News Release

BOISE STATE NEWS RELEASE / August 27, 2008

Boise State Campus Community Affected by the Southeast Boise fires

Today, Wednesday, Aug. 27, the campus community is invited to gather in an unstructured meeting at 3:40 p.m. in Jordan A at the Student Union Building to support each other, ask questions, and learn about available support services as they grieve the death of Mary Ellen Ryder, Associate Professor of Linguistics in Boise State’s English Department.

Memorial services are also being planned with dates and times to be announced later. A student scholarship fund has been started in the name of Mary Ellen Ryder. Contributions can be made through the Boise State University Foundation in the Capitol Village office or by calling 426-3276.

Our thoughts are also with a number of other displaced families, including employee Lynda Robinson, who lost her home in the fire. She has been a Boise State employee since 1999 and currently works in the Department of Sociology. There are several opportunities for Boise State faculty and staff to help those affected by the devastating Southeast Boise fires.

Financial donations can be received on campus for the Red Cross, Idaho Disaster Relief Fund. The Red Cross is assisting families with contributions from this fund. Red Cross donation canisters are located at the Student Union Information Desk, Registrar’s Office on the first floor of the Administration Building and Parking and Transportation Offices. Collections will be taken until Sept. 3 during regular business hours.

Clothing, blankets and linen donations can also be received at the Student Union Information Desk, Administration Building First Floor and the Parking and Transportation Offices. These donations collected through Sept. 3 will be given to the Firefighter’s Boise Burn Out Fund.

 

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Last reviewed on Wednesday, August 27, 2008