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News archive for 2008

October 20, 2008

Jack and Jeannie Thompson Donate $2 Million to CU Bioscience Initiative

The University of Colorado Foundation today announced a $2 million pledge by Jack (History ’64) and Jeannie Thompson (Zoology ’64) of Boulder to fund the new Vaccine Development Laboratory in CU-Boulder’s Systems Biotechnology Building, slated for groundbreaking in 2009.

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October 17, 2008

University of Colorado Foundation Elects Eleven to Board of Directors and Board of Trustees

The University of Colorado Foundation board of trustees and board of directors announced the election of 11 new board members and the re-election of 24 returning board members. Elected and re-elected members will serve a three year term beginning fall of 2008.

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October 7, 2008

CU-Boulder School of Journalism Receives Grant To Explore Interactive ‘Citizen Journalism’

The CU-Boulder School of Journalism and Mass Communication has received an $110,000 grant from the McCormick Foundation of Chicago to explore interactive, multimedia “citizen journalism.”

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October 2, 2008

CU-Boulder School Of Journalism Receives Surprise Check For Student Scholarships

The CU-Boulder School of Journalism and Mass Communication received a check this week for $778,778.39 from the estate of William S. Hemingway, a former copy editor at The Denver Post. The money is designated for student scholarships.

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September 29, 2008

Philanthropist Gives UCCS Business Students Free Subscription to Wall Street Journal

Contact: Jana Hyde, College of Business, (719) 262-3755, jhyde@uccs.edu When businessman and former Colorado Rockies owner Jerry McMorris was a young man, he spent a part of each morning speed-reading The Wall Street Journal. He credits part of his business success to the broad financial picture he developed from gleaning the pages of the financial [...]

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September 25, 2008

CU-Boulder’s Glenn Miller Archive Receives Second Major Gift in Two Years

The University of Colorado Boulder’s extensive archive of 1930s and 1940s big band-era great Glenn Miller has received its second major gift in the past two years with the addition of artifacts from former band member Paul Tanner.

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September 22, 2008

Global Research Institute at University of Colorado Denver Aims to Eradicate the Ill Effects associated with Down Syndrome

Anna and John J. Sie have high hopes for their granddaughter Sophia, born five years ago with Down syndrome

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September 11, 2008

Former SEC boss backs Fannie, Freddie aid

William Donaldson, the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
appointed to the post by President Bush, made national headlines when he endorsed Barack
Obama

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September 8, 2008

CU Foundation to Host Fourth Annual Endowment Forum for Chief Investment Officers

On September 9th and 10th, 2008 the University of Colorado Foundation will host the fourth annual “Endowment Forum for Chief Investment Officers” on the CU Boulder campus.

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September 5, 2008

$1M Endowment Honors Denver Notable

A new $1 million endowment to support the construction engineering and management program at the University of Colorado is set up to honor Nicholas Petry, who reshaped Denver — literally.

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