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BOISE STATE NEWS RELEASE/January 9, 2008

Karen Vauk Named Director of Development for College of Education at Boise State University

Karen Vauk has been named the new director of development for the College of Education at Boise State University. She assumed her duties on Jan. 2.

In her new position, Vauk will work to raise funds for Boise State through private, corporate and foundation donations. She is responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of prospective and major gift donors to the university.

Karen Vauk Click to enlarge image

“Boise State is fortunate to have added a person of Karen’s caliber to our outstanding staff,” said Howard Smith, vice president for University Advancement. “As an alumna of the College of Education she not only understands the challenges facing education, but also the promising avenues for improving education within Idaho. Her experience in the community will be a definite asset in Boise State’s effort to increase education-related partnerships with nonprofit organizations and the private sector. We look forward to her friend- and fund-raising efforts on behalf of the College of Education.”

Vauk comes to Boise State with close to 20 years of experience at Micron Technology, where she was organization and workforce development director, executive director of the Micron Technology Foundation and corporate training and education manager, among other responsibilities. Most recently, she worked as the assistant financial representative for Northwestern Mutual Financial Network. Vauk has extensive experience in the foundation and nonprofit arena, building community and university partnerships.

In August 2007, Boise State announced a campaign to raise $175 million in private support for the university. Titled “Destination Distinction: The Campaign for Boise State University,” the campaign’s aim is to strengthen Boise State’s current reputation as an excellent undergraduate teaching university while also helping it transform itself into a metropolitan research university of distinction. More information on the campaign is available at http://www.boisestate.edu/foundation/campaign/index.html.

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Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

Boise State University is emerging as a metropolitan research university of distinction. This transformation is being powered by the university’s first comprehensive campaign to support students, faculty, strategic initiatives, research and infrastructure. That’s why the campaign to raise $175 million in private support is called Destination Distinction.
 

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