2015 Annual Report

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2015 Annual Report

MOVING mountains
WITH NSU SCHOLARSHIPS
“She will look back
on this when she is an
adult and see what I
have accomplished and
hopefully move her
own mountains.”
CONTENTS
NSU Foundation
2015 Annual Report
FEATURES
3 A Message from the NSU President
4 NSU Foundation Board of Trustees
5 NSU Foundation Executive
Director’s Letter
6 NSU celebrates the re-dedication of
the Circle of Excellence Plaza
8 Nowicki Scholarship helps
non-traditional students succeed
10 New NSU scholarship to benefit
single parents
12 Lindorfer Scholarship reduces
financial strain for OCO students
14 Snodgrass welcomed as 2016
Battenfield-Carletti Distinguished
Lecture Series speaker
15 NSU expected to implement a new
Physician Assistant program in 2017
16 Moving mountains with
NSU scholarships
18 Scholarship quotes
20 2015 Honor Roll of Donors
24 Financials
25 NSU Foundation growth
26 Endowments
28 Annually funded scholarships
& programs
30 Memorial benches
31 Ways to give
On Cover: NSU scholarship recipient
Ain Scott with his 11-year-old daughter, Rain.
Northeastern State University Holi Fest 2015
Students dance and throw colored powder during the Indian Student Association’s Holi Carnival
A MESSAGE FROM THE NSU PRESIDENT
Dear Friends:
I want to offer a sincere “thank you” to those of you who made financial
contributions to Northeastern State University in 2015. Through your
generosity, the NSU Foundation’s total assets grew to almost $25 million,
enabling us to award a record amount of scholarship support of nearly
$735,000 to our deserving and appreciative students. For reference, in
2012, total assets were $16.7 million.
Your support comes at a critical time in the state’s history. When
comparing our state appropriation for fiscal year 2015 to fiscal year
2016, the appropriation has been reduced by $4,722,187 (12.73%). Since
January 1, 2016, we have been impacted by four revenues failures, two in
the General Revenue Fund and two in Oil Gross Production. Our cuts
since January 1 are $3,423,366 (9.56%). As you have heard and read through multiple media reports,
Oklahoma will have $1.3 billion less in revenue to appropriate in FY 17. The cumulative effects
of these cuts is forcing NSU to eliminate open positions, reduce course offerings, and impede our
ability to stay current with classroom technology.
Although the state’s financial situation is bleak, the zeal of NSU faculty and staff to provide a
rigorous educational experience and outstanding student services has not been diminished. Our
students remain optimistic about their future. They realize that, for most citizens, a bachelor’s
degree is the catalyst to wealth attainment and long-term quality of life. This report includes “their
story.” I trust that you will carefully read each account of what a scholarship means to them.
As I have met with graduates/donors over the past year, I have been blessed and inspired to hear
“your story” of what a degree from NSU means to you. How it changed your life and the lives of
those you love and those who love you. Regardless of when you graduated from NSU, or when
your parent(s) or grandparent(s) attended NSU, “your story” IS the NSU story. This institution
connects us all in very positive and tangible ways. And, we would not be able to serve the region,
state, and the international student population without your support.
Let me conclude this letter on a major positive note. You may recall that we announced
Preserve our Past. ENSUre Our Future. The Campaign for Northeastern State University in
January, 2015. Our initial working goal was established at almost $21 million. Due to an institutionwide effort, and through the sacrificial giving and pledges of so many donors, we raised almost $13
million in year one of a five year fundraising campaign. Thank you!
A new chapter of the NSU Story is being written, I sincerely hope you will continue to be part of it.
Sincerely,
Dr. Steve Turner, President
www.nsugiving.com | 918-458-2143 | 812 N. Cedar Ave. | Tahlequah, OK 74464
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NSU FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Chair
Larry Adair
Stilwell, OK #
Vice Chair
Denise Roddy
Tulsa, OK +
Secretary/Treasurer
Darrell Sullenger
Tulsa, OK +
Lynna Carson
Stilwell, OK *
Larry Dotson
Tahlequah, OK *
Mike Fine
Tulsa, OK +
Jim Gore
Pryor, OK +
James Howard
Ponca City, OK *
William Langley, Jr.
Stilwell, OK #
Gary Parker
Muskogee, OK #
Wellon Poe, Jr.
Oklahoma City, OK *
Patty Skinner
Tahlequah, OK *
* Term Expires 2017
# Term Expires 2018
+ Term Expires 2019
Dan Sullivan
Claremore, OK +
Gregg Wadley
Oklahoma City, OK *
Maurice Turney
Tahlequah, OK *
The Northeastern
State University
Foundation, Inc. is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit
corporation formed
exclusively to
support NSU.
Craig Winters
Tulsa, OK +
NSU DEVELOPMENT STAFF
Peggy Glenn
NSU Director of
Development
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Robin Johnson
Assistant Director of
Financial Services
Erin Feller
Development Officer
Northeastern State University Foundation | 2015 Annual Report
Ethan Hayman
Development Officer
Daniel Johnson
Director of Alumni
Services
Meggie Froman-Knight
Cami Highers
Coordinator of Information Coordinator of Stewardship
and Special Events
and Annual Giving
Shawna Stanley
Secretary
NSU FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S LETTER
As you’ll read in this 2015 Annual Report for
the Northeastern State University Foundation,
scholarships and other private donations
help our students and our university “move
mountains.” Many of our students work
multiple jobs, take care of their families, and
deal with nearly unimaginable hardships,
from unexpected medical emergencies to
natural disasters, and from food insecurity to
homelessness. Yet they persevere and do their
best academically, because they know that
higher education “moves mountains” within
our economy and our society.
“The highlight of my trip ended up being a lesser-known site that I
had never heard of: Abu Simbel, located near the Sudaneese border.”
I recently traveled to the Middle East to fulfill
a lifelong dream of exploring the pyramids,
tombs of pharaohs, and ancient cities in
Egypt and Jordan. The highlight of my trip
ended up being a lesser-known site that I had
never heard of: Abu Simbel, located near the
Sudaneese border. Abu Simbel is a temple
complex carved into a sandstone mountain
that was originally built around 1300 B.C. by
the Pharaoh Ramesses II to commemorate his
successful battle against the Hittites in Syria.
He also constructed a second temple nearby to
honor his favorite wife, Nefertari.
When the Aswan High Dam was being
constructed on the Nile River in the 1960s,
these two temples were in the floodplain
of the newly-created Lake Nasser. To save
these ancient structures, a multinational
team of archaeologists, engineers, and
skilled construction workers cut the entire
complex into stone blocks averaging 20 tons,
and reassembled them on higher ground.
Amazingly, it took just four years, from 1964
to 1968. Since then, an airport and businesses
catering to tourists have sprung up around
Abu Simbel.
A college education is a similar undertaking.
It takes about four years, requires a lot of
planning and hard work, and when complete,
translates into an economic driver for our
region. Like Abu Simbel, the impact of our
graduates will be seen for generations.
Through your donation to the NSU
Foundation, you are part of the team that
helps our students move mountains. And with
your continued support, the Foundation and
University will move our own mountain by
reaching the $20.925 million working goal
for the most ambitious fundraising campaign
in our institution’s history. The campaign
is appropriately named, “Preserve our Past.
ENSUre Our Future.” We look forward to
sharing more about this campaign in the
coming year.
Peggy Glenn (’90), MPP, JD
Executive Director, NSU Foundation
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NSU celebrates the re-dedication of the
CIRCLE OF
EXCELLENCE
PLAZA
For the past 50 years, Northeastern State University has honored faculty members who are selected
by their peers to be added to the NSU Faculty Circle of Excellence. These faculty were nominated
among many by students and colleagues for their contributions in teaching, research and service.
This year, NSU’s Council of the NSU Faculty Association and
the NSU Foundation celebrated the honorees, past and present,
during the re-dedication of the Circle of Excellence Plaza on
April 22.
Three faculty members are selected each year from three
different areas—teaching, research and service.
There have been over 90 recipients with the most recent being
Dr. Dilene Crockett, Dr. Sapna Das-Bradoo, and Dr. Christopher
Flavin in 2016; Dr. Kathi McDowell, Dr. Joseph Ahlander and
Tom Rink in 2015; Dr. Mark Paulissen, Dr. Christine Hallman
and Dr. David Lewerenz in 2014; and Dr. Mike Wilds, Dr. Kevin
Wang and Dr. Tiffany Maher in 2013. The first faculty member to
receive this honor was Hattie Propst during the academic year of
1964-1965.
Peggy Glenn, director of development and executive director of
the NSU Foundation, stated that the NSU Foundation provides
perpetual funding for the Circle of Excellence awards. They
provide $2,500 per award recipient.
“The recipient may receive the funds directly or choose to deposit
the monies in a program account at NSU for use on books, a
conference, or other program-related expenses.”
All honorees have their name on a brick that has been installed in
the new plaza on the southwest side of the John Vaughn Library.
For more information, please visit
www.nsuok.edu/CircleofExcellence.
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Nowicki
Scholarship
helps non-traditional students succeed
“That was when we decided that if we
could ever help non-traditional students
in our situation in the future, we
certainly would.”
Hard work, determination and diligence are telltale traits of a student
destined for success. But sometimes, a little help along the way can
be life-changing—enter Northeastern State University Foundation
scholarships. The Foundation’s annually funded scholarships and
endowments give students a chance to focus on their schoolwork,
while lightening the burdens of their financial responsibilities.
Michael and Linda Nowicki, for instance, know firsthand about
financially struggling through school.
As college students and newlyweds at Slippery Rock University,
Pennsylvania in 1981, the couple had to work while studying to be able
to afford their tuition.
“As a student I was working full time and going to school at nights for
my entire degree in business administration and marketing,” Linda
said.
Michael was completing his master’s degree in educational
administration while teaching full time at an elementary school. Each of
them maintained a 4.0 GPA.
