over $1M in scholarships…thanks in part to the amazing donations to the Student First Scholarship initiative!

19%

$579,352 In-Kind Gifts

12%

$375,734 Mission Support

34%

$1,066,786 Expenditures on behalf of Departments and Programs

Total SUPPORT to the University

$3,106,912

Total Charitable Giving The 4th highest charitable giving in our history which is incredible during a pandemic!

$6,265,322

2020 - 2021

Foundation Support Summary

Jacob P. Accola*

Jerry Dusa

Bob McCollum

Clinton Spencer*

Shannon Armstrong

Ruth Eastman

David McEntire

Mark Stewart

Bob Baker

Whitman Eastman*

Bob McGraw

Linda Helken-Squirrell

Mary Elaine Barbour

Donna Faulkner

Les Mergelman

Richard (Dick) Stephenson

Barry “BJ” Beal, Jr.

Paul Franco

Claudia Metroz

Wesley E. Strain

Travis Berry

Steve Frazee*

Ken Moffitt

James Sullivan

Peter Birkholz

Gary Garland

Howard Morrison

Bill Sweitzer*

Bill Boris

Carol Gossard

James Musgrave

Tom Swineford

Terry Brace

Craig Haase

Owen P. O’Fallon

Lawrence J. Tacker

L. Richard Bratton

Denise Halligan

Ty Petway

Dan Thornton*

Harlan Bryant*

Art Harter

Gary Peyton*

Kip Tindell

Elizabeth Callaway*

Roy Hood

Maxine Pierce

Steve Trippe

Clay Campbell

Nancy Houston

Jack Porter

Matt Tredway

Louie Carleo

Garland Ingraham

Don Prosser

Bryan Tutor

Jay Carlile

Don Jackson

Paul Rady

Jerry Uhrlaub*

Claudia M. Carpenter

Steve Jaquith

Tom Rais

Edwin Vitt

Chance Chase

Brian Johnson

Sandy Read*

Jyl Voss

Jim Christian

Roy Johnson*

Donley Rees

Malte vonMatthiessen

Barry Clifford

Stuart Kaplan

Steve Reynolds

Dan Wenzinger

Chuck Cliggett

Dave Kirvin

Ethel M. Rice

Pat Wiesner

Rob Costello

Anne Law

James Richards*

Pat White*

Thom Cox

Mason M. Light*

John Roberts*

Sven Wiik*

Karl F. Crass, Jr.

Mike Luchetta

Curtis Robinson

Robert R. Williams*

Chip Creager

Kathy Lutito

C. Gale Sellens

Robert Wright

Peter Dea

Jim MacAllister

James Shaffer

Robert Decker*

Doug MacGregor

Gerald Shear

Dan Dennison

Leon Mark*

Bud Smock

Herb Dorricott*

Sandy Mark*

Jean Smock

Malcolm Drake*

Sean Markey

Ginger Soderlund

Ann Duckett

Mike Matthews

Lee Spann *Deceased

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Former Foundation Board Members

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‘Western Goes Western’ Farm-to-Table Dinner It is a very special time when friends can gather, celebrate, and support our students. On Saturday, September 18, Event Chairs, Joanie and Rich Todd, plus Sheriff Burggraf, kicked off the 3rd Annual Farm-to-Table Dinner and Silent Auction. It was a beautiful evening under the stars listening to live music and kickin’ up our boots.

Because of you, funds were raised to help students achieve their academic dreams at our beloved Western Colorado University.

Please save the date for next years’ hootin’ and hollerin’ good time as we round up the wagons and head over to Hudson Gardens Event Center in Littleton on Saturday, September 17, 2022.

For more information, please contact Major Gift Officer Catherine Lopez at clopez@western.edu or (303) 995-4457.

Nancy Chisholm, Scott Clements, Katie Desch, Tom Burggraf

Kathy Lutito

Event chairs: Rich and Joanie Todd

Valerie Hastings, Corbin Hastings Kathy Carpenter Dea and Peter A. Dea

“I am truly humbled and honored to be surrounded by so many exemplary people… united by the magical Western Spirit.” ­—Peter A. Dea

Mountaineer Gala After two years without formal gatherings, alumni and friends convened on June 5, 2021 to honor Peter A. Dea (’76) for his legacy of success and leadership, as well as his alma mater, Western Colorado University. Peter has always embodied the highest levels of excellence that have earned our respect; maintained joy, warmth, and compassion that have gained our affection; and his generosity inspires our hearts. Western is proud and grateful to have him as an example to future generations of students.

Peter A. Dea Peter A. Dea, Duane Vandenbusche, Joanie Todd Tom Burggraf,

In front of a large audience, Dr. Duane Vandenbusche awarded Peter the 2nd Annual Award of Excellence at Glenmoor Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. It was a beautiful evening of celebration.

Prior to the evening, Ron (’81) and Karen Leach, plus an anonymous donor, instituted a $40,000 match to be raised at the event. Joanie Todd (’85) facilitated a ‘paddle raise’ garnering a record $141,000 for student scholarships. To kick off the match without flinching, Jeff (’75) and Karen Holway raised their paddle for the $20,000. Others followed suit. The event as a whole, raised an unprecedented $181,000.

Paul Rady, Bruce Bartleson

When Western people come together, great things happen! A special thank you to event chairs, Joanie (’85) and Rich (’83) Todd, whose vision, dedication, and tireless efforts made the night possible.

Please save the date for the 3rd Annual Mountaineer Gala on Saturday, April 9, 2022.

For more information, please contact Major Gift Officer Catherine Lopez at clopez@western.edu or (303) 995-4457.

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Mackenzie Bode

“PURPOSE IS THE REASON YOU JOURNEY. PASSION IS THE FIRE THAT LIGHTS YOUR WAY.” ­­

DONOR HIGHLIGHTS

Butch Clark Gift New Name for School of Environment & Sustainability

The generosity of one family has led to a name change for a Western school. Western Colorado University leaders voted on May 7, 2021 to unanimously name its Environment & Sustainability School after longtime benefactors. The school will now be known as the Clark Family School of Environment & Sustainability.

The relationship between the Clark family and Western began in 1999, when Ralph E. Clark, Jr. offered an initial gift of $1,000 to support environmental studies. Two years later in 2001, he gave another $100,000 to boost a fledgling Environment & Sustainability major at Western. In 2013, Ralph’s son Butch Clark took up the mantel, creating a new model for education. Through generous land and financial contributions, he founded a nonprofit organization by the name of “Coldharbour Institute,” to be supported by university faculty and students. Clark donated 334 acres along the Tomichi River and a historic home approximately seven miles east of Gunnison to create the Coldharbour Institute. His intent was to restore and protect the character of the land and its ecosystems.

In the years to follow, Butch Clark made regular contributions, helping to fund a faculty position and numerous “Clark Fellowships” for students seeking a Masters in Environmental Management (MEM) from Western. Coldharbour became the learning laboratory for those students in a symbiotic relationship between the nonprofit and university.

“Butch believes in creative solutions for the community that comes out of the synergy between a nonprofit and a university,” said school Dean John Hausdoerffer, Ph.D. “This gift just solidifies his commitment to this partnership and his faith in it.”

“Butch has been passionate about blessing people and the planet through Western’s School of Environment & Sustainability. And since the planet was already named, we figured we’d name the School for Butch and his family. Butch is a humble and quiet man who deserves the loudest and proudest applause for the way he gives to others and to the planet.”—Tom Burggraf

Collectively, the Clark gift totals approximately $4.5 million, with $2 million of it serving as an endowment, generating about $100,000 annually in interest as a revenue stream for the program (the remainder will come through Butch’s estate). His immediate gift will annually provide: • $25,000 per year for Clark Fellows (the MEM program will continue to give $25,000 per year in match); • $30,000 per year for the Coldharbour chair currently held by MJ Pickett (and MEM matches that to make it full-time—adding her teaching, mentoring and campus service to her Coldharbour executive director duties); • $30,000 per year for the Sustainable Development chair currently held by Luke Danielson, a half-time position; • $15,000 per year to enhance MEM project funding, elevating projects from Coldharbour to the far reaches of the globe (and helping fund the 25,000 hours of annual MEM projects).

Butch requested the name of the School be inclusive of his whole family, namely his wife Judy, who passed away three and a half years ago, and his father. “Butch, his father Ralph and his late wife Judy have given so generously to fund student-driven projects to make a more sustainable world and to fund faculty who transform student leadership roles,” said Hausdoerffer. “But Butch also has given [his] whole heart and mind in elevating environmental education at Western for 20 years. Butch’s presence in the Gunnison Country is truly transformative, now celebrated with this transformative gift and naming.”

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Ethel Rice Gift Retired Librarian Can Lift Athletes

At other schools, it may be easy to picture a university librarian at odds with student-athletes. Not at Western.

Western’s retired, career-librarian, Ethel Rice, sets the record straight. “Our NCAA athletes are some of Western’s top students! They have a higher average GPA than the rest of the student body. They are as serious about their academics as they are about their athletics. I want to help them as much as I can.”

Ethel, a Western alumna of the class of 1963, went on to work at the Savage Library for decades, and upon her retirement, helped lead the Western Foundation for two terms on the Board of Directors. She funded the University’s first endowed faculty chair in Art (through an estate designation) and has established and endowed several scholarships across campus, most recently her second scholarship for student-athletes.

“It gives me great joy to help these student-athletes.”­­—Ethel Rice “Aunt Ethel amazes me. We consider her family at the Foundation.” added Tom Burggraf, Western Foundation’s Executive Director. “She is a diminutive person in physical stature, but she can lift numerous student-athletes without breaking a sweat. She enjoys lifting up the students, faculty, sports, and programs she believes in. I am so thankful that she believes in Western. We believe in you, Aunt Ethel, as a Hall of Fame donor and a friend who deeply enriches our lives.”

“Our NCAA athletes are some of Western’s top students! They have a higher average GPA than the rest of the student body. They are as serious about their academics as they are about their athletics. I want to help them as much as I can.”—Ethel Rice

For more information on endowed scholarship funds, please contact Major Gift Officer Catherine Lopez at clopez@western.edu or (303) 995-4457.

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Bob Austin Gift Shining the Spotlight on Students Bob Austin was the closest thing to a Western celebrity during his student days, as a lead actor in countless plays and campus productions. Now, Bob is shining the spotlight on current Western students who share his passion for theater, and giving them the opportunity to thrive as he did.

“Bob is among the most caring, encouraging and generous people I have ever known. His love for Western and its people is remarkable.”

—Tom Burggraf

“Western was such an inspiration for me,” said Bob Austin. “Most of all, it was Dr. Jess Gern (the late Chairman of Western’s Arts and Humanities Department). He was such a treasure. I established the Beta/Gern Scholarship in the 1990’s, and I continue to invest in that to celebrate his memory and the transforming impact he had on my life.” Bob founded and led Beta Engineering in Arlington, Texas and is part of the Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing Industry.

