ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY Donor Report

Dear Adams State Alumni, Donors and Friends,

Looking back on 2022, the Adams State University Foundation and its generous donors can be happy with what was accomplished, even in the midst of a very volatile market. And, looking forward at 2023-24, the future is bright and exciting.

This past year the Foundation awarded $1,475,282 in scholarships to our students. The continued support of our donors is what makes these scholarships possible. In 2022 the Foundation established fifteen new scholarship endowments and accepted or is in the process of accepting several land donations that will fund additional scholarships. The Foundation also has five newly documented bequest expectancies.

These bequest expectancies arise from a donor supporting the Foundation through their estate planning, but where the gift isn’t realized by the Foundation until some point in the future, often not until the passing of the donor(s). For more information on including the Foundation in your estate planning, please reach out to Karen Wibrew, Director of Major & Planned Giving, 303-947-0784, kwibrew@adams.edu.

As the University’s administration and the Board of Trustees continue to recruit new students and create exciting new programs of study, the need for institutional financial aid will increase. We recruit and retain great students, but in following our goal to serve the underserved, we have many who need financial assistance as they embark on the path of higher education. Financial support, especially scholarships, is the safeguard that allows these exceptional young people to become exceptional students and our future leaders. This could be no more true than in the personal journey of our University’s Interim President, David Tandberg, Ph.D. His great story, that did indeed begin here, and his passion for our Adams State University, show just how much of an impact your financial support can make on our students during their educational journey. I encourage you to get to know Dr. Tandberg or, at the very least, hear him speak and share his history, vision and pride in our University.

I hope to see you around campus, and please remember that your gift, regardless of amount, will have a positive impact on our students.

Kindest regards,

Ron Howard ’98, M.B.A., J.D. President, Adams State University Foundation Board