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“We studied nights and weekends and didn’t have time for
much else. We were young newlyweds with all the expenses
you could imagine, and there was nothing available
financially to help with our education,” Linda explained.
Eventually, their hard work set them up for success, as
Michael and Linda secured stable employment and pledged
to help other tenacious students get through school.
“After graduation I was promoted to director of personnel at
a local hospital in Pennsylvania where we lived at the time.
My education paid off. That was when we decided that if
we could ever help non-traditional students in our situation
in the future, we certainly would.”
It was a promise the couple kept. After moving from
Pennsylvania to the warmer climate in Cherokee County,
they worked with the NSU Foundation in December 2011
to establish the Nowicki Annual Scholarship for NonTraditional Students, which has helped 39 students since
2010.
Brandy Hayes, a 2015 recipient majoring in criminal justice,
said with all the demands of life she has to face—as a wife,
mother of four, work and college—the scholarship money
gave her that extra push to succeed.
that much closer to living the bright and happy life of my
dreams.”
Christopher Havenar, a Tulsa student majoring in
accounting, also has dreams of bettering his life by earning
a quality education, while supporting his wife and daughter.
“I am the first person in my family to have
attended a university, so I cannot express just
how important this education is to me and
my loved ones. This scholarship will lighten
the burden of student loans and will help me
purchase textbooks for my classes without
having to go out of pocket.”
~Christopher Havenar
Havenar, Luznicky, Smith and Hayes all epitomize the
“non-traditional students” this scholarship was intended to
help.
“It not only helped me financially, it showed me the hard
work I put into my education and grades were worth it. It
gave me the strength to finish up my last year of college and
the drive to keep my grade point average high.”
“The ideal recipient we feel is someone who is in the
similar situation as us - earning money to support their
family and trying to get ahead by getting a good education.
Also someone who works hard to get good grades and
proves they are serious about school by at least completing
their freshman year,” Linda said.
Another recipient, Justin Smith, a computer science major
from Fort Gibson, had to work two jobs—full time and part
time—because taking care of his wife and son while paying
tuition was putting a strain on his finances.
Students are considered non-traditional for purposes of this
scholarship if they are employed at least 20 hours a week
excluding on-campus work, are full time students, and are
at least a sophomore with a declared major.
In a letter to the Nowicki’s, Smith thanked them for their
generosity.
Linda hopes some of the Nowicki scholarship recipients
pay it forward by helping others in the future, when they
have the means. The couple is now retired and has lived in
Tahlequah for the past 10 years.
“The Nowicki Scholarship will lessen that strain and it is
greatly appreciated by not only myself, but my family.”
Amy Luznicky, a psychology major who received the award
in 2015 and a single mother of one, knew higher education
was her ticket to a more fulfilled life. The scholarship, she
said, directly supported the transformation she wanted for
her family.
“This will reduce my student debt burden and put me
Christopher Havenar, his wife
Angel and daughter Braelynn
Justin Smith
“We have been blessed to be successful in our careers and
we feel that it is important to give back to the community
in which we live.”
The scholarship is advertised and managed by NSU’s
Office of Student Financial Services, and the General
Scholarship Committee makes selection recommendations.
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Amy Luznicky and son Alex
New NSU
scholarship
to benefit
single parents
Northeastern State University
student Shannon Fincher is a single,
working mother of five, who now has
a chance to study and take care of her
family comfortably—thanks to a new
scholarship available to students at
NSU.
“Our mom was born at the end of
a dirt road in rural Cotton County,
Oklahoma. She grew up in a farming
community called Cookietown.
Education was always important to her,
and she made it known that it would
be important to us.”
The Sandra R. Farley Shaw Endowed
Scholarship was established by Shaw’s
son, alumnus Greg Shaw (’85), and
will specifically benefit single parents
seeking higher education, like Fincher.
Because of this, whenever the family
of three–Sandra, Greg and his brother
Mike–moved from place to place,
Sandra made it a point to live in the
best school district.
She was the first student to receive
funds from the scholarship in fall 2015.
“She always
managed to
scrape together
enough money
to help us with
extracurricular
activities like
music and
Sandra R. Farley Shaw
sports. Her
dream was for her two boys to go
to college, and we were able to
achieve that dream.”
~ Greg Shaw
“Receiving this scholarship makes me
believe I am doing the right thing,
and going back to school is what I am
meant to do,” the psychology major
said, who takes care of two sets of
twins, aged 16 and 10, as well as her
3-year-old grandson.
While Fincher has a part-time job and
volunteers at her church when she can,
she said the scholarship money will
provide a major relief for her family.
“This scholarship equates to time I can
spend focused on my education and
on my children instead of extra hours
at work to cover tuition and school
costs.”
Fincher said she was grateful to Greg
Shaw for his generosity, adding that
his mother Sandra Shaw would be
honored to have this scholarship in her
name.
Greg described his late mother as a
working, single mom who prioritized
education for her sons in spite of their
strained bank account.
Greg Shaw graduated from NSU in
1985 with a degree in journalism and
is now a senior director at Microsoft,
while Mike Shaw graduated from the
University of Oklahoma in 1996 after
majoring in marketing and economics.
He now works in telecommunications
at Onvoy.
Sandra Shaw’s perseverance as the sole
breadwinner of her family paid off.
Her sons became successful and she
eventually managed to go to college
herself.
She went on to become a public school
teacher as a result of her diligent work.
“We learned a lot from mom. I guess
they are old-fashioned values, but we
really committed ourselves to hard
work to get past hardship, honesty
even when it’s difficult, faith and
humor. She was a hard worker, brutally
honest and a lot of fun,” Greg Shaw
said.
Potential scholarship recipients must
be full-time students, single, working
parents, returning for a second
semester in freshman year or beyond,
while maintaining a 2.5 GPA.
The Office of Student Financial
Services manages the application
process, and the General Scholarship
Committee of the university
is responsible for the selection
recommendation.
“Even though she is no longer living,
this is our way of saying thank you and
recognizing her sacrifice. We hope her
story might inspire students in college
today who need a little extra help
while studying and supporting their
families,” Greg Shaw said.
For Fincher, the scholarship will do
just that.
scholarship makes me
believe I am doing
the right thing, and
going back to school
is what I am meant
For more information about the
scholarship, contact the NSU Office
of Student Financial Services at
918.444.3456 or email
[email protected].
“Receiving this
to do.”
~Shannon Fincher
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“I was very excited! I
thought I had a pretty
good shot at it when
I applied, so I was
hopeful about it. It
was very nice to find
out that I got it!”
Lindorfer Scholarship
reduces financial strain for OCO students
It did not take long for the family, friends and
colleagues of Dr. Alison Lindorfer to establish a
memorial optometric scholarship in her name
following her death in July 2007. A passionate and
stalwart optometrist, Lindorfer died after a long
battle with cancer, and since then her legacy has been
honored with an annual scholarship for students at
Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of
Optometry.
Established in August 2007, the scholarship seeks
to aid full-time students enrolled at NSUOCO
with a solid record of community service, who have
demonstrated compassionate concern for underrepresented groups.
Jonathan Janzen, NSUOCO student and scholarship
recipient for 2015-2016, met these criteria easily.
Janzen is passionate about optometry and, together
with his wife Rose, has been a foster parent to five
displaced children from Oklahoma.
With one year left at NSUOCO, Janzen said
receiving the scholarship will curb his student debt
after graduation.
“It was a chance to not have to take out quite as many
school loans.”
With the intensive demands of studying optometry,
it became difficult for 26-year-old Janzen to balance
school and a job. He knew his sole focus had to be his
degree.
“I worked for the first year and a half of
Optometry school, but eventually couldn’t
fit it in anymore. Optometry school is
fairly expensive and if you’re not able to
work to help with the bills, then the loans
can really start to pile up.”
of her academic and professional success.
“She was a gifted student graduating third in her
class of 350 from Allen High School in 1995, Summa
Cum Laude from Texas A&M University in 1999,
and Magna Cum Laude from Southern College of
Optometry in 2003. At the same time she was very
involved in activities at each school,” Linda said.
Linda recalled her daughter’s love for veterans while
working in Muskogee and how much she enjoyed
seeing patients and teaching students during her
rotations at the clinic.
Janzen took a chance on applying for the scholarship
after finding out about it through faculty emails, but
was nevertheless optimistic about his chances.
They wanted to keep their daughter’s memory alive
as well as show appreciation for NSUOCO’s support.
“I was very excited! I thought I had a pretty good shot
at it when I applied, so I was hopeful about it. It was
very nice to find out that I got it!”
“In establishing this scholarship, we also wanted to
thank the faculty and administration at Oklahoma
College of Optometry at NSU for their love and
support during Alison’s long illness.”
Lindorfer completed her residency at the Muskogee
VA Medical Center through the NSUOCO in 2004
and was an assistant clinical professor at the Salina
Indian Clinic from 2004 to 2007. She spent her life
preparing to serve others in her field of choice.
The Lindorfers also hope the money will help to
relieve the financial strain that some students feel
in furthering their education, like it did for their
daughter when she was a student.
Her parents, Arno and Linda Lindorfer, were proud
“We know that Alison appreciated the scholarships
she received during her academic career.”
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Snodgrass welcomed as
2016 Battenfield-Carletti
Distinguished Lecture Series speaker
Redg Snodgrass, CEO of ReadWrite and
Wearable IoT World, served as speaker for
the 2016 Battenfield-Carletti Distinguished
Entrepreneur Lecture Series held April 7.
Established in 2002 through the NSU
Foundation by Dr. Harold Battenfield and
the late Dr. John Carletti, the BattenfieldCarletti Distinguished Entrepreneur
Lecture Series was established to invite
NSU alumni to campus to share their
entrepreneurial experiences with students.
One of the primary goals of the lectureship
series is to raise student interest in
entrepreneurship.
Erin Feller, development officer in Alumni
and Development, had spoken with
Snodgrass several times regarding his desire
to return to campus and speak to students
about his experiences in the world after
college.
