Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
Ed and