In retirement, Bob enjoys golf, travel and time with his family. He particularly enjoys investing in the lives of Western’s students. Bob turns 81 years young in November of 2021 and faces each day with positivity and generosity. Recently, Bob generously added a $25,000 gift to the Beta/Gern Scholarship endowment at Western Foundation so Western could reach and assist even more students in Dr. Gern’s memory.

“To future students, I would say – If you’re undecided in life and wondering where you belong, there’s no place better than Western. You can try anything. You get a one-on-one relationship with professors who will teach and mentor you. You’re not just a number at Western.”­­ —Bob Austin Shirley and Bob Austin

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“Bob is among the most caring, encouraging and generous people I have ever known. His love for Western and its people is remarkable. Bob truly wants to make the world a better place, and he is doing exactly that! My great appreciation for my friend, Bob Austin, is surpassed only by my affection for him.” said Tom Burggraf, the Foundation’s Executive Director.

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The Heritage Society There are a variety of ways to Western Up and show your support with a planned gift to Western. The Heritage Society formally recognizes those donors who have included Western in their wills, trusts or estate plans. We thank them for their kind and generous support.

Joan Adair Leona E. Antholz* Mary Kay Arbuthnot Anne Ashe* Robert Barr* Roberta Barr* James Bartlett, Jr.* Jane Bartlett* Robert L. Beitler Avalon Benell Robert Benell Elsie A. Bennett* Ruth Berg* Rick Daniel Bettger* Edmund L. Bevens* Milton Binford J. Howard Blackburn* Robert Bonney John Brach Janie Braswell Nancy Spann Braswell* Barbara A. Breeding* James A. Brewer* Joe Brimus* Jerry Bowen Cherie Burggraf Tom Burggraf Glenn Calkins Leila Calkins Gerald Caplan Martha A. Carr* Lorena Casebier* Hugh R. Christenson* Janet S. Christenson Ralph “Butch” Clark, III Harold A. Conroe* Charlotte Cotner Douglas Cotner* Gary R. Counterman James H. Cox*

Margaret Darr Crager* Karen Crens Jeanette M. Dalton* George Davidson* Marguerite Davidson* A. Joseph DeGrazio Tony Delmas* Donald S. Eastman* Mary E. Erickson* Jeane D. Fair* Michalina Ferrell* Robert D. Foster* Agnes D. Giles* Cecil Giles* Paul Gillis William H. Gould* Mariah Green* Skip Greene Carol Greenlee Jim Greenlee* William Greer August Grosland* Loretto Grosland* Robert C. Haas* Delia Fay Haefeli Evelyn Haley* Mary Alice Hansen* John Hasche Larry Heesch Constantina Herzberg Peter Herzberg Kevin Hettler Kenneth E. Heuer Ann Hunt Hieronymus* Clarence T. Hurst* Jean Race Johnson* Henry “Hank” Kaufmann May Dye Kearney* Curtis Kennedy Linda Kennedy

John Kincaid* Bruce A. Kolisek Alice Downing Lain* Robert Little* Patti Burritt Locke Robert W. Lowe, Jr. Jim Mahaffey Dianne “Dee” Mahaffey Mary E. McDaniel Marquardt Richard E. Marquardt Robin Sue Martin* Mitchell W. Mateik* John McCarthy David R. McEntire Sarah McEntire Nancy Menan* Keith Milheim* Wayne Milheim* Barbara J. Minard* Christopher M. Minard* Richard Montrose Cynthia Myers Marvin Newby* Herbert Louis Niles* Reva Sapp O’Connor* Roy Payte* Dennis Pearson Harry Peterson Sylvia Peterson Debby Phelps David Pierce Linda Pierce Maxine Pierce Marjorie Porter* Ralph E. Porter* Fletcher Y. Rainer, III* Sandy Read* Edwyl Redding* Lois T. Reed* Fred A. Reichle*

Olivia L. Reichle* Ethel M. Rice Rachel W. Rice* James R. Richards* Freda T. Roof* Joseph A. Ruggerio* Mary A. Scherer* Stephen T. Semegen Gerald Shear Alma L. Sheff* George R. Sheff* Deborah Shoop Kirkton Shoop Anne Shrake Tom Shrake Bill Smith Burton Smith* Elnora Smith* Janet Smith Ida LaDean Stobaugh* William H. Stobaugh* Marion A. Stoerker* Mollie G. Stoerker* David Stremme Jan Stremme Dan Thornton* Jesse Thornton* John Thyfault Joanie Todd Richard Todd Melanie Torpey Eric Vanden Brink Duane Vandenbusche C. E. Veirs* Francis T. Visconti* John P. Vloyantes* Malte vonMatthiessen Pam vonMatthiessen Sharon Williams Wendall Williams

Elva Lea Wise* Hazel Wright* Mary F. Wright* Paul W. Wright* Mickey Zahradka* Nona Zahradka* George Zavislan* Selma Zavislan* Ann Zugelder* Anonymous (7 individuals)

*Deceased

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PLANNING & GIFTING

The IRS Wants Your IRA (Hint: Don’t give it to them) Your IRA May be a BAD Choice to Leave to Your Loved Ones, but a GREAT Choice to Leave to Western.

You might be surprised to learn who pays for the great benefits of your IRA. Tax free investing? Tax deferred growth?

Your heirs pay for them, if you leave your IRA to them in your will.

Your IRA escaped the IRS’s grasp temporarily, unless you do this: • Fund your IRA with your pre-tax dollars • Grow and appreciate your IRA with tax-deferred dollars The IRS will collect their taxes when your IRA makes any distributions. If you leave your IRA to your heirs, they will pay tax on each and every dollar they receive from it.

“Even if my estate doesn’t qualify for estate taxes?” Yes. “So my heirs will only receive a portion of my IRA and a portion will go to taxes?” Correct.

“What is the one thing I can do to keep the IRS’s grasp off my IRA?” Make Western Colorado University Foundation the beneficiary of your IRA, and ZERO taxes will be paid. Leave your heirs other assets that can be passed directly to them with no tax basis, and use your IRA for your charitable goals, to establish your lasting legacy at Western.

ATTENTION: You must change the beneficiary(ies) on your IRA to reflect your wishes. It is not enough just to simply mention in your will that you intend Western Foundation to receive all or a percentage of your IRA. If your will does not agree with the stated beneficiary(ies) of your IRA, often the statement of beneficiary(ies) on your IRA account will determine how it is distributed, regardless of what your will says.

Inherited IRAs represent one of the most complicated assets to leave to your loved ones, and WILL result in tax implications for them even if your estate is beneath the level of being assessed an estate tax. It is stricter than the already-strict rules of an IRA plan.

Several wise alumni donors and investors have chosen to leave their IRAs to Western Colorado University Foundation to endow a scholarship in their memory, rather than to loved ones, for this very reason. For more information on how you can do the same, please contact Tom Burggraf at tburggraf@western.edu. It can be tax-wise as well as life-wise to give to Western. Thank you!

Western Colorado University Foundation does not give legal or financial planning advice.

Please consult your financial advisor or estate attorney.

Cryptocurrency Will You Be Western’s First Cryptocurrency Donor?

Cryptocurrency is in the news often. Bitcoin, Dogecoin, Ethereum and others are becoming increasingly popular and are speculative investments for some. In fact, more than 21 million Americans own cryptocurrency! And while the volatility of crypto puts it outside of the risk tolerance of Western Foundation for endowment investments, it doesn’t prevent us from accepting gifts of cryptocurrency and immediately converting them to cash to bless and elevate Western’s students, programs, and mission.

On October 8, 2021, the Western Colorado University Foundation Board of Directors voted to amend our gift-acceptance policy to securely accept immediately converted gifts of cryptocurrency. Western Foundation joined with elite private institutions like Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Princeton, MIT and Penn in accepting gifts of crypto.

It was essential that we minimize the risk for Western. We partnered with a respected nonprofit vendor Every.Org to: • Securely receive gifts of cryptocurrency from our donors • Provide a donation receipt to you as soon as the transaction is detected in the network • Convert your cryptocurrency gift into cash immediately • Wire the cash to Western Foundation for expenditure or investment, per your direction Are you into crypto? If so, Western Foundation wants to give you the opportunity to give it for the educations, lives and futures of our students. Western Foundation is ready and able to safely and securely accept your gift of cryptocurrency!

Does it make tax sense to use crypto to make your gift? Yes! Cryptocurrencies are like any appreciated asset, including securities and real estate, in terms of taxes. No taxes are owed on the capital gains of assets donated to a charity, so the Western Foundation effectively receives more money, and you pay less taxes.

Just as with appreciated stock, if you have held the cryptocurrency asset for more than one year, the tax deduction for your gift will be equal to the fair market value of the donated cryptocurrency (as determined by a qualified appraisal).

How do you do it? Simply go to Western.edu/alumni/foundation and click the button “Donate Cryptocurrency” and follow the instructions to complete your donation through Coinbase Commerce with your Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dogecoin, Dai, Ethereum, Litecoin, or USD Coin.

Only one special person will go down in Western’s history as the first to donate cryptocurrency. Will it be you?

Western Colorado University Foundation does not give legal or financial planning advice. Please consult your financial advisor or estate attorney.

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Reflect Your Values Through Your Will It’s More Than a Piece of Paper

A will is the most important document you can create. Though often seen as simply a legal document that only those trained to read it can understand, it is so much more.

Your will is your legacy. It dictates how you will be remembered and can be created to reflect your values. That’s why, no matter your age or wealth status, you should be sure to take time to consider this important document this year. Use your will to: • Name a guardian for minor children and dependent adults • Dictate how you want your assets to be distributed • Ensure your pets are taken care of • Reduce the administrative expenses of your estate • Make sure your support continues for the organizations you love like Western Foundation There’s an easy way for you to continue supporting our work without giving anything today – include a gift to Western Colorado University Foundation in your will.

Advantages of a Gift in Your Will • Simplicity - As little as one sentence in your will or living trust is all that is needed to complete your gift.

• Flexibility - Until your will or trust goes into effect, you are free to alter your plans as needed to reflect life’s changes.

• Versatility - You can give a specific item, an amount of money, a gift contingent upon certain events, or a percentage of your estate.

Here’s How It Works

Your estate planning attorney can help you structure a gift so your loved ones will be taken care of first after you’ve passed. They will include special language in the will or living trust you create or add it to existing documents through an amendment called a codicil.

A Gift in Your Estate Plan Is Right for You If: • You want to make sure your support of Western Foundation continues after your lifetime.

• You want to balance your generosity to us with an assurance that loved ones are taken care of first.

• You want to maintain the flexibility to change your mind about your gift at any time.

Already Have a Will?

Great! Make sure it is up to date. It’s a good idea to review your will regularly or when you experience a life event such as a marriage, birth, or move. This makes sure your will accomplishes what you want and takes your current state’s law into consideration.

A Simple Gift

To learn more about making a gift to support Western Foundation in your will, contact Tom Burggraf at tburggraf@western.edu 970-641-2237. We are happy to help you get started and can provide sample language your attorney can use to make your gift.