“We decided that the BattenfieldCarletti Lectureship was the
perfect opportunity for Mr.
Snodgrass. He works in a field
that is on the cutting edge of
technology and can engage with
our students and the public about
this field,” Feller said.
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Snodgrass is a 2009 NSU Corporate
Communication graduate. He is an
entrepreneur who has supported more than
80 startups through Wearable IoT World
Labs and hosted three conferences in the
wearables and Internet of Things space.
Snodgrass created the first open application
programming interface (API) service across
multiple global carriers while serving as
head of innovation at Alcatel‐Lucent Bell
Labs.
Battenfield-Carletti lecturers from the past
include Mike Fine (2015), the founder and
CEO of Fine Airport Parking; Thomas
P. Bergman (2014), vice president of TM
Manufacturing and Ear Plug Store; Jimmy
Houston (2013), America’s Favorite
Fisherman and anchor on NBC Outdoors;
Matt Benjamin (2012), the owner of JBT
Medical, LLC, and Matthew JG Benjamin
(2012) who received the Top Five Youth
Volunteers and Prudential Spirit of the
Community awards; Trae Ratliff (2012),
owner of Lost Pines Ranch; Tony Henry
(2011), a restaurateur, and more.
For more information, please visit
http://www.nsugiving.com. Click on the
Media and Events tab, and then select
Battenfield-Carletti Lecture Series.
NSU expected to implement a new
Physician Assistant program in 2017
Northeastern State University is committed to
developing diverse, knowledgeable, and welltrained graduates. Its new Physician Assistant
Studies Program will provide direct benefit to the
regional needs of northeastern Oklahoma.
Physician assistants are health care practitioners,
licensed by state medical boards to practice
medicine under the supervision of a licensed
physician. The PA is able to provide a broad
range of medical services within primary and
specialty care including diagnostic, therapeutic,
preventative and health maintenance services.
NSU has received entitlement to offer a Master
of Science in Physician Assistant Studies on its
Muskogee campus from the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education. NSU will be the
sponsoring entity and responsible for the didactic
first year of the program.
Melody Yozzo, physician assistant program
director, described the graduate-level program as
important to providing excellent health care to
the region. She stressed having a quality physician
assistant education program as part of growing
quality health care providers.
“Knowing the importance of what
we are building for northeastern
Oklahoma makes this experience one
of exceptional professional and personal
pride for the founding program faculty
and staff.”
The program will be developed throughout
2014-2016, reviewed for provisional accreditation
by the Accreditation Review Commission on
Education for the Physician Assistant Education
in October 2016 and implemented with its first
cohort of 16 to 20 students in June 2017.
The Physician Assistant Studies Program will
be instrumental in meeting the critical need for
health care providers, specifically to serve in rural
and underserved areas of northeast Oklahoma.
Cultural competency education, with a particular
focus on American Indians served in the area, is
integrated throughout a curriculum designed to
prepare graduates with the knowledge and skills
needed to provide excellent health care.
“This health professions program will educate
qualified and competent physician assistants
with sensitivity to the underserved and American
Indian populations in northeastern Oklahoma,
addressing health care needs, resident well-being
and the economic health of the region,” Yozzo
said.
The 24-month physician assistant studies
curriculum will consist of 56 credit hours in the
instructional year, housed on NSU’s Muskogee
campus, and 54 credit hours in the clinical year
of training conducted through regional medical
centers including Northeastern Health System,
the Cherokee Nation, the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation and Northeastern Oklahoma Community
Health Center.
The master’s level curriculum provides physician
assistants with depth of knowledge in the basic
medical sciences and clinical medicine, as well
as skills in practice management and research.
With these expanded skills, graduates can take
advantage of the wide diversity of positions
available to PAs.
For more information, visit www.nsuok.edu/mpas.
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MOVING
mountains
With NSU Scholarships
“She will look back on this when
she is an adult and see what I have
accomplished and hopefully move
her own mountains.”
Ain Scott graduated in May 2016 with a degree
in Communication Studies after a grueling five
semesters, which included juggling school, a part-time
job as a substitute teacher and raising his 11-year-old
daughter, Rain Scott—all by himself.
“My biggest challenge being a single father, going to
school, working and trying to make sure everyone’s
needs are met, is the motivation to keep doing what
I’m doing, as far as the school aspect is concerned. I
know that my daughter comes first.”
The Muskogee resident vividly recalls instances since
enrollment on the Tahlequah campus in 2014, when
dropping out or switching to part-time status seemed
imminent.
“The first time I almost dropped out was when I got
a call from Rain’s school saying she was sick. I was
feeling overwhelmed, I was standing outside class in
the hallway, almost at the point of tears, and I said
to myself ‘Man, I’m just going to stop, go get my
daughter and go home.’”
“And then I got my marbles back about me,” he said
smiling.
With an unrelenting drive to set an example for his
daughter, who has special needs because of a speech
delay, Ain Scott was able to overcome his self-doubt
and stay in school full-time.
“I wanted to provide better for my daughter. And I
wanted more for myself.”
Northeastern State University scholarships were
pivotal in allowing him to continue.
Over the next two years, he received eight scholarships
and monetary awards, including the Ben Hollywood
Zeigler Award in 2014 and 2015, the Darrell and
Sandra Sullenger Scholarship, the Nowicki Annual
Scholarship for Non-Traditional Students and the Jack
and Jane Cochran Scholarship in 2015 and 2016.
“When I found out about each scholarship, I felt a
burst of energy and it made me know I was on the
right path. It made me realize: ‘Look, I am doing
something right. I’m doing enough for people to
recognize and offer assistance.’ So that definitely kept
me moving ahead.”
Scott now had the money to pay for lunch or a late
dinner on campus after a full day of class, or
pay for gas to commute from Muskogee to
Tahlequah. These seemingly small reprieves
saved him from taking drastic steps.
“If I didn’t have these scholarships, then I
would have had to drop down to part-time
status, or just quit.”
The second occasion he almost gave
up was at the start of spring semester
2015, when the workload seemed
insurmountable, given his competing
responsibilities. With the thought of
driving back and forth and the inherent
costs, Ain Scott again felt deterred.
That’s when he called his mother,
Paulette Scott.
“She simply advised me to do it a piece
at a time. That helped me focus on the
task at hand and take it day by day.”
With these wise words, and the
financial relief from scholarships, he
pushed through.
“I’ve had some very long days here,
with classes scattered from morning to
night, so sometimes I am here for 12 hours. So
just to be able to buy something to eat, something as
simple as money for food, or money for gas, that goes
a long way.”
When asked if it was surprising to receive such
support from a university, he said NSU was anything
but a regular university.
“I’m not surprised by NSU’s
generosity when it comes to
scholarships. It’s such a homey
campus and I got to witness that
at 5 years old.”
As a child he was able to tag along with his mother
to her classes at NSU on days she could not find a
babysitter. She attended school here from 1983 to
1986, studying speech-language pathology
education.
“I remember playing with my toys quietly, drawing or
just listening to the professor and not understanding
anything he was talking about.”
NSU has been a part of his life from a young age and
continues to have a formative influence, which he
hopes is passed on to his daughter.
“I think very highly of NSU and I speak very highly of
this school. They take care of their students; it’s like a
family.”
Scott has built his legacy as a hard-working father and
is compelled to inspire Rain with his example.
“She will look back on this when she is an adult and
see what I have accomplished and hopefully move her
own mountains.”
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Thank you for helping students
GATHER HERE AND GO FAR.
18
I wanted to personally thank you for investing in young
adults’ education. I hope to become everything that I have the
potential of becoming, and that you will get to benefit from my
success as I have benefitted from this scholarship. Through this
scholarship, you have showed me that hard work does pay off.
Sarah Claus, Blaregnies, Belgium
Junior, English Major
Larry Adair Scholarship Recipient
Thank you for allowing me to receive this scholarship. I
realize that you have made sacrifices and have given so
graciously in order to fund this scholarship that I am
receiving. I appreciate your concern and generosity in
giving for students like me.
London Gibson, Muldrow
Senior, Elementary Education
Ed & Denise Bell Scholarship Recipient
I want to thank you for establishing this scholarship in honor of the
people who went to the seminary. This letter does not completely
convey how much I appreciate you establishing this scholarship. For
someone who is striving for so much and knows that it will take a
long time to get there, it means a lot that people care enough about
education to establish a scholarship to help students like me.
Jaclyn True, Pryor
Senior, Biology
Descendants of Cherokee Seminaries Scholarship Recipient
You have helped to relieve my overall cost of attendance for the next
year. Your contribution will allow me to focus more time and energy
towards learning new information, maintaining my grade point average,
and achieving my academic goals. Your generosity has helped make a
bachelor’s degree tangible. I truly appreciate being given this award. I
intend to do well in order to make you proud. Thank you so very much!
Kaitlin Napier, Muskogee
Junior, Biology
Descendants of Cherokee Seminaries Scholarship Recipient
I want to personally and genuinely thank Dr. Alexa Gooden for
the sacrifices made in order for me and many other students to
pursue our academic dreams. Without financial, mental, and
emotional support from Dr. Gooden and all the other donors
involved in scholarship distribution, many students’ academic
dreams would not be feasible nor attainable. For this, I thank
you from the bottom of my heart.
Kindra McKee, Rogers, AR
Graduate Student, Nursing Education
Adanedi Scholarship Recipient
I have dreamed of becoming a high school art teacher for many
years. Thanks to your generosity, I am closer to the college career
I need to achieve that dream. This scholarship will help me
immensely in affording my college education. I am very thankful
for this scholarship. Every bit of aid I receive is appreciated greatly
for helping me achieve my goals.
Danielle Sturgeon, Haskell
Freshman, Art Education
Zula Belle Dobbins Scholarship Recipient
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2015 HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
FOUNDATION
GIVING LEVELS
The Honor Roll of Donors identifies
significant gifts made by alumni,
faculty, staff, students, parents,
friends, and community members
during the calendar year 2014. We
not only celebrate the gifts you make
each year, but also recognize your
cumulative giving. The contributions
you provide have a profound impact
for generations to come. Thank you
all for your generous support of
Northeastern State University and
we appreciate your name appearing in
this very special list.
