Supporting Students

“You go to bat for people who are really trying hard. That was Tre.”

— Dr. Tisa Mason, FHSU President

Our Donors Inspire Students

20+ years of giving. Including FHSU in their estate. Crowdfunding. The ways that FHSU donors impact lives is endless.

 

More Impact Stories

New Center for Art and Design named for Bob and Pat Schmidt Foundation

Fort Hays State University’s stunning new Center for Art and Design will now carry Bob and Pat Schmidt’s name. The university received final Kansas Board of Regents approval today to name the facility the Schmidt Foundation Center for Art and…

Mark & Simone Werth: 20+ years of FHSU support

A Fort Hays State University Family “When we were students, the faculty at Fort Hays State University were truly interested in our success, both in the classroom and following graduation,” said Simone Werth, who graduated from FHSU in 1993 with a…

FHSU students express gratitude for donors

Over 250 current Fort Hays State University students stopped by the Robbins Center, home of the FHSU Foundation – the fundraising arm of the university, to enjoy a free lunch along with the opportunity to win scholarships on Wednesday….

Dale and Sherry Chaffin give back to FHSU to support future educators

In the late 1960s, a curiosity ignited in Dale Chaffin when a young woman studying near a sunny window in the Fort Hays State University Memorial Union caught his eye. Little did he know that this woman, Sherry, would later become his beautiful…

Scholarships created to honor two fathers’ legacies at FHSU

After a loved one has passed, family and friends often search for ways to honor or commemorate that person’s life. Two such families found a way to do just that by establishing scholarship funds at Fort Hays State University, the alma mater of…