Western Colorado University Foundation does not give legal or financial planning advice. Please consult your financial advisor or estate attorney.

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You Can Create Your Own Scholarship!

Have You Ever Dreamed of Having a Scholarship at Western in Your Name?

Have you ever wanted the deep fulfillment of meeting a deserving student whose Western education you’re helping make possible? It’s easier than you might think. In fact, if you can afford to give at least $84 monthly, it’s well within your reach!

Here’s how:

Define Your Passion

What type of student do you most wish to help? Is it a first-generation student with deep financial need? A student majoring in your favorite discipline/department? A student-athlete in a particular sport? A star student, academically and/or athletically? Your passion defines your scholarship.

We will put your selection criteria into a Letter of Agreement that keeps you, the Foundation, Financial Aid and any specified Department on the same page. You may change the letter of agreement at any time.

Choose Your Giving Level • Do you wish to make a monthly, annual or one-time gift?

• Can you give $84 monthly or $1,000 or more annually? Then we can create a named annual scholarship and award $1,000 to your student as long as your gifts continue.

• Are you in a position to make a more significant gift at one time (in the range of $10,000, $25,000, $50,000 or greater)? Then perhaps you’d like to create a quasi-endowment that will generate interest-revenue that will be distributed year after year.

Meet and Encourage Your Student Recipient(s) • You will receive the name of your scholarship recipient(s) in an annual letter we send you, as well as a letter of thanks from your students(s).

• We will help you write a “Story Behind the Scholarship” document that tells your story, why you chose to create this scholarship, and what you hope it will accomplish in the life of the recipient(s). The “Story Behind the Scholarship” is given to every student who receives a privately-funded scholarship.

• The Foundation hosts a “Celebration of Giving” dinner each year, usually in late October or early November. It’s a Thanksgiving-themed, family-style banquet in the University Center Ballroom, seating scholarship donors and their recipient(s). It’s a joyful and memorable evening of great food, thanks, laughter, and often tears of appreciation – and you’ll be invited!

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For more information on how to turn your scholarship dreams into reality, contact Mackenzie Bode, the Foundation’s Annual Giving & Scholarship Officer at mbode@western.edu.

Interdisciplinary Ethics Bootcamp For the Fall 2021 semester, the Ethics Champions at Western focused on involving other disciplines on campus in order to share and advance the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative’s (DFEI) principles. The Champions proposed and received support from the School of Business and the Rady School of Computer Science & Engineering for planning an Ethics Bootcamp mainly for incoming freshmen to the three disciplines.

The Ethics Bootcamp idea was driven by the belief that students from the three disciplines have to collaborate in the marketplace to design, improve, and/or market products. To collaborate effectively, students need to understand the ethical dilemmas each party faces. It is the hope of the Ethics Champions and organizers that the Ethics Bootcamp develops participants’ sensitivity to ethical issues faced by the collaborators. Additionally, the Ethics Champions hope that the competing teams enjoy this friendly case competition and are encouraged to participate in the Fall’s Ethics Case Competition on the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs (UCCS) campus.

The 2021 Ethics Bootcamp was scheduled for Friday, September 17, 2021. Early September students were alerted to the upcoming Ethics Bootcamp and by the September 9, 2021 deadline, a total of 33 students indicated interest in participating. A total of 18 students formed six teams. While originally intended for freshmen, this first year Bootcamp also allowed upper-classmen. In an organizational meeting on Monday, September 13, 2021, each team received information about Bill Daniels, the DFEI, the DFEI Ethics Principles, a copy of the Besla-Pear case from the Daniels Fund casebank, and a case presentation rubric. Each group had until Friday, September 17, 2021 to prepare their case analyses for presentations to a six-member expert panel. Five teams ended up competing for the $100 first place prize (per student) provided by DFEI. The expert panel included two faculty members from Western’s School of Business, one each from Western’s Rady Schools of Computer Science and Engineering, and two PhD students from the University of Denver’s Daniels School of Business.

The introduction to Bill Daniels, the Daniels Fund, and the DFEI Ethics Principles should guide the students not only in the analyses of the ethical dilemmas presented in the Bootcamp’s case competition, but also in their future studies and careers. To measure the impact of the Ethics Bootcamp, participating students completed a survey on Friday after working on the ethical dilemma over the previous week. Data from the participating students will be compared with data from a control group of students that did not participate in this ethics event.

The event has been made possible by financial support from the Western Schools of Business, Computer Science & Engineering as well as by the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program at UCCS College of Business. Western Colorado University is a member of the DFEI at UCCS Southern Colorado Ethics Consortium.

“I am very proud of our ethics champions, professors Mann, Vieregge, and Deboer, for their efforts in initiating this event. This Bootcamp created the first opportunity for the School of Business to collaborate with the new Rady School of Computer Science and Engineering. I firmly believe this event and others like it help our students to be able to make better informed and ethical decisions.”—Pete Sherman, Dean, School of Business Written by: Pete Sherman

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Athletics The Western Colorado Athletics 2020-21 season was one unlike any other – mainly due to the uncertainty that came with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the Mountaineers persevered and the majority of the programs enjoyed a good season.

In the fall, the Western Colorado cross country teams were stellar per usual. The women’s team won its eighth RMAC championship (first since 2011); and while there wasn’t a national championship due to COVID-19, the Mountaineer women finished the year ranked first in the national coaches’ poll. On the men’s side, the Mountaineers took second at the RMAC Championships and finished the season ranked second in the national poll. The other sport to see action in the fall was football, as it played one game – a loss at Division-I FCS Stephen F. Austin.

In the winter, the women’s basketball team earned its secondconsecutive and second-ever NCAA Tournament appearance and were ranked as high as No. 7 in the nation, finishing the season 14-6.

The men’s basketball program went 6-12 on the season, but were battling for an RMAC Tournament spot going into the last weekend of the season. As for wrestling, sophomore Patrick Allis highlighted the season for the Mountaineers – taking fifth place at the NCAA Division II Championships at 133 pounds and earning his second-consecutive All-American honors while finishing the year 10-5.

The indoor track and field team at nationals witnessed Charlie Sweeney and Taylor Stack each earn All-American honors in the 10,000 and 5,000 while the DMR team of Evan Sutherland, Adrian Iribe, Gage Mayo and Jonathan Specht took eighth to earn All-American honors. As for swimming and diving, Savannah Tice was an All-American in the 200 backstroke, taking fifth at the NCAA Championships.

In the spring season, volleyball and women’s soccer joined outdoor track for the Mountaineers. Volleyball qualified for the RMAC Tournament for the first time since 2015 and finished the season going 6-8. The women’s soccer team played its debut season at the new Katy O. Rady Field and went 1-8 on the season.

The outdoor track and field team ended the Western Colorado Athletics season with a bang – having two individual national champions. Bailey Sharon broke the Western Colorado record in winning the NCAA Division II title in the 800 with a time of 2:04.23 – the first time a Mountaineer has won a national title in an event less than 1,500 meters. On the men’s side, Taylor Stack won the national title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:41.72 – 13 seconds faster than the second-place finisher and third-fastest time in Western Colorado history. Sharon, Kaiya Firor, Mackenzie Burt, and Kelia Portis earned All-American honors in the 4x400-meter relay as well, finishing with a school-record time of 3:44.56 while becoming the only relay team in school history to earn outdoor All-American honors.

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Scholarship & Memorial Funds The following is a list of funds and scholarships, many of which have been established by family and friends of loved ones who have passed as a way to remember someone special. Memorial funds leave a legacy at Western Colorado University and can be directed towards scholarship, a campus department, or experiential learning.

Starting a fund is a rewarding way to pay tribute to a loved one or acknowledge the influence someone had in your life. Contact the Foundation if you would like to set up a memorial or legacy fund to pay tribute at 970-641-2237.

ALUMNI Alumni Scholarship Fund ART Mary Alber Memorial Scholarship Lloyd Buswell Memorial Scholarship Al Caniff Art Scholarship Mabel deKoevend Art Scholarship Exhibits Specialization Scholarship August J. Grosland Art/Alumni Scholarship August and Loretto Grosland Masters in Gallery Management and Exhibits Specialization James Irwin Memorial Scholarship Brian Hirsh Award Marsha T. and Pat T. Julio Memorial Art Scholarship Chris and Barbara Minard Memorial Art Scholarship John W. Peterson Memorial Scholarship Ethel Rice Art Scholarship Dr. Linda Schele Memorial Art Scholarship Linda M. Sweitzer Memorial Art Scholarship Gene Tobey Memorial Art Scholarship ATHLETICS Lee and Betty Adams Memorial Scholarship Tracy Borah Memorial Wrestling Scholarship Bus Riders Football Scholarship J.W. and Joan Campbell Memorial Wrestling Scholarship William Charlesworth Memorial Scholarship Cheerleading Scholarship Nancy Chisholm Honors Athletes Scholarship Bob Decker Basketball Scholarship Lisa Thomas Duits Memorial Scholarship William Finholm Memorial Scholarship Cecil Giles Football Scholarship Carol Greenlee Athletic Scholarship Hill Family Athletic Scholarship Josh Hotchkiss Linebacker Scholarship Herbert and Marie Kaczmarek Memorial Scholarship Kappa Delta Mu Scholarship Brian Kiefer Memorial Scholarship Kelly B. Long Memorial Scholarship MacAllister Presidential Student Athlete Scholarship Ken MacLennan Scholarship Leon “Okie” and Sandy Mark Football Scholarship McCarthy/Torpey Men’s Basketball Scholarship McCarthy/Torpey Women’s Basktetball Scholarship Jeanie Miller Women’s Basketball Scholarship Jeanie Miller Women’s Volleyball Scholarship Luke Miller Memorial Cross Country Scholarship

Lowell “Bus” Myers Memorial Football Scholarship Pederson/Wright/Borah Scholarship Dan Pierce Memorial Wrestling Scholarship Ralph Porter Athletic Scholarship Edwin Randall Memorial Scholarship Ethel Rice Athletic Scholarship Jim Richards 1954 Football Scholarship Samuel William Nathaniel Roch Memorial Scholarship Sievers Wrestling Scholarship Joanie Mancini Todd Women’s Swimming and Diving Scholarship Track and Field Alumni Scholarship Duane Vandenbusche Cross County Scholarship George and Ruby Vandenbusche Memorial Cross Country Scholarship Women’s Basketball “Power in Numbers” Scholarship Women’s Swimming and Diving “Power in Numbers” Scholarship Paul Wright Memorial Scholarship John “Yank” Yankowich Memorial Football Scholarship Frank Zanetell Memorial Football Scholarship BEHAVORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES D.H. and Mildred Cummins Scholarship Charles H. Livermore Memorial Scholarship Paul A. Lowdenslager Memorial Lecture Series Scholarship Duane Vandenbusche History Scholarship Robert Glenn Wilson, Jr. Memorial Scholarship COMMUNICATION, ARTS, LANGUAGE, LITERATURE Jim Baril Memorial English Scholarship Beta/Gern Communication and Theatre Scholarship Cope/Chevron Scholarship George and Marguerite Davidson Language Scholarship Jeane D. Fair Scholarship Charles Gerhardt Memorial Scholarship Glen W. Haley and Loies Borland English Memorial Scholarship Valerie Mitchell Memorial English Scholarship EDUCATION Barr Foundation Scholarship John and Rosalie Birkholz Scholarship Brennecke/Elkins Memorial Scholarship Casebier Education Scholarship Delia Fay Haefeli Scholarship in K-12 Teacher Education Greater Milwaukee Foundation - Donald Timm Memorial Scholarship Kenneth H. and Mary Alice Hansen Memorial Scholarship Jerrold Hanson Memorial Scholarship Sophie Hamrick Knight Memorial Scholarship Jennie and Fritz Nylund Memorial Scholarship William H. Owen, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Paul and Dorothy Reid Scholarship