*Denotes deceased
1909 Society
$1,000,000 and Above in Lifetime
Giving
Seminary Society
Nix Foundation
ARCO Founation Inc
John* and Janice Carletti
$100,000 - $499,999 in Lifetime
Giving
Ruth Presley*
Wesley and Susie Ard
Christa Carlton
Reasor’s
James* and Sally Armstrong
Leland Carr
Norma Roady
Armstrong Bank of Muskogee
Paul Carter*
BancFirst of Tahlequah
Mary Golda Ross*
Ruth Arrington*
Jerry and Sue Catron
SBC Foundation
Arvest Bank
Century 21 Wright Real Estate
Ernie and Kay Shannon
AT&T Inc.
Charities Foundation
William and Stephanie Sick
AT&T Foundation
Charlie’s Chicken of Muskogee
B.A. Brown Property LLC
Belva Smith*
AVB Bank
Kathyleen Burnett*
John Smith*
Janet Bahr
Cherokee Nation Education
Corporation
Tom J. and Edna Mae Carson
Foundation
State Farm Companies Foundation
Tim* and Isabel Baker
Darrell Sullenger
BancFirst of Muskogee
ConocoPhillips Petroleum
Company
Tahlequah Lumber Company Inc.
Bank of America
Elizabeth Timmons*
Bank of Cherokee County
Maurice and Clarice Turney
Michael Bartlett
Lorena Walker*
Harold and Mary Battenfield
Waters Charitable Foundation
Bausch and Lomb
Francis Wheeler*
Tom and Priscilla Been
James Blossom*
Gene and Helen Branscum*
Broken Arrow Chamber of
Commerce
Bertie and Candler Cooper
Eastern Oklahoma Development
District
Eastern Oklahoma Orthopedic
Center Inc
Cherokee Nation
Diane Fitzgerald
L.P.* and Ann Woods
Ed and Denise Bell
Gregg Wadley Foundation
Tom and Anne Johnson
Anne and Henry Zarrow
Foundation
Jeanette Bernier
Robert and Carrie Zoellner
Don and Susanne Betz
Young Family Foundation
Ken and Debra Bezan
Sequoyah Society
$500,000 - $999,999 in
Lifetime Giving
Johnson Scholarship Foundation
James Kerr*
Lucille Ketcher*
Bob and Sandy Berry
Mark Bighley
Freda Burtner*
E. Phil and Roberta Kirschner
Foundation
Founders Society
Jack Castleberry*
Love Bottling Company
Shane and Laura Boren
John Eddings*
Donald Maritt*
$10,000 - $99,999 in
Lifetime Giving
Founders of Doctor’s Hospital
Foundation
Masonic Charity Foundation
of Oklahoma
Larry and Jan Adair
Nell Stapler Bradshaw*
Action Inc
Charles Briggs
Jesse* and Marilyn Gailey
Henry and Jo Ann McCabe
Advance Alarms Inc
Bright Family Foundation
City of Muskogee Foundation
Eddie and Kendyll Miller
Jerry and Martha Albin
John Brooks
Mary Kathryn Stewart*
Bess Monroe*
Alcon Laboratories Inc
Philip and Anna Brown
William F. Tolbert*
MOPH Service Foundation Inc
Gary and Dee Alderson
William Brown
Trippet Foundation Inc
Esther Moss*
American Optometric Association
Gail Burden
Marie Bishop*
BP Foundation Inc
Gregg Wadley and Betsy Brackett
Nabholz Construction
Dorman Anderson
James and Barbara Burnett
Ryker and Tina Young
Carl and Pitsy Nick
Terry and Vanessa Anton
Lynn and Paula Burris
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Cherokee Nation Industries Inc
Kim and Myron Cherry
Chouteau Telephone Company
Helen Clark Hanan*
Coca-Cola Bottler’s Foundation
Jack and Jane Cochran
Matthew and Teri Cochran
Glenn and Lisa Coffee
Don and Barbara Coffman
E. Welch Cole
Mark and Leona Collins
Communities Foundation
of Oklahoma
Roger Collier
Ryan and Mary Conley
Jerry and Barbra Cook
Crescent Oil Company
James and Sharon Coventon
John Crittenden*
Jerry and Carla Crow
Bob and Joy Cunningham
Dal Tile Inc
Veraman and Billie Davis
Zoe Davis*
Wesley DeRosier and Heidi Thoden
Descendants of Cherokee
Seminaries Students
Detrick OK Foundation Inc
Helen Gilbert*
Bill and Linda Langley
Todd and Paula Mutzig
Sarkeys Foundation
Dewberry Architects Inc
Glaceau
Virginia LaQuey
Suzanne Myers
Robert Scott
William Diehl
Peggy Glenn
Patrick and Patti Lester
Norfolk Southern Corporation
George and Sally Seibold
Jack Dobbins
Arthur Goad
Dennis and Billie Letts*
Northeastern Health Systems
Ken* and Debbie Selby
Larry and Linda Dotson
Jim and Becky Gore
Ray and Mary Jane Letts
Michael and Linda Nowicki
Dow Chemical Company
Foundation
Gena Gray
Liberty Mutual Group Inc
Bill Nowlin
Marco R Seymour
Family Foundation Inc
Greenhaw-Eddings Ford
Debra Lilburn
OGE Energy Corp Foundation Inc
Orville and Lucille Shapley*
Lavelle Dugger
Sigma Sigma Sigma Alpha
Iota Chapter
Greenleaf Nursery
Darryl and Cassandra Linde
Drew and Linda Edmondson
James Ogletree*
EK Grigsby
Arno and Linda Lindorfer
George and Billye Elliott
Lorraine Gunter*
Justin and Jennifer Lindsey
Oklahoma Association
of Optometric Physicians
Equitable Foundation
Larry Ham*
Chet Lombardi*
Kenneth and Leigh Ann Hancock
LoneOak Ventures, Inc.
Freddie Lou Etter*
Jay and Valerie Hannah
Michael and Dianne Maher
Max and Peggy Eversole*
Arlan and Janie Hanson
John Marouk
Essilor of America Inc
Exxon Mobil Foundation
Nadene Harris*
Mike and Carol Martin
Facet Quantek Inc
Patrick and Doris Harris
Mass Mutual Financial Group
Roger Fain
Hathaway Farms
Joe and Jeanette Maxfield
Charles and Lorene Farris
Matthew Henderson
Dr. June C. May, MD
Charles Faudree*
Mary Hill
Leo Mayfield*
Clay and Kay Felts*
Bill and Doris Hinds*
Ella Mazur
Mike and Sherry Fine
ONEOK Foundation Inc
Paul Skeans
Burl and Barbara* Overmon
Randy and Patty Skinner
Gary and Carol Parker
Linda Small
C.H. Parker
Patsiann Smith
Virginia Parker
Timothy Snider
James and Betty Pate
Sodexo Inc and Affiliates
Douglas and Alphie Penisten
Walter Pettit
Southwest Contact Lens
Society, Inc.
Player Development Products
Southwest Council of Optometry
Wellon and Kim Hefner Poe
Spaces, Design and
Architecture, Inc.
Ed* and Dorthene Pointer
Kenneth Hoar
Mazzio’s Pizza Corporation
Fine Airport Parking Inc
Hobsons Inc
First National Bank & Trust Co
of Broken Arrow
Mark Hodson
McAlester Scottish Rite C
and E Foundation
Warren and Bettye Poteete*
Tim and Lonnie McElroy
Carl Raczkowski
Carrie Fisher
Lu Ann Fite-Morris
Helen Fleming*
Bruce Hoop
James and Lynn Howard
HOYA Optical Laboratories
Grace Hudlin*
O. Glen and Margaret Sizemore
Premier Advisors Group
McGee Eye Care Alliance Inc
David and Robbi Rader
Robert and Jeanette McQuitty
H.E. Rainbolt
Frances McSpadden*
Donna Ramsdell
Spectra Energy Foundation
Kenneth and Lois Stern
Boyd Steveson*
Stilwell Foods
Wes Studi
Dan and Melanie Sullivan
Anne McWilliams
Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation
Janet Sullivan
Meigs Jewelry
Bill and Norene Rauch
Zelma Lou Summers*
John and Lucy Jones*
Gregory Meyer
Emma Reagor
Delores Sumner
Mid-America Arts Alliance
Red Man Charitable Trust
Dorothy Frie
United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
Tahlequah Lumber Company
Miss America Organization
Lanny and Barbara Reed
Tahlequah Quarterback Club
Gene and Susan Frusher
Keetoowah Casino
Robert and Deborah Mitchell
Jack and Lois Reese
Joe Teaff*
Fuels and Supplies
Kelley Family
Moffitt Parker and Company, Inc.
