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Creating Futures
A Magazine Celebrating Philanthropy at the University of Colorado
Fa l l 2 0 1 1
The
Great
Connectors
A deep personal
engagement
colors the UCCS
philanthropy of
Ed and Mary Osborne
In this issue
Anschutz
Medical Campus
Influential women unite
to support research
Event Photos,
Campaign Update,
and more
CU-Boulder
Art faculty member’s
gift honors a mentor
CU Denver
Helping students
transcend disability
A Magazine Celebrating
University of Colorado Philanthropy
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fundraising campaigns is often measured by dollar goals. But
numbers alone don’t tell the story of the University of Colorado’s Creating
Futures campaign.
That story is told through the eyes of the donor who gives to a CU domestic
violence center so no one will have to endure what she had to.
It’s told through the fleet legs of the world champion 1,500-meter runner
who tells us, “My CU Buffs scholarship donors were right there in the stadium
when I qualified for the U.S. Olympic team. It meant the world to me.”
It’s told through the restless hands of the CU freshman unable to quell his
boundless energy, who rounds up 100 donors to support his effort to honor
his high school friends killed in an accident.
That story is actually thousands of stories.
We’re proud to introduce Creating Futures magazine—which will tell these
stories and celebrate University of Colorado philanthropy in its many forms.
You’ll discover the personal passions behind the gifts, the ideas that motivate
them, and the bonds that make supporting CU rewarding for donors and
recipients.
Every day, we’re inspired by the excellence and impact being generated at
each of the University of Colorado’s four campuses. We hope this magazine
will inspire you to join the donors who have made more than 200,000 gifts
to this campaign. Read on, and discover how CU donors are Creating Futures.
the success of
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Bruce and Marcy Benson
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Maintaining Momentum:
Creating Futures passes $1 billion
Creating Futures Magazine
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TREND LINES: Conceiving a Center for Commodities
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The Donor Difference: Selected gifts around CU
15Sustaining the Flame:
Nelson Award supports pursuit of primary care
Wayne Hutchens
Jeremy Simon
contributors Wendy Meyer, Gigi Reynolds,
Kirsten Steinke
graphic design Sarah Douglas, John
Pechacek
photography Glenn Asakawa, Casey Cass,
Jeff Foster, Micheline Heckler, contributors
throughout the University of Colorado
16 Out and About: Photos from CU events
www.cufund.org/
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president and ceo
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UCCS: A landmark estate gift from Ed and Mary Osborne
editor
11INTERVIEW WITH: Mary Lee Beauregard
12CU-Boulder: A tribute to late faculty member Toni Rosato
18CU Denver: A scholarship for disabled students
Contact 303-541-1218
or [email protected]
with magazine feedback or suggestions.
20Anschutz Medical Campus:
Women’s health advocates step up
22In Their Words: CU scholarship students say thanks
24News BRIEFS from the CU Foundation
25Will Power: Enduring Asperger’s, thanks to professors
26Where Are We?: Campus views, and the donors behind them
30In Memory: Former Colorado Law Dean David Getches
Founded in 1967, the nonprofit CU
Foundation partners with the University
of Colorado to raise, manage, and invest
private support for the university’s benefit.
31Photo Finish: UCCS athletics fan Glenn Williams
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Donors propel campaign
past $1 billion milestone
This September, private support toward
Creating Futures exceeded $1 billion,
putting CU and the CU Foundation on a
solid course to surpass the campaign’s
$1.5 billion goal.
The $1 billion total includes more
than $530 million in gifts and grants
to the CU Foundation, the university’s
fundraising arm, and hundreds of facultydriven private grants and other support
channeled directly to CU.
From the Campaign Chairs
Bruce ’64 and Marcy Benson
We are sometimes asked why we chose to chair the Creating Futures
campaign. It’s a simple question that doesn’t have a simple answer. The
reasons are many and varied, but several come to life here in the inaugural
issue of Creating Futures magazine.
This campaign is about making a difference in people’s lives, whether
through a scholarship that lets a deserving student realize the dream of a
college education, a research project that unlocks the mysteries of cancer,
a faculty member who inspires and engages students, or a leading-edge
facility that vastly improves the quality of the education we offer.
We have witnessed firsthand the power of education, and particularly a
CU education, to change lives. Our role as chairs of Creating Futures is to help
sustain a university environment that fosters life-changing experiences for
our students, faculty, state, and society. To ensure our continued success as
a nation, we must build on the strong foundation that education provides.
We believe so deeply in this idea that we have made personal investments
in CU. In doing so, we hope for what every donor hopes for—to make an
impact that will have lasting benefits for individuals and society. And as
chairs of this campaign and long-time supporters of our great university,
we have every confidence that will happen.
Fundraising campaigns such as Creating Futures are often discussed in the
context of their goal. In our case, it is $1.5 billion, the most ambitious in CU
history. Yet the real story is in the impact contributions make on people,
places, and programs at our university. You can read those stories in the
pages of this magazine. More importantly, you have been a part of CU
stories with your generous contributions. We hope you will continue to be
part of our story, as we intend to.
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Since Creating Futures began July 1,
2006, CU has had its five strongest years
ever for private support despite global
economic turbulence. In 2010-11, private
support totaled $213.2 million, the highest
one-year total in CU history.
The data bodes well for Creating
Futures to achieve its underlying goal—
of transforming learning and teaching,
discovery and innovation, community
and culture, and health and wellness at
CU, and of increasing the university’s
excellence and impact to benefit Colorado
and beyond.
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on the Creating Futures campaign,
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trend lines
Innovative ideas that spark philanthropy
At CU Denver Business School,
a new Center for Commodities
Taking a holistic look at commodities and what they mean to the global economy
The Rocky Mountain West is the
epicenter for myriad commodities, from
agriculture and metals to traditional and
renewable energy. Yet as George Solich
(’83, ’91) notes, there’s a shortage of
university programs that prepare business
leaders for diverse commodities fields.
“Whether it’s copper or oil or gold
or corn,” Solich says, “they’re all very
significant parts of the economy. No one
offers a well-rounded education related to
these businesses.”
So Solich, Cordillera Energy Partners
CEO, approached CU Denver Business
School Dean Sueann Ambron with the
idea to launch a Center for Commodities
at the school. A dean with an eye for
innovation, Ambron talked with a few
people, decided “this idea has legs,” and
asked Solich to fund a feasibility study to
explore it further.
To his surprise, he found no existing
university commodity programs that
matched his vision. “We found three or
four schools that focused on energy, but
none with a holistic look at commodities
and what they mean to the global
economy,” Solich says. “It showed there
was a great need, and underscored that
we should take the next step. This was one
of those ‘Eureka’ moments.”
