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Ms. Sarah Smallhouse currently serves as co-Chair of the Solutions Through Higher Education Initiative and has made countless contributions to the University of Arizona and the University of Arizona Foundation. She is a true philanthropist and is highly dedicated and committed to enriching opportunities in higher education to promote a better quality of life in Southern Arizona. The time and energy she invests in higher education are enhanced by her financial commitments to the university. In 2006, through the Thomas R. Brown Family Foundation, she generously established two $1 million endowed scholarship funds in the College of Engineering and in the Eller College of Management. The Brown Family Foundation added another $1 million to the engineering fund in 2007. Last year, the Thomas R. Brown Family Foundation endowed three faculty chairs totaling $6.5 million.
Mr. and Mrs. Weatherup generously dedicate their time, talents and resources to advancing the educational experiences of our next generation of Arizona leaders. In addition to being extremely active members of the ASU community, Craig serves as co-Chair of the Solutions Through Higher Education Initiative. As philanthropists, Connie and Craig are leaving a lasting legacy to Arizona higher education. They have made more than 100 gifts for various purposes since 1985, including the lead gift for the Weatherup Center basketball practice facility and financial support for student athletes through the Adopt-a-Devil and Sun Devil Legacy campaigns. The Weatherup Family Foundation has also liberally supported ASU and the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company has donated to ASU nearly 35 times in the past 20 years, due to Craig’s timely intercession. Craig and Connie Weatherup are keenly interested in the welfare of the communities in which they live, and are deeply committed to building a better future through active engagement and generosity.
Craig and Barbara Barrett are synonymous with service to higher education. Their commitment to the advancement of ASU and Arizona’s higher education community is represented by their contributions to our institutions. The Barrett’s established the endowment that gives the Barrett Honors College its name. This school, in which the Barrett’s remain intimately involved, has become the nation’s leading honors college, and the home of future leaders for the sate and the nation. Mrs. Barrett is a three-time ASU alumna, an accomplished attorney and former federal official and has been recognized for her professional success and devotion to ASU. Dr. Barrett has been recognized for his efforts in improving K-20 education and preparing today’s students for the demands of the future workforce.
Ms. Dorothy Hunt Finley’s service to the community, including to the University of Arizona, to Tucson and to Arizona have been extraordinary. She took the lead to raise money for UA women’s sports and convinced others to donate and to attend women’s sporting events, which significantly increased the number fans attending these functions. She has been very generous in supporting individual and community causes and has been a donor to the UA Hispanic Alumni Club and to the Black Alumni Club. In 1989, she was named Tucson Woman of the Year and has continued to accept leadership roles in the area of economic development. She has been a strong supporter of retaining Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson for the good of the economy. Dorothy is praised for her tireless efforts on behalf of causes that positively affect others.
The Late Marvin Morrison and June Morrison
Through their tireless efforts, the late Marvin Morrison and his wife, June Morrison, have advanced agricultural and business education in Arizona’s universities, particularly Arizona State University. The Morrisons’ support for ASU agribusiness and resource management programs, as well as the College of Public Programs and the ASU Foundation culminated in a 1997 gift that was instrumental to the development of the ASU Polytechnic campus in Mesa. In recognition for their contributions, this campus is now home to the Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness. This contribution ensures that ASU will become the New American University with a focus on practical teaching and use-inspired research that will continue to impact Arizona, the nation and the world.
Mary Lou and Ira Fulton
Since 2003, Mary Lou and Ira Fulton have gifted nearly $170 million to Arizona State University. They are considered the most generous and the largest single donors to the university. In December 2005, they donated $100 million, one of the largest single donations in higher education history. Half of this gift was earmarked for the College of Education, where Mrs. Fulton received her bachelor=s degree in 1975. In May 2006, ASU celebrated the naming of its College of Education honoring Mary Lou Fulton. Additionally, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences was renamed to the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering and the ASU Foundation Building was renamed to the Fulton Center.
