December 18, 2003

Boise State Foundation Honors Donors, Scholarship Recipients

Andrea Richards had never met Barbara Oldenburg before this week. But she said it would be pretty hard to attend school without her. Richards was one of more than 200 Boise State University Foundation scholarship recipients who were honored at the Scholar Donor Luncheon for Academic Excellence last Wednesday at Boise State. The luncheon brings together students on academic scholarships with their scholarship donors, usually for the first time. “I needed help to go to school and I’m so grateful for it,” said Richards, a junior-year piano performance major. Oldenburg was a music teacher in the Boise schools for many years and has contributed to several Boise State Foundation scholarships. “I know how difficult it is to pay for college and how hard students have to work, so I’m helping with what I can,” she said. The Foundation is working to offset the growing costs of college for an increasing number of Boise State students through the Campaign for Students. The Foundation kicked off the major scholarship fundraising campaign earlier this fall. For more information, call the Foundation at 426-3276 or visit foundation.boisestate.edu. -30- Contact Richard Smith Vice President for Institutional Advancement 426-4278 rasmith@boisestate.edu Media Contact Sherry Squires communications and marketing 426-1563 ssquires@boisestate.edu