I had a pretty good personal success this last week.
In 2003, a couple of fellow BYU alumni started a campaign to create a perpetual scholarship in the BYU College of Engineering that was to be funded by the BYU alumni employed at National Instruments. For the last few years I have been managing the effort and in late 2007 we finished raising the $40k required to create the endowment.
This last Tuesday, the Dean from the BYU College of Engineering visited the NI campus to thank our group. This picture includes only a few of the 70 BYU alumni currently employed and National Instruments, 40 of which donate every year.
I found that donating my own money and my effort has been very personally rewarding. I like the thought that from now on, some deserving student will be helped out every school year because of what we did. On top of it, I know I have helped strengthen the BYU brand at National Instruments and vice versa.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
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5 comments:
What a great way to give back, Craig.... and congrats on raising that much money!
What an incredible thing you are doing to give back. What a rewarding thing.
Very cool Craig. Creating a scholarship wouldn't have crossed my mind! I am proud of your giving spirit!
That's really awesome, Craig. Way to get in there and make changes! It's inspiring!
How amazing that so little can mean so much in a relatively short time. What great insight and willingness. Congrats to ALL of the participants, but I know you're leadership was essential. CONGRATS!
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