Greetings from the Department Head

Welcome to all alumni and friends of the Department of Health and Exercise Science (HES). All of you have my unwavering gratitude for your generous contributions to our programs and scholarships. We hope that you will choose to continue to be an important part of these exciting times in the department by giving of your time, expertise and financial resources. Collectively, alumni and friends of HES represent a vital resource for the department's growth and continued development.

Our number one academic scholarship fund raising priority for this year will be to establish and fully endow a scholarship in honor of the Attach Pack. The Attack Pack was founded in 1980 by Gary Luckasen, M.D. and Richard Johnson, M.D. as a support group for heart attack survivors. In the past 27 years the Attack Pack has provided support and information to thousands of individuals living with heart disease. The purpose of this academic scholarship is to provide an annual scholarship to a deserving student(s) enrolled in the Department of Health and Exercise Science (HES). Watch for the 2007 Alumni Messenger for an update.

During the year I plan to contact many of you personally to encourage you to become active donors to one of our many programs or scholarships or to consider establishing your own scholarship or another type of endowment. If you would like to contact me to discuss our development priorities and how you can help please contact me by phone: 970-491-3785 or e-mail: israel@cahs.colostate.edu.