E-Insight

September 2005

University News

Colorado State University Ranked Among the Best Universities in the Nation According to U.S. News and World Report

Colorado State University was ranked among the top national universities by U.S. News and World Report's 2006 " America's Best Colleges" edition.
U.S. News and World Report listed Colorado State in the top tier of public and private doctoral universities, closely ranked with institutions such as Florida State University, Loyola University, University of Oregon and the University of Oklahoma. For a complete list of rankings and methodologies, visit the Web at www.usnews.com.

"Colorado State University is an outstanding public research university, with many world-class programs in the sciences, humanities and arts," said Colorado State President Larry Edward Penley. "This ranking is another indication of Colorado State's exceptional faculty, nationally recognized academic and research programs and top-quality students, as well as the university's commitment to maintaining the highest-quality education in a challenging economic environment."

As part of the U.S. News report, Colorado State University also was ranked as the nation's 53rd top public university. The College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences ranked second in the nation in the U.S. World and News Report's most recent ranking of this category. It was the only veterinary medical program in the Western states to be ranked among the top 10.

Along with the U.S. News report, Colorado State is one of the nation's "best value" undergraduate institutions, according to The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company chose it as one of the top 81 schools it recommends in the new 2006 edition of its book, "America's Best Value Colleges." The University also recently ranked among the top in the nation for quality education and affordability by Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine and is listed on the Templeton Honor Roll as one of nation's character building institutions.

Colorado 4-H Director Wins National Humane Award for Animal Welfare, Ethics Programs for Kids

Jeff Goodwin, Director of Colorado 4-H, has been awarded the Humane Award by the American Veterinary Medical Association. The award recognizes humane efforts on behalf of animals and exceptional compassion for the welfare of animals by a non-veterinarian or non-veterinary association.

Goodwin received the award because of his pioneering work to foster ethics-based decision making skills for youth participating in 4-H livestock programs. Called one of the most progressive Cooperative Extension professionals in the country by the AVMA, Goodwin has focused his career on educating youth about the principles of animal welfare and good animal husbandry.

"Jeff has facilitated discussion and education about livestock show ethics across the nation. His work embodies the overarching goal of the 4-H program - to teach the young people of our nation to become adults with good character who contribute to society in an honest and productive way," said Marc Johnson, Vice Provost of Agriculture and Outreach at Colorado State University.

Goodwin's work on ethics and animal welfare have included numerous educational videos shown around the nation to 4-H'ers who raise animals and show them at county and state fairs. The videos, produced by Goodwin, address animal welfare, philosophy of animal use in our society, and livestock show ethics. The videos are used in every state and several provinces in Canada to educate youth about ethical issues within agriculture and help them make ethical decisions based on animal and social welfare. Across the nation, 4-H has an enrollment of more than seven million youth.

Private Giving to CSU Increases 28 Percent in 2004-05

Private support of Colorado State University reached $58.6 million for the 2004-2005 fiscal year - a 28 percent increase over the previous year and the second highest total in the school's history. Privately raised support - measured in gifts and pledges - totaled $45.8 million in fiscal year 2003-2004.

"This is a great achievement that has been accomplished by our donors through the hard work of the development staff, our deans, faculty and many others across campus and in the community," said Don Fry, Vice President for University Development and Advancement at Colorado State. "It is a good start in the continuous effort of significantly engaging alumni and other donors in support of this great university."

Only 2002-2003 witnessed a larger fundraising total - $61.9 million - due to the record-breaking $20.1 million gift from the Bohemian Foundation. That gift involved a $4.9 million commitment to the University Center for the Arts and a $15.2 million commitment for the renovation of Hughes Stadium.      

Private gifts and pledges were received from more than 26,000 donors in fiscal year 2005. Some notable gifts and pledges:

• $6.3 million from International Business Machines for use of Linux services in Computer Information Systems, College of Business.
• $3 million to create the Iron Rose Ranch Chair in Musculoskeletal Equine Disease and Injury in the Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
• $2.5 million from Five Rivers Ranch Cattle Feeding LLC to the College of Agricultural Sciences to establish the Southeastern Colorado Research Center.
• $1.5 million from the Bohemian Foundation, Robert and Joyce Everitt, Monfort Family Foundation,  Bryan and Axson Morgan, and Thomas and Jean Sutherland to create the William E. Morgan Endowed Chair in Liberal Arts.
• $1.3 million from the Estate of Florence M. McCluskey for the Henry and Florence McCluskey Scholarship Fund.