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Eight Boettcher Investigators Announced for 2020

DENVER, May 22, 2020 — The Boettcher Foundation has selected eight researchers to receive funding through the Boettcher Foundation’s Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards program. The recipients, known as Boettcher Investigators, represent five of Colorado’s top research institutions: Colorado College, Colorado State University, National Jewish Health,...

22 May, 2020 / 0 Comments

Colorado Teachers Honored for Impact and Influence

DENVER, May 18, 2020 — The Boettcher Foundation today announced that it is recognizing a group of standout Colorado teachers for their exemplary influence in educating some of the state’s top students. As part of the Boettcher Scholarship Program, which provides Colorado’s most talented students with...

18 May, 2020 / 0 Comments

Boettcher Foundation Announces nearly $1 Million in COVID Research Grants

Innovation Fund Recipients Include Expert Researchers at Colorado Universities, Hospitals DENVER, May 15, 2020 — Today the Boettcher Foundation is announcing the six grantees who will be awarded a total of just under $1 million in biomedical research funding to fight COVID-19 and potential future pandemics. The...

15 May, 2020 / 0 Comments

42 of Colorado’s Top Students Named Boettcher Scholars

Scholars to attend seven universities in Colorado DENVER, May 1, 2020 — A group of Colorado’s most talented graduating seniors has been named 2020 Boettcher Foundation Scholars, marking the newest class of students to earn the prestigious scholarship recognizing the next generation of dynamic thinkers and...

05 May, 2020 / 0 Comments

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 1998 Scholar Carolyn Callis

Boettcher Scholar Year: 1998 Hometown: Aurora University & Degrees: University of Denver -- BAs in Graphic Design & Spanish; Denver Seminary -- MA in Youth & Family Ministry Tell us about your current work and how long you’ve been doing it. What is your favorite aspect of your...

28 April, 2020 / 0 Comments

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 2016 Scholar Will Holtzmann

Boettcher Scholar Year: 2016 Hometown: Parker University & Degrees: University of Denver -- BS in Physics with minors in International Relations, Math, Leadership Studies, and Chinese What are you currently interested in pursuing after graduating? After graduating, I plan to pursue a PhD in physics. This will entail...

28 April, 2020 / 0 Comments

Boettcher Foundation Announces $1 Million COVID Biomedical Research Innovation Fund

Trustees also approve additional grant to support Statewide Relief Effort DENVER, April 8, 2020 — Today the Boettcher Foundation is announcing the creation of a $1 million biomedical research fund to fight COVID-19 and potentially curtail future pandemic outbreaks. Called the COVID Biomedical Research Innovation Fund, the...

08 April, 2020 / 0 Comments

Art, Coffee, and Mindfulness: One Scholar’s Toolkit for Community Change

Jade Gutiérrez’s varied interests may, at first, seem contradictory to one another. She oversees a research project at CU Boulder yet is critical of the ivory tower of academia. Her impossibly busy schedule allots time for, of all things, mindfulness and pottery making. And her...

18 March, 2020 / 0 Comments

Colorado State University’s Carmyn Ginnetti named Student Leader of the Year

DENVER— Colorado State University (CSU) junior Carmyn Ginnetti was named Colorado Leadership Alliance’s (CLA) 2020 Student Leader of the Year at the CLA Summit on Saturday, Jan. 25. The annual award is given by the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation and the Boettcher Foundation. Read more ...

19 February, 2020 / 0 Comments

Alumnus and Finance Executive Joins Board of Trustees

DENVER, Feb. 15, 2020 — The Boettcher Foundation is pleased to announce that Scholar Alumnus Jason Wheeler has been appointed to the Board of Trustees. Wheeler’s impressive career spans more than 20 years as a finance leader and tech executive. Today, Wheeler is the Head of...