General Scholarships
ASU East Founders Endowed Scholarship
ASU East Founders Endowed Scholarship
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Dr. Charles Backus came to ASU in 1968. In 1993, he became vice president and provost of ASU East, now the ASU Polytechnic campus, a nexus for studies in interdisciplinary sciences, engineering, management, technology and education. He held the position until his retirement in 2004 but remains a strong supporter of ASU Polytechnic through fundraising efforts with his wife, Judy Backus. Together, they have helped to connect the ASU Polytechnic campus with the East Valley community, bringing in major gifts for the establishment of chairs, professorships, scholarships and fellowships in support of students, faculty and stuff.
You can support the Backus' efforts with a gift to the ASU East Founders Endowed Scholarship, which furthers the educational goals of ASU Polytechnic students.
Impact of Donor Support
- More learners can pursue higher education. Thanks to our donors, more than 7,000 ASU students have received upwards of $32 million in scholarships with more than $39 million raised.
- More students succeed. ASU ranks #1 among the state’s public universities for its 86% first-year retention rate thanks in part to donor-funded student success initiatives.
- Important initiatives continue. More than $320 million in new gifts and commitments support ongoing initiatives at ASU.
- The spirit of generosity abounds. In the past year, more than 100,000 individual, corporate and foundation donors stepped forward to help the ASU community.
Our family believes in giving back and sharing the blessings we have received financially and through our time."