NEWS AND PRESS

By Alex Gordon I am filled with a tremendous sense of gratitude and hope as I watch my eldest son graduate from high school and set out into the next chapter of his life. He spent the last four years attending George Washington High School, a school...
23 June, 2021 /
Boettcher Scholar Year: 2008 Hometown: Denver/Thornton College(s), Degree(s): University of Denver, 2012, BA in Sociology with minors in Spanish and Leadership Studies; University of Denver, 2013, MSW with a concentration in High Risk Youth; University of Northern Colorado, 2021, Ed.S. in School Psychology Tell us about your current...
23 June, 2021 /
Boettcher Scholar Year: 1992 Hometown: Akron College(s), Degree(s):Colorado State University, B.S. in Agricultural Economics, 1996; University of Wyoming College of Law, J.D. Law, 1999 Tell us about your current work and how long you’ve been doing it. What is your favorite aspect of your current occupation? I am...
18 May, 2021 /
Individual Honoree Announcement Girl Scouts of Colorado The Girl Scouts of Colorado and our nominating committee are pleased to welcome Katie Kramer, President and CEO, Boettcher Foundation, to the 2021 Class of Women of Distinction. Katie was selected as a Boettcher Scholar in 1993 and has been...
14 May, 2021 /
By Curtis L. Esquibel Today is going to be a good day in the eyes of Katrina Ruggles. The habitual optimist, this is the daily devotion she gives herself as she scans her overscheduled calendar. This day, in particular, has significance. Ruggles will teach in person to...
29 April, 2021 /
By Kat Falacienski, 2020 Boettcher Scholar and Boettcher Foundation Intern “We need to take this virus seriously,” I insisted. It was early March 2020. “There are already fourteen cases in Washington, and I just saw a news report that estimated that the virus had been circulating...
29 April, 2021 /
By Curtis L. Esquibel The first day of school jitters these were not. In two-plus decades of teaching, Tonya Saenz typically would greet the annual launch of another school year with the same nervous excitement of anticipation – a feeling of optimism blended with possibility. But August 27,...
29 April, 2021 /