Herald and Linda Ritch
Texas Instruments Foundation
Robin Flint-Ballenger
George and Rita Foster
Foundation for Tulsa Schools
Tim Foutch
J D Young Company
Bill and Paula Jones
Frances Gable*
Kirkpatrick Foundation Inc
Charles Moore
RLI Inc
George Tolbert
Gannett Foundation Inc
Kiwanis of Tahlequah
G.G. and Lelia Morgan*
Reba Robison*
Totah Communication Co Inc
Toni Garner
Alfred Knight
Mortgage Holdings LLC
Joe and Hannah Robson
Tulsa Teachers Credit Union
Georgia - Pacific Foundation
Stephen Koupe
BJ Mosteller
Denise Spears Roddy
Steve and Penny Turner
Mark and Bonnie Giese
Michael and Debbie Landry
Muscogee Creek Nation
Richard Ryerson
Tom Vanderpool
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2015 HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Program
Bill John Baker
Matthew O. Henderson
Gail Burden
Gregory Vann
Donn and Sharon Baker
Bill and Doris Squyres Hinds*
Janet Sullivan
Lyle Burris
Tim* and Isabel Baker
Lucille Hurd Hitson*
Larry Ray Timbrook
Lynn and Paula Burris
Tim and Diana Baker
Gerald Jones*
Elizabeth Timmons*
Ron and Judy Cambiano
Clyde and Carol Ann Barkley
John and Lucy Jones*
William Frank Tolbert*
Emerson and Rosemary Capps
Dennis and Helen Bearpaw
Ethel F. Kalbitz*
Michael and Lisa Turner
Janice Carletti
Tom and Prissy Been
Jim and Maureen Kerr*
Leland Carr
Ed and Denise Bell
Lucille M. Ketcher*
Gino and Carolyn Uccellini
Drew and Lynna Carson
Marie Bishop*
Donald Ernest Maritt*
Lorena Walker*
Century 21 Wright Real Estate
Nell Stapler Bradshaw II*
Dr. June C. May, MD
Lesley and Mary Ann Walls
CEP Sorbents
John Brooks
Edward L. McCoy*
Larry and Pam Williams
Chemtrade Refinery Services
Kathlyeen Burnett*
Henry Migliore
John P. Yeutter
Cherokee Measurement
& Control Inc.
Martin Venneman
The Vision Care Institute
Vision Service Plan
Willard Walker*
Wal-Mart Foundation
Walton Family Foundation, Inc.
James and Linda Wasson
Bob and Terri Webb
Jack and Julia Webster
Charles and Michelle Welch
Freda James Burtner*
Eddie and Kendyll Miller
Laureita Caldwell*
Bess Monroe*
President’s Circle
John* and Janice Carletti
Esther Sexton Moss*
$1,000 or More in 2015
Dr. Paul Carter*
Larry and Jan Adair
Jack Castleberry*
Suzanne Myers
Terry and Vanessa Anton
Alan Chapman
Wesley and Susie Ard
A. Michelle Clifton
Lorene Owen*
Arvest Bank
Levi and Virginia Parker*
John Crittenden*
James W. Phillips
Zoe Davis*
Bill and Susan Pierce
Hazel Deem*
Wellon and Kim Hefner Poe
John* and Mary Jo deSteiguer
Frank T. Pope, Jr.
John and Darla deSteiguer
Ruth Presley*
Leon Dockery
Freddie Lou Etter*
David and Barbara Reid
John Yeutter
Max and Peggy Eversole*
Bob* and Norma Roady
Daniel Yoder
Clay and Kay Felts*
Reba Robison*
Ben Hollywood Zeigler
Scholarship Foundation
Jesse* and Marilyn Gailey
Mary Golda Ross*
Ann Leinn Gibson
Linda Small
Chuck and Judy Ziehr
Jim and Becky Gore
Belva C. Smith*
Lorraine L. Gunter*
John Arthur Smith*
Dr. Gene Hall
Mary Kathryn Stewart*
Estate Gifts
Rennard Strickland
Broken Arrow Chamber
of Commerce
Jack Dobbins
Ruth Arrington*
Nadene Harris*
Darrell Sullenger
Philip and Anna Brown
Dotson Financial Services Inc
Paul Westbrook and Lynn Cyert
Lawrence White
Louis and Mary White
Earl and Susie Williams
Williams Companies Inc
Mary Ellen Williamson*
Diane Willis
Darrell Wilson Jr
Doris Winkelman
Craig and Shelley Winters
Richard Womack
WPX Energy Inc
Scott and Tommye Wright
Yates Auto Mall
Guardian Society
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AT&T Inc
B.A. Brown Property LLC
Janet Bahr
Isabel Baker
BancFirst of Tahlequah
Bank of Cherokee County
Tom and Priscilla Been
Ed and Denise Bell
Chris Benge
Don and Susanne Betz
Ken and Debra Bezan
Mark Bighley
Michael and Mary Jane Bolding
Jim and Dez Breech
Phillip and Shannon Bridgmon
Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation Education
Corporation
Cherokee Nation Enterprises
Chris Pruitt Auto Sales LLC
Bobby and Jayne Christensen
City of Muskogee Foundation
Jack and Jane Cochran
Matt and Teri Cochran
E. Welch Cole
College Books Inc
Ryan Conley
ConocoPhillips Petroleum
Company
Jerry and Barbra Cook
RC and Grace Coones
Donald and Debbie Coy
Jerry and Carla Crow
Wes DeRosier and Heidi Thoden
Dawn Dizney
Leon Dockrey
Larry and Linda Dotson
i2E
James* and Karen Eakman
Tanya Ingels
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Patsiann Smith
Doug and Elisabeth Harrington
Northeast Oklahoma Public
Facilities
Jason and Jaime Snyder
Paul Westbrook and Lynn Cyert
Sodexo Inc and Affiliates
Peggy White Eaton
Spectra Energy Foundation
Louis and Mary White
Kenneth and Lois Stern
Bill and Mary White
Mary Stratton
Will Rogers Indian Club
Don and Janet Stucky
Darrell Sullenger
Darrell Wilson Jr
Richard Womack
Tahlequah Lumber Company Inc
Bill Worthington
Tahlequah Pediatrics PLC
Todd Wright
Tahlequah Runner
Scott and Tommye Wright
Larry and Sharon Tarpley
John Yeutter
Texarkana Eye Associates
Young Family Foundation
Texas Instruments Foundation
Chuck and Judy Ziehr
The Anne and Henry Zarrow
Foundation
Robert and Carrie Zoellner
Wellon Poe and Kim Hefner-Poe
Premier Advisors Group
The Clay Felts Co., Inc
David and Robbi Rader
The Paula B and Oliver W Jones
Family Foundation Inc
President’s Young
Alumni Circle 2015
Drew and Linda Edmondson
J F Smith Group Inc
George and Billye Elliott
Cindy Jewett
Northeastern Health System
K. Dean Evans
Johnson Scholarship Foundation
Dana Eversole
Larue and Janet Johnson
Roger Fain
Valerie Jolly
Oklahoma City Community
Foundation
Dunn Faires
Kenneth and Darla Jones
Lorene Dolly Farris
Howard and Melanie Kelsey
Bryce Felts
Michael and Debbie Landry
First Fruits Ministry
Bill and Linda Langley
First National Bank & Trust Co
of Broken Arrow
Allen Ledbetter
First State Bank of Tahlequah
Lee Investments
Mark and Pam Fly
George and Rita Foster
Richard and Nancy Sevenoaks
David Lewerenz
Darryl and Cassandra Linde
Dorothy Frie
Arno and Linda Lindorfer
Mike Geiger
Justin and Jennifer Lindsey
One Degree Inc
ONEOK Foundation, Inc.
C H Parker
Gary and Carol Parker
Pelco Structural LLC
John and Linda Pembroke
Douglas and Alphie Penisten
Joseph Phillips
Evelyn Pike
Georgia - Pacific Foundation Inc
Love Bottling Company
Mark and Bonnie Giese
Matteson Custom Homes LLC
Larry Gipson and Jennifer Craver
Dr. June C May, MD
Mark and Gale Gish
Deborah McAlister
Peggy Glenn
Henry and Jo Ann McCabe
Arthur Goad
John McCall
Lanny and Barbara Reed
Goodies Convenience Store, Inc
Timothy and Lonnie McElroy
Larry and Judy Riley
Jim and Becky Gore
Ashley McFerron
RiverHawk Soccer LLC
Grand River Dam Authority
Errol and Sandra McKoy
Joe and Hannah Robson
Green Country Funeral Home
Meigs Jewelry
Gregg Wadley Foundation Inc
Karen Gunter Dosser
Ramsdell Rentals
Tobi Thompson
Kelley Rash
Samer and Lamia Abun-Nadi
Jason and Sonia Tinsley
James Bell
Tom J and Edna Mae Carson
Foundation
Erin Feller
Meggie Froman-Knight
Tommy Nix Auto Group
Nathan and Nikki Limore
Totah Communications, Inc
Charles and Sarah Whittle
Trippet Foundation Inc
Chase and Amber Wooten
Denise Spears Roddy
Tulsa Metro Chamber of
Commerce
Bill Rosener
Tulsa Teachers Credit Union
*Denotes Deceased
Gregory Meyer
Steve and Penny Turner
Reasor’s LLC
Mid-America Industrial Park
Ross Charitable Foundation
David Hall
Jeffrey Miller
Manuel Armada and Jennifer Ryal
Kenneth and Leigh Ann Hancock
Moffitt Parker & Company Inc
Richard Ryerson
Ray* and Joyce Van Nostrand
Judy Moody
Ernie and Kay Shannon
Pete and Debbie Vanzant
Ben Hardcastle
Mortgage Holdings LLC
Greg Shaw and Anna Mastroianni
Venture Drilling Inc
Pamela Hathorn
Robert Muraro
Shaun Shepherd
Visionscience Software, Inc
Matt Henderson
Muskogee Creek Nation Casino
William and Stephanie Sick
Gregg Wadley and Betsy Brackett
Linda Hogan
Heath and Charlesa Sims
James Ward
Bruce Hoop
Gary Myers
Paul Skeans
Washington Regional Medical Center
Jim and Lynn Howard
Carl and Pitsy Nick
Randy and Patty Skinner
James and Linda Wasson
Hoya Optical Laboratories
Nix Foundation
Jerry Smith
Waters Charitable Foundation
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FINANCIALS
Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Assets— December 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Investments
Accounts Receivable
Accrued Interest Receivable
Prepaid Insurance Expense
Cash Surrender Value-Life Insurance
Due from (to) other funds
Land
Total Assets
Liabilities and Net Assets
Charitable Gift Annuities Payable - Current
Charitable Gift Annuities Payable - Long-Term
Accounts Payable - Current
TOTAL LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
UNRESTRICTED
TEMPORARILY
RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
TOTALS
2015
TOTALS
2014
CHANGE
$4,042,577
–
–
–
$1,351
$19,935
($1,917,606)
$25,000
$2,171,258
–
$4,099,950
–
–
–
–
$3,358,458
–
$7,458,408
–
$16,737,232
–
$7,402
–
$46,885
($1,440,852)
$9,000
$15,359,667
$4,042,577
$20,837,182
–
$7,402
$1,351
$66,820
–
$34,000
$24,989,332
$2,366,076
$20,626,529
–
$5,024
$2,896
$63,198
–
$121,703
$23,185,426
$1,676,501
$210,653
–
$2,378
($1,545)
$3,622
–
($87,703)
$1,803,906
UNRESTRICTED
