Kim Tobin has announced her departure from CSU to become Michigan State University’s next vice president of university advancement. Tobin, who currently serves as CSU’s vice president for university advancement, joined CSU in 2003.
Joe Blake, a stalwart advocate for excellence in higher education who passed away this week at the age of 86, is remembered by friends, former colleagues and alumni as an eloquent and committed champion for CSU whose legacy will endure through the transformative philanthropy he helped cultivate.
For many students over the years, Scott's financial support opened doors that would otherwise be closed.
Walter Scott, Jr. had never been to Fort Collins when he arrived at Colorado A&M in 1949. But his arrival proved to be transformational, for Scott and, ultimately, his alma mater.
Scott's extraordinary generosity to CSU prompted the dedication of the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering in 2016.
Even as the pandemic was taking a severe financial toll on people around the world, Colorado State University had one of its strongest years ever for fundraising — and donors were especially interested in contributing to programs for people in need, such as Ram Aid and Rams Against Hunger.
The newly established VetRams Program is a partnership between the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Adult Learner and Veteran Services to provide academic and financial support to student-veterans pursuing a professional degree in veterinary medicine.
The new fund will support a Civil Rights Alternative Spring Break trip and a CSU student-facilitated mentorship program for high school students.
Supporters within the CSU family came through with record donations to support students on Giving Tuesday.