November 19, 2002

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY AUCTION 2003 TO HONOR STEVE APPLETON

Boise State University has announced that alumnus and Micron Technology CEO Steve Appleton and his wife, Dalynn, will be honored May 3, 2003, at the Boise State University Auction. Alumni, boosters, businesses and interested individuals are asked to donate items, cash and/or services to the auction.

The Bronco Athletic Association (BAA) and the Boise State Alumni Association co-sponsor the evening. The BAA will use auction proceeds to benefit the athletic scholarship endowment fund, while the Alumni Association will earmark proceeds to fund new scholarships for freshmen and for capital improvements to the Alumni Center. 2003 marks the 11th Boise State University Auction. $2.3 million was raised through the first 10 auctions.

Appleton, a 1982 graduate in management, was a member of the Bronco tennis team from 1979 through 1982. He is known for being extremely generous to his alma mater and most recently donated almost $2 million to the university to build the Appleton Tennis Complex, a six-court outdoor tennis stadium, which opened in the spring of 2002.

The auction has been an every-other-year tradition at Boise State since its inception in 1983. This coming year’s auction will be on Saturday, May 3, at the Boise Centre on the Grove. Festivities begin at 4 p.m., with a silent auction, dinner and a live auction. Tickets are $100 per person.

For more information, to make a donation, volunteer to help or reserve your ticket to the auction, please contact Valerie Tichenor, auction coordinator at 208 426-2570, by fax at 208 426-1838, or by email at vtichen@boisestate.edu.

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Valerie Tichenor

Auction Coordinator

208 426-2570

Kathleen Craven

Boise State communications and marketing

208 426-3275