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Helga and Erivan Haub gifted $3 million to the School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR).
In recognition of the generous donation (doubled to $ 6 million through a state match), the UW Trustees renamed the school the Helga Otto Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources.
The Haubs, originally from Germany, own a ranch in Sublette County, Wyoming, where they have summered for the past 21 years. They have been members of the William D. Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (RIENR) Board since its inception in 1994. Their family-owned company,
the Tengelmann Group, provides textile and nonfood discounting, do-it-yourself home improvement supplies, drugstores, and food retailing in fifteen countries.
Helga and Erivan Haub would like to see their gift used to “further environmental education, create strong awareness of the pressing issues due to the vast natural resources in Wyoming, and develop guidelines to help local and state government in their decision making.”
Harold Bergman, director of the Haub School, is working with the Haubs, UW faculty and students, and others in Wyoming and across the region to develop a plan for utilizing the earnings from the endowment.
Much of the endowment will likely focus on student support within the Haub School, including new course and curriculum development as well as support for local, regional and international field experiences and graduate stipends. Other areas of use may include bringing visiting professionals to campus to participate in teaching activities, along with public outreach and education programs.
Ruckelshaus Institute Board Chairman and former Wyoming Governor Mike Sullivan expressed his gratitude for the Haubs’ generosity. “They have demonstrated not only a longstanding commitment to a sustainable environment but also a commitment to Wyoming’s sustainable natural resource economy. The
Haubs have now followed their personal commitment of time with a gift which will impact the lives of Wyoming students for years to come,” Sullivan says.
Many individuals in the UW community will feel the benefits of the Haubs’ contribution over coming years. Former UW President Phil Dubois expressed his thanks by saying, “We are indebted to the Haubs not only for the generosity of this gift but also for their continuing involvement with university’s environment and natural resources programs during the past decade.”
The Haubs also gifted $100,000 for scholarship support of students enrolled in environment and natural resource programs within the Helga Otto Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources. Other gifts have been designated to the UW Art Museum, the Ann Simpson Artmobile endowment, and the Ruckelshaus Institute of Environmental and Natural Resources.
The couple’s campaign total for gifts across campus totals nearly $3.2 million.
Photo: Erivan and Helga Haub
Posted on Thursday, June 08, 2006
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