$529.5 million: Thank you! On April 12, thousands of K-Staters came together to celebrate the success of the Changing Lives Campaign. At the event, Jon and Ruth Ann Wefald, K-State president and first lady, revealed the campaign final total of $529.5 million to a crowd of about 7,000 K-Staters. The evening also included a thank-you concert featuring Sara Evans, the Academy of Country Music’s 2005 Female Vocalist of the Year.
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Facts and figures from the record-breaking campaign.
Campaign totals by college and program.
Campaign totals by region.
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