Greater Phoenix Leadership (GPL)
For nearly a decade, the Greater Phoenix Leadership has taken the lead in advocating for quality education, at all levels, and bringing together the resources to achieve success. The overriding goal for GPL=s higher education focus is to create a progressive, globally competitive system with the capacity to match Arizona=s rapid growth. This organization played a leadership role on Governor Hull=s Task Force on Higher Education and was the primary business group supporting Proposition 301, which to date has provided over $271 million in new revenue for technology and research initiatives at Arizona=s public universities. In addition, GPL actively participates on Governor Napolitano=s P 20 Advisory Council.
Robert Wick
Robert Wick is co owner of Wick Communications, a company that owns and publishes 39 newspapers throughout Arizona and other parts of the United States. He was one of the founding members of the University of Arizona South Foundation Board and participated on the architectural committee whose mission was to design the UA South=s first administration building. He was also one of the major financial contributors for the construction of this building. Mr. Wick serves on the Astronomy Board at the University of Arizona and helped shift public opinion in support of the Mt. Graham Observatory. He recently provided a major contribution for the establishment of an astronomical observatory on the UA campus.
Christopher J. Bavasi
NAU Alum Christopher Bavasi's contributions to Arizona education are extensive. He has served as president of the NAU Foundation, as a member of the Search committee for the past two NAU presidents, and as a community advisor to every NAU president since J. Lawrence Walkup. An avid support of the Athletic Department and the Sky Jack Organization for the past 35 years, he is currently working with former ASU President Lattie Coor and the Center for the Future of Arizona.
James E. Rogers
UA Alum James E. Rogers' contributions to Arizona education include service as co-chair of "Campaign Arizona," the University of Arizona's capital campaign, his phi8lanthropic gifts to the College of Law, Eller College of Management, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the department of Intercollegiate Athletics, and his commitment of time and energy to numerous university initiatives, including alumni association activities and hosting luncheon discussion with students.
The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust has been an active support of Arizona higher education, especially Arizona State University. The endowment for the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing will provide an international hub for creativity and outreach to existing faculty and an artistic and collaborative haven for developing artists, writers, and scholars. The Trust has also made possible an online book club to bring prize winning authors, students, and community residents together, community writing seminars, online writing courses for statewide outreach and mentoring, and student and faculty outreach to local school districts.
Arizona Public Service/Pinnacle West
APS/Pinnacle West Capital Corporation was recognized for its steadfast support of higher education. Bill Post, Chairman and CEO of Pinnacle West, is a strong champion of the universities, and several APS and Pinnacle West officers serve on various university boards and committees. Since 1990, APS and the APS Foundation have donated more than $5 million to the three universities. In addition, APS donated the land for the Karsten Golf Course, scholarships, surplus computers, printing services, volunteers for special events, and other assistance. APS and its local representatives have also worked diligently to lower electrical costs at the universities through improved technology and conservation.
Don Budinger
Don Budinger, chairman and founding director of the Rodel Foundation, was recognized for promoting involvement of the business community with education. He supports the premise that education can address every quality-of-life issue and that the business community bears a significant responsibility to help education do so. Mr. Budinger is a founding member of the board of the Rodel Community Scholars Program at ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business, providing Business Honors Program students with opportunities for involvement in community issues as part of the undergraduate business experience. This program seeks to enhance the likelihood that students will remain committed to creating solutions to community problems and to increase the rate at which at-risk high school students graduate from state universities.
Louise Solheim
Louise Solheim, chairman emeritus of Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, was honored for her influence in university intercollegiate athletics and business education and for her community service. The Solheim family donated $2 million for construction of the Karsten Golf Course and provides scholarships for student-athletes. The family has provided golf equipment and golf facilities and sponsored instructional clinics for Arizona State University and the University of Arizona golf programs. The Solheims also contribute to the ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Clinton Pattea and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
President Pattea and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation have been instrumental in support of scholarship programs for all three Arizona universities. They have endowed the universities with $2M in scholarship and program support. Since 1997, over 500 University of Arizona undergraduate and graduate Native American and non-Native American students have received direct financial assistance in the form of scholarships, stipends, student/staff wages, emergency funds, paid internship opportunities, and travel related expenses.