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Scholarship & Memorial Funds Roberta Rouse Scholarship Dan Tredway Memorial Education Scholarship Charles R. Tutor Education Scholarship Ann Zugelder Scholarship ENERGY MANAGEMENT American Association of Petroleum Landmen Scholarship Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen Scholarship Energy Management World Energy Project Fidelity Exploration and Production Scholarship Gunnison Energy Corporation Scholarship Industry Partner Program Scholarship McElvain Scholarship Ovintiv Oil and Gas Scholarship PDC Women in Energy Scholarship Questar Exploration and Production Company Scholarship SM Energy Company Energy Management Scholarship George and Carol Solich Scholarship Paul Urban “Legends of Industry” Scholarship MATH, COMPUTER SCIENCE Calkins/Barge Math Scholarship William E. Dorgan Memorial Scholarship John C. Peterson Scholarship John Thyfault Math & Computer Science Scholarship Stephen Watson Memorial Scholarship MOUNTAIN RESCUE Yvonne Laudick Memorial Fund Mike Sanders, Jr. Memorial Scholarship MUSIC Lisa Anne Memorial Scholarship Leora Cooper Annin Memorial Scholarship Rodney and Anne Ash String Scholarship Crested Butte Music Festival Scholarship Scott Forrest Christie Memorial Music Scholarship George F. Damson Scholarship Mabel deKoevend Memorial Music Scholarship Gunnison Volunteer Fire Department Scholarship Harvey Harriman Memorial Fund Lloyd and Dorothy Heiny Memorial Music Scholarship David and Shirley Killian Music Scholarship John and Georgie Kincaid Instrumental Music Scholarship David and Steven MacAllister Foundation Wayne H. Milheim Music Scholarship Music Alumni Scholarship Marjorie Porter Memorial Scholarship Jean Ranson Vocal Music Memorial Scholarship Edwyl Redding Memorial Scholarship Rachel Rice Music Scholarship Marguerite Vouga Rule Scholarship Margaret Stewart Vocal Music Fund Les Turner Music Scholarship Charles R. Walker, Jr. Memorial Music Scholarship

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NATURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Jacob Baker Memorial Geology Field Studies Fund Bartelson/Prather Geology Scholarship Elliot Brown MCAT Prep Scholarship George and Marguerite Davidson Geology Scholarship Hugo A. Ferchau Memorial Scholarship A.W. Lawrence Memorial Scholarship Mason and Betty Light Scholarship Casey McKenny Memorial Scholarship Fred J. Menzer, Jr. Geology Memorial Scholarship Valerie Mitchell Memorial Geology Scholarship Moncrief Scholarship in Petroleum Geology Richard W. and Belva R. Moyle Geology Scholarship Mycology Scholarship James D. Nauman Scholarship Pre-Health Scholarship Stewart Family Scholarship Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society Scholarship Ted Violett Memorial Science Fund Ralph and Florence Walker Memorial Scholarship RECREATION, EXERCISE & SPORT SCIENCE Rick Bettger Athletic Training Scholarship Lucy Causley Endowment Ernest Degutis Scholarship Donald S. Eastman Recreation Scholarship Carl “Duke” Iverson Memorial Scholarship Praxl Scholarship SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Matthew J. Billmeyer Memorial Scholarship Harold E. Binford Business Scholarship Borick Business Scholar Days Borick Business Scholarship Business and Accounting Student Emergency Scholarship Denver Cherry Memorial Accounting Scholarship Corbett Family Opportunity Scholarship in Business James H. Cox Business Administration Scholarship Delta Sigma Pi Alumni Scholarship Stephen Paul Depp Memorial Scholarship Donald S. Eastman Business Scholarship Jim and Carol Greenlee Business Scholarship Gunnison Savings & Loan Scholarship F.S. Haverly Academic Scholarship William “Skip” Hunter Memorial Scholarship Phil and JoAnn Klingsmith Economics Scholarship Kathleen Kregel Scholarship Robert and Gloria Little Business Scholarship Patti Burritt Locke Accounting Scholarship for Women Mikesell Scholarship in Accounting Mitchell Mateik Memorial Fund Marshall Miller Business Scholarship Scott and Monica Newman Accounting Scholarship Monica Newman Fund Ralph Porter Business Administration Scholarship J. Ralph Reed Business Scholarship Dustin Roberts Scholarship

Scholarship & Memorial Funds Bill and Bertha Mae Schindler Memorial Scholarship School of Business International Scholarship Alva Sloan Memorial Internship Vern Whiting Business, Accounting and Economics Memorial Scholarship Roger E. Wilson Memorial Scholarship Windmoeller Family Foundation Scholarship Elva Lea Wise Women’s Business Scholarship SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY Clark Fellowship Elizabeth Cobbins Environmental Justice Scholarship Defenders of Wildlife Wolf Fellowship Gunnison Trails Master’s in Environmental Management Fellowship Gupta Mountain Resilience Corps High Country News Fellowship Master’s in Environmental Management Haley Project Fund Mahaffey Environmental Studies Scholarship Mike Martin Memorial Scholarship Multicultural Scholarship/Fellowship James D. Nauman Envioronmental Studies Scholarship M. Agazio Ritzel Scholarship Think Radio Fellowship School of ENVS Student Relief Fund SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES Genre Fiction Scholarship Fund Nature Writing Scholarship Fund Poetry Concentration Scholarship Fund Publishing Scholarship Fund Screenwriting Scholarship Fund STUDENT AFFAIRS Martha Carr Women in Transition Scholarship Community Church Women in Transition Scholarship Michael D. Cowan Memorial Scholarship Sam Degenhard Western Wings Scholarship Don Goodman Memorial Scholarship Gunnison Business Women, Inc. Scholarship Thomas John Hensley Memorial Scholarship Helen Hirst Women in Transition Scholarship Greg Miodonski Memorial Fund Rose Reitman Memorial Fund Partners/Retention Scholarship Anne Steinbeck Women in Transition Scholarship Roy Turner Student Fund John Winkelman Memorial Scholarship WILDERNESS PURSUITS Kent Jackson First Responders Memorial Fund Peter Terbush Memorial Fnd Wilderness Based Orientation Scholarship NON-DEPARTMENTAL FUNDS AAUW Zelda Rouillard Memorial Scholarship Adair Scholarship

L.E. Antholz Scholarship Bank of the West Scholarship Mariah Besecker Green Memorial Beware the Air Scholarship Blees Family “Well-Rounded” Scholarship Bob and Rita’s Dance Scholarship Boettcher Opportunity Award Scholarship Boundless Opportunity Scholarship Gerald Caplan WSU Scholarship CARES Fund Paul Colmen, Jr. and Mirta M. Coleman Memorial Scholarship Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative Douglas and Charlotte Cotner Scholarship Margaret Darr Crager General Scholarship James D. Crain and Pat Souder Crain Memorial Scholarship Scott Crismon Memorial Scholarship Culebra Range Community Coalition Environmental Scholarship Glen DeBroder Memorial Scholarship Evan James Dirksen Memorial Scholarship Gary Dolezal Memorial Scholarship Herbert J. Dorricott Memorial Scholarship Jared Escobar Memorial Fund FirstBank Scholarship Foundation Helping Hands Ina Gerkey Memorial Fund Whitney Chantal Glover Memorial Scholarship Gunnison VFW Auxilliary #4267 Veterans Scholarship Gunnison Promise Fund Gunnison Watershed Scholarship Santiago Isola Memorial Scholarship R.I. Johnson Memorial Faculty Support Fund Joseph Kastellic Scholarship May Dye and Gerald Kearney Scholarship Brenda Gail Kenny Memorial Scholarship Lt. General Glenn A. Kent Memorial Scholarship Frances Hunter Presidential Scholarship Victoria J. Kirtay Memorial Fund Olaf Kjosness Memorial Scholarship LeRoux Family Memorial Educational Trust Scholarship Liaison Council Scholarship Robert and Gloria Little “Make a Difference” Scholarship Luftseben/TKD Scholarship Lunch-A-Month Scholarship MacAllister Presidential Honors Scholarship Nancy Menan Foundation Scholars Mohab Scholarship Steven L. Monfredo Memorial Scholarship Mountaineer STEM Scholarship Frank Musgrave Memorial Scholarship Margaret White O’Leary Scholarship Orahood OJC/WSC Scholarship Roy Payte Scholarship Pepsi Cola Academic Scholarship Pepsi Cola Need-Based Scholarship Harry and Sylvia Peterson Scholarship Ethel Phelps Memorial Scholarship Francis Phelps Scholarship

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Charles and Lucile Piquette Memorial Scholarship Ralph Porter Memorial Scholarship President’s International Scholarship Program Morgan L. Queal Memorial Scholarship Olivia L. and Fred A. Reichle Memorial Scholarship RE/MAX Community Brokers Scholarship James R. Richards Scholarship Freda T. Roof Memorial Scholarship Saltzman Family Scholarship San Juan Mining Scholarship Dexter T. Sapp Memorial Scholarship Mary A. Scherer Scholarship

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Cynthia Smith-McHolland Memorial Fund Sodexo Scholarship Travis J. Speck Memorial Scholarship Student First Scholarship Thornton Assistance Scholarship Turning Point Scholarship T.W.C Foundation Scholarship Vandenbusche/Johnson Gunnison Scholarship Veteran’s Scholarship W.W.J. Enterprise, Inc. Scholarship Wilbourn Family Scholarship

In Memoriam

Mariah Green David Gorsuch Doc Hahn Duke Iverson

We mourned the passing of our Western family members in 2020-21. Please join us in remembering these friends.

Mariah Green (’06) On a cold January morning, at 29 weeks pregnant, Mariah Green was flown from Gunnison Valley Hospital to St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction due to serious complications with her pregnancy. Extensive testing and a biopsy revealed cancer.

She chose to wait on treatment until her son, Liam (meaning “strong-willed warrior”), could grow strong. He was born at 32 weeks.

