HARBINS GIVE ADDITIONAL $106,000 GIFT TO K-STATE AT SALINA May 6, 2004 MANHATTAN, KAN. — Bill and Jo Harbin, Salina, Kan., already have a familiar name on the campus of K-State at Salina. In 1996, a residence hall was named in their honor upon the creation of a $2 million trust fund at the Kansas State University Foundation. The Harbins have added a new gift of $106,000 to establish the Bill and Jo Harbin Fund for Excellence for the College of Aviation and Technology. One half of the Bill and Jo Harbin Fund for Excellence will be used to create scholarships for students enrolled in the College of Technology and Aviation. The other portion of the fund will be applied toward strategically identified needs within the college, which may include equipment, educational supplies, faculty development awards and program enhancement. Bill Harbin is a 1950 graduate of Kansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in architecture and structural engineering. He is an active leader in the Salina business community, and the previous president and owner of Harbin Construction Inc. from 1954 to 1994. He has served as a consultant with Harbin Engineering and most recently as vice president of Occupational Performance. Ada Mae (Jo) Johnston Harbin attended KSU in human ecology until their marriage in 1948. The Harbins are members of Presidents Club, a KSU Foundation leadership organization for friends and alumni of K-State. Bill Harbin is also a member of the KSU Foundation Board of Trustees and the Eisenhower Society. “ We love Salina and feel that KSU-Salina is a great asset to Salina’s future economy,” Bill Harbin said. “We are proud to support the Salina campus.” “ Bill and Jo Harbin have been tremendous supporters of K-State at Salina,” said Dennis Kuhlman, dean of the College of Technology and Aviation. “This gift is just another example of their philanthropy and dedication to the education of our nation’s future leaders and to the mission of this college.” The KSU Foundation coordinates fundraising efforts with alumni, friends, corporations and foundations to secure private support for Kansas State University. |