A Defining Moment Campaign, $15 Million and Climbing
A Defining Moment Campaign, the comprehensive campaign for Cottey College, Nevada, Missouri, recently topped the $15 million mark climbing towards the $35 million campaign goal.
Recent News
$13 Million Benchmark Makes News
When the campaign reached the $13 Million benchmark it was news, and not just on campus. Reporter Rusty Murry from the Nevada Daily Mail came to interview campaign chair Barbara Andes when she was on campus with the campaign cabinet.
The $10 Million Campaign Milestone
What Does It Mean?
As 2010 came to a conclusion, the Internet and airways were alive with the celebration announcement that A Defining Moment: The Campaign for Cottey College had achieved the $10 million milestone.
Campaign Tops $10 Million
Cottey College celebrated New Years early announcing that contributions to A Defining Moment: The Campaign for Cottey College have exceeded the $10 million milestone.
A Defining Moment Campaign Spreads Sea to Shining Sea
As we come to the end of the year, the Defining Moment Campaign staff and volunteers feel a little like Santa zipping across the country spreading good cheer about the wonderful and exciting future that lies ahead for Cottey.
Alumna Rebecca Pohlad '75 Makes $500,000 Gift
Gift announced at an awareness event in Seattle; pushes campaign total over $8.7 million
Cottey Employees Top Campaign Goal
Cottey College employees' donations and pledges top their campaign and stretch goals.
Campaign Announcement
Dr. Judy Rogers, president of Cottey College, announced at the International Convention of the P.E.O. Sisterhood in San Diego, California, the $35 million comprehensive campaign for Cottey College.
Campaign Leadership
Barbara Andes, campaign chairman, is pleased to announce the Campaign Cabinet for A Defining Moment: The Campaign for Cottey College.
Feature Stories
Lois K. Bevins
Lois is the first and only person to establish an athletic scholarship at Cottey. She did so in memory of her mother, and so it is called the Keister Scholarship. Upon the death of her husband, Lois added to the fund. Friends, family and several P.E.O. chapters have also contributed to the fund to grow it to its current significant size.
Betty Stutz
An indefatigable recruiter and supporter for Cottey, Betty Stutz is recognized as the key to Texas' rank as second only to Missouri in the number of student enrollments from a single state. Betty, a life-long Texan, was interviewed from her home in Kerrville, Texas, northwest of San Antonio.
Defining Moment Testimonials
Donna R. Helm - Her Defining Moment
"I got more from my small liberal arts college than I could have received from a larger, impersonal public institution." said Donna Helm.
Helen Kirby - Her Defining Moment
"We have a gem - a diamond, that not everyone is aware of," said Helen Kirby.
Amy Bowlin Hadley '01 - Her Defining Moment
After visiting the Cottey campus as a high school sophomore, Amy knew that "this was it."