TEMPORARILY
RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
TOTALS
2015
TOTALS
2014
CHANGE
–
–
–
–
$2,171,258
$2,171,258
$10,420
$4,922
$4,433
$19,776
$7,438,632
$7,458,408
–
–
–
–
$15,359,667
$15,359,667
$10,420
$4,922
$4,433
$19,776
$24,969,556
$24,989,332
$10,830
$6,921
$4,433
$22,184
$23,163,242
$23,185,426
($410)
($1,999)
–
($2,409)
$1,806,314
$1,803,906
Statement of Activity for the Year Ended— December 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
Total Increases in Net Assets
Total Decreases in Net Assets
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
Transfers
Unrealized Gain (Loss) in Market Value
Change in Net Assets
Net Assets, Beginning of Year
Net Assets, End of Year
UNRESTRICTED
TEMPORARILY
RESTRICTED
$1,133,853
$895,312
$238,541
$20,257
($78,846)
$179,952
$1,991,306
$2,171,258
$2,802,103
$1,395,742
$1,406,360
($20,257)
($1,032,571)
$353,532
$7,085,099
$7,438,632
RESTRICTED
$1,273,254
$424
$1,272,830
–
–
$1,272,830
$14,086,837
$15,359,667
TOTALS
2015
TOTALS
2014
CHANGE
$5,209,209
$2,291,478
$2,917,731
–
($1,111,417)
$1,806,314
$23,163,242
$24,969,556
$5,447,619
$2,328,394
$3,119,225
$850
$380,801
$3,500,876
$19,662,366
$23,163,242
($238,410)
($36,916)
($201,494)
($850)
($1,492,218)
($1,694,562)
$3,500,876
$1,806,314
25000000
20000000
15000000
10000000
5000000
0
1000
800
600
400
200
0
800000
700000
600000
500000
400000
300000
200000
24
100000
0
20000000
5000000
15000000
0
NSU FOUNDATION GROWTH
10000000
5000000
1000
0
800
Total Assets (market value)
$23,185,426
$24,989,332
$19,683,482
$15,035,874
600
1000
400
800
200
$16,753,970
Number of Scholarships Awarded
879
902
2012
2013
855
839
2014
2015
$3,655,841
$3,592,677
2014
2015
746
600
0
400
800000
200
700000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
600000
0
500000
400000
800000
300000
700000
200000
600000
100000
500000
0
400000
Value of Scholarships Awarded
2011
Direct Public Support
300000
$716,069
$724,485
$616,922
$693,333
$734,698
200000
4000000
100000
3500000
0
3000000
2500000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2000000
4000000
1500000
3500000
1000000
3000000
500000
2500000
0
2000000
$1,509,763
2011
$1,717,813
$1,328,960
2012
2013
1500000
1000000
500000
0
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ENDOWMENTS
Endowment descriptions are available on our website, www.nsugiving.com under Endowments & Funds.
Larry Adair Leadership Scholarship
Marjory Hensley Bright Scholarship
Memorial Scholarship
Larry Adair Lectureship Series in
Government & Public Policy
Broken Arrow Chamber of
Commerce Scholarship
Bob Cunningham Memorial
Scholarship
Adanedi Scholarship
Dr. Sara Brown Scholarship
AFVA Family Scholarship
Buffington/Shannon/Caris
Scholarship
Faye Cunningham Memorial
Scholarship
American Indian Merit Award
Scholarship
George K. Antoine Scholarship
Dr. Janet Bahr Scholarship
Fannie Baker Memorial Scholarship
Buck Ballard Memorial Scholarship
Louise Covey Ballard Memorial
Endowment
William H. Ballard Memorial
Scholarship
Mary & Harold Battenfield
Scholarship Endowment
Dr. Richard B. Bullock Scholarship
Jerri Chandler Burrows Memorial
Scholarship
Alice Davis Memorial Scholarship
Vernon & Mary Helen Burrows
Deem/Smith/deSteiguer Endowment
Freda James Burtner PLC
Endowment
Campus Bench Endowment
Lela Canada Scholarship
John & Janice Carletti Endowment
Christa Carlton Scholarship
MSG Michael Beck Superior
Cadet Award
Carson Foundation Professorship in
Liberal Arts
Ed & Denise Bell Scholarship
Dr. Ron Carter Memorial Scholarship
Wesley “Dub” Berry Memorial
Scholarship
Castleberry Family Scholarship
Donald & Mari Betz Global Citizen
Scholarship
Dr. Debra Bezan Geriatric Optometry
Scholarship
Marie Bishop Early Childhood/
Elementary Education Scholarship
James H. & Norma R. Blossom
Dr. Kirk Boatright Endowed
Professorship in Optometry
Bryan “Jake” Chanate Memorial
American Indian Scholarship
Bryan “Jake” Chanate Will Rogers
Indian Club Scholarship
Elise Manus Chance Memorial
Scholarship
Circle of Excellence Awards
Endowment
James & Susie Coats Memorial
Scholarship
Jack & Jane Cochran Scholarship
Susan E. Brackett Endowed Chair
Bertie Craig Cooper Scholarship
Nell Stapler Bradshaw II Memorial
Scholarship
Corn/Stern Family Endowment
Gene & Helen Branscum Scholarship
Crafton & Leoser Families Scholarship
for Non-Traditional Students
Bricks & Windows Scholarship Fund
John & Marguerite Crittenden
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Lynn A. Cyert Award for Excellence in
Pediatric Optometry
Zoe Davis Memorial Scholarship
Descendants of Cherokee Seminaries
Students Scholarship
Entrepreneurship Lectureship Series
Freddie Lou Etter Library Endowment
Eversole Family Fund for Media
Studies
Mary Elizabeth Crittenden Fain & I. A.
Fain Endowed Book Scholarship
Jacob Farinelli/Joe Davis Memorial
Scholarship
Merle & Lucille Gilbert Farnsworth
Kay Felts Memorial Scholarship
Elvin W. Fenton, OD Scholarship
Dr. Warren Gwartney Memorial
Scholarship
Larry Ham Endowment
Dr. Daniel Hansen Memorial
Scholarship
Ella Sexton Harmon & Grover
Harmon Memorial Scholarship
Martha Harrington Memorial
Nursing Scholarship
Dr. Nadene Harris Memorial
Scholarship
Frank Haven Memorial Scholarship
Dewberry Faculty Award
Mike Fine Scholarship
Ruth Ann Hembree Memorial
Scholarship
Martha Poynor Dickerson Alpha
Sigma Alpha Sorority Endowed
Scholarship
Charles Lafayette Ford Memorial
Scholarship
Norman & Mary John Hill
Scholarship
Dorothy Frie Scholarship
Zula Belle Dobbins Memorial
Scholarship
Dorothy G. Frie Health & Kinesiology
Scholarship
Lucille Hurd Hitson Memorial
Scholarship
L. L. Dockrey Endowed Scholarship
Jesse & Marilyn Gailey Endowed
Professorship
Larry Dotson Excellence in Financial
Planning Scholarship
Fred Dupy Scholarship
John C. and Hazel P. Eddings
Endowed Chair in the College
of Education
Scholarship for the President’s
Leadership Class
Scholarship for the College
of Education
Toni Garner College of Business &
Technology Endowment
Debbie (Wing) Garrett Memorial
Scholarship
Phyllis Garroutte Memorial
Scholarship
General Endowment
General Scholarship Endowment
Green & White Society Scholarship
George M. Hopkins Memorial
Scholarship
James K. Howard Endowment
Hoya Vision Care Heritage Scholarship
Hoya Vision Care Wilma Mankiller
Scholarship
International Program Endowment
Tom W. Johnson Memorial
Scholarship
Dr. Tim Jones Memorial Scholarship
Jones/Mershon Property Endowment
Jordan Twins Scholarship
Drew Edmondson Debate Scholarship
Green Country Funeral Home
Scholarship
Embrace the Vision Scholarship
Endowment
Jess & Gladys Grider Memorial
Scholarship
eNSUre Our Future Undergraduate
Scholarships
Dr. Everett Grigsby Memorial
Scholarship
eNSUre Our Future Graduate
Scholarships
John H. Grubbs II Memorial Fund
E. Phil Kirschner Memorial Scholarship
Lorraine L. Gunter Scholarship
Kiwanis Club of Tahlequah Scholarship
Kalbitz Endowment
Kansas Children’s Project Scholarship
Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma Band
Fund
Jack Kaufman Memorial Scholarships
Kelly Koupe Memorial Scholarship
Gene Kozlowski Information Systems
& Technology and Supply Chain
Management Scholarship
Marjory Griffin Leake Memorial
Scholarship
Belva Lester Scholarship
James L. Lester Sr. & James L. Lester
Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Charles A. & E. Anne McWilliams
Scholarship
President’s Leadership Class
Endowment
Reba Starr Robison Keys HS
Scholarship
Wadley Center Maintenance
Endowment
Mike Synar Center Endowment
Rex O. Presley Memorial Scholarship
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Service Foundation Scholarship
Dr. Brian Rader Memorial
Scholarship
Reba Starr Robison Stilwell HS
Scholarship
Wadley Family Endowment for
Athletics
SNAG Scholarship
Model the Way Awards Endowment
Captain Terry Rains Memorial
Scholarship
Lorena F. Walker Memorial
Scholarship
W. Gene Moffitt Memorial
Accounting Scholarship
Kenny Ramsdell Memorial
Scholarship
Deborah Stauss Memorial Scholarship
Doris Ione Mills Stauss Memorial
Scholarship
Aaron K. Stern Memorial Scholarship
George Wallace Memorial Scholarship
Dr. L. E. Wallen Memorial Scholarship
Leonard & Claudia Moore Family
Alumni Scholarship
Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation Music
Scholarship
Mary Kathryn and Eva Harriett
Stewart PLC Endowment
Debbie Hicks Morgan PLC
Scholarship
Reading Clinic/Wadley Center Fund
Wal-Mart Supply Chain Management
(Logistics Emphasis) Endowed
Scholarship
Larry Reasor Memorial Scholarship
Marilyn Stinson Memorial
Scholarship
Nancy Ward Scholarship
John A. Morris Memorial Scholarship
DeLoyd Reed Memorial Scholarship
Mary Stratton Optometry Scholarship
Light The Way Fund
Charlie Murchison Memorial Scholarship
Lena Seitz Robertson Lectureship
Dr. Alison Lindorfer Memorial
Optometric Scholarship
Music Scholarships Endowment
John Ross Endowed Scholarship
Clare M. Stroup & Thomas E. Stroup
Endowed Music Scholarship
Carl and Loretta Nick Scholarship
Endowment
William Rauch Band Scholarship
Tom & Joe Lester Scholarship
Dennis & Billie Letts Scholarship
