T he 2014–15 Fiscal Year saw significant donations given through the Colorado Mesa University Foudation. These investments provide scholarships and fund

perpetual endowments, campus expansion and support programs.

Gifts received $5,629,531Number of donors 3,860Amount of scholarships awarded $976,423Endowment value $24,483,354 Increase in total

contributions over the previous fiscal year

41%

Increase in scholarship

dollars awarded

29%

All gifts support students.

No fees are taken from donations.

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8M

$2.2

$4.0$3.4 $3.5

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FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015

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$17.3$19.3

$23.0$24.5

Scholarship Dollars Awarded

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015

$517,000 $510,000

$573,000$542,000

$755,000

$976,000

* Does not include one-time goverment grant and gift

Fiscal Year 2014-2015

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SUMMA CUM LAUDE$50,000–$99,999

Genevieve Clough Fellowship FundDenver Scholarship FoundationEl Pomar FoundationKamehameha SchoolsMontrose Memorial HospitalPinnacol FoundationWaldeck Family FundWestern Colorado Community

Foundation

Thank you to our donors for their dedication to supporting student success at Colorado Mesa

University. The following donors made gifts of $1,000 or more to CMU between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. We also greatly appreciate the 3,000+ donors who are not listed but made a

significant impact on the educational experience of all CMU students.

VALEDICTORIAN$100,000 And Above

Bacon Family FoundationBoettcher FoundationRobert Buckman and Joyce MollerupCity of Grand JunctionDaniels FundThe Denver FoundationFederal Mineral Lease DistrictDarwin HoranMax and Helen KreyMesa County Board of CommissionersSteve and Anne MeyerSacommanno Higher Education Foundation

MAGNA CUM LAUDE$25,000–$49,999

Aspinall FoundationHerbert and Laura May BaconColorado Masons’ Benevolent Fund

AssociationCommunity HospitalEdward and Lois GardnerThe Goodwin FoundationHome Loan Investment CompanyJudith HutchinsRobert HutchinsTom HutchinsWilliam HutchinsMontrose County CommissionersPowderhorn Ski CompanySan Juan Healthcare FoundationSodexo, Inc. William S. Robinson Trust

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CUM LAUDE$10,000–$24,999

Alpine BankANB BankBank of the WestJack BaumstarkJoel and Betty BechtelCharles and Judy BlackBlack Hills Exploration & ProductionBoulder Valley Credit UnionPhyllis L. BrownsonSandy and Holly BrownsonCenturyLinkChevronThe Colorado TrustDiagnostic Radiology Associates, PCEd Bozarth - Mark Miller ChevroletFCI ConstructorsFisher’s Liquor BarnGates Millennium Scholars ProgramGrand Junction Chapter of the American

Petroleum InstituteGrand Junction Kiwanis FoundationJohn and Maureen HendricksHigh Country Beverage

High Plains PizzaDonald A. MacKendrickVictoria S. NoellRaymond J. PetersenPinnacol AssurancePatricia M. PowellRuth Hutchins Charitable Lead TrustP. Douglas and Sharon SchakelShear Inc.Gertrude S. Straub Trust EstateUS BankDana WalkerWells Fargo BankWestern Colorado Contractors AssociationWestern Orthopedics & Sports MedicineMarriottWilliams Family FoundationWPX Energy Youth Foundation

Steve and Anne Meyer at the naming ceremony of the Meyer Ballroom.

Ce’rra Carsten, Bailee McNamara, Hallie Taylor and Sheradan Jaquez, members of the CMU rodeo team, helped drive cattle through campus during the third annual Steer Stroll.

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Wade and Cindy HaerleJamie and Debra HamiltonHRL Compliance SolutionsJG Management SystemsKnute and Sandi KnudsonLancet AssociatesNightingale Western SlopePatrick W. Page M.D.PeopleCare of Western Colorado, LLCMichael I. PietrackPNCI ConstructionDan and Elise PrinsterShaw ConstructionSill-Terhar MotorsDonald Fiscus and Carole StroblThe Foundation for Colorado Community

CollegesUte Water Conservancy DistrictMichael J. VeruchiGeorge E. Wheeler

CMU Montrose’s Branscome Center recognizes the long-standing support by Jim and Sharen Branscome.

