Donor Stories

Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to Northern Arizona University.

Mike and Karen Kitt
Mike and Karen Kitt
Classical music has always been a part of the lives of Mike and Karen Kitt.
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Jim and Julie Manley
Jim and Julie Manley
NAU's proud heritage of equipping teachers reaches all of the way back to our founding in 1899. There is perhaps no one that...
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Bob Crozier
Bob Crozier
Lumberjack roots go deep for Robert "Bob" Crozier. With a grandmother who attended the Northern Arizona Normal School in the 1920's...
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Dr. Douglas "Kirk" Veirs
Dr. Douglas "Kirk" Veirs
Dr. Kirk Veirs looks back very fondly on his days at NAU. After dropping out of UCDavis and working a couple of years...
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Jeff Willis '72 Arts and Sciences
Jeff Willis '72 Arts and Sciences
It has been a joy for me to see NAU position itself as the pre-eminent undergraduate university in Arizona.
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Richard and Barbara Coopers Friends of NAU
Richard and Barbara Coopers Friends of NAU
"Arizona has been good to me," Richard Cooper said. "I want to give back and help build a strong future!"
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Wayne and Judi Frerichs Friends of NAU
Wayne and Judi Frerichs Friends of NAU
Dr. Wayne Frerichs and Mrs. Judi Frerichs dedicated their lives to helping others when they entered the field of medicine.
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Edwin Kurtz Friend of KNAU
Edwin Kurtz Friend of KNAU
The first time I heard KNAU was when I was driving from Texas to move to Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Robert McGuinn '67 Arts and Sciences
Robert McGuinn '67 Arts and Sciences
DR. ROBERT "BOB" McGUINN, understands first-hand the unique challenges faced by Veterans returning to school to complete their education.
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Dennis Mitchem NAU Retiree
Dennis Mitchem NAU Retiree
"The challenge of our times is to support education,"
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Mary Ellen Mylrea '66 & '77 Education
Mary Ellen Mylrea '66 & '77 Education
When Mary Ellen Mylrea, a 38 year Flagstaff resident, recently made an IRA distribution gift to KNAU...
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Eric Rominger Friend of NAU
Eric Rominger Friend of NAU
Professors are greatly driven by a desire to inspire and change the lives of young students.
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Jeff Sears '98 Communications
Jeff Sears '98 Communications
Everyone needs a reason to begin their estate planning, and Jeff W. Sears BS'98 took his...
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Nancy Serenbetz '75 Social and Behavioral Sciences
Nancy Serenbetz '75 Social and Behavioral Sciences
"Lumberjacks are a unique group of people going out into the world and making exciting things happen!"
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Mary Trevor and Toni Kaus Friends of KNAU
Mary Trevor and Toni Kaus Friends of KNAU
Mary Trevor and Toni Kaus of Prescott started thinking about their estate plans once again as they planned...
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Cotera Story
Cotera Story
"When the realization of the finite nature of life became self-evident, the legacy we will leave, in our brief passage on this Earth, becomes increasingly significant."
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