Creating a legacy


BHSU receives anonymous gift for art department


at BHSU. A


The donor is leaving the BHSU Foundation $250,000 or 10 percent of the entire estate, whichever is greater, to benefit the university art department. According to Steve Meeker, vice president of Institutional Advancement, the donor wants the money to be used to support visual art scholarships and to provide visual art supplies and equipment. In addition, if the donor outlives the other beneficiaries named in the estate plan- ning, the entire estate will go to the BHSU Foundation. Dr. Holly Downing, dean of the


College of Arts and Sciences, says the uni- versity is incredibly grateful for this gift to the art department.


“The funds will help to build the art program through scholarships to recruit gifted students, through much needed equipment purchases, and through enhancing student opportunities for showcasing student work,” Downing said. “Gifts such as these are essential to creating a strong university learning com- munity, which in turn benefits the entire region.”


n anonymous donor recently made plans for a significant donation to the art department


Waugh donates to scholarship fund


D


avid Waugh donated $10,000 that will be added with existing funds for the Francis L. Waugh Memorial Scholarship fund. That donation brings the scholarship fund to $12,050. Scholarships from this fund will


be awarded annually to BHSU students majoring in communications with an emphasis in journalism and/or photogra- phy. Preference will be given to students who plan to work for either the South Dakota or the Colorado Game, Fish and Parks department or someone who is planning on a career in wildlife manage- ment or photography and/or journalism. Francis Waugh grew up in Deadwood and graduated from Black Hills State Teacher's College (now BHSU) in the late ‘40s. After serving overseas in WWII as an aerial photographer he was employed with the state game and fish department in South Dakota and later in Colorado. He loved to hunt and fish, and also loved photography and journalism. According to his family, Francis was always grate- ful to be able to combine all four of these loves into a career.


Yellow Jacket golf tournaments garner nearly $28,000


HSU generated nearly $28,000 in scholarship funds from the 17th Annual Yellow Jacket Gold Dust Golf Classic and the 28th Annual Old Baldy Golf Tournament. The Yellow Jacket Foundation coordinates both golf tourna- ments to raise scholarship funds for BHSU student-athletes.


B


The Old Baldy Golf Tournament held in June near Saratoga, Wyo., included 76 golfers and generated over $21,000. The Yellow Jacket Gold Dust Golf Classic, which had 120 golfers compete in Spearfish, generated over $6,000 for the Yellow Jacket Foundation. The two tournaments brought in $6,000 more than a year ago.


"The proceeds from the golf tourna- ments are vital fundraisers for Black Hills State student-athlete scholarships,” John Kietzmann, director of development at BHSU, says. He noted that $471,000 has been awarded to Yellow Jacket student- athletes for the 2007-2008 academic year.


Gustafson scholarship set W


ilma “Billie” Gustafson recently contributed $25,000 to establish the Wilma “Billie” Gustafson Scholarship at Black Hills State University.


The recipient(s)


must be a non-traditional student. It is preferred that the recipient be 25 years old or more and from Lawrence County, or, if not, from the Northern Black Hills. The recipient must also enroll in a minimum of 15 credit hours per semester. Wilma “Billie” graduated from Black Hills State University in 1971 as a non-traditional student with a bachelor of sci- ence in education degree in history. Billie is a retired teacher.


PREMIER Bankcard announces scholarship for BHSU students


PREMIER Bankcard announced a major scholarship program for BHSU stu- dents who work at PREMIER Bankcard. Left to right: Tom Hanlon, execu- tive vice president of risk services; Dr. Kay Schallenkamp, BHSU president; Amy Lee, human resources officer; Dana Dykhouse, president and CEO of First PREMIER Bankcard; Bob VanLiere, vice president of card services, Monte Bertsch, directing officer, customer service; and Steve Meeker, vice president of Institutional Advancement at BHSU.


n what is being described as “another unex- pected premier moment,” PREMIER Bankcard announced a new scholarship program for BHSU students. Ths program combined with a previous agreement by PREMIER Bankcard for student scholarships amounts to more than $600,000 in scholarship over five years. PREMIER Bankcard presented a check for $50,000 for the PREMIER BHSU Student Scholarship Program that offers $1,000 per year, up to $5,000 per student, for full-time BHSU stu- dents who also work at Premier Bankcard. “At PREMIER Bankcard, we understand the challenges of balancing school and work sched- ules,” Dana Dykhouse says. “In an effort to encourage higher education and attract and retain some of the area’s most talented individuals, we are pleased to offer the BHSU Student Scholarship Program.”


I


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36