In 2014, CMU named a classroom in Houston Hall for long-time faculty member Don MacKendrick.

TRUSTEES’ COUNCIL$5,000–$9,999

Allied InsuranceAmerican Petroleum Institute Roaring Fork

ChapterAnonymousAsset Engineering LimitedBennett Wagner & Grody ArchitectsJim and Sharen BranscomeBuescher Family Limited PartnershipJ. Reed and Lisa BumgarnerThe Colorado Health FoundationComet CleanersGary and Christine CroneJoe and Jane CruzEKS&HElks National FoundationEnstrom CandiesLee and Sally GaglioneMichael and Georgette GerlachGlaxoSmithKline FoundationGrand Junction New Car & Truck Dealers

AssociationGrand Valley Recreation Resources

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PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE$2,500–$4,999

Nick and Kristi AdamsAmerican Business Women’s AssociationSteven and Lori AnnisArchitectural Design WestArch and Bonnie ArchuletaNancy J. ArnoldB & H SportsTilman and Pat BishopPete Borello Jr.Charles and Robbie BreauxPaul BrownLouis A. BuescherCAPCOChamberlin ArchitectsColorado Asphalt Pavement AssociationColorado West Healthcare SystemCommunity Hospital FoundationJoe ControneoDalby Wendland & Co.Delta County Memorial Hospital FoundationDos HombresEncanaGene Taylor’s Sporting GoodsGrand Junction Baseball Committee (JUCO)Candlewood SuitesGrand Junction Kiwanis FoundationGrand Junction Lions ClubGrand Junction Pipe & Supply Grand Junction Tennis Club

In April, Discovery Channel founder John Hendricks spoke at CMU’s Entrepreneurship Day.

The Maverick Stampede perform in Montrose.

Grand Valley PowerCecil and Noelle HernandezImpact PromotionsKeith KillianRobert T. LakePeggy LammCraig and Joanna LittleSara L. MartzDarrel and Janet MattiviDeryl and Jill McKinnernyScott and Mandie MercierAaron and Amanda MillerCharlie K. MonfortMontrose Community FoundationMontrose County School DistrictJason and Jenni MosbyMountain Aire Medical SupplyNetworks UnlimitedP.E.O. FoundationMitchel and Lois PerkielBrian and Melissa PolettiJames D. PulsipherWanda W. PutnamRedlands Lions ClubRoberts Plumbing and HeatingRocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceSan Diego ChargersChuck and Patti Shear

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Big O Tires of Western ColoradoRoger H. Boltz Breckenridge Ale HouseAnthony BullardPatricia R. BurkeCaprock Behavioral ServicesCarpetime, Inc.William and Krista CarstenKatie CarteePhil CastleLyle Chadwick and Kay LangCity of FruitaColorado West Health CareColorado West OtolaryngologistsComcastRusty and Agnes CrickCrossfit PreeminenceCRSADenver WaterRobert and Terry DruryAubrey L. EggimanDon and Patricia EhmsenEmployer RepresentativesRobert and Barbara EngleEnterprise Rent-A-CarETV CashierD. Bruce FaberFiesta GuadalajaraRobert FowlerMarge FoxFrias Properties of AspenFruita Rotary Club

Members of the Love family celebrate at the naming of the Carolyn D. Love Recital Hall in the Moss Performing Arts Center.