So George and colleague Tad Herz
pledged $500,000 toward the creation
of the Center for Commodities. Their
commitment has sparked others, including
a major in-kind software gift from CQG.
The center will feature a real-time commodities trading floor—the first academic
floor of its kind focused on energy, metals, and agriculture—as a signature
element of the CU Denver Business School building to open in 2012.
Synergies Close at Hand
The center will realize synergies with such innovative Business School programs as the
Global Energy Management (GEM) program and the Risk Management and Insurance
(RMI) program, and will engage students and faculty in economics, political science,
mathematics, and other disciplines. The center‘s topical breadth and the Business School’s
downtown Denver location are ideal for industry partnerships and sponsorships.
Future plans include establishing a student-managed fund that will allow students to
make real investing decisions with oversight from top financial advisors. Ultimately, Solich
hopes the center will lead to an endowed chair and education that spans undergraduate,
graduate, and executive cohorts.
Solich hopes the center will quickly become known as “best in class” and a recognized
highlight of CU. “When you think of CU, you think about Buffaloes, Nobel Laureates,
astronauts, the Flatirons… I want people to also think, ‘This is where the commodities
world intersects with higher education.’”
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Donors Make a Difference,
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A foundation committed to
improving health across Colorado
funds much-needed fellowships
A grant from The Colorado Health
Foundation supports medical fellowships for
doctors in rural areas, critical for Colorado’s
600,000 rural residents and one of more
than a dozen grants to CU programs this
foundation made last year.
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A retired nurse honors her long and
fulfilling career, and her husband joins
her in naming a UCCS scholarship
Michael and Barbara Newberry significantly
increased the size of their endowment for
graduate students at the Beth-El College
of Nursing and Health Sciences, honoring
Barbara J. Newberry’s career and her
husband’s steadfast support.
Discovery &
An all-volunteer nonprofit sees a gap in
seed funding for promising but untested
cancer research investigations
Cancer League of Colorado builds on
years of early-stage research grants
to support an endowed chair that will
enhance the talent pool at the CU
Cancer Center.
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A Colorado insurance company looking to
educate new industry leaders pioneers the
state's first academic program of its kind
Pinnacol Assurance made a lead gift
to create a new Risk Management and
Insurance Program (RMI) at the CU
Denver Business School.
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A family’s foundation supports scholarships to
Colorado students with limited means, but also
unlimited leadership potential
Since 2001, the Reisher Family Scholarship
Fund has awarded more than 650 need-based
scholarships to students on four Colorado
campuses, including CU Denver and UCCS.
Two sisters honor a father’s love of history and
passion for civil rights with an endowed chair in
the Jewish Studies program
Midge Korczak (’67, ’80) and Leslie Singer Lomas
(’10) made gifts to endow the Louis P. Singer
Endowed Chair in Jewish History, making CUBoulder one of just six public U.S. universities to
establish a chair in this area.
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A student finds her niche in theatre; nearly a half century later, she
funds a distinguished theatre artist’s residency at CU-Boulder
The gifts of Roe Green (’70) have brought professional theatre artists
to CU-Boulder annually to work directly with Theatre and Dance
Department students and faculty to create a new production—
fulfilling Green’s passion of exposing more students to the arts.
A staff member and parent
of a UCCS student gives
back to the university that
enriched his community,
family, and career
Mark Hoffman of the
Financial Aid and Student
Employment office has given
consistently to Mountain
Lions athletics and the
pre-collegiate development
program since 1989.
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Ed and Mary Osborne
Unbridled Excitement,
unprecedented
generosity
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gifts of impact
University of Colorado
Colorado Springs
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know that the Osborne Science and Engineering Center was
named in May to honor Creating Futures UCCS campaign chairs Ed and Mary
Osborne, who have committed more than $10 million toward scholarships and
several university programs.
But this substantial figure obscures some under-the-radar UCCS gifts the
Osbornes have made along the way. The calorimeter Ed purchased for bioenergetics
research. A contribution Mary made toward the purchase of new furniture for the
Family Development Center.
And the boots. “Years ago, costume designer Betty Ross really wanted a pair of
boots for King Henry for a Theatreworks classical production,” Mary says. “They
were $135. It wasn’t in their budget, but she thought they just made the costume. I
said, ‘I can do this.’ And I did.”
Mary’s story highlights two key aspects of the Osbornes’ philanthropy. They see
immediate needs and act quickly to fill them. And they build connections—among
people from different spheres, between individuals and organizations, between
UCCS and the citizens it serves.
“Ed and Mary have been connected to virtually all areas of UCCS, from
engineering curriculum development, to arts and culture, to our Aging and Family
Development centers,” says Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak. “It’s impossible to
find a couple that has done more to support UCCS.”
many uccs friends
a full schedule
The Osbornes’ calendar overflows
with UCCS activities. The day of the
interview, they attended an Ageless
Cuisine benefit for the CU Aging
Center, followed later in the week
by a Theatreworks production of
Merchant of Venice. The previous day,
Ed introduced a colleague from a
regional foundation to UCCS, a few
days after Mary had gone to a Family
Development Center tea. Meanwhile,
Ed has been working with physics
faculty to raise $5 million toward
biotech research collaborations and
K-12 STEM education.
Their links don’t break at the UCCS
campus line. With Goodwill Industries
in Colorado Springs, Ed conceived a
partnership to use Goodwill apparel
To view a video
of the Osborne Center
dedication, download a
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Left: UCCS Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak at the Osborne Center for Science and Engineering
dedication May 12. Center: The foyer of the new Osborne Center features a Foucault pendulum that
blends science and art. Right: A donor wall in the foyer of the Center, opened in 2010.
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Left: After arriving in Colorado Springs in 1969, Ed enjoyed a career as a professor of engineering at the Air Force Academy and a successful aircraft
engineer and executive. Mary broke ground as a senior partner at a CPA firm. Center: The Osbornes have helped the CU Aging Center provide key
community mental health services aided by UCCS’s distinctive geropsychology strengths. Right: At a May dinner, UCCS Theatreworks—a major recipient
of the couple's generosity—presented “The Complete Life and Love of Ed and Mary (Slightly Reduced),” with 9- and 11-year-olds playing Ed and Mary.
toward theatre wardrobes. Mary says
that at a Goodwill fundraiser, Ed
will wear a UCCS pin. At a UCCS
fundraiser, he will wear a Goodwill pin.
“Instead of elevator speeches, I have
‘sidewalk stories.’” Ed says. “When
people on the sidewalk ask, ‘How are
you?’ my response is ‘I’m excited: I
just heard some scholarship students
talk at UCCS.’ Or ‘I’m excited, we just
met about the new Pikes Peak Hospice
facility.’ I have one prepared sentence
I’m throwing out quickly.