As Liam grew and thrived, Mariah fought to do the same. After several rounds of external and internal radiation and chemotherapy, along with careful nutrition and prayer, Mariah faced each day with relentless hope and optimism, often comforting those who intended to comfort her.

Mariah walked through her dark valley with the faith, grace, and gentle confidence that characterized her life. She entered the arms of her Lord on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at the age of 37. Mariah was a light for her family, the Foundation, Western, Gunnison, and all who knew her.

Mariah wrote her own obituary, to spare her family the pain of doing so which will surprise no one who knew her: Mariah Gene Green (Besecker) was born on July 31, 1983 in Gunnison, Colorado.

An independent and focused child, she carried these traits into adulthood. Her personality was greatly influenced by her two older brothers who stood by her until the end. Her life, although relatively short to some, was jam packed full of love, adventures and more recently, faith. She enjoyed playing sports, competition, traveling and the most important job she held, being a mom. Kyler (16), Peyson (6) and Liam (18 months), brought complete purpose and were the lime lights of her life. She attended Western State College (now Western Colorado University) and graduated Magna Cum Laude. She loved Western and bled Crimson and Slate. She had the opportunity to work one summer at Denali National Park in Alaska, backpack around Europe, traveled to 20 different countries: Figi, Egypt and Panama to name a few. She and Christian Green wed in June 2010.

She went on to work at Western as an admissions counselor — where she got to travel around Colorado and the USA — academic advisor and career services coordinator. Most recently she had the privilege of working for the Western Colorado University Foundation. She got her master’s degree and enjoyed learning and country swing dancing with her husband.

She is survived by her incredible family: husband Christian Green; children Kyler, Peyson, Liam; parents Rick and Gloria Besecker; brothers Sean (Christy) Besecker and kids, Jerad (Olivia) Besecker, grandma, Gene Schelly, aunts and uncles. She is being greeted at Heaven’s gate by her grandpa, Tom Schelly and aunt, Patty Schelly.

Donations can be made at WesternUp.org via check to the Western Foundation, PO Box 1264, Gunnison, CO 81230. Reference Mariah Green Memorial.

Approximately 350 people attended her Celebration of Life on Western’s campus on July 24, 2021. We loved and treasured Mariah, personally and professionally.

If you knew Mariah, chances are, you loved her, too. She was that kind of person.

We are deeply grieving the loss of the friend whom we love so dearly. And that is tempered with equally deep gratitude that we had the blessing to be a part of her beautiful life. We will carry on in deep gratitude for the gift of Mariah.

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you have shared with me and my family. I have learned so much and am humbled by humanity. I think this might be one of I needed to learn. You each hold a special place in our hearts. Thank you!”—Mariah Green he CaringBridge blog Mariah kept during her cancer journey.

David Gorsuch (’64)

David Gorsuch passed away on June 26, 2021 in Vail. He was a member of the Leadville Sports Hall of Fame. Gorsuch was born in Climax on Sept. 22, 1938. Born into a mining community located at 11,300 feet in altitude, Gorsuch embraced skiing at the age of two. As a result, he enjoyed a long and successful career starting at the junior level and extending through college and into the international arena.

He was the youngest skier ever to participate in the Junior Nationals. He won the U.S. Junior National Slalom Championship in 1953 and the Junior National Combined Championship in 1954 and 1956, was a member of the 1958 World Championship Ski Team, and the 1960 Olympic Alpine Ski Team.

In 1963, while skiing for Western State College, he was the NCAA downhill champion, earned a silver medal in slalom, and finished second in the alpine combined. The following year, he placed the Mountaineers to a second place team finish by 38

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placing second in slalom and third in giant slalom.

The former mountain manager at Crested Butte, Gorsuch helped build and define the sport of skiing in Colorado and beyond for over five decades. In 1962, Gorsuch and his wife Renie founded Gorsuch Ltd., a specialty ski and retail shop in Gunnison. For over 40 years, Gorsuch, Ltd. has introduced generations of skiers to the beauty and magic that is skiing in Colorado with stores now in Vail, Aspen, Beaver Creek, Snowmass, and Park City.

Moving to the Vail Valley in May 1966, Gorsuch was one of the early leaders and personalities that helped map and establish Vail as the world-class ski destination it has become. Gorsuch was inducted into the Western State College Mountaineer Sports Hall of Fame in 2001, the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Leadville Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

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“Doc was a special coach, leader, educator, and supporter for Mountaineer Athletics! We will miss you Doc but your history will be with us forever!”

—Miles Van Hee “Doc was a figurehead in the Business School for many, many years. He loved Western, other faculty, and most of all the students.”—Kevin Nelson

“I owe a ton to Coach Iverson for being a great authority figure and teacher during my college years, always pushing me hard, and always encouraging me. Thanks Coach Iverson. RIP.” —Joe Wuebben (’98) “Coach Iverson had a major impact on my life, and I know many others!”—Greg Whisler (’93) “Best coach, person, and all around leader of mountaineers and men in the Rocky Mountain region. Coach Iverson took a bet on me and it paid off for the both of us and our team due to his leadership.”—Peter Tyler (’94)

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Frederick James “Doc” Hahn

Frederick James “Doc” Hahn, called Jim by his family but known as “Doc” by his Western Colorado University Family, passed away in Gunnison, Colorado on May 22, 2021. Doc was a staple in the Mountaineer community, serving as a professor in the School of Business from 1969-2008, actively joining many committees on campus, was the faculty representative to the Board of Trustees, and was Head Coach of the Women’s Basketball team from 1982-1992.

During his coaching career, Doc racked up 113 victories - including 63 RMAC wins setting Western Colorado women’s basketball records. He was inducted into the Mountaineer Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

Doc led the Mountaineers to their best season in program history in 1986-87, winning a school-record 22 games (which included a Western-record 12-game winning streak) while winning the RMAC title - Western’s last conference title. The years from 1986-1987 were in the middle of a run of five consecutive seasons where the Mountaineers advanced to the postseason, the longest streak in program history.

In the business school, Doc was a beloved professor and icon. Even after his retirement in 2008, he stayed active as an emeritus professor and was generous to students, providing funds to individuals who had trouble paying for books or were encountering life challenges.

Jim “Doc” Hahn is survived by his sister Esther P. Lerner of Lawrence, Kansas, and his nephew Michael G. Lerner of Richmond, Indiana. He will be missed and his memory treasured by all who knew him.

To continue Doc’s legacy, please donate to the Doc Hahn Business and Accounting Student Emergency Fund.

Dr. Carl “Duke” Iverson

Long-time Western Colorado football coach Dr. Carl “Duke” Iverson who led the Mountaineers to six RMAC titles as head coach and another six as defensive coordinator died on Feb. 11, 2021 in Oregon. He was 80 years old.

Iverson was Western Colorado’s head coach from 1988-95 and 1997-2000 and is second on the Mountaineers’ all-time wins list thanks to a 79-47-1 record – including a 63-26 mark in RMAC contests.

Iverson won RMAC titles for the Mountaineers in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998 and guided Western to the national playoffs in 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1997 Duke amassed a record of 126-84-3 as a college head coach. He collected eight conference championships and was named the NAIA Division I Coach of the Year in 1991. He was named RMAC Coach of the Year six times. Duke was enshrined into the Black Hills State College Hall of Fame, the Western Colorado University Hall of Fame, and was a lifetime member of the American Football Coaches Association.

Duke was born in Seattle, Wash., to Wendell and Anne Iverson. He graduated from Pe Ell High School in 1958. Following high school, Duke earned his B.A. in chemistry from Whitman College (1962) and his Ph.D. in biological science from the University of Wisconsin (1967).

Duke and his wife, Rita, loved to travel. They spent the past 12 years exploring the United States, coaching football in several countries throughout Europe and traveling to Australia multiple times to visit his daughters and their families. Duke also enjoyed visiting with and attending his grandkids’ events including sports games, track meets, concerts, plays, recitals, and graduations.

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Duke had cherished relationships with everyone who crossed his path and many will say he was the most intelligent person they ever met. He is credited with writing his doctoral thesis on tree fungus and was a contributing author to Snow Lovers Guide to Winter Sports (Prentice-Hall, 1979).

His celebration of life was held at Mountaineer Bowl and attended by a great number of football alumni and friends from around the country. A Duke Iverson Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established at the Foundation. To give to the Iverson Memorial Scholarship, go to WesternUp.org.

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Honor Roll of Donors The following individuals, corporations, and foundations made gifts of $100 or greater in Fiscal Year 2021 (July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021). Every attempt was made to accurately cite each donor. Please notify the Foundation of any corrections.

The Benefactor’s Club ($100,000 to $999,999) Anonymous - 1 Philip Anschutz Denver Steven Borick Houston Ralph “Butch” Clark, III Gunnison Fritz and Elaine Culver Westcliffe Gunnison Valley Health Foundation Gunnison Hank Kaufmann Kamuela The Louis L. Borick Foundation Houston Minard Family Rev Trust Brentwood Ty and Lindsey Petway Atlantic Beach Piranha Hutchinson

CO TX CO CO CO HI TX TN FL KS

The Platinum Club ($50,000 to $99,999) Arjun Gupta Family Foundation Tom and Carolyn Corbett Jeffrey and Karen Holway Michael O. Johnson Maxine and David Pierce Rick Daniel Bettger Estate Robin Sue Martin Memorial Trust

San Francisco Ladera Ranch Lake Forest Vail Farmington Denver Sierra Vista

CA CA IL CO NM CO AZ

Anonymous (1) Joan Adair Cotopaxi Bob Austin Arlington Gloria Beim Gunnison Nancy Chisholm and Scott Clements Lakewood

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The Summit Society - Gold ($25,000 to $49,999)

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Coca-Cola Foundation Carol Greenlee Delia Fay Haefeli Bill and Ginger Kaczmarek Paul Keel Kenneth and Jeanne Levy-Church PepsiCo Ethel Rice The VF Foundation

Princeton Gunnison Greeley Bainbridge Island Saint Paul New York Montrose Gunnison Wilmington

NJ CO CO WA MN NY CO CO DE

Anonymous (2) Timothy and Judy Bergquist Arvada Travis and Stephanie Berry Denver Chris and Ranie Blees Colorado Springs Boettcher Foundation Denver Jerry Bowen Wheatland Justin Burch Gunnison James and Joyce Cilleson Arvada Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc. CO Springs Peter Dea and Cathy Carpenter Dea Crested Butte Steve and Lea Ann Devlin Fort Collins Michalina Ferrell Estate Reno Gianaras Foundation Carbondale Tedi Gillespie Grand Junction Jeffrey and Christine Grohne Downers Grove Mervin and Barbara Guy Colorado Springs John and Margie Haley Dallas Valerie Hastings Lakewood Holiday Inn Express Gunnison Gunnison Landman Scholarship Trust Fort Worth Ron and Karen Leach Grand Junction

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The Summit Society - Silver ($10,000 to $24,999)