Bob ShraderVic and Karen SmithTelluride FoundationTesoro IndustriesTrophy CaseUnifirst MortgageValley View Hospital AuxiliaryW.C. StriegelWalter WhiteJ. Robert Young Scholarship Fund

DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS$1,000–$2,499

ActivePDFRick and Staci AdlemanAdvanced Title CompanyWilliam and Jennifer AkerAllen Unique Autos Altrusa International Foundation of MontroseAmCap MortgageJack and Lori AndersenB&B ElectricBob W. BaconBananas Fun ParkBank of America Bank of ColoradoScott and Karla BarberBill & Cookie BeenGary and Robbie Berlin

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Gaylon Reynolds and Linda LivingstonNeal and Mary LockePaul and Trudy LopezBill LoveMark and Sarah LukerDaniel and Tara MacDonaldMark and Karen MadsenBette MartinRichard and Janet MaynardMays ConcreteMcKee Medical CenterMesa County 4-H FoundationMesa SystemsMichael MayBill and Patti MiliusKenneth and Donna MillerJD and Donna MillerMark A. MillerMontrose High SchoolKris Mort and Cindy CohnMark C. MountfordRick and Johanna NelsonRoy and Ruth NessNexgen CommunicationsP.E.O. International Chapter Palisade Lions ClubGrand Valley/Parachute Kiwanis FoundationOliver and Danny PatterickPatterson Consulting Joshua and Kristin PenryJack and Karen Perrin

Helen Stonebrink and scholarship recipient Megan McKee.

Fruitvale Lions ClubKim GenevayLowell and Susan GilbertAlfred and Laura GoffrediJerome and Mary GonzalesGrand Mesa Chorus of Sweet AdelinesGrand Valley IrrigationStephen and Peggy GrantEdwin and Harriet HawkinsThomas and Claudia HenshallSteve HessHilltop Community ResourcesHispanic Annual SaluteHispanic EducationBill HodgsonJohn and Penny HopkinsHoskin, Farina, & KampfHUB International Insurance ServicesJ&D InspectionsDavid and Martha JamesKen and Rose JohnsonKenneth and Kelly JohnsonTed D. JohnsonDoug H. JonesLawrence JonesJosiah Project ScholarshipLoralee KerrKinder MorganDoug and Kathy KingStephen L. LaicheLions Club Foundation

The CMU Board of Trustees, members of City Council and county commissioners helped break ground for the Tomlinson Library expansion.

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Platinum Sign CompanyJay and Brandi PollockDouglas and Hazel PriceKevin and Jennette PriceRaytheon CompanyDouglas and Robin ReedRio Grande Federal Credit UnionRoaring Fork High SchoolRocky Mountain Health PlansRosco’s IncRotary Club of Grand JunctionRotary Foundation of Grand JunctionRush Realty, Inc.Joel and Gayathri SchaeferSchneider Oil & GasDelta County School District Kenneth and Kristine SchreinerRobert and Beth SchroederKenneth ScissorsSCL Health SystemScoggin Family Giving FundScotty’s Muffler Lube Car WashRon and Merry SechristMichael and Jean SewellDan and Lisa SharpShell Oil Company FoundationShelter Insurance FoundationJ.R. Simplot CompanyBill and Jeanne SissonSkyline ContractingVince SmithWhittney M. Smythe-Smith

Robert and Katherine StokesStorm King MechanicalSuncor EnergyBruce ThompsonTiara Rado Animal HospitalJohn and Elvera TomlinsonMark TownerTP AcousticsClay H. TuflyUnited Sand & GravelValero Energy FoundationVan Winkle RanchVillage InnLeland and Heather WaggonerGary and Kay WallaWalmartBrent and Lynda WarehamJacob WebelBen and Brooke WegenerShane and Christine WentzelWestern ImplementWestern Rockies Federal Credit UnionYeulin and Rose WillettJohn and Kim WilliamsMarla J. WilliamsDavid and Jane WingAlan and Judy WorkmanRaymond WorkmanWestern Slope Vietnam War Memorial

Scholarship FoundationSusan Yeager

Jim Whitmore, Max Krey and President Tim Foster (behind the sign) celebrate the opening of Rotary Hall with students.

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