Donor Stories

Read stories about the donors who make our scholarships possible.

Weiler conducting research

Economics professor aims to strengthen struggling communities and support future generations of researchers

March 4, 2019

Stephan Weiler’s career has been devoted to developing strategies to spark economic vitality in struggling rural and urban areas through the communities’ own innovative and entrepreneurial capacities.

Don Williette signing donation letter

Not Your Everyday Priest, Not Your Everyday Gift

November 20, 2018

Fr. Don Willette is not your everyday Catholic priest. So, appropriately, his gift to create an endowed faculty position at Colorado State University is anything but every day. The Father Don Willette Professorship for Theological Studies will encourage students, faculty, and staff at CSU to engage in academic pursuits and open conversations about the history and theological traditions of Christianity.