Michael and Kathleen Lutito Jim and Kathy MacAllister Jeanie Miller Mountain Mesa Sports, Inc. Walt and Theresa Oleski PDC Energy Stan Pursley Paul and Katy Rady Harv and Linda Rees Steve Roch and Lorie Moreno-Roch Susan Steele Mark and Latricia Stewart William and Mary Swann Donald Timm Estate Rich and Joanie Todd Bryan Tutor and Paula Mann TWC Foundation Dan Warner Wendall and Sharon Williams Edward and Patricia Yankowich

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Anonymous (1) Barbara A. Breeding Estate Gunnison Tom and Cherie Burggraf Gunnison Susan Burianek Kirkland Al Caniff and Denise Mayfield Gunnison Gerald and Betsy Caplan Boulder Art Chaput Manhattan Comfort Inn Gunnison Brian and Lauren Cooper Gunnison Creager Mercantile Denver Frederick Davis, Jr. Longmont Marcela De La Mar Denver Jeane D. Fair Charitable Trust Colorado Springs Paul Franco and Sharon Butts Colorado Springs David and Margaret Grohne Sarasota Gentry Hansen Benbrook Kenneth Hodgins Doraville I-Bar Ranch Gunnison JMJK, LLC Glenwood Springs Jan and Katherine Horak Tofte Gerald and Lois Kiefer Aurora Kathy Kregel and James Smith Fort Collins The Kroger Company Foundation Cincinnati Liberty Oilfield Services Denver Patti Burritt Locke Englewood Liz McLeod Newport News Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Princeton Chris Mikesell Foundation Clearwater W. Curtis Mills Jr. Milton Belva Moyle Ogden Daniel and Jeanne O’Shaughnessy Englewood Bruce Otten Parker The Paper Clip Gunnison Linda Pierce Gunnison Greg and Marian Salsbury Frisco Meyer Saltzman Denver Mark and Mary Jo Schumacher Almont

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The Summit Society ($5,000 to $9,999)

Gerry and Jenny Shear Shear Family Foundation, Inc. Patrick Shelton Robert Stapleton Team Prep USA LLC Three Rivers Resort Jim Wallace Mark Warren Pat and Janet Wiesner Dave and Beverly Zanetell

Las Vegas Pittsburgh Marengo Grayson Crested Butte Almont La Junta Arlington Castle Rock Evergreen

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Anonymous (1) Gary and Dora Alstatt Grand Junction Todger Anderson and Shannon Armstrong-Anderson Vail Benjamin and Corinne Bangs Tulsa Bank of the West Gunnison Reid and Susan Bicknell Broomfield David Boome Jeffersonville Terry and Mary Brace Colorado Springs Richard and Veronica Bradsby Denver Wayne and Judy Brown Gunnison Elliot Brown Parsippany Gadi Cohen Parsippany Denver Association of Professional Landmen Denver Denver Museum of Nature & Science Denver Dos Rios Homeowners Association Gunnison Randy L. Ewing Quitman Peggy Foster and Heidi Daughan Foster Wichita Bill and Sharon Gern Laramie Beverly Griffith Austin Gunnison Real Estate & Rentals, LLC Gunnison Gunnison Shipping Gunnison John and Kitty Hasche Denver Jay and Karen Hill Gunnison Dale and Deanna Hockett Pagosa Springs Ashlee Hughes Houston Glen and Lynne Jammaron Glenwood Springs Steve and Cindy Jenkins Gunnison Mark C. Johnson and Dorothea Mostello St. Louis Robert E. Jones Ellensburg J&W Catering Gunnison Michael and Nancy Kaczmarek Pembroke Pines Dave and Brigette Kirvin Las Vegas Charlie and Kathy Lockhart Arvada Stacey Mark Highlands Ranch John McCarthy and Melanie Torpey Gunnison Dale Myers Livermore Bud and Karen Najvar Houston Ovintiv Cares Foundation Denver James and Teresa Peay Denver Lois Reed Estate Missoula James and Pamela Shaddock Greeley The Sign Guys & Gal Gunnison Silver Leaf Mortgage Centennial Virgil and Helen Stan Tucson Dave Taylor Gunnison The Topper Foundation Farmington Jyl Voss Lone Tree

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The “W” Mountain Club ($2,500 to $4,999)

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Michael Wade Daniel and Cheryl Wenzinger Barbara Wheeler Nicolle Witt Wolcott Family Foundation Wray Plumbing & Heating Co. Denae Yankowich

Elizabeth Grand Junction Grand Junction Highlands Ranch Denver Fort Collins Phoenix

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Anonymous (1) AAUW Gunnison Benjamin Allen Lone Tree Richard Allen Crested Butte Ameriprise Colorado Springs Teresa Anderson Gunnison Apple Matching Gift Program Princeton Back Country Cafe Gunnison Ben Bangs and Moira Fossum Tulsa Douglas Barton Omaha Thomas and Carla Bennett Gunnison Cathy Benson Crested Butte Benson Sotheby’s Realty Crested Butte BiggsKofford, PC Colorado Springs Robert Bonney Denver Candi Borah Gunnison Walter Borneman Estes Park Leister Bowling Boulder David and Patty Branch El Paso Janie Braswell Sun City West Dick and Donna Bratton Gunnison Richard Breeden Syracuse Randy Brenimer Grand Junction Derren and Diane Bryan Bowling Green Craig Bryant Gunnison Patrick Burke Brewster Glenn and Leila Calkins Gunnison Louie and Dorsey Carleo Pueblo Daniel and Carla Carlson San Antonio Cascade Mobile Home Park, LLC Colorado Springs Judy Chivers Albequerque Rose Mary Christie Northglenn Kevin and April Click Asheville Scott Cline Gunnison Robert and Carol Coon El Cerrito Casey, Sarah and RC Coons Arvada Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum Crested Butte Kristine Curtis Burke Cliff and Keita Davis Paonia Days Inn & Suites Gunnison Rick and Eileen Desch Centennial Chris and Kirsten Dickey Gunnison Econo Lodge Motel Gunnison Connie Elliott Trafalgar Stanley Elmaleh Boca Raton Eddie Evans Gunnison Sandra Everett Arvada Kathleen Fogo Gunnison Thomas and Mary Ann Fremgen Golden

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Glenn and Debra Mallory Aaron Malone Larry and Carla Manning Mario’s Pizza & Pasta Margaret Masias Dennis and Linda McCurry John McGovern Dan McKenna The Merchant Store Bruce and Sandra Meyer Mark and Kelly Miller Marshall and Lyria Miller Doris A. Miner Robert Mitton Cher Mitton Ken Moffitt Sara Moher Monarch Realty, Inc. Tex Moncrief Tom Moncrief William Moncrief Pamela Mortenson Ron and Betty Naftz Herbert Niles Jim and Sue Oates OffCenter DeSIGNS Greg Olson David and Jennifer Paddock Penn Mutual Giving Fund Phillip and Joan Perkins Craig and Margaret Peterson Judith Phelps Joni Pike-Shank Hugh Pitcher and Linda Lebsack Gaar Potter James Pribyl Donald and Donna Prosser Qualcomm Incorporated Quality Inn John and Leslie Randall David and Lynn Ransin RCS Farms LLC Bill Riffle and Ruann Ernst Thomas Riser Rocky Mountain Frames & Trophies Inc. Freda T. Roof Estate Matt and Carleen Savoren Jody Sawdo Sharon Schlegel Cory Schmeling Kathleen Seward Bob Shank and Joni Pike Pete and Kim Sherman Dick and Dawn Smith Melanie Smith and Amy Zook Florian Smoczynski William Spicer Cathy Strange Rich Stromberg James and Denna Sweeney

Grand Junction Portland Lamar Gunnison Pueblo Louisville Denver Gunnison Austin El Granada Springfield Bremerton Brush Ridgway Grand Junction Scottsdale Scottsdale Gunnison Fort Worth Fort Worth Fort Worth Aurora Frisco Cherokee Gunnison Gunnison Fruita Boulder Philadelphia Gunnison Bloomington Littleton Aurora Denver Denver Louisville Denver Princeton Gunnison Cripple Creek Rogersville LaSalle Scottsdale Gunnison Gunnison Winston-Salem Colorado Springs Gunnison Gunnison Brighton Gunnison Aurora Crested Butte Cypress Aurora Madison Gunnison Lafayette Walsenburg Leander

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Charles Thompson Longmont Robert Todd Dickinson David Tredway Woodworking, Co. Palisade Harry Truitt Franktown Ernest and Judy Trujillo Hutchinson John and Terry Vader Gunnison Tom and Kaye Van Hee Fowler Vickers Enterprises, Inc. Lake City Stephen Vickstrom Castle Rock Martha Violett Gunnison Mark and Ruth Welch Littleton Gene and Tracy West Parker Todd and Laura Wheeler Castle Rock Brooke Whisenhunt Springfield Gregory Whisler Arvada Oliver and Caroline Whitehead Edmonds Wilder Home Owners Association Williams Engineering, LLC Gunnison David and Katherine Wright Double Oak Joe Wuebben Fort Mill David Yost Pasadena The Henry A. and Cynthia G. Yost Family Foundation Pasadena Marlene Zanetell Gunnison

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The Partners’ Club ($750 to $999) Scott Anderson Randy and Linda Boston Dan Buffington Kenneth and Rebekah Conkright Marcia Crawford Filmfreeway Mary-Lynn Goberis Tyron James Bruce Keller Jason Lucas Donnie and Karen Michael Bob O’Hayre Parish Oil John and Colette Perusek Shondeck Financial Services Spallone Construction Trenton and Christina Staley Keith and Mickey Stegall Chris Sutter Leslie Taylor Miles and Tonya Van Hee Vantage Resources

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The Collegian’s Club ($500 to $749) Anonymous (3) Loren Ahonen and Lindsey Grasmick Charlie and Gabriela Alexander Kevin and Lori Alexander James Anderson Brad and Julie Baca Wesley and Suzanne Baker

