Foundation Launches $60 Million Campaign

The FHSU Foundation kicked off the Cornerstone Campaign, the largest fundraising effort ever conducted at Fort Hays State University. The campaign is a timely effort to raise $60 million by 2012 in support of the university.

It was announced during a kickoff reception on Sept. 4 at the Memorial Union that $36.6 million was raised during the silent phase of the campaign, which began in 2006.

New funds will be raised from alumni and friends in four areas identified within the campaign: scholarships; professorships; completion of the Picken Hall renovation; and university projects.

"This campaign more than anything is about people," says president of the FHSU Foundation Tim Chapman. "It is our students and faculty who will benefit from new scholarships, endowed faculty positions, enhanced research, departmental projects, athletic programs, technology upgrades and renovations."

Dr. Edward H. Hammond, FHSU president, emphasized the critical timing of the campaign. "The timing of the Cornerstone Campaign was designed to address the growth and initiatives identified for the university by the target year of 2020," Hammond said. "In the face of declining revenues, the state of Kansas simply is not able to fund higher education at the level necessary to achieve excellence, so we call upon our alumni and friends of the university to step forward with vision and generosity."

Specific funding needs within departments and initiatives across campus are available online and at the Foundation. Contact us to find out more about supporting your interests in the Cornerstone Campaign at 785-628-5620.