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Second recent seven-figure gift to CU Eye Center endows chair for ophthalmology professor
Craig Slater and his wife, Colleen, have donated $1.5 million that establishes the Slater Family Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology.
May 15, 2013
Major gift to CU Denver will establish scholarships, continue legacy of Shaka Franklin Foundation
For nearly a quarter century, Les and Marianne Franklin, through their Shaka Franklin Foundation for Youth, have devoted substantial efforts and resources to helping underserved Metro Denver youth develop self-esteem, life skills and the goal of pursuing higher education.
May 2, 2013
Jake Jabs pledges $10 million toward entrepreneurship center, largest gift in CU Denver history
The University of Colorado Denver Business School is poised to dramatically expand its entrepreneurship education, research, programmatic reach, and caliber—thanks to a $10 million pledge by Jake Jabs, founder and CEO of American Furniture Warehouse, to CU Denver.
April 4, 2013
CU Eye Center gains momentum from $2 million donation
In appreciation of the outstanding treatment she received from University of Colorado ophthalmologists, Sue Anschutz-Rodgers has donated $2 million that, combined with other commitments, establishes the Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Endowed Chair in Retinal Diseases.
April 3, 2013
Guggenheim family endows chair with $2.25 million gift to CU-Boulder Leeds School
A better understanding of the core drivers that help great leaders innovate — and avoid failure — is key to advancing global enterprise.
March 25, 2013
Obituary for Charles G. McCord, former CU Foundation president
Charles Gillette (Charlie) McCord, of Boulder, Colorado died March 16, 2013 at the age of 78.
March 4, 2013
CU-Boulder fundraising leaders fund $2 million jazz studies endowment
Jeannie and Jack Thompson have made an unprecedented commitment to the Jazz Studies program at the University of Colorado Boulder.
January 31, 2013
Successful Fundraising Effort Leads to CWHR Endowed Chair
Thanks to more than $2 million in private support—including a $1 million lead gift—the Center for Women’s Health Research (CWHR) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has successfully completed an 18-month effort to endow a chair for the center’s directorship.
November 1, 2012
CU Foundation Elects New Volunteer Leadership
The University of Colorado Foundation has elected Carl A. (“Spike”) Eklund of Denver to a two-year term as chair of its Board of Directors, and Jeremy O. May of Broomfield to a two-year term as vice chair.
October 15, 2012
Donor places improving worker health and wellness as focus of gift
Colorado School of Public Health to study best approaches for employee health