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Bruce Bartleson & Deirdre Fotescu Gunnison Martin and Lisa Beauchamp Louisville Craig Beebe Gunnison Robert and Susan Beeken Fruita Big Red Construction Inc. Kingman Robert and Nancy Blose Wappingers Falls Emily Boome Boonville Allen and Lois Borkowski Sioux City Kathryn Boswell Leander Gene and Terri Bower Tucson Kelly Brown Pasadena Bruce and Patricia Byrd Fraser Peter Caloger Almont Clay and Keely Campbell Denver Tyler and Shelby Campbell Canyon William and Claudia Campbell Littleton Jane Carlson New Braunfels Jason and Jennifer Chance Atascadero Chicago Vessel Fueling Co. Clare David and Rebecca Clifford Centennial Don and Gina Coleman and Christopher Coleman Gunnison Rob Coleman Cheyenne Michael and Kerri Coulter Arvada Simon and Lillian Cowie Danville Michael Crouch Denver Jeremy Curry Longmont Jerome and Donna Dayton Carbondale James and Amy Degenhard Severna Park Kimberly Despeaux Covington Timothy Donovan and Maria Gianaras Frank and Carol Edlin Wheat Ridge Wallace and Kristine Erickson Cheyenne David and Cleata Felenka Cheyenne Fuel Boat Holdings, LLC Clare Liz Fuller Gunnison Bill and Linda Ginsberg Parker Loren Ahonen and Lindsay Grasmick Gunnison Richard and Noelle Hagan Fort Collins Charles and Stephanie Haitz Colorado Springs Amy Harmon Flagstaff De Ann Hanson Montrose Glena Haskin Center Cherrie Haugh Gunnison Richard Heiny Midland Dennis and Pam Hogan Centennial Matthew Hohne Aliso Viejo Todd Holzwarth Winter Park Mike and Sharon Horton Batavia Matthew Hossner Denver Galen and Nancy Houston Gunnison Dr. Amy Jacobsen Overland Park Scott Kearney Denver Kirby and Lynn Killian Vancouver Martin and Darby Klinowski Gunnison Connie and Roger Knight Golden Gary and Dolora Koontz Fort Collins Mark and Sheila Lake Parker Michael Legg Montrose Terri Livermore Arvada Brenda Lott Thornton

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Jim and Dee Mahaffey Dick and Jo Anne Malmgren Joe Marshall Mark and Shari Martinez Larry and Nancy Mason Jerry and Tina McLain Linda McNeill Michael and Mary McVay Frank Mencin Bill and Karen Michel Michael Mileski Scott Tucker and Elizabeth Miller-Tucker Moen Brooke Moran Dick and Karen Morgan Theresa Morris Bob and Connie Murdock Frank and June Nails Roy and Shirley Nolan Tom and Linda Perry Steve Phillips John Pieper John and Amy Pilger Sonja Pluess Dave and Linda Portwood Steven Powers Puchek Construction, Inc. Kim Read Bill Rex Kathryn Richardson Mark and Tanya Riters Roto-Rooter Plumbing Richard and Mary Schafer Tom Schirmer Jack Sinks and Peggy Ann West Sinks Vincent Stack and Sarah Hudelson Tom and Tina Starman Ronald and Jane Stoughton Mark and Marian Strohmeyer Rodney Tabberer Kent and Kim Taylor John and Julie Tobin Peter Tyler Wagner Equipment Co. John and Barbara Walker Harry Warner Elizabeth Warren Thomas Warren Linda Wartes Ricky Webber Michael and Lindsay West Rob and Vicki Wheeler Stanley and Pamela Whitaker Warren and Sally Wilcox David and Julie Winn David and Anna Woodruff Bill and Susan Woodward

Anchorage Boulder Parker Champaign Medford Chadron Ridgeway Hobbs Leadville Gunnison Gunnison Marietta North Olmsted Gunnison Fort Collins Henderson Castle Rock Las Vegas Gypsum Trinidad Grand Junction Midland Green Valley Edgerton Cheney Portland Gunnison Fort Collins Golden Council Bluffs Longmont Tulsa La Salle Fort Collins Atlanta Salida Strasburg St. George Vista Lone Tree Whitefish Highlands Ranch Rock Springs Aurora Tucson Bloomfield Hills Colorado Springs Moab Gunnison Centennial New Castle Colorado Springs Englewood Gunnison Gunnison Tulsa Kingman

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The Crimson & Slate Club

($250 to $499) Anonymous (6) Mark Acker Bellevue Camilo and Sibyl Aguirre Riverside Jon Ake Lakewood Alpine Acupuncture LTD Gunnison Hillary Andreichik APO Tony Armenta Santa Ynez Victor and Laura Ast Monte Vista Leslie Barnett Broomfield Jim and Judy Barry Gunnison Frank and Kathleen Bauer Stockton Kathleen Bauman Evergreen Katie Benoit Gunnison Ronnie and Shana Benson Gunnison George and Joy Besse Gunnison John and Patricia Bicknell Longmont Gary Bills Sioux Falls Sandra Blankenship Frisco Michael Bleakley Gunnison Frank and Carolyn Bonadies Wayne Lorenzo Bonvicini Denver Michael Borah Casper Michael and Kimberly Boyle Bozeman Edward Boyles Colorado Springs Orvin Breningstall and Donna Baker-Breningstall Denver Veronica Breznen New Canaan Kenn Briggs Colorado Springs George Brill Aurora Brenda Brown Calabasas Gerald Brusewitz Stillwater Richard and Beverly Buck Fruita Mindy Byron Ward Cove James Cagle Grand Junction Kim Callis Seattle Mike Camarata and Catherine Valen Nederland Shaun and Suzanne Carmody Colorado Springs Steven Carolus Oviedo Bruce Catlin Lincoln Andrew Chisholm Lakewood Jack and Cheryl Chrane Manor Sean and Brenda Claflin Canon City Karrie Clark Gunnison Scott Clements Lakewood Linda Cobb-Reiley Golden Randall Cole Evergreen Rosalind Cook Crested Butte Cooper & Cooper Associates Corralitos Fred Cooper Watsonville Brian and Patty Coppess Gunnison Carmelita L. Cordero Santa Maria Daniel Cordova Westminster Chad and Tracy Cornia Evanston Walter and Ellyn Coughlin Denver Delores Crane Whitewater John and Tammie Craven Denver Timothy Cronin Carmichael Mark Curry and Danette Laverne Curry Kailua Kona Bruce and Sharon Custer Hoisington Michael L. Daniels, Inc. Grand Junction

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Thomas and Carol Darcy Montrose Mark and Kimberly Davis Colorado Springs Terrance and Veronica Davis Corona Brian and Janice DeMoss Highland Beach Paul Depp Broomfield Marc and Karin Doucette Golden Ronald Downs Canon City Thomas and Carrie Duits Brighton Peter and Susan Dunda Almont Bruce Durban Monrovia David Durham Basehor David and Jane Ebby Bryn Mawr Eddie’s Barber Shop Gunnison Electrical Innovations Co Littleton Sandra Elliott Northglenn Ron and Sharon Ellis Aurora Simon Engelbert Littleton Jim Escobedo Aurora Jenny Evans Baggs James Ewer Harshaw Corey Ewing and Heidi Cogburn-Ewing Greeley Nancy Fallis Grand Junction Christopher and Sarah Farley Arvada Eric and Jennifer Farrenkopf Tulare Andy and Tamie Farris Dallas Paul and Tamara Farris Colorado Springs Finney Land Co. Durango Kent Foster Little Rock Fullmer’s Ace Hardware Co., Inc. Gunnison Brandon and Pamela Garcia Colorado Springs Peter and Nancy Gauss Gunnison Des Gibson Almont Randy Girtin Denver Go Big Blue LLC Craig Philip Grabowski Tucson Steven and Penny Grasmick Fowler Jeff Griggs Knightstown Gunnison Golf Club, Inc. Gunnison Lucile Hadley Cortez Mary Hagerty and Mary Richey Aurora Lyda Hardy Gunnison JoLynn Heil Dillon Sophia Helmer Parker Taylor Hetzer Westminster Lawrence Hill Medical Lake Don and Swanda Hinson Paonia Paul and Brittnie Hogan Littleton Dexter and Phyllis Holmes Los Angeles Kevin Homer Rock Springs Ralph Houdeshell and David Houdeshell Wellington Barbara Hurley Cupertino International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers CO Springs Christopher and Cindy Isaacs Greenwood Village John Jackson High Island Radford Jackson Oxnard Lora Jaquette Mesa James Jirele Monument Joseph and Jasmine Jirele Golden Valley JK Group, Inc. Princeton Kelly Johnston Longmont Steven and Jacqueline Johnson Clark

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Thomas Johnson and Victoria Simpson Louisville Andrew Jones Denver Richard Jung Durango Piilani Kapu-Welch Oceanside Kevinn and Deana Keck Flagstaff Jon and Anita Keenan Paonia Philip Kelly Bedford Hills Thomas Kennedy Lakewood Joseph Kerr Greenwood Village Ronnie and Karen Kibler Gunnison John Kiesel Arvada Ashley King Ridgway Robert King Missoula Mary Klingbeil Longmont John and Susan Klinsing Buena Vista David and Jacqueline Knipping Eagle Bruce Kolisek Grand Junction Tom and Carol Larson Olmitz Wayne and Mary Laslie Albuquerque Jay and Mitzi Leaver Buena Vista Edwin Lehrburger Denver Richard Lent Manchester Susan Linsey Big Sky Barbara Loustalet Aurora Gregory Luning Bonita Springs John and Mary Mahan Harwich Mark and Sara Mahowald Denver Robert and Trudy Matarese Vail Jerry and Sue Maulden Little Rock Warren May Morgan Hill Scott and Zoe Mayer Bozeman Trevor McCord Littleton Sean McCune Colorado Springs George and Mary Ann McGuan Gary David McKenney Houston Joe McLain Gunnison Donovan and Emily McMahill Gunnison Artemio Mendoza and Gloria Poncedeleon Fountain Matthew Michalski Breckenridge Ralph Miller Montrose Bill and Anna Moncrief Fort Worth Brandi Morris North Las Vegas Gilbert and Mary Munoz Colorado Springs John and Rose Murphy Erie Dean and Maria Namba Venice Nesbitt & Company, LLC Gunnison Hubert and Elaine Nethercot Parker John Newman Denver Next Gen Association Serv Long Beach William and Leigh Nicas Littleton Kenneth Griesel and Donna Nicholas-Griesel Coaldale Dale and Donna Nielsen Gunnison Bill and Stephanie Niemi Crested Butte Larry and Ruth Nisbet Centennial James and Patricia Nunnery Tulare Victor Olavarri Dallas Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. Ogden Nathan and Kristin Olson Woodland Park Michael and Susan O’Malley Little Rock One Step Ahead Inc. Bothell Mark and Bebe Orrino Thornton