Mary Jane Craig Letts & Ray Don
Letts Scholarship
Dr. Justin & Jennifer Lindsey
Endowed Meeting & Convention
Management Award
Dr. Justin and Jennifer Lindsey
Endowed Optometry Practice
Management Award
Dr. Valgene Littlefield Debate
Scholarship
Dr. Betty Ritch Lombardi Memorial
Scholarship
Dr. Tiffany Maher Memorial
Scholarship
Kristi Malenski Leadership Tahlequah
Scholarship
Donald Ernest Maritt Merit Scholarship
Dr. John Marouk Endowed Fund
Charlene Mason Memorial Scholarship
Dr. George Nolan Pre-med Scholarship
Kristy Leann Seachris Memorial
Scholarship
Michael & Linda Nowicki Endowed
Scholarship for Non-Traditional
Students
W.C. & Mollie Sexton Memorial
Scholarship
NSU Alumni Association Endowment
Sigma Sigma Sigma Jeanne Johnson
Service Scholarship
NSU Alumni Association Legacy
Scholarship
James D. Ogletree Scholarship
Optometry General Scholarship
Endowment
Burl & Barbara Overmon Scholarship
David Pan Endowment
Thelma Parker NSU/Oklahoma
Music Hall of Fame Scholarship in
Professional Music
Sandra R. Farley Shaw Scholarship
SINCO Scholarship Endowment
Oral G. Sizemore Scholarship
Don & Fran Smith Scholarship
LaFerne Smith Memorial Scholarship
Mary Tennessee Lynn Smith
Dr. Preston L. Smith Memorial
Scholarship
Darrell & Sandra Sullenger Scholarship
Dan Sullivan Scholarship
Janet Sullivan Scholarship
Lou Summers Endowed Vocal Music
Scholarship
Survivors 2 Scholars Scholarship
Stacy Michelle Taylor Memorial
Scholarship
Teacher Education Scholarship
Bob Thomason Memorial Scholarship
Allen and Elizabeth Timmons
Endowed Scholarship for Education
Dr. William J. “Bill” Ward Memorial
Scholarship
Dr. Feron G. Waters Library
Endowment
Francis Wheeler Athletic Support
Scholarship Endowment
Dr. Dorothy Willey Memorial
Scholarship
Dr. Al Williams Scholarship
Dr. Larry & Pam Williams Endowed
PLC Scholarship
Larry & Pam Williams Scholarship
Diane Willis Endowment
Winters Family Scholarship for
Students with Physical Disabilities
William Frank Tolbert Endowed Chair
for Business
Darrell Wilson, Sr. Memorial
Scholarship
William Frank Tolbert Memorial
Scholarship
Dr. William M. Wilson Family Merit
Scholarship
Calvin Turnbow Scholarship
Joy Blakemore Wiseley Memorial
Scholarship
Shawntel Smith Scholarship
Maurice & Clarice Turney Scholarship
Dr. Stephen Smith Scholarship
University Services Scholarship
Society of Physics Students
Scholarship
Dr. Hank Van Veen Award for
Outstanding Clinician
Southwest Contact Lens Society
Scholarship
Harry T. & Nancy A. Vanhooser
Masonic Leadership Endowment
Dr. John Pembroke Practice
Management Award
Henry & Joann McCabe NSUOCO
International Mission Scholarship
Pioneers in Optometry General
Endowment
Ray T. McSpadden Memorial
Endowment
Wellon B. & Verna Dean Poe/ Betty
Lackey Hefner Scholarship
Southwestern Bell Endowed
Lectureship for the Performing Arts
Hazel McClure Vann Memorial
Scholarship
Roy & Cherrie McSpadden Hinds
Dr. Edwin & Dorthene Pointer
Endowed Pre-med Scholarship
Denise Spears Roddy Award for
Leadership
Gregg Wadley College of Science &
Health Professions Scholarship
Dr. Lynn Cyert Women in Optometry
Scholarship
Evelyn R. Woods Thomson
Memorial Stipend
Dr. L. P. Woods Endowed Lectureship
in Mathematics
L. P. Woods Endowed Scholarship
Ben Hollywood Ziegler Memorial
Scholarship
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ANNUALLY FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS & PROGRAMS
Scholarships
Wiley Charles Hickey Memorial Scholarship
AAUW Scholarship
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Darren & Eric Alexander Scholarship
Kenneth Hoar Scholarship
Helen L. Alred Memorial Scholarship
D. W. Jackson Scholarship
Adopt-A-Player Scholarships
Johnson Scholarship Foundation Scholarship
Dr. Sally Armstrong Scholarship
Barbara Fern Jones & Delpha Mae Moore
Memorial Scholarship for Nursing
Margret Blan Memorial Scholarship
Broken Arrow Community Scholarship
Bertie Carter Memorial Scholarship
Matthew O. Henderson Scholarship
Deborah Joseph Memorial Scholarship
Lambda Chi Alpha Scholarship
Robert S. & Helen Grey Trippet Foundation
Scholarship
Dr. Steve & Penny Turner Scholarship
William M. Ulrich Scholarship
Dr. Jim Walker Memorial Fund
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Golf
Women’s Soccer
Women’s Tennis
James W. Watkins & Irene Morgan-Watkins
College of Business
& Technology
Dr. Roger West Scholarship
College of Business & Technology (general)
Lawrence White Family Foundation Scholarship
College of Business & Technology
Multidisciplinary Lab
Waters Health Scholarship
Farren Traz Mayfield Memorial Scholarship
Trapper Harmon White & George Harmon
White Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Miss NSU Pageant Scholarships
William E. (Bill) White Scholarship
Environmental, Health & Safety Program
Steven Newman Memorial Scholarship
Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation Scholarship
Hospitality & Tourism Management
College of Education EPIC Scholarship for Early
Childhood Education
Lois Nichols Memorial Scholarship
Zoë Institute Scholarship
Info Systems & Technology
College of Education General Scholarship Fund
College of Liberal Arts General Scholarship Fund
NSU Honors & Leadership Scholarships
and Programs
College of Optometry Tuition Scholarship
Oklahoma Treatment Services Scholarship
College of Science & Health Professions General
Scholarship Fund
Oregon Shakespeare Scholarship
Athletics
Overcoming Adversity Optometry Scholarship
Adopt-A-Player Program
Dr. Randall Cox & Friends Scholarship
Warren D. Poteete Memorial Scholarship
Athletics (general)
Don “Chief ” Crittenden Memorial Scholarship
President’s Leadership Class Scholarships
Baseball
Callie Davis & Kenneth E. Jones Sr. Scholarship
for Elementary Education
PIKE Alumni Association Scholarship
Dr. Dan DeLoache Field Fund
Kim Cherry Housing Scholarship
College of Business & Technology General
Scholarship Fund
Phillip Driskill Scholarship
Charles Faudree Scholarship
Annette French Memorial Scholarshipo
Toni Garner/Delta Zeta Scholarship
General Scholarships
Georgia-Pacific Foundation Scholarship
Graduate Scholarships
Dr. Robert Greubel Memorial Scholarship
NSU Licensing Scholarship
Betty Price Scholarship
Psychology & Counseling Book Scholarship
RISE Scholarships
Roots from the Cherokees Scholarship
Herb Rozell Scholar Program
Roger Scarborough Memorial Scholarship
Jim Pratt Memorial Scholarship
Lynda Stafford Lee and Reanna Dawn Stafford
PROGRAMS
Football
Hall of Honor
Accounting & Finance
Info Systems & Technology-Broken Arrow
Management
VITA Program-Broken Arrow
College of Education
College of Education (general)
College of Education-Broken Arrow
Bagley Alumni Fund
Bagley Hall Revitalization
Curriculum & Instruction
Magic Tee Classic-Soccer
Early Childhood
Men’s Basketball
EFL: Teaching & School Administration
Men’s Golf
Elementary Education
Men’s Soccer
Full Intern Award
Multipurpose Event Center
Dr. Kay Grant Retirement Fund
NCAA Basketball Hall of Fame
Health & Kinesiology
Softball
International Activity Fund
Ken and Leigh Ann Hancock Scholarship
Student Philanthropy Council Scholarship
Spirit Staff
Psychology & Counseling
Health Sciences Scholarship
Tau Kappa Epsilon Apollo Scholarship
Spring Sports Field House
Psychology Student Research
Dr. William “Pipes” Heck Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Mike Toyne Finance Scholarship
Tennis Courts
Reading
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Reading-Broken Arrow
Spanish
Speech Language Pathology
Housing/Residential Life
Resource Room
Summer Camps
Carrie Underwood Downtown Country
Other
Human Resources Training
Robotics Academy of Critical Engagement
Special Education
Dr. Sharon Winn Memorial Fund
Wadley Center Book Fund
Writing Center-Broken Arrow
Capitola Wadley Reading Clinic
Academic Affairs
Administration Building 1st Floor
Women’s Bathroom
Alumni Association
Indian Symposium
Indigenous Leadership Center
Jack Dobbins Court
James Kimbrough Living Garden
College of Liberal Arts
NSU Oklahoma College
of Optometry
College of Liberal Arts (general)
NSU OCO (general)
Auxiliary Services
Sarah Brick Archer Library Memorial Fund
Advertising Club
College of Optometry Complex
BancFirst Centennial Fund
Library-Broken Arrow
Army ROTC Cadet Fund
Clinical Equipment Planned Replacement
The Big Event
Maintenance-Broken Arrow
Art
Design & Planning Fund
Bob Berry Beautification Fund
New & Revitalized Facilities
Embrace the Vision General Fund
Broken Arrow Campus
NSU Camp Riverhawks
Band
Cherokee Language
George Foster Legacy Fund
Choral
Low Vision Room
Communications Studies
Tahlequah Campus Specialty Care Clinic
Criminal Justice
Lesley L. Walls Vision Center at NSU-BA
Criminal Justice-Broken Arrow
American Indian Alumni Association
Society of American Indian Professionals
Billie & Dennis Letts Oklahoma Authors
Library Fund
Archives
Library Beautification
Broken Arrow Riverhawk Food Pantry
Payroll Department
Business Affairs-Broken Arrow
Clarence G. Oliver Plaza
Campus Beautification
President’s Leadership Class Activity Fund