“Talking about what we’re involved
with makes interesting chatter,” he
continues. “You can tell what someone
is interested in by how they react.
Even if they say ‘no’ to a gift, you’ve
laid groundwork for the future, and
educated someone about an important
community program.”
rallying the community
The Osbornes first experienced UCCS
through Theatreworks. When they
had lived in London in the 1960s,
their landlord had introduced them
to theatre. “We got to see Laurence
Olivier, John Gielgud... It was a really
rich time,” Ed says.
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“Ed and Mary have
been connected to
virtually all areas of
the UCCS campus.”
Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak
In 1997, the Osbornes made their
first “stretch gift” of $25,000 to copurchase a tent to house outdoor
productions with the late Dusty Loo
and his wife, Kathy, their philanthropic
mentors. “Sitting in the tent watching
the children literally on the edge of
their seats… it made it all worthwhile,”
Mary says.
Since neither are alumni, the
Osbornes represent a critical cohort
whom they, as campaign leaders, are
rallying to help UCCS reach its goals
for Creating Futures. With half of alumni
graduating within the past eight years,
UCCS lacks a seasoned alumni base
with accumulated wealth, crucial
for higher education fundraising
campaigns.
So the Osbornes work to inspire
broader community support for
Creating Futures. “Our key role is as
advocates and blabbermouths about
the university.” Ed says. “More than
40 percent of UCCS undergraduates
are first-generation students, and
we can make that happen thanks to
scholarship programs such as Reach
Your Peak, which has graduated
over 1,000 students. Pam Shockley’s
outreach has made rural Coloradans
realize a college education is possible.”
gratitude runs both ways
The beneficiaries of Osborne gifts
effusively celebrate their commitments:
Theatreworks even produced a short
play in their honor (see above right
photo). “I really feel privileged to have
met people who care so deeply and
give so freely,” says Ida Bauer, director
of the Family Development Center.
To the Osbornes, these expressions of
gratitude reinforce their joy in giving,
and the bonds with UCCS programs
and individuals that strengthen over
time.
“To this day,” Mary says, “Betty Ross
still reminds me about the boots.”
interview with…
Mary Lee Beauregard (’83)
As chair of the CU Foundation Board of Directors, Mary Lee Beauregard plays a key leadership role for the
Creating Futures campaign. She builds on more than 30 years of experiences as a CU student, staff member,
volunteer, and donor.
How did you come to CU?
I was a political science undergraduate major and had met then-CU President Arnold Weber. I told him I was interested in
getting a master’s in political science. He said, “Before you decide, I want you to meet with one of our professors, John Buechner,
and talk with him about public administration.” I did, and I realized it made better sense for me. So I started my master's at CU
Denver in 1981. For the first nine months, I commuted 90 minutes from Keystone to attend classes.
After completing my master’s in 1983, Buechner asked if I would be interested in applying to be CU’s associate director for
public affairs. I had to interview on each campus. In my Boulder interview, I wore my mother’s pearls—and they broke in the
middle of the interview and fell between the couch cushions! They all jumped up at once to help, and I said, “If you don’t mind,
all I need is a paper bag…” After I was hired, Gordon Gee, who had been in the interview, said, “We figured you’d either be a
disaster, or you’d be great.”
Weber, Buechner, and Gee are each former CU presidents.
Sounds like you've had some great experiences to stoke your passion for CU…
As director of public affairs, we would drive the state… do alumni visits, meet with legislators, citizens, and community leaders.
What an amazing experience. Students would come up and say, “I never thought I would be able to attend college. Thank you.”
I had never been to places like Sterling, Gunnison, or Lamar. The impact our university has on this state is so far-reaching.”
How do you support the campaign as a donor?
I lost both parents and numerous close friends to cancer. The CU Cancer Center is such a
gift—there’s no reason to leave the state to get superior treatment. The center has made
a difference in the lives of people who are very dear to us who have experienced that
horrendous disease.
I support the School of Public Affairs—it's developing wonderful public servants
and leaders—and the Center for Women’s Health Research. But an area that is very
important right now is unrestricted giving. The president’s office, the chancellors,
and the colleges so badly need discretionary funding because of the decline in state
funding. Unrestricted gifts allow these offices to designate funds where they’re most
needed.
Did you know you’re one of fewer than 60 individuals to have given to each
CU campus?
Going back to my days of lobbying for CU, I have seen how each campus
serves an incredible, unique need for their communities and for the state. I
feel inspired to donate to all of them.
I feel so blessed to have the University of Colorado as my passion. It has
really influenced my direction in life.
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A Living Space
to honor a true friend
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gifts of impact
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Gifts from Deborah Haynes and David Thorndike
honor late CU-Boulder professor Antonette Rosato
1998, Deborah Haynes interviewed with Antonette (“Toni”) Rosato for a position
as a professor of Art and Art History at CU-Boulder. Not only did Haynes land the
job, she began one of the most meaningful friendships of her life.
“Sitting at breakfast that first day,” Haynes says, “we initiated a tradition of
conversation over meals about the mundane details of our lives, but also about art,
the wider world, and spiritual life.”
Work and conversation brought the two women closer. So it was a shock when
Rosato was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer in 2004.
Haynes was part of a team of friends who supported Rosato through the
challenges posed by the disease and treatment. “On long drives to the medical
center in Denver, I learned about chemotherapy and radiation, CT and PET
scans, fMRIs and cyber-knife surgery,” Haynes writes in her book, The Book of This
Place: The Land, the Art, and Spirituality. “When, on the ride home, (Rosato) would
ask, ‘Didn’t he say the lesions were disappearing?’ I’d pull out my notes from that
visit and say as gently as I could, ‘No. The doctor said that the lesions are now
multiplying and affecting different centers of your brain.’”
Haynes even assisted with personal care when Rosato’s vision, hearing, and
movement had sharply deteriorated. Wearing a bright orange jacket so Rosato
could see her, Haynes writes, “Stretching across her bedrail, I told her how much I
loved her and said goodbye. I could see that she understood me because a tear slid
down the side of her face. When I returned… and drove up to her house, I knew
Toni had died: her bed was no longer at its place beside the window.”
in
Supporting the Visual Arts Complex
Haynes began to think about a meaningful way to honor Rosato’s memory. Inspired
by the philanthropy of her husband, David Thorndike, Haynes had noticed the
impact he had made with major gifts to his alma mater, and the fulfillment he found
in the giving process. Inspiration also came from CU-Boulder’s new Visual Arts
Complex, the major upgrade to visual arts classrooms, studios, and display spaces
Haynes and Rosato had watched develop together.
