President's Report 2006 - Rose State College

e n d o w m e n t s
The Rose State College Foundation
currently has seven endowments invested
through the Oklahoma State Regents for
Higher Education. Annual earnings are
utilized to provide an extra measure
of excellence to programming for the
College. For Fiscal Year 2006, earnings
of $80,000 were distributed to the seven
endowment accounts.
The W.P. “Bill” & Rubye Atkinson
History Center Endowment
was established when the Rose State
College Foundation accepted the donation
of the W.P. “Bill” & Rubye Atkinson
property from the Living Historical Center
of Central Oklahoma Trust in 2004. This
property includes the Atkinson home and
grounds valued at $1.7 million. Atkinson
had a passion for history, and during his
lifetime he established the Center as a
vehicle to preserve the history of Central
Oklahoma. Interest from the endowment
is used to maintain the Atkinson Heritage
Center. In fiscal year 2006, there were
30 group tours of the Center, and more
than 12 community groups utilized
the conference facilities, including the
Midwest City Rotary Club, Leadership
Midwest City and Midwest Regional
Medical Center. In addition to community
groups, Rose State College Students and
staff, as well as the Rose State College
Foundation, enjoyed use of the property
on many occasions. Modest rental
fees, donations-in-kind, and monetary
donations contributed to the maintenance
and success of this historical community
event center.
The Hudiburg Endowment for
Student Services was established
by Jean Hudiburg and Paul Hudiburg to
serve at-risk high school students in the
Mid-Del Schools to encourage continued
education. The Hudiburg family has been
an important part of the Midwest City
business community since the 1950s.
The dedication and hard work exhibited
by the Hudiburg family sets an example
for all. Establishment of the Hudiburg
Endowment is not the first effort of
the family to support education. The
Hudiburg family provides scholarships
annually to Mid-Del students and
participates in programs to encourage
postsecondary education. The RSC
Connection Program provides a counselor
to work with identified students as a
teacher and a mentor. Students receive
special workshops, visits to the College
campus, and one-on-one mentoring.
Jon Foppe’s Diamond
Leadership presentation
on November 16, 2005, was funded through
the Reynolds Lectureship. The Don S.
Reynolds Lectureship was established by
friends and family to honor former Regent
Don S. Reynolds. It provides funding for
guest speakers and lecturers for the campus
and community. Regent Reynolds held the
longest tenure for a college regent in
Oklahoma, with 29 consecutive years of
service. During his tenure he served as
Chairman twice and was a driving force for
the continued development of excellence at
Rose State College. Due to his focus on
people, and in particular students, the
Student Services building was named the
Don S. Reynolds Building.
Vince Orza’s presentation
was one of three BizWiz events in fiscal
year 2006, which is funded by the Ray
M. Hardin/Kelly and Kevin Miller Endowment
for Small Business Education. Rose
State Regent Ray M. Hardin established
this endowment in 2001 to provide
funding to assist small businesses in
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