One wind farm can power an entire university. One university can power the world. Report on Private Support 2006-2007 Division of Advancement and Strategic Initiatives Letter from President Larry Edward Penley .............................. 2 Letter from Vice President Joyce Berry .................................... 3 Highlights from 2006-2007 ...................................................... 4 Advancement Highlights ......................................................... 6 Advancement and Strategic Initiatives Leadership ............... 10 President’s Council Donor Honor Roll ................................... 11 Program Profiles ....................................................................23 Financial Summary ................................................................33 Colorado State University Foundation ...................................40 Program Profiles continued .................................................... 41 The Planned Giving Advisory Council .................................... 47 Donor Honor Roll continued ...................................................48 Endowments ........................................................................... 61 Giving to Colorado State University .......................................69 The Development Council ...................................................... 72 Contact Information ..................................................Back cover Colorado State University is a world leader in environmental science and sustainability, with internationally known programs in the natural resources, clean energy alternatives, ecosystems biology, and atmospheric science. As the model land- grant University of the 21st century, we consider it our responsibility to make a difference on a global scale. Thanks to the support of our friends and alumni, we are building Colorado State University’s historic “Forever Green” legacy. In today’s context, to be truly green is a great responsibility – a commitment not just to the future health and vitality of our campus, but to the sustainability of our planet and its resources. Your support enables CSU to move forward, look to the future, and solve the great global challenges of our time. Together we power our University. Our University powers the world. Dear Friends: Colorado State University has a bold agenda, aimed at educating thinkers and supporting faculty who make a difference on a global scale. As this annual report demonstrates, your support for programs, scholarships, endowments, new facilities, and other giving opportunities provides the power needed to move this agenda forward at a rapid pace. The land-grant university of today is not the sleepy, rural campus of 100 years ago – our focus has evolved and matured as the needs and challenges facing our world have evolved. But our mission remains clear and true to its original purpose: To lead the way in providing research-based solutions, teaching, and outreach in support of a healthy economy and an enhanced quality of life. Colorado State faculty are pioneering new techniques in the treatment and prevention of animal and human cancer, devising clean-energy solutions for immediate application in developing countries, preparing the teachers who will energize tomorrow’s K-12 classrooms, fighting infectious disease worldwide, expanding our understanding of human health and nutrition, guiding students as they explore new frontiers in communications and global enterprise, and much, much more. CSU also has secured a national reputation as the “Green University” through its pioneering efforts in green construction, natural resources, alternative energy, and advancing our scientific understanding of global climate change – as well as through its commitment to promoting sustainability and environmental awareness on our own campus. This report provides a glimpse at just a few of the many initiatives under way that give substance to this commitment and demonstrate our 21st-century land-grant mission in action. The Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System has now challenged the University and its supporters to push forward more aggressively than ever before toward a series of ambitious stretch goals. These include increased private giving and research funding; expanded enrollment and graduation of highly qualified students; greater prominence in athletics at all levels; and continued recruitment and retention of top faculty. These goals are far-reaching yet achievable, with the engagement of strong supporters who understand the value of the University and its impact on our state, nation, and planet. A great university like Colorado State can power the world – with supporters like you who give us the power to make this vision a reality. Sincerely, Larry Edward Penley President 2 Colorado State University Dear Alumni and Friends, It is my honor and great pleasure to bring you the 2006-2007 Colorado State University Report on Private Support. This year’s report celebrates the fourth most successful philanthropic year in our University’s history, and reflects the continued and critical support given CSU to fund our students and outstanding academic, research and outreach programs. Colorado State University has a long tradition of philanthropy that began even before the University doors opened. In 1871, Robert Dazell donated 30 acres of land for the Agricultural College of Colorado. The first building on campus, the Claim Building, was constructed in 1874 with the help of local individuals, businesses and organizations, who donated $1,000 for materials. Generous and visionary donors, such as Robert Dazell and you, are so important not only to CSU, but also to the advancement of an educated, engaged and philanthropic society. This report highlights a handful of the nearly 29,000 supporters who together raised $53 million to further life-changing research; to allow the best and brightest to attend our University; and to provide the next generation of leaders with information and technology that will create a better, more sustainable world. The role each of you plays in making Colorado State University’s ambitious goals a reality is truly invaluable. Donor gifts have resulted in 31 endowed University chairs and professorships, 700 scholarships, and $186 million in endowments. This allows us to offer world-class interdisciplinary programs in fields of study that include energy, health, infectious disease, and sustainability. It also results in excellence in our colleges, athletics and in every division and program on campus. Together, we have partnered to change the face of our campus with state-of-the-art buildings, and we are making great strides toward addressing the issues challenging our world today. From all of us at CSU, thank you for your continued commitment to Colorado State University. Your support is an inspiration to us all and enhances our proud tradition of philanthropy. It truly is this support that powers Colorado State University and because of you, our University has the ability to promote change and power the world. This is an exciting time to be a part of Colorado State University! Very best regards, Dr. Joyce Berry, ’76 Vice President for Advancement and Strategic Initiatives Report on Private Support 2006-2007 3 Colorado State in Action: Highlights from 2006-2007 One University Can Power the World Strengthened Commitment to Educational Excellence • Colorado State has added 77 new tenure-track faculty lines in the past three budget cycles – roughly an 8 percent expansion of the faculty – after a long period of essentially no net growth in faculty numbers. • In Fall 2007, the number of new students in CSU’s Honors Program increased 30 percent over the previous year. • The Fall 2007 freshman class was the largest ever for the second year in a row, with increases in resident students, nonresident students, and transfer students. • The University’s undergraduate student body reflects an ongoing commitment to diversity, setting new records the last two years for the most diverse student population in CSU history. • CSU unveiled a comprehensive plan focused on continuous improvement of the undergraduate experience. • CSU has taken leadership on assuring transparency and accountability with expansion of the National Survey for Student Engagement and the adoption of the Collegiate Learning Assessment to measure what students learn. • Spring 2007 Monfort Lecturer Jane Goodall drew thousands of students and community members to Moby Arena to hear her message of environmental responsibility and resource preservation. Record Research Funding • Colorado State’s research expenditures for the fiscal year ending in July 2007 totaled a record of $296 million. This nearly $300 million total in research expenditures represents an 11 percent increase over the previous year, and an increase of 49 percent over the past five years. This level of research intensity is evidence of the extent to which CSU faculty are engaged in addressing the most pressing great global challenges of our time. • Colorado State faculty continued to earn top awards and international accolades for their research breakthroughs and scholarship. Going Green • CSU launched its Green Power Project – a wind farm that will make CSU the first university in the country to produce more energy than it consumes. The farm, still in the development stages, will be both a boon to the regional economy and a reflection of CSU’s growing role as the nation’s premier “Green University.” 4 Colorado