We are thankful for those who have made an estate gift to Iowa State University. Here are their stories.
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Philanthropy for the Ages
Steve and Susan King are giving back to Iowa State in several ways. As Steve explains, “Iowa State has been very good to me. It gave me a great education, and I’m trying to pay that back.”
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Meaningful Mentors Lead to Impactful Legacy
William "Bill" Mahan established the John Locke Architecture Scholarship to honor his late mentor. It’s a way for Bill to pay it forward by helping architecture students tap into the career-building power of an Iowa State University education.
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Empowering Students to Honor Mentors
Leo and Jane Milleman are using their philanthropy and partnering with Iowa State students to recognize faculty and staff members who go above and beyond as mentors and teachers.
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Good Fortune Inspires Gift
Ron McLellan’s own gratitude as a past scholarship student at Iowa State motivated him to create the Ronald E. McClellan Scholarship, which benefits mechanical engineering students.
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All in the Family
A decades-long legacy of Cyclone pride led Chuck and Mary Kiester to create a new kind of legacy: a gift in their estate plan to support the educators that make Iowa State one of the best schools in the nation.
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Loss Leads to a Plan
Losing their parents led Allison Hite Sheridan and her husband, Chris Conklin, to revisit their own estate plan – and consider the legacy they wanted to leave at places that matter most, like Iowa State.
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