INSTAWORTHY: COURTESY OF OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY AND BEAVER ATHLETICS INSTAGRAM Fall 2023 21 ANNIVERSARY INSTAWORTHY beaverathletics oregonstate oregonstate Jade Whitfield — OSU’s first discus All-American since 1973 — finished second in the Pac-12 championships. A drone’s-eye view of our beautiful Corvallis campus. Members of the Class of 2023 rejoiced in hardearned achievements this June. community for creating opportunities the university could not achieve alone. Its e" orts ensure access to education for students, help the university attract and retain top-notch faculty, and have made possible more than three dozen campus facilities in Corvallis, Bend and Newport. Roughly 4,300 students currently benefit from more than 1,500 endowed scholarship and fellowship funds. At $812 million (as ofApril 30), OSU has one of the 200 largest college and university endowments, private or public, in North America, providing stability for the university by making it less dependent on the fluctuations of state funding. The May 18 dinner at the OSU President’s Residence also celebrated the newest Lifetime Trustees — recipients of the foundation’s highest recognition for long and outstanding volunteer service. This year’s honorees are James E. Coleman, ’58, Modesto, California; Roy N. Gaussoin,’56, Lake Oswego; Edmon“Ed” R. Jennings, ’18 (honorary alumnus), Portola Valley, California; Susan E. Poorman, ’61, Portland; and Katherine E. Smith, ’61, Lake Oswego. “I have been involved as a leader with the Alumni Association and the Foundation for 20 years, and it is remarkable to look back and see how much has changed in that time,” said OSU Foundation Board of Trustees chairEric Schoenstein,’88,at the dinner. “We keep our focus on the big picture and the longview.We are always thinking about the university as a whole. We are always planning for the generations to come.” OSU’S DEDICATED COMMUNITY ... HAS CREATED OPPORTUNITIES THE UNIVERSITY COULD NOT ACHIEVE ALONE. ↘Here are some of our favorite social media posts from the past few months. Tag us with #oregonstater
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