Campus Police
President’s Ambassador Network
Career Services
President’s Discretionary Fund
Drama
College of Science
& Health Professions
Center for Teaching & Learning
Galaxy of Stars
Allied Health Building
Cherokee & Indigenous Studies
Geography
College of Science & Health Professions (general)
Christian Ministries Activity Fund
History Day
Biology
Communications & Marketing
Humanities
Chemistry
Jazz Studies
Computer Science
Landforms Geography Field Trips
Environmental Science
Language & Literature
Family & Consumer Sciences
Enrollment Management-Broken Arrow
Language & Literature-Broken Arrow
Geology Field Trips
eNSUre Our Future Campaign
Media Studies
Healthcare Administration
Facilities Management
Music
Math
Fitness Center Equipment
Opera/Theatre Workshop
Natural Sciences
Piano
Nursing Faculty Development
Political Science
Occupational Therapy Lab
River City Players
Occupational Therapy Program
Social Work
Social Sciences
Debate
Center for Tribal Studies
Center for Women & Gender Studies
Continuing Education
Delta Leadership Program-Broken Arrow
Emerald Ball Fund
Enrollment Management Center
FlintCo Fund
President’s Professional Development
Redmen Heritage Wall
Riverhawk Food Pantry
Seminary Hall Revitalization
Senior Class Gift
Staff Council
Student Affairs
Student Affairs-Broken Arrow
Student Affairs-Health/Wellness
Student Affairs-Leadership/Service
Student Financial Services
Student Financial Services -Broken Arrow
Student Philanthropy Council
Mike Synar Technology Center
Graduate College
University Center-Equipment/Renovations
Great Expectations
Veterans Meeting Space & Lab
Green & White Room Renovation
Visiting Professor of English
Haskell Hall Renovations
Video Technology Services
Science Building
History
Wilson Hall Revitalization
Science Education MEd Program
Honors Program
Winters PLC Program Fund
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MEMORIAL BENCHES
Rest a while, read a book, talk to a friend. Creating a more user-friendly, comfortable environment is the inspiration behind the Northeastern State University Foundation’s
Memorial Bench Program.
The goal is to place handsome practical park benches that complement the campus landscaping and traffic patterns, and offer visitors, as well as students, faculty, and staff, the
opportunity to relax and enjoy the beauty that surrounds them.
History and tradition are the hallmarks of the Tahlequah Campus, founded on the site of the Cherokee National Female Seminary. The addition of benches throughout campus
enhances the historical appeal of Oklahoma’s oldest institution of higher education and provides a lasting legacy for generations of NSU students.
Through the generosity of friends and alumni of NSU, the first benches, made possible through the Memorial Bench Program, were placed on campus during the spring of 2002.
Each bench includes a copper nameplate honoring the donor or the individual in whose memory the bench is endowed.
Many friends of the University have already committed to endow benches, and others are considering benches for memorials and honorary gifts. To endow a bench requires a
tax-deductible contribution of only $1,500. For more information, contact the NSU Foundation.
In Loving Memory of Patrick
“Wookie” Davis
Phil & Patty Hershberger
A Gift from The Burris Family
Lynn & Paula Burris
In Memory of Ken “Kinky” McDaris
Bertie Cooper
Dr. Irwin D. and Susan Agnew
Leoser Descendants
Patsiann Smith
In Memory of Dr. Ted Fisher
Tom Carment
In Memory of Don Easterling
Bertie Cooper
In Memory of Lloyd and Lillian Slagle
Jan Ishmael
In Memory of Laura Fruge
Multiple Gifts
Dedicated to James P. Walker, Ph.D.
Drs. Matthew, Andrew, & John Walker
In Memory of Dr. Robert Greubel
Edith Greubel
In Memory of Francis E. Wheeler
Janie Fellers
In Memory of Luceal Stanford
Jim & Betty Pate
To Commemorate the Investiture
of Dr. Steve Turner
NSU Student Body
A Gift to Mary Battenfield from
Her Loving Husband
Harold Battenfield
In Memory of Dr. Jim Schooley
Deann Heckenkemper
A Gift from President Don
& Susanne Betz
Don & Susanne Betz
In Memory of Sarah Brick Archer
NSU Libraries
Dedicated to Instrumental and Vocal
Music Students 1962-67
Multiple Gifts
In Honor of Dr. Mark Giese
Bonnie Giese
In honor of all those that help support
this great university
John Gyllin
In Memory of Mickie Coxen-Taylor
NSU Alumni Association Board of
Directors
In Memory of Koby & Claudia Jones
Larry & Pam Williams
Honoring the Strong Women of our
past and future
Kim Cherry, Belva Howard, & Jan Gordon
The Best of an Excellent Faculty:
The Circle of Excellence
NSU Faculty Council
In Memory of Stan Fulson, O.D.
NSU - College of Optometry
In Memory of George W. Underwood
James & Kay Beaubien
In Honor of Sue & Ric Opp
Multiple Gifts
In Honor of Floyd Norris
Floyd Norris, Jr.
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WAYS TO GIVE
The NSU Foundation helps fulfill NSU’s mission to empower students, faculty, staff and the community to reach their
full intellectual and human potential by creating and expanding a culture of learning, discovery and diversity.
Gifts of Cash
Cash is the most common form of gift that comes
to the NSU Foundation. Your gift of cash, like other
gifts, can be directed to any fund, specific scholarship,
or program, which are listed on pages 26-29.
Gifts of Securities or Real Property
Contributions of stock or real estate with appreciated
value are another way to lend support. When the
NSU Foundation acquires your gift of appreciated
stock or property, you receive a tax deduction equal to
its fair market value and avoid costly capital gains tax
on the increase in value.
Gifts-in-Kind
Your donations of software, licenses, services, vendor
products, art, books, and other property also support
the mission and programs of NSU. These gifts-inkind allow us to use our resources for other needs
while you get a credit for your support. Contact us
for guidelines and acceptance policy regarding giftsin-kind.
Charitable Gift Annuities
A deferred gift, such as a charitable gift annuity, is
a great way to make a significant contribution. In
exchange for your gift of cash or property, the NSU
Foundation guarantees you a lifetime of income.
Charitable Remainder Trust
Your charitable remainder trust can be funded
during your lifetime or through a testamentary
disposition. Each provides life income for designated
beneficiaries, which can include you.
Life Insurance
Naming the NSU Foundation as the owner and
beneficiary of your life insurance policy is also an
option, especially when your policy has a face amount
that is much greater than the amount you can afford
to give in cash. This ensures that future premium
payments made by you are tax-deductible. Pay the
entire policy, or make annual contributions to the
NSU Foundation for the cost of premiums.
Wills and Trusts
The NSU Foundation can also be named as
beneficiary in the wills and trusts of Northeastern
alumni and friends. You can elect to leave all or part
of an estate to benefit the university.
The NSU Foundation Guardian Society honors
individuals with outstanding discernment—a special
group of visionaries who look beyond the present to
the future of our university. This includes friends of
Northeastern who are heroes to the students whose
lives are changed through their generosity.
By naming the NSU Foundation in their wills or
trusts, these individuals have designated all or a
portion of their estate to be used for endowment or
other special purposes. Honorees also include those
who have arranged a charitable gift annuity with the
NSU Foundation. These philanthropic donors are
sharing their assets with NSU, while maintaining an
economic stream for their lifetime.
Other members have made the NSU Foundation
a beneficiary of their life insurance or retirement
plan accounts. These donors invest in the future
of Northeastern, and in doing so, reaffirm their
commitment to permanence.
Leave a Lasting Legacy with an
Endowment
When you establish an endowment with the NSU
Foundation, you:
»»Enable Perpetual Support
Your gift toward an endowed fund creates neverending support for students, faculty, and programs.
»»Ensure a Strong Future
Your endowment is an investment in the future
of Northeastern State University. As it grows, the
university gains additional support.
»»Enact a Lasting Legacy
Your endowed fund is a wonderful way to pay
tribute to a family member, loved one, classmate, or
professor. Created in perpetuity, your endowment
has a long lasting legacy associated with NSU.
Endowed funds are reminders of the great support
provided by those who came before.
Be sure to consult with a qualified professional
before you draft your will or trust, and review it
often. Sample language is available for any of the
bequests listed above. For additional information
on donations, wills, bequests, gift acceptance policy,
or planned giving in general, please contact the
NSU Foundation at 918-458-2143.
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