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John and Mary Osterhaus Medina Andrew Palmer Colorado Springs William and Gail Palmer Rangely Katie Parker Calhan Steve Patrick Gunnison PBS of Western Colorado Inc. Grand Junction Dennis Pearson Canon City Ken and Tammy Perkins Ogden Jana Phillips Santa Maria Piezan’s New York Pizzaria Gunnison Charles and Ashleigh Pipher Gunnison Pipher Construction and Cabinets, LLC Gunnison Jerry Piquette Gunnison William and Norene Piquette La Junta Leticia Plascencia Santa Ana Platte River Investments, Inc. Keenesburg James Podolak Boulder Ashley Portmann Gunnison Bill and Kathie Powell Gunnison William Powers Durango Sanja Mary Prock Aurora Pro Business Solutions of Western CO Grand Junction Richard Raduziner Tahoe City Tony and Monica Ramunno Monument Donna Rau Las Vegas Chris Ray Crested Butte Justin and Niki Ready Dixon Erika Redfern Lone Tree Galen Reed Parker Rich and Jody Reeser Gunnison Alexander and Ann Rende Pelham Judy Rhoades Huntington Beach Lisa Rice Hollywood Mary Rogers Midland Michael and Suzanne Romero Westminster Albert and Angela Roper Gunnison Norma Ross Flagstaff Robert Rouse Portland Nancy Ruehle Gunnison Dale and Connie Ryba Colorado Springs Anne Ryter Gunnison Michael Sanders Dallas Joanne Schilling Birchwood W. Rick and T. Jyll Scott Castle Rock Valerie Scranton Laura Servatius Colorado Springs Donald and Patricia Shafe Apache Junction Bret and Holly Shaw Greeley Sharrie Sheridan Anchorage John and Roxanne Shouse Colorado Springs Tom and Anne Shrake Reno Jesse and Elisa Silva Fresno Kirk and Deanna Skabo Colorado Springs Morgan J. Smith Costa Mesa Michael and Christine Smith Loveland Jeffrey Smith Bethesda Dennis and Joanne Snyder Pueblo Ralph and Kathryn Spear Gunnison Birgitte and Curt Spivey Medford Cathy Sporcich Crested Butte Donald and Kathleen Spritzer Missoula

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Jim Stanley Gunnison Raymond and Jamie Stepan Pueblo Cristina Stevens Colorado Springs Stephanie Stoddard Phelan Roger and Carol Storer Springfield George and Ann Stowell Gunnison Wesley and Georgette Strain Las Cruces Dana Stringer Bayfield Michael Loimata Sua Vista Thomas and Garnette Sutherland Long Beach Dan and Vishia Talbot Winter Haven Ty and Jennifer Tatham Mead Margaret Tegtmeyer Crete William and Ruth Thacker Bandera Gil Thibedore and Renata Bluhm Franklin Tom and Polly Thompson Bend Bryan and Erin Thompson Denver T L Construction, Inc. Arvada Marvin Toreson Lake Havasu City Barbara Trepanier Denver Raymond Trontell and Henrietta Frank Pueblo William and Mary Tuleja Bolingbrook Charles Tutor Gunnison Kevin and Stacy Unger Fort Collins Edward and Rosalie Valencia Solvang Karen Van De Water Denver Jan Visintainer Reston Charles Von Thun Denver Alden Vulgamore Pueblo Garth and Sharon Wagstaff Evanston Mike Wallace Seneca Gregory Warneke Denver Virginia Wayland Gunnison Jeff and Kelly Weak Gunnison Sherran L. Webster Arvada West Vail Liquor Mart Vail Western Engineering Consultants Inc., LLC Brush Edgeworth Westwater Canon City Judy Weyenberg Canon City Cindy Whitney and Jeff Robison Gunnison Larry and Cecelia Wilbanks Aurora Donald and Suzanne Wilkinson Colorado Springs Gregory and Alice Williams Harvard James and Lauren Willis Denver Sterling Wilson Templeton Joe and Sheila Winegardner Gunnison Wise Mechanical, Inc. Gunnison Andrew and Elise Wood Denver Michelle Wood Castle Rock Richard and Melissa Wood Monument Ed and Ruth Woytek Lakewood Nina Yang Santa Monica Jorge Zarate Jr. Denver Jack and Diane Zelinger Sun Lakes Michael Zerr Denver Sherwood Zimmerman and Nancy Olson Tucson

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The Cornerstone Club ($100 to $249) Anonymous (4)

Daniel Adams Jeffrey and Jennifer Adams Patrick Adams and Sarah Lucio-Adams Tyler Adams Luis Aduna Maria Agazio Bruce and Ellen Ahlbom Michael and Blair Aimone Greg Aldridge Robert Alei and Sharon Gonzalez-Alei Thomas Allen Cody and Charity Allen Adam Anders Deann Anderson Mike and Stacey Anderson Linda Ellen Andrews John Anselmo ANSYS, INC. Jerold and Ruth Apps Susan Apps-Bodilly Justin Armour Louis Arseculeratne Ernest and Tonya Arterburn Laurie Atkinson Kim Auer Todd Auer Piper Aune Greg and Gay Austin Axelson Machine, Inc. Leisel Azbill William and Marilyn Baca John and Kelly Bailey Pamela Baker Michael and Marsha Ballard Josh and Jennifer Barchers Amber Basford Craig and Jennifer Beaty John Becker Shawn Beiriger Kevin Beltz Mary Jo Bennetts-Small Scott Bernoudy Gimo Berry Ken and Kim Besel James and Suzette Bettger Ted Anderson and Robin Bingham Charles Bissell Owen and Delores Blacklock Blackstock Bistro Amy Blahnik Melvin and Janet Blahnik Christopher Blakeslee Eric Blanke Wayne and Catherine Blazek Mark Bodley and Roxy Gomes Steve and Maryellen Boissonnault Chris and Jade Bomba Charles and Rebecca Booker Miranda Botts William Bowley James and Peggy Boydstun

Alton Mancos Loveland Arvada Anaheim Commerce City Corte Madera Green River Lenexa Santa Fe Meeker Montgomery Kenai Colorado Springs Albuquerque Steamboat Springs Highlands Ranch Canonsburg Madison Madison Manitou Springs Gilbert Englewood Littleton Gunnison Gunnison Fort Collins Gunnison Erie Gilbert Pueblo West Timnath Homer Glen Little Rock Dillon Highlands Ranch Littleton Denver Del Norte Crested Butte Buena Vista Lincoln Fort Smith Cedaredge Brighton Gunnison Broomfield Fort Collins Gunnison Arvada Homosassa Centennial Parker Highlands Ranch Los Banos Grand Junction Rifle Ft. Belvoir Grand Junction Whittier Canon City

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Rich and Jenn Bradfield Louisville Christopher Bradford San Dimas Travis Bradley Parker Dan and Sue Bradley Arvada Marques and Melissa Bravo Colorado Springs Joanna Brison Granada Hills Daniel Britt Littleton Rachel Brodsky Telluride Jen Brood Vista Erlon and Frances Broomhall Shaftsbury Steven J. Burge Denver Clint Buringa Golden Steven Burton Amarillo Brad Burton Gunnison Jan and Nancy Bybee Lakewood James and Rhoda Byron Ketchikan Saundra Cairo Cottonwood Heights Kelly Calton Denver Robert Campbell Wheat Ridge Marc and Nancy Cantril Prairie Village Laurie Carl Hillsboro Dave and Janay Carlson Westminster Doug Carlson Mill Valley Gustav and Janice Carlson Gold Canyon Shirley Carlson Thornton Joe and Penny Carrithers Gunnison David Cast Lake Oswego Ken and Robin Chance Cheyenne Andrew and Laura Chavers Thornton Larry and Rilla Cheeseman Colorado Springs Hanish Chhitu-Mani Gunnison Justin Chrane and Shanna Hampton Buda Samuel and Janet Clark Mesquite Jud and Betty Clifton Sandy The Clorox Company Lonny and Pamela Cogburn Greeley Joseph Colacicco Tucson Gordon and Ruth Coleman Naperville Thomas and Julie Concialidi Sparks Edward Conner Crested Butte Kevin and Connie Cook Loveland Norman and Myrna Cook Paulding Sarah Cook Pueblo Carrie Couey Silt Michael Crawford Frisco Scott and Jannice Cromwell Arvada Don and Marlene Crosby Gunnison Phil and Janet Crossley Gunnison Avionne Culliver-James San Diego Brian Cummings Colorado Springs Pasquale Cutrone Islamorada Christina Damron Gunnison Joey and Kitty Daniel Lynchburg Kathy Danskin Longmont Molly Darby Gunnison Dark Horse Liquors Inc. Craig Dan David Las Vegas Brien and Emily Davis Hope James and Sharyn Davis Perry Kenneth and Charyle Davis Lamar Stanley Davis and Tricia Bump-Davis Napa

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In photo left to right: Tom Burggraf, Executive Director; Catherine Lopez, Major Gift Officer; Pam Johnston, Financial Manager; Mackenzie Bode, Annual Giving and Scholarship Officer; Joy Kean, Philanthropy Services Officer

Welcome to our new staff members!

Mackenzie Bode (’19)

Joy Kean The mountains were calling. After years on the West Coast, a majority of her time spent in a small, college town, Joy and her husband, Joseph, relocated to the Gunnison Valley in 2018 after taking a 10-day scenic road trip through Colorado. It was love at first sight. Formally the Executive Assistant to the CEO of the Boys & Girls Club in Carlsbad, California and then most recently as the Executive Assistant to the President here at Western, Joy brings her expertise in business, philanthropy, and CRM management.

As the new Philanthropy Services Officer, she handles all incoming donations, serves as the board liaison and executive assistant, and also helps with donor relations and events. Besides her passion for this beautiful Valley and expanding University, she loves to talk wine, food, traveling (she worked on a cruise ship!), and would love to hear if you have a new scenic area or trail her and her family, including little one, Clementine, should check out! A skilled professional with a warm heart (even in the coldest of days in the Valley), we are grateful to have her on board.

To Our Donors

Mackenzie is a 2019 Western alumna, a bold learner, undercover cowgirl, and the Foundation’s Annual Giving and Scholarship Officer.

Originally from Fort Collins, CO, Mackenzie knew she was a small-town girl at heart, made to thrive at altitude in wide open spaces, and loves running into you at the grocery store! She chose to attend Western Colorado University and has called Gunnison home ever since. Graduating with a Bachelors in Business Administration, an emphasis in Marketing, and minor in Recreation and Outdoor Education, Executive Director, Tom Burggraf, describes her as, “a walking Western mission statement!” As a student, Mackenzie was heavily involved as the Club Sports President, a beginner on the figure skating team, a Director for Campus Recreation on the Student Government Association, the WCU Hockey team’s #1 fan, a founding member of Business Fraternity Pi Sigma Epsilon, a friendly face at the Bookstore and volunteer Marketing Coordinator for the Cattlemen’s Days Rodeo. As our newest staff member at the Foundation, Mackenzie gracefully empowers all of our annual giving programs and will be the liaison for donors and departments for our skyrocketing number of privately-funded scholarships. Outside of her passion for Western, you can find Mackenzie practicing a new hobby, working as the Development and Media Director for Cattlemen’s Days Tough Enough to Wear Pink or riding through the Cochetopa Hills on her horse!

From the Foundation Staff May your 2022 be full of good health, happiness, and joy! We truly appreciate all you have done to change the lives of Western students, and in turn, making our work extremely meaningful.

Warmly: Tom, Catherine, Pam, Mackenzie, and Joy

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Save the Dates Mountaineer Gala Saturday, April 9, 2022 Dinner, Program, and Presentation of the Award of Excellence Event Chairs: Joanie and Rich Todd Glenmoor Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado

‘Western Goes Western’ Farm-to-Table Dinner Saturday, September 17, 2022 Western Attire / Live Music The Hudson Gardens & Event Center Littleton, Colorado

For sponsorship information, please contact clopez@western.edu (303) 995-4457.

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