2011 - 2012 Annual Campaign
President's Message
"Creating Connections" is the theme for this year's CSI Foundation, Inc. Annual Report. Students at the College of Southern Idaho are the beneficiaries of the connections that the College and the CSI Foundation create. In this report you will find many stories about how these connections have changed our students' lives.
The connection between donors and the students at CSI is vitally important. The generosity of donors listed in this report has enhanced the ability for students to achieve their dream of a higher education without incurring staggering debt. Some of the donors listed have chosen to establish an endowment to perpetually fund scholarships for students. Others chose to give annual gifts in order to support scholarships and programs at the College of Southern Idaho. You will also read about how one family not only created current endowments but also executed a planned gift so that they could continue to change the lives of students beyond their own lifetimes.
Donors and scholarships then connect students to the College of Southern Idaho. The cost of a college education is a barrier to many students seeking a higher education. However, CSI can be the answer to that challenge as our tuition and fees are very reasonable when compared to other institutions. Students who attend CSI get a topnotch education at a very affordable price. Scholarships bring even more students to our doors by alleviating many financial restrictions.
Graduates from CSI form their own connections. Whether they enter the workforce immediately after graduation or choose to further their education at a four-year university, they form new allegiances and partnerships. Connections also happen within their own families. First-generation college students now encourage other family and friends to seek an education at CSI which changes the dynamics in our community as well. And our graduates go on to be positive infl uences in our community, our state, and our nation.
And it all began with the connections created by you, the donors. We are deeply appreciative of the donors who have supported the students at CSI for the past 27 years through gifts to the CSI Foundation and respectfully ask you to continue to provide scholarship support for CSI. The future for our students is ripe with endless possibilities thanks to your generosity. Thank you.
John O. Fitzgerald, II
President
CSI Foundation, Inc.