By making a gift to name a sculpture studio after Rosato, Haynes could ensure
her friend’s legacy would live on not only in her art, but also in a space bearing
“we initiated a tradition
of conversation over
meals about the
mundane details of our
lives, but also about
art, the wider world,
and spiritual life.”
Deborah Haynes, discussing her relationship
with late CU-Boulder professor
Antonette Rosato (above)
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Rosato’s creativity and whimsy endures
in “Kinetic Light/Air Curtain” at Denver
International Airport, featuring 5,280 propellers
that spin to life as the underground trains that
connect the terminals hurtle past.
To contribute
to the Visual Arts Complex
www.cufund.org/vac
303-541-1465
“Toni was quite involved in the original
program plan for the Visual Arts Complex,”
Deborah Haynes says. “It's the new gateway
to the campus from the West. That makes a
powerful statement about the importance of
the arts to CU.”
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Courtesy Denver International Airport
her name that would inspire great art.
In addition to their own gift, Haynes
and Thorndike rallied support from
friends of Rosato. After several months,
Haynes and friends were able to
fund and name the Antonette Rosato
Studio—now occupied by Yumi Roth,
a friend of Rosato’s and now chair of
the Department of Art and Art History.
“It’s an honor to work in the studio
named after Toni,” Roth says. “Whereas
my studio is austere, Toni’s studio was
packed with assorted kitschy objects
and curious collections, each with its
own story. I only knew Toni for a short
time, but we became fast friends. She
was a great mentor. I miss her dearly.”
Haynes found the giving experience
so fulfilling that she and Thorndike
also funded the naming of the Deborah
Haynes and David Thorndike
Visiting Artist Studio for a visiting
artist program that brings nationally
recognized artists to the campus.
After naming two studios and
watching the Visual Arts Complex go
from “a gleam in the eye of the dean”
to a lively building brimming with
talent, Haynes moved into her office in
the new building in 2010.
“Everything I have done has been
to give back to this institution,” she
says. “The University of Colorado has
given me so many opportunities, so
much inspiration, and the friendship of
Antonette.”
To view a video
on the Visual Arts
Complex, download a
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scan this code:
sustaining the flame
cu family members support their life’s passion
For Nelsons, School
of Medicine Award
is a Family Affair
Medicine has been more than a lifelong profession for former CU School of Medicine Dean
of Students and faculty member Nancy Nelson (’55, ’59). It has been a family tradition.
Nancy’s grandfather considered himself among the first to specialize in pediatric medicine.
Her father was a Longmont physician; when a patient could not afford services, he might
accept apples, venison, even bear meat in lieu of cash. “I’d make house calls with my father.
We’d go out to farms, and I helped with a home delivery of a migrant beet worker’s baby when
I was 10 years old,” recalls Nancy’s brother, Jim Nelson (’57, ’63).
Nancy, Jim, and their brother William (’62, ’66) all attended the CU School of Medicine, and
each achieved prominence in the field.
Nancy was the first female head of the Denver Medical Society and the first female chief
resident in pediatrics under renowned pediatrician Benjamin Spock
in Cleveland. Nancy and Jim recalled an era in which front-line
pediatricians treated a range of conditions now treated primarily by
subspecialists, such as leukemia, seizure disorders, and cystic fibrosis.
Though the Nelson family had not been wealthy, scholarships
enabled both Nancy and Jim to attend CU. “When we were in
medical school, we were poor but not in debt. That would have
been impossible at that time: who would give us a loan or a
credit card?” Jim says.
A Focus on Primary Care
But now, with most medical students relying
heavily on loans, the Nelsons see the burden
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Left: Jim and Nancy Nelson were attracted to
pediatrics as CU Denver faculty Henry Kempe
and Henry Silver had been breaking ground in
the recognition and diagnosis of child abuse and
neglect. Top: School of Medicine students at the
Anschutz Medical Campus.
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out and about
news from the cu foundation
The ordinarily tieless Colorado
Gov. John Hickenlooper
accepted—and tied on—a gold
CU tie from CU President Bruce
Benson at the April 25 launch
of the Creating Futures
campaign in downtown
Denver.
Sept. 6 saw the dedication of the new
building for the Skaggs School of Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Sciences—and the
celebration of the School’s centennial.
Pictured: Edith, Martha, and Oley Sassone
with family friend George Celia. The Sassones
made a gift to name the new building’s Jack
E. Sassone Student Organization Room.
Aug. 10 was CU Night at Frasier Meadows, giving residents of
that Boulder retirement community a chance to connect with
CU, experience student performances, and hear from campus
leaders including CU-Boulder Chancellor Philip DiStefano and
Nobel Laureate Thomas Cech. Pictured: Phil Waggener, Bob Ide.
More than 650 Denver-area
construction-industry leaders
came together May 13 for Déjà vu
Rendezvous, an annual event to
benefit the Assistive Technology
Partners program at the CU School
of Medicine. This year’s event raised
$200,000. Pictured: Mike Harms, Don
and Karen White, and Bill Caile.
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A Feb. 10 School of
Medicine Scholarship
Luncheon at Anschutz
Medical Campus
honored donors and
student scholarship
recipients for the
2010-11 academic year.
Pictured: Paul Cheung
with Nancy DeLauro.
The CU Denver Business School’s
Celebration of Success dinner has featured
presidents, generals, and premiers over the
years—and has raised $3.5 million toward
scholarships and professorships. This year’s
event, held May 19, was no less star-studded,
with J.P. Morgan Chairman and CEO Jamie
Dimon as honored guest. Pictured: Sueann
Ambron, Jamie Dimon, and Tom Petrie.
Aug. 4, the CU Aging Center at UCCS hosted Ageless Cuisine: An
Evening to Savor, with food from local chefs and Food Network
personalities. From left: Adam Gertler, Jim Hurley, Grady Vaughn.
An April 28 Boulder campus
celebration of Creating Futures
featured basketball coach Tad Boyle
and mascot Ralphie among its 500
guests. From left: Suzanne and Dave
Hoover, Boyce Sher, Leslie Eaton.
The Heritage Society honors individuals who have
recorded estate commitments to the CU Foundation
in their wills. More than 90 guests attended its
annual luncheon May 26 at the Denver Country Club.
Pictured: JoAnn and Claiborne Bickham.
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from each of these events, and more,
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At a May 9 Cornerstone event celebrating a construction
milestone for the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology
Building at CU-Boulder (to open in 2012), a time capsule was
buried on site, to be opened a century from now. Wielding
shovels, from left, Marvin Caruthers, Bill Ritter, Jonathan
Caruthers, Bruce Benson, Leslie Leinwand, Philip DiStefano,
Thomas Cech, Robert Davis, and Todd Gleeson.
The Creating Futures campaign kickoff
was celebrated on the UCCS campus with
a May 12 dinner. That morning, children
from the Family Development Center
sang a song celebrating the dedication
of the Osborne Center for Science and
Engineering at UCCS.
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"People who have the
means to do things of
great magnitude need to
figure out a way to attach
meaning to it."
David Lacey
personal
Making Philanthropy
F
David and Nancy Lacey support scholarships at CU Denver
(’76, ’83), philanthropy and personal impact are
intimately connected. “People who have the means to do things of great magnitude
need to figure out a way to attach meaning to it,” Lacey says.
After years of generosity, he has recently taken steps to make his CU giving even
more personal, supporting students who have overcome obstacles that, for Lacey,
hit close to home.
Lacey got his undergraduate biology degree from CU Denver when classes
were held in the historic downtown Tramway building. He remembers its marble
staircase and its step treads that were worn down by the activity of busy and
motivated students, most of whom worked while going to school. “The building
was old,” Lacey says, “but it was clear that my contemporaries and I were motivated
to do well.”
He was thrilled to be accepted into the CU School of Medicine, his first choice.
Armed with his MD, Lacey forged a successful career in pathology as a clinician
and researcher, spending years at biotechnology firm Amgen (which CU faculty
helped to found) and rising to become senior vice president of research.
“My experience at the School of Medicine laid a foundation for what I was able
to do professionally,” Lacey says. “Successes in medical school and experience as a
CU Denver undergraduate afforded me the opportunity to give back.”
for alumnus david lacey
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gifts of impact
HELPING OTHERS
TRANSCEND DISABILITY
For many years, David and his wife,
Nancy, had indeed been giving back,
with annual contributions to the CU
School of Medicine. Lacey says he
enjoyed the regular calls from medical
students so he could catch up with
campus happenings.
Then one day Lacey was visited
at home in San Francisco by a CU
fundraiser who had noticed that Lacey
and his wife had been consistently
making significant gifts. The fundraiser
told him, “For as much money as
you’ve been donating… if you want
those funds allocated in a specific way
… let’s discuss what that could be.”
It hadn’t occurred to he or Nancy
that though they may not have been
able to make an enormous gift in one
fell swoop, their annual gifts could add
up to make a larger vision possible. And
because the Laceys have a son with
cerebral palsy, they knew firsthand
the challenges of that neurological
c o n d i t i o n — wh i c h
can make it difficult
for those who have it
to move, learn, hear,
and see.
He realized, “We
can’t do anything
about their specific disability. But we
can help financially.”
As a result, he says, David and Nancy
ended up funding a scholarship for
students with disabilities—one of only
three such scholarships at CU Denver.
“I didn’t realize those kind of vehicles
even existed,” says Lacey. “You make a
commitment over a number of years.
It’s a good strategy. It’s a smart way to
do business.”
Making others more successful is a
linchpin to his professional efforts (for
more, see caption), and to his support
of CU. “It is all about opportunity,
and making an opportunity available
to somebody whose options are not as
easily achieved or as readily apparent,”
he says.
In addition to his financial gifts,
David Lacey (receiving an honorary
doctorate above, flanked by CU
Denver Chancellor Jerry Wartgow
and CU President Bruce Benson) has
worked with faculty and others to
help CU commercialize technologies
that originate at the university.
Right: The historic Tramway
building, former home of CU
extension classes in Denver.
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motivated
volunteers
T
Raise the Bar
for Women’s
Health Research
there have long been gaps in knowledge about diagnosing
and treating diabetes and cardiovascular disease in women,
and health research has often neglected distinctions between
the sexes. Just 25 years ago, women were often excluded
from clinical trials for fear it would harm their reproductive
capabilities.
So in 2004, three accomplished researchers launched
the Center for Women’s Health Research (CWHR) at the
University of Colorado School of Medicine. It has had huge
success in its seven years, not only because of the outstanding
talent of the physicians and researchers, but also because
of dedicated community volunteers, philanthropists, and
leaders who serve on the CWHR Advisory Board and dare
to dream big.
“I would like the center to be the national center for
women’s health research,” says board chair Betsy Mangone.
“I would like the center to have the resources to grow and
offer its research results to Denver, the rest of Colorado, and
communities across the country.”
A Focus on Peer Advocacy
The board has raised $3 million for the center to date. “The
thing that sets us apart is the community-support aspect
of the center. We have 16 board members, and we are all
out there raising money,” says Mary Sissel, immediate past
advisory board chair and current member.
Some board members are motivated by personal or family
health issues, some by their core beliefs. Sissel says she is
motivated by her desire to help women become economically
self-sufficient and the need to educate women who don’t have
access to health care. “I got involved without any personal
story,” she says. “But I talk about the center everywhere I go.
In six months, the advisory board raised $500,000 to underwrite the
salary for the director position. Another major fundraising effort is an
annual luncheon (past attendees shown above), which has raised more
than $750,000 in four years.
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gifts of impact
And I always hear personal stories.”
These stories include “Jacqueline’s
Gift,” a gift to CWHR by Karen
and Steven Leaffer in honor of
their stillborn infant, a victim of the
peripartum cardiomyopathy Karen
had developed late in her pregnancy.
The advisory board was so touched by
her story, they matched the Leaffers’
gift dollar-for-dollar.
When Mangone got involved with
CWHR, she said, no one even had to
ask her to give, because she believed
so firmly in the mission. “Our diabetes
research is huge for me personally
because diabetes is everywhere in
my family, inter-generationally,” says
Mangone. “I know the research will
help future generations of my family.”
Looking Ahead
Energized by their fundraising success,
advisory board members are in the
process of endowing their first chair,
which they believe will be a tipping
point for CWHR to attract other
Left: Mary Sissel, prior advisory
board chair and current
member.
Right: Betsy Mangone, advisory
board chair. Both Sissel and
Mangone serve on the board of
trustees of the CU Foundation.
Mangone also serves as a CU
Foundation director.
scientists. The board is also working
with a new CWHR scientific council
composed of top cardiovascular and
diabetes physicians and scientists,
all women. “We had the first launch
meeting with this prestigious group
in February and are raising money to
support that council, which is made
up of extremely energetic, motivated
women,” Sissel says.
As it does every year, the board plans
a major fundraising luncheon featuring
a nationally prominent speaker; this
year’s Oct. 5 luncheon featured awardwinning author and diabetes advocate
“I would like the center to
be the national center for
women’s health research.”
Betsy Mangone
Mother Love.
“We’ve really just started. There is so
much more around the corner for us,”
Sissel says. “I am every bit as excited
about this as I was in 2004 because we
are just beginning to move toward our
potential.”
