News Release

May 3, 2007

Record Sales Allow Bookstore to Return $1.7 Million to Boise State

Thanks in large part to the Boise State football team’s undefeated regular season and berth in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and the ensuing record sales of Bronco insignia merchandise, the Boise State Bookstore has been able to return $1.75 million in the form of scholarships and support to the university operating budget.

The $1.75 million for the fiscal year that ends next month is the Bookstore’s largest return to the university. In both FY ’06 and ’05, the Bookstore returned $1 million to the university.

The revenue generated from the Bookstore’s operations during fiscal year 2007 included support for an $800,000 contribution to the Boise State Foundation’s Capital Scholars Endowment; $360,000 for new furniture for the Student Union’s Table Rock Cafe, which will move from the second to the first floor as part of the building’s expansion and renovation project that begins this month; and $90,000 to the university’s New Student Orientation program.

Even before the frenzy following Boise State’s Fiesta Bowl win over Oklahoma on New Year’s Day, Bookstore sales of Bronco insignia merchandise had gone through the roof. According to Bookstore director Kim Thomas, sales reached $752,000 in December 2006 alone. Of that total, $342,000 was for Western Athletic Conference championship and Fiesta Bowl merchandise. To put those figures in perspective, total annual sales in December 1996 were $222,000.

The Bookstore and Bronco Shop are the only retail outlets where the proceeds go directly back to the university for scholarships and other expenses; the Bookstore receives no state appropriations or student fees.

“We look forward to the continued success of athletic programs, and the continued support that the boosters, alumni, staff and students have shown for the on-campus store to help return money to the academic scholarship funds,” said Thomas. “These sales help all of Boise State.”

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Contact: Kim Thomas, BSU Bookstore, (208) 426-3048, kthomas@boisestate.edu 
Media Contact: Bob Evancho, University Communications, (208) 426-1643, bevanch@boisestate.edu 

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Last reviewed on Thursday, May 03, 2007