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Latest News releases
Dean Coughenour Trust expands first-generation scholarship access with $1M gift
The Dean Coughenour Trust, through a historic $1 million gift to the Pat J. Bosco Achievement/Leadership Scholarship fund, will soon expand opportunities for first-generation students at Kansas State University. The gift advances a university initiative to encourage and support first-generation students, who represent a […]
IFF invests in K-State grain science students through new scholarship
Future food and bakery scientists at Kansas State University will soon be eligible for financial assistance through a gift from industry partner IFF, offered through the Danisco Food Ingredients Scholarship. The company has stepped forward to support undergraduate and graduate students beginning with […]
Cargill donates $1 million to K-State’s Agriculture Innovation Initiative
With a $1 million gift to the Kansas State University Agriculture Innovation Initiative, Cargill continues to accelerate the university’s efforts to advance global food security solutions through interdisciplinary research, infrastructure expansion and industry collaboration. The recent donation places K-State within 5% of the initiative’s […]
KSU Foundation elects record-breaking class of trustees
Following a vote at the September 5 meeting of the Kansas State University Foundation’s Board of Trustees in Manhattan, Kansas, four members were reelected and three were newly elected to three-year terms on the foundation’s board of directors. Also confirmed that day were 49 […]
Hale gift to College of Education kickstarts scholarship fund for future educators
With a generous gift of $2 million to the Kansas State University College of Education, Innes and John Hale of Kansas City, Missouri, have kickstarted an effort to enhance English, speech and journalism education in Kansas through scholarships for future teachers in these fields. […]
Dawn Foods invests in K-State bakery science students through new scholarship
Bakery science students at Kansas State University are now eligible for scholarship assistance through a gift from global bakery manufacturer and ingredient supplier Dawn Foods. The Dawn Foods Bakery Science Scholarship is open to undergraduate juniors or seniors and will provide two recipients each […]
Walking the talk
Leanne and Steve Caret invest in the Center for Principled Business at Kansas State University To make it in business takes guts, determination, knowledge, connections and of course, financial investment — including investments that open doors for future leaders. Leanne and Steve Caret of […]
KSU Foundation announces 2025 Medal of Excellence Honorees
The Kansas State University Foundation has honored Lee and Barb Harris of Prairie Village, Kansas, with the 2025 Medal of Excellence in recognition of their outstanding service, leadership and financial contributions to Kansas State University. Staunch supporters of excellence in the teaching profession, the […]
KSU Foundation earns USA Today Top Workplaces Award
The Kansas State University Foundation has been named one of the nation’s top workplaces following a survey issued to more than 42,000 organizations. The 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplaces award honors organizations with 150 or more employees that have created exceptional, people-first cultures. […]
Software company Holistiplan invests in next generation of personal financial planners
An endowed scholarship fund from tax-, estate- and insurance-planning software makers Holistiplan is improving student access to the personal financial planning program in the Kansas State University College of Health and Human Sciences. One of only two institutions nationwide to receive an endowed scholarship […]