At left, CU physician and researcher Kristen Nadeau (pictured in her pediatric
practice) studies the effects of Type 2 diabetes and hopes to identify an
intervention that could help prevent the onset of heart disease in young
women with diabetes. CWHR supported early-stage research that helped
Nadeau obtain later grants and independent funding. “Without that initial
boost, I wouldn’t have been able to get started in research. The support came at
a pivotal time in my career.”
To contribute
to the Center for
Women’s Health Research
www.cufund.org/CWHR
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in their words
beneficiaries of donor generosity say thanks
CU-Boulder junior Daniel Leonard
“Dreams come true,
with a little push”
Daniel Leonard (at left), with
Alex Demos in a 2011 CU-Boulder
production of You Can’t Take It With You.
I grew up in Colorado, in a family that spent holidays traipsing up
and down the West looking for cultural educational opportunities.
We lived in a community of limited opportunities, but my parents
made certain every door would be open to us.
Every kid gets asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Everyone wants
to believe dreams can come true and perseverance can overcome any obstacle. It was
sobering to realize that money can make dreams come true, but also stop them in their
tracks. As I began to ponder my future after high school, the question became, “What can
you afford to be when you grow up?” Having a successful career in theatre or
as a writer seems less likely than a student’s chances of succeeding in the NFL.
With each rejection letter for scholarships in these fields, but offers of financial
aid for degrees in engineering, I began to turn toward practicality, and away
from my dreams.
Practicality and dreams both won.
I am a theatre student, but I am also a 2009 Boettcher Scholar. The day I
received the big white envelope from the Boettcher Foundation was the day I
realized dreams can come true, with a little push.
So here I am. Not as an engineer, or a doctor, or pursuing some other “practical
degree” that may be more lucrative. I am at CU doing what I love. I can’t wait to
get to school in the morning and collapse in bed happy at night after rehearsal.
My friends call me a workaholic, but as my grandfather so wisely told me: You
are a very lucky person to be working and succeeding at what you love.
As I begin my junior year, the world is opening to exciting opportunities.
Stages in New York, Chicago, Madrid, London all flash by as dreams I cannot
wait to jump for. What I love most, though, is the Plan B—the dream of my
own little classroom, in my own little high school, directing a production. This
practical, financially stable Plan B is still a dream, and it’s still the work I love to
do. No matter where I am, I will be doing what makes me happy.
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UCCS senior Meral Sarper
“If I could meet them,
I would say ‘thank you’”
I always used to flirt
with the concept of “the
impossible.” Yet over the
years, I’ve begun to realize
that it’s futile to try to
quantify what is possible.
doubts to get in the way, I cheat humanity out of a chance for
much-awaited change.
I am blessed to receive scholarships such as the Kane Family
Foundation scholarship and am so happy to be part of the
Chancellor’s Leadership Class. Through these programs, I have
found fulfilling service opportunities with vital nonprofits
such as the Children’s Literacy Center and Volunteers for
Outdoor Colorado.
Donor gifts have inspired a ripple effect of “paying it forward,”
and their generosity empowers me to give back through service.
In this way, CU donors are not only giving to me—they’re giving
to their communities. The scholarship reminds me that there are
always people out there who are believing in me, even if they
have never met me. If I could meet them, I would say “Thank
you… thank you… thank you.”
We once believed the earth was flat,
and that airplanes and space flight
were impossible. But every day, we see scientists push the
barriers of the possible further and further. We live in a world
of infinite possibilities.
And as CU progresses toward its campaign goal for Creating
Futures, that’s the kind of movement donors are starting—one
of great possibility.
In my time at UCCS, my own possibilities have
expanded greatly. I’ve discovered my passion for
people, and becoming an astronaut is a goal of
mine, as it directly involves human collaboration.
(I was fortunate to be selected to participate in a
NASA Propulsion Academy program in Huntsville,
Ala. last summer.) As an avid steward of Mother
Nature, I may expand my education through
graduate study in environmental engineering.
Another goal is to work or volunteer for Engineers
Without Borders, or start a similar nonprofit
offering tangible solutions to problems such
as world hunger, water shortage, and global
conservation.
My overarching goal is peace on the planet in
As part of the Chancellor's Leadership Class program at UCCS,
my lifetime: I know it’s a big one, but if I allow
students volunteer their time in the community.
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news briefs
from the cu foundation
Wayne Hutchens
Announces Retirement
of their peer group of similarly managed
funds. Foundation operations have
become substantially more efficient and
effective during Hutchens’s tenure, with
expansion in staff expertise in the years
preceding the Creating Futures campaign
announcement, and reduced costs to raise
a dollar.
New Trustees Welcomed
Wayne Hutchens (’67) will retire after
nearly six years as president and chief
executive officer of the CU Foundation.
Hutchens will continue to lead the
foundation through a transition period
expected to occur in the first half of 2012,
as the CU Foundation Board of Directors
works with university leadership to select
a successor.
Since taking the helm in 2006, Hutchens
has led CU’s fundraising arm to its five
most successful years for private support
in the university’s 135-year history.
Investment returns on CU endowments,
managed under the CU Foundation’s
auspices, have been in the top 10 percent
The following volunteer leaders have
been elected to three-year terms as CU
Foundation directors and trustees:
Board of Directors: Fredrick J. Bradford,
J. William Freytag, Betsy A. Mangone,
Edward A. Osborne
Board of Trustees: Eleanor N. Caulkins,
Kathryn A. Finley, Marianne Franklin,
Mary J. Gearhart, Suzanne A. Hoover, Eric
J. Kramer, Alan J. Olson, Mark M. Osborn,
Kevin T. Reidy
Also reelected as trustees were: William
R. Barclay, Richard N. Brown, William C.
Caile, James H. Curry, Robert J. Eastman,
Martha (“Marty“) Coffin Evans, Zuhair
H. Fayez, Michael F. Imhoff, James C.T.
Linfield, Douglas S. Looney, John R. (“Ron”)
Moore, Edward A. Osborne, Marcia Pryde,
and Christopher S. Randall
Robb Pike Named New
UCCS Development Head
Robb Pike began
as vice president
for development
for the UCCS
campus on Aug.
22. Pike now
leads
UCCS’s
development
activities and manages a development
team of seven.
Robb Pike comes to the CU Foundation
from Colorado College, where he was a
director of development. He has over 12
years fundraising experience for such
institutions as Project Angel Heart, United
Way, and the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society. He is vice president for the Lewis
Palmer School District Board of Education
in Monument. A Certified Fundraising
Executive, he earned a BA in Psychology
from Mesa State College.
“I hope to further relationships within
and beyond the UCCS family,” Pike says.
“UCCS is a premier Colorado institution
and a vital community asset, and I am
eager to help the university achieve its
vision.”
