NEWS AND PRESS

The following article appeared in the October 8 issue of the National Scholarship Providers Association’s Scholarship Times newsletter. In it, Tiffany Anderson, our scholarship program director, explained the process the Boettcher Foundation engaged in when it opened its scholarship application process to students meeting the...
By Yesenia Robles The Denver Post Two of Colorado's longtime teacher residency programs are joining forces to expand their reach and prepare at least 50 more teachers each year to help fill a declining workforce. The Boettcher Teacher Residency, which has been around for 12 years, and the...
September 23, 2015 — Two of the nation’s most highly regarded teacher-preparation programs have agreed to combine, creating a statewide pipeline of highly effective teachers as well as a new state and national model for teacher preparation. PEBC, a nonprofit that cultivates highly effective K-12 educators to...
The following individuals were selected as Boettcher Investigators for 2015. For detailed profiles of their research, click on their names. University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus James Costello, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacology – Cancer systems biology and pharmacogenomics Santos J. Franco, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatric Stem Cell...
September 14, 2015 — Eighteen Colorado nonprofits have been awarded capital funding from the Boettcher Foundation. The grants will help support community enrichment projects throughout the state. “These projects are incredibly diverse, but the one unifying theme shared by all of them is a goal of bringing...
August 11, 2015 — Forty-two Colorado teachers have been honored for the profound impact they have had on some of Colorado’s top students.  The Boettcher Foundation recently hosted its annual Teacher Recognition Awards Program. The event allows each recipient of the 2015 Boettcher Foundation Scholarship to acknowledge...
By Monica Mendoza Denver Business Journal In the world of philanthropy, there is a lot of interest these days in establishing new programs and moving in new directions. Grady Durham would know. He owns a Denver-based asset management consulting firm and his expertise is in endowments and foundations. But there...
June 5, 2015 — The Boettcher Foundation is celebrating the first major expansion of its prestigious and competitive scholarship program following a generous donation that will allow the well-known program to expands its reach and impact. B. Grady and Lori Durham have donated funds to expand...