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Neal
Thorpe, M.J. — Murdock Foundation
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Honors Donors |
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M.J. Murdock Foundation, the Klein and Karen
Gilhousen Family Foundation, Norm Asbjornson
and Robert Noble received Excellence in Philanthropy
Awards from the MSU Foundation at its Donor
Appreciation Dinner, held this spring at the
MSU Strand Union ballrooms. |
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awards honor individuals, corporations and
foundations who have given substantially of
their time, talent and resources to support
the development of MSU, its students and faculty.
Each recipient has given in excess of $1 million.
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Asbjornson and Robert Noble received individual
category awards. |
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Asbjornson, '60 ME, has become one of
MSU's most generous donors and supporters,
having given well over $1 million. Asbjornson
is the founder, president, and CEO of AAON,
Inc., a Tulsa-based air conditioning and heating
equipment manufacturer. As well as establishing
the Asbjornson Scholar Award (see article
this page), he has donated to the College
of Engineering Equipment Endowment and initiated
the College of Engineering Challenge in order
to attract first-time donors. He has also
sponsored research and student internships
in the College of Engineering. His philanthropy
has also extended to many special projects
in his hometown of Winifred. |
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Noble, '39 ChE, enjoyed a long career
with Amoco. His support of MSU comes through
his estate, primarily to the College of Engineering.
Noble was honored in 1975 with an honorary
doctorate in engineering. He has established
the Robert E. and Julia C. Noble Family Endowment,
which supports presidential and honors scholarships
as well as the College of Engineering. |
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M.J. Murdock Foundation of Vancouver, Wash., received
the award in the national corporation or foundation category.
The M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust was created by the
will of the late Melvin Jack Murdock, co-founder of Tektronix,
one of the world's prominent electronic instrumentation
companies. The Murdock Foundation has generously supported
MSU for more than 20 years for projects related to scientific
research, the Museum of the Rockies, and most recently
to the Department of Media and Theatre Arts, Master of
Fine Arts program for support of the Science and Natural
History Filmmaking program. The Murdock Foundation's support
of MSU exceeds $5 million. |
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Klein and Karen Gilhousen Family Foundation received the
award in the regional corporation or foundation category.
The Gilhousens have given over $6 million to MSU and have
established the Gilhousen Telecommunications Endowed Chair
in the electrical and computer engineering department
which also funds substantial undergraduate scholarships
and supports the Burns Telecommunications Center for classroom
technology. Klein, cofounder and vice-president of Qualcomm,
Inc., and holder of over 50 patents, gives generously
of his time by serving on advisory boards for the College
of Engineering, the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, and the Burns Telecommunications Center.
Klein and Karen have also supported numerous other projects
and charities in the Bozeman area. |
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"We can't thank our donors enough for everything they've
done to help MSU grow and succeed over the years," said
Dave Gibson, MSU Foundation president and executive director.
"Private giving is vital to the university's success in
fulfilling its mission of education and service for Montana.
We are very fortunate and grateful to have such wonderful
support." Captions: Norm Asbjornson Robert Noble Neal
Thorpe, M.J. Murdock Foundation Klein and Karen Gilhousen
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Sarah Smith |
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learn more about the MSU Foundation visit the Foundation's
Web site at www.montana.edu/foundation.
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