M y C U PA SS i o n
The foundations of my lifelong interest in business were established while pursuing my
BS in Finance at CU-Boulder. That knowledge base served me well in a legal career
that provided management responsibility and repeated exposure to the magic of
entrepreneurship—thereby inspiring the Olson Family MBA Entrepreneurship Fellowship.
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will power
planned gifts that leave a distinctive legacy
Bequest honors professors who saw alumnus’s true colors
Even as a boy, it was clear that Van MacDonald
was brilliant, but odd. He was a math and science
whiz fascinated by physics yet confounded by social
interactions. When enrolled as a physics major at
CU-Boulder in the late ’50s, he had the advantage
of remarkable intelligence and the handicap of
social awkwardness. Clearly different from his
peers, MacDonald struggled to suppress outbursts
and maintain self-control while pursuing one of the
university’s most challenging and prestigious major
tracks.
Fortunately, MacDonald had several patient
professors who took him under their wing. Though they may not always have
understood his behavior, they recognized his great potential and assisted MacDonald
in his desire to excel and graduate.
It wasn’t until the mid-1990s that MacDonald was correctly diagnosed with
Asperger’s Syndrome, a developmental disability that had previously been little
understood. Finally helped by the proper medication, MacDonald again worked hard
to overcome the challenges of Asperger’s, and manage the traits he both understood
and hated.
By that time MacDonald had been a longtime employee at Bayaud Enterprises,
a progressive Denver employment services program, where MacDonald was a
staff assistant for most of his 39 years there. He was mentored by Director David
Henninger, who became a lifelong friend.
“Van had a truly unique life that combined brilliance with struggle. He always
sought to improve himself and ‘fit in’,” according to Henninger.
MacDonald, who passed away in May, was ever-grateful to those who helped him
on his journey. He never forgot faculty members W.E. Brittin, and W.A. Rense, whose
steadfast support helped MacDonald
pursue his passion for physics. Though
he made very little money from his life’s
work, MacDonald chose to honor his
professors with a $40,000 bequest to CU,
designated to help physics students with
similar mental or physical challenges.
As his brother Bill MacDonald notes,
“This was a very big donation from
his perspective. Education was very
important to Van, and his professors at
CU gave him a chance and allowed him
to get where he did.”
Now other worthy physics students
will have some help on their journey,
thanks to MacDonald—and some very
special professors.
Top: A yearbook photo of Van MacDonald, who at CU in the 1950s endured
the effects of Asperger’s—though no one then knew it.
Right: Students and faculty from today’s CU-Boulder department of physics, one of the CU system’s
most renowned areas of study, boasting three affiliated Nobel Laureates.
M y C U PA SS i o n
I have attended both CU-Boulder and CU Denver, graduating from CU Denver in 1979.
My passion is with the CU Denver College of Engineering and Applied Science. Without
that opportunity, I would never have had the career I have now, as a civil engineer working
on water projects. Education is the great equalizer, and I believe that when given an
educational opportunity, most people would make the most of it.
Mary Gearhart (’79) | New CU Foundation Trustee
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where are we?
campus views, and the donors behind them
The photos below represent distinctive views of locations on each of the University
of Colorado’s four campuses. They also each have a donor connection. Can you guess
the location and the donor connection? (See page 29 for location and elaboration.)
CU Denver
UCCS
CU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU-Boulder
M y C U PA SS i o n
I was born at University Hospital—so my passion for CU began at birth. It also stems
from a great education at the University of Colorado Law School, and from meaningful
experiences for my family at the University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz
Medical Campus.
Mark Osborn (’84) | New CU Foundation Trustee
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At the University of Colorado
We fuel Colorado’s economy...
CU is a catalyst for more than $7 billion annually (40 times
the state of Colorado outlay for CU) through demand for goods
and services. Its researchers are typically awarded nearly $800
million in federal research grants annually.
...and turn less into more.
CU’s administrative overhead is 44 percent below that of
its peers.
Our innovations make an impact.
This past year, CU Tech Transfer registered 250 invention
disclosures, 253 U.S. patent applications, and 11 startup
companies based on CU research.
And faculty and graduates take the lead locally,
globally—and beyond.
Along with CU’s 18 alumni astronauts and four Nobel Laureate
faculty, Denver’s two most recent mayors are CU alumni,
including current mayor Michael Hancock.
…and at the University
of Colorado Foundation
We help donors pursue their personal passions
at CU...
In 2010-11, donors directed gifts to nearly 2,000 different
CU programs.
...and make it easy to leave the legacy of a
lifetime.
Donors have committed more than $150 million in estate gifts
yet to realize—not counted in Creating Futures totals, but a
promising bellwether for future CU support.
Top endowment management helps donor
support grow.
Performance of the primary investment pool for CU endowments
has rated in the top 10 percent of peer funds these past
seven years.
And we work hard to ensure your dollars wind
up where they belong—supporting CU’s people,
places and programs.
Our direct cost to raise a dollar declined for the second straight
year, to 21 cents for each dollar raised.
CU and the CU Foundation: A partnership that creates futures!
M y C U PA SS i o n
I graduated from CU Denver when I was 40, so my interest is in promoting the “City
University” that serves the needs of non-traditional students who may be older, have jobs
and families. I learned to love opera in English Professor Richard Dillon’s class, “Opera as
Drama.” It truly changed the course of my life! A scholarship in his name provided aid this
year to its first recipient.
Ellie Caulkins (’77) | New CU Foundation Trustee
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Center for Commodities
Nelson Award at SOM
Continued from Page 5
Continued from Page 15
George Solich (above, with family) is one of the
CU Buffs’ most impassioned supporters.
As an alumnus of two campuses and
a supporter of three, Solich—a former
recipient of the Evans Scholarship—has
rare CU passion and perspective. Many
know him as a major supporter of CUBoulder athletics, but his appreciation
for CU transcends category. “Whether it’s
the CU Denver Business School, or Buffs
athletics, all this works together,” he says.
“I want my university to shine.”
To contribute
to the Center for Commodities:
303-315-2060
of debt steering students toward higherpaying subspecialties rather than frontline primary care. This burden can inhibit
individuals with modest means from
pursuing medical school at all.
So in 2009, Nancy and Jim made gifts
to establish the Nelson Award to honor
their father’s medical service. “It was
designed to help selected medical school
graduates taking primary care residencies
in pediatrics, family practice, and internal
medicine, students who won’t be able to
pay off their debts as rapidly as those
going into some lucrative subspecialty,”
Jim says.
Nancy has made a significant estate
commitment to enable the award to have
an even greater impact in the future. Jim
and Nancy have been very pleased with
the first three medical students to have
received the award. “It was a tremendous
honor,” says recent Nelson Award
recipient Megan Tripp-Addison (’06). “The
generosity of the Nelson family has been
extremely helpful in reducing the amount
of student debt I accrued in medical
school.”
Jim emphasizes that while the award
does reduce financial burden, “it is not a
reward for being poor… The Nelson Award
is a recognition of achievement.”
Ultimately, the award celebrates the
high caliber of the CU School of Medicine,
and the generous spirit of the Nelson
family.
“I like people,” Nancy says.
“I became a doctor to help people,” Jim
says.
Thanks to the Nelson Award, these
sentiments will continue to echo in
tomorrow’s clinics, and at the CU School
of Medicine.
Above: A 1950s School of Medicine photo of
Nancy Nelson.
Did you know you can name a CU program
to receive your retirement fund—as Nancy Nelson has done by designating
her TIAA-CREF assets toward the Nelson Award? For information on
designating your retirement fund to your favorite CU program,
call 303-541-1335.
M y C U PA SS i o n
Since graduating from CU with a finance degree in 1981, I have been able to work with
the Leeds School of Business and its budding entrepreneurs to provide real-life examples
of the intricacies of the business world. I believe that whenever you have a positive
and engaging experience with an institution, you should give back in a meaningful and
impactful way.
Eric Kramer (’81) | New CU Foundation Trustee
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Photo locations from "Where Are We?" feature (pages 26-27): revealed
UCCS
Anschutz Medical Campus
A tucked-in view of the
bleachers at the Gallogly
Event Center, named
in 2010 following a
leadership gift from James
Gallogly (’74). The gift
honors his family, which graduated eight members from UCCS
including seven of 10 children born to Tommy and Margery
Gallogly.
CU Denver
A view of the Jackson
Enhanced Learning Center
at the Auraria Library,
which
serves
three
institutions on one campus
including CU Denver.
Numerous individuals made gifts to construct the center after
a lead gift from long-time supporter William Sharpless Jackson,
Jr. This year, the library begins a major fundraising initiative to
renovate the remainder of the building.
Stethoscopes being organized to
distribute to new members of the Class
of 2015 at the Aug. 12 White Coat
ceremony at Boettcher Commons.
Medical Alumni Association members
donate funds to purchase these
stethoscopes; the incoming students
often reach out in gratitude to
these alumni donors, whose gift is an early investment in the
students’ medical potential.
CU-Boulder
A rose cartouche (between the
windows) named by a gift from Mike
and Corinne Willatt, parents of a CUBoulder student. The cartouche is
one of 23—each depicting a different
flower—that adorn the exterior walls
of the Center for Community, a
student services hub opened in 2010.
More than a dozen cartouches are still available for donor
naming and the building remains a priority for donor support.
M y C U PA SS i o n
My husband and I have focused our primary support on the College of Music and CUBoulder athletics. An endowed College of Music fund supports students who have an
interest in teaching in K-12. We support the athletic department through the scholarship
fund and support for the new court-sports practice facility.
Suzanne Hoover | New CU Foundation Trustee
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in memory
Scholarship Fund Honors the
Memory of David Getches
In the spring of 2011, David Getches was
ready to retire from his position as dean
of the University of Colorado Law School.
When a development friend and colleague
of his approached him with the prospect of
establishing a named scholarship to honor
his retirement, he didn’t like the idea of
having his name on the scholarship.
Despite substantial accomplishments,
advocacy, and leadership in areas such as
Native American rights and environmental
law, Getches remained extremely humble
and couldn’t imagine his name would
motivate people to give. The colleague
told him, “Too bad… your name is going to
help us raise money for students to go to
Colorado Law.” With that, Getches agreed.
Then, just one month before his
retirement, Getches was diagnosed with
pancreatic cancer. The cancer claimed his
life one week after he stepped down.
What was to be an honorary scholarship
would now serve the purpose of a memorial
fund. And Getches underestimated the
degree to which his name would motivate
donors. To date, more than 350 individuals
have contributed more than $270,000
to the Getches Scholarship Fund, which
will support several students each year
in perpetuity at the presiding dean’s
discretion, giving that dean the flexibility
to be responsive to immediate needs.
Above left: David Getches, 1942-2011, in May
with wife, Ann. Below left: Attorney John
EchoHawk speaks at an Aug. 11 memorial
service. The boots on the podium were
Getches’; Sen. Ken Salazar noted that when
he learned Getches wore cowboy boots with
a suit, he knew it was OK to do same. Above
right: Senator Mark Udall at that same service.
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“David worked tirelessly day and night
to improve the law school and its national
image and standing,” says scholarship
donor Robert Miller (‘65). “His enthusiasm
was contagious. The least I could do was
to make a contribution to recognize his
unbelievable efforts.”
“This is a fitting tribute to a man who
exhibited throughout his life an unselfish
devotion to others,” says scholarship
donor John H. Schultz (’51, ’53). “David
will be sorely missed, but his scholarships
will add to his many legacies. He would
be very comforted knowing that his good
works will continue.”
Getches received recognition though
he never sought it, garnered respect
incidentally, and inspired an impressive
legacy. His scholarship will enable one
of his fundamental goals for Colorado
Law to endure—the goal of making a
Colorado Law education more attainable
for students.
“Whatever task he had just completed
was his proudest accomplishment,” says
his wife, Ann Getches. “He was always
looking forward.”
To contribute
to the Getches
Scholarship Fund
www.cufund.org/
GetchesScholarship
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Remembering Glenn Williams
After a successful career in higher education, Glenn Williams (pitching above, and at left)
discovered UCCS in his later years through his high regard for Mountain Lion women’s athletics,
and his desire to increase opportunities for student-athletes. He did so by establishing two
Glenn D. and Joan R. Williams endowments: one toward
scholarships in several Mountain Lions women’s sports,
the other supplementing salary for the women’s softball
coaching position.
Beyond these two endowments, Williams wanted to
honor his late wife, Joan, and show his commitment to
UCCS women’s athletics in an enduring, visual way. He
commissioned a 12-foot-tall bronze sculpture, “Dedicated
to Excellence,” and Williams looked forward to attending
its April installation at UCCS’s Four Diamonds softball
facility. Sadly, he fell ill just before the ceremony and passed
away April 28. The May sculpture-dedication ceremony
celebrated Williams’ life. “Dr. Williams was always there
for us,” former UCCS shortstop Sarah Cleland (’09) said
at the ceremony. “He taught me, ‘Do what you can, when
you can—the best you can.'”
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is our state’s biggest asset. By supporting the Leeds School of Business and specifically
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who will contribute to the success and future of the Colorado economy and become
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Kevin Reidy (’87) | New CU Foundation Trustee
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Campus. Physical and mental health are very important areas, and I see exciting
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throughout the country.
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