Tom Prewitt | Student

After serving in the Army, Prewitt returned to school working towards a bachelor’s degree in wildlife resources. He chose the University of Idaho because of its wildlife program.   more

Lou Edwards | Faculty

“This department has a lot of rich history, at least it’s rich to me,” says Louis “Lou” Edwards as he gazes reminiscently at the conference-room wall that displays the black and white portraits.   more

Mickey Gunter | Faculty

As a first-generation college graduate, to earning international notoriety as a mineralogy professor with a mineral that bares his name, Mickey Gunter knows the rewards of hard work.  view video

Tom and Teita Reveley | Donors

Longtime U-Idaho supporters and alumni, Tom, ’59, and Teita, HON, Reveley of Bainbridge Island, Wash., have been attending, and supporting the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival.  view video

John Clayton | Staff

Grammy award winning musician and Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival artistic director, John Clayton, discusses the impact this annual music festival has on students.  view video

Stephen and Samantha Parrott | Alumni

Stephen and Samantha Parrott’s experience with the University Library is still very fresh in their minds, and now they are out making their marks on the world.  more

U-Idaho's First Endowed Chair

Seattle philanthropists Tom Alberg and Judi Beck's $3.3 million gift will support the university's first fully funded endowed chair – Anthony S. Davis.  more

Stacey Camp | Faculty

U-Idaho is a world-class research institute with internationally-renowned faculty, says sociology and anthropology faculty member Stacey Camp.  view video

Jessica Aldecoa | Alumna

College of Engineering 2012 alumna, Jessica Aldecoa says U-Idaho provided her several opportunities to pursue her passion and career goal to work in the aerospace industry.  view video

Student Thank You Video

University of Idaho students thank those who support, inspire and make their futures possible through philanthropic gifts to scholarships, programs, facilities and faculty support.  view video

President and Ruthie Nellis

President and Ruthie Nellis share how they are inspired by the students, faculty and staff at the University of Idaho and the value of its land-grant mission.  view video

Jency Sundararajan | Student

Teaching and research assistantships have helped Jency Sundararajan stay at the leading edge of one of the world’s most amazing fields of study: nanotechnology.  more

MOSS Earns Albertson Award

The University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources McCall Outdoor Science School (MOSS) is one of six recipients of the ID21 Awards from the J.A. & K. Albertson Foundation for 2012.  more

Inspiring Futures Celebration Videos

Watch the campaign week highlights video, see the U-Idaho alma
mater multi-media show, or view the campaign celebration gala in
its entirety.

Justin Hougham | Faculty

Faculty member Justin Hougham, from the College of Education, describes why STEM education is so vital to the success of our future generation.  view video

Wayne and Peggy Thiessen | Alumni

Wayne and Peggy Thiessen met and fell in love back in their Idaho 4-H and University of Idaho days and have committed more than $1 million in donations to the University.  view video and more

Phil Soulen | Alumnus

Sheep rancher Phil Soulen speaks movingly on the importance of supporting University of Idaho students in their quest for an education—and an inspiring future.  view the video

John Lawrence | Faculty

College of Business and Economics Professor John Lawrence discusses the academic engagement of students and faculty, as well as the impact the University has on the futures of U-Idaho students.   view the video

Jocelyne Helbling | Student

Virtual Technology & Design student Jocelyne Helbling says her future and career opportunities were made possible through the help of others.   view the video

Mike Mahoney | Honorary Alumnus | Donor

2011 President’s Medallion Award recipient and donor, J. Michael Mahoney supports scholarships because they are a gift that “keeps on giving” to future generations of Idaho students.   view the video

Inspiring Futures Celebration Opening Video

Watch the opening video from the University of Idaho's Inspiring Futures kickoff celebration - featuring students, alumni, faculty, and donors.   view the video

John Anderson | Faculty | Alumnus

As an assistant professor in Virtual Technology & Design with the College of Art & Architecture, John Anderson, ’98, dwells in the realm of possibility.   view the video

Mark Cecchini-Beaver | Student

CNR and Law student, Mark Cecchini-Beaver is inspired by the opportunities and experience he is gaining as a concurrent Masters and JD candidate here at U-Idaho.   view the video

Ashley Vincent | Student

National Merit Scholar Ashley Vincent had her pick of schools on the East Coast and California, including Stanford University. She chose to attend the University Idaho.   view the video and more

Events Highlight Video

The University of Idaho celebrated the public phase of the state’s largest campaign in history – $161.8 million of $225 million goal raised to date.  view the video

Aleks Schoen | Student

Wrapping up the second of a three-year MFA program, native New Yorker Aleks Schoen appreciates the rural quietude surrounding the University of Idaho.  more

Gary Michael | Alumnus

“I donate to the University of Idaho because that’s where I got my opportunities. That’s where I met my wife and all the great things that have happened to me got started there.”  more

Rachel Price | Student

Rachel Price functions as a portfolio analyst – trading real funds – in the Barker Capital Management Group’s Bulls and Bears Trading room in the J.A. Albertson Building.  view video and more

Dayal Meshri | Alumnus

When he was 11, Dayal Meshri and his family were among the 25 million people displaced when British India broke into the separate countries of India and Pakistan in 1947.  more

Janet Schaumburg | Alumna

“When I realized I was going into engineering, I wanted to find a school that could raise the bar for me, really challenge me and help me develop into a thinker.  more

Josh Fairbank | Student

Josh Fairbank began his freshman year as a business major, but quickly realized pursuing that path wasn’t right for him. He looked into Virtual Technology and Design.  more

Kim Barnes | Faculty

“I grew up in the logging camps of north central Idaho, along the feeding streams of the Clearwater River, much of the time without electricity or running water,” recalls Kim Barnes.  view the video and more

David McIlroy | Faculty

As a young man growing up near the beach in Southern California, David McIlroy was a self-described “surf-grommet.” After school, he amused himself by conducting little, “crazy experiments” ...  view the video and more