THANK YOU for your support in raising more than $50,000 in private funding to create and sustain scholarships and programs for students in the College of Arts & Sciences this past year. Funding from this campaign will be used to provide nancial assistance to deserving OSU students, recruit and retain the nest professors, and acquire the best technology and resources possible. Your donation is powerful because it starts working for OSU students immediately. We applaud your commitment to the future of Oklahoma State University and its students. Look for our 2008 appeal in the mail this spring or make a donation by calling (405) 744-8214 or by logging onto http://asdevelopment.okstate.edu/ ank You For Making A Difference! EEJF Gifts to the School of Journalism and Broadcasting $52,000 in July 2003 to upgrade television studio equipment $105,000 in March 2004 to support equipment upgrades and replace all remaining analog broadcast equipment $13,000 in January 2005 to purchase a channel lighting controller board for the television studio $75,000 in September 2005 to print promotional materials $250,000 in March 2007 to help establish a professorship in sports media “This degree offers an opportunity to learn the basics of journalism and to specialize in the field of sports,” says Jordan Woodruff, sports media senior from Gans, Okla. “Learning from faculty with experience in the field gives us a head start over others who have to learn sports journalism on their own.” In addition to the $75,000 grant, the foundation is providing $250,000 in partial funding for an endowed professorship in sports media that will increase the integrity and prominence of the developing program. “The School of Journalism and Broadcasting could not provide the educational experience or grow as rapidly as it has without the generous support of the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation,” says Tom Weir, director of the school. While the journalism school will seek support from other sources for the remaining $250,000 needed to fund a professorship, the foundation has created an optimal situation to encourage the additional support. Weir’s goal for the professorship is to attract a nationally known sports journalist to serve as a cornerstone for the rapidly growing program. “We have been fortunate to develop a close relationship with the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation and have benefited from the board of directors’ generosity over the past several years,” he says. “The foundation has given the university more than $625,000, and the close relationship with the School of Journalism and Broadcasting is expected to continue far into the future.” Lisa Frein Oklahoma State University 11
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