Jerry Colangelo’s commitment to Arizona transcends his involvement with professional sports. Colangelo and his wife, as well as the team charities, have made substantial contributions to a variety of programs at Arizona’s three state universities, including support of the UA’s Steele Memorial Children’s Research Center, service on the Executive Committee of the ASU Campaign for Leadership and numerous programs at NAU, such as the Bilby Endowed Chair and the President's Fund for Excellence.
Jacquie and Bennett Dorrance are alumni of The University of Arizona. Their many contributions to Arizona's three state universities include establishing an endowed scholarship for College of Business Honors students at ASU, sponsoring the Dorrance Merit Scholarship, which provides three scholarships at each university for first generation college students, and assisting in establishing outreach efforts at NAU’s Center for Excellence in Education to guarantee Arizona’s critical supply of quality teachers.
Nadine and Edward Carson are alumni of ASU. Their generous support has helped several ASU projects, including the Old Main restoration, the Carson's Presidential Chair and the Nadine and Ed Carson Student Athlete Center in Intercollegiate Athletics.
Alice "Dinky" and Richard "Dick" Snell
Alice "Dinky" and Richard "Dick" Snell have been long-time supporters of ASU. They have provided leadership to ASU with the Alice Wiley Snell Professorship in Educational Policy Studies, the Richard Snell Presidential Chair and the APS Presidential Chair in Teacher Education.
Roy Drachman has supported several programs at the University of Arizona, including the world renown Drachman Institute, which focuses on land and regional development studies, the Roy P. Drachman Center for Disease Prevention and Health promotion at the UA Health Sciences Center, and a scholarship program at the College of Architecture. He also has provided leadership in fundraising and served as chair of the Century II campaign.
Ratheon has supported a variety of programs at UA and Arizona State University over the past 18 years. At UA it has provided more than $4 million to such programs as the Colleges of Engineering, Optical Sciences, Departments of Chemistry and Physics, and the Arizona Health Science Center's Cancer and Children's Research Centers. It also has given more than $1 million in support to ASU's Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) System Research Center. The recruitment of state university graduates also is a high priority for the company, hiring 59 interns and 35 new graduates from Arizona's public universities in 1998.
Francis B. McAllister has generously supported several academic units and other projects at Northern Arizona University. She also founded the Arboretum at Flagstaff, which has become an important research and educational institution. In addition to her support of higher education, she has supported cultural and community endeavors throughout northern Arizona.Donald Soldwedel has been a strong supporter of the University of Arizona. He has served on numerous Board and committees and has been a leader in raising funds for university programs. He also was instrumental in the development of Northern Arizona University’s off-campus center at Arizona Western College in Yuma.Robert and Katherine Herberger
Robert and Katherine Herberger have a long and generous history of providing assistance to ASU, including contributions for the Herberger Center for Design Excellence, the Colleges of Architecture and Environmental Design, Business, Public Programs and Fine Arts as well as scholarships for students.
The Phelps Dodge scholars program has been providing help to Arizona's students for almost 50 years, providing a total of $5.7 million to help more than 2,000 students since 1949. In 1996 Phelps Dodge provided 30 undergraduate and four graduate engineering and mining scholarships.
Jim Click
Under the leadership of Jim Click, the Click Automotive Team has launched a scholarship program for children of employees of Click Automotive Team and Arizona Bank. It provides students up to $12,000 in scholarships for university, community college, or vocational school education. The program awarded scholarships worth more than $88,000 to 38 students in 1995, its first year.
The Flinn Foundation
The Flinn Foundation has provided more than $27 million in scholarships to Arizona's public universities in the past 21 years. The Flinn Foundation was established in 1965 by Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Flinn.
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