NIRSA Foundation

NIRSA Foundation board has "Stars in its Eyes"!

The T-Shirt Competition Quilt Auction raised an all time high of $1,630 with this creation by Paula Opal, Texas A&M University (College Station).

The NIRSA Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to share some exciting news from the 2005 Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. It was a busy time for the Foundation Board in its quest to raise dollars to support the mission of the NIRSA Foundation.

• Over $4,000 was raised through the Pre-Conference Foundation Golf Tournament at Shingle Creek Golf Course with over 230 participants.
• Over 65 invited guests attended the Foundation Board's VIP Donor Reception.
• The T-shirt Competition - Quilt Raffle raised an all time high of $1,630.
• The kick-off of the "Be a Star" giving campaign exceeded its first year goal and raised a total of $18,455.
• Sales related to the T-shirt & Apparel Competition, Auction and Sale netted over $2,045.

Most importantly we were able to present the newly gifted Sonia & Max Gartenberg Scholarship, two William Wasson Scholarships, two Will Holsberry Scholarships, two SoCal Scholarships and ten NIRSA Foundation Scholarships to be applied to cover the costs of Annual Conference Registration and the School of Recreational Sports Management (SRSM.)

Suzette Smith, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, was selected as the Chair of the Foundation Board for 2005-06, with Loretta Capra of Colorado State University as the Vice Chair. Returning members include: Kurt Klier, University of Maryland, and Jim Nasiopulos, Marquette University. New Board members appointed to three year terms were: Dave Koch, University of California, San Diego, and Beau Rugg, The Ohio State University. Mark Fletcher, University of Virginia, Charlottesville was appointed to an additional one year term as the Corporate Member. They will join Greg Jordan, NIRSA President, and Kent Blumenthal, NIRSA Executive Director. NIRSA member Darcy Bingham will continue to participate with the Board in an ex officio capacity.

The NIRSA Foundation Board of Directors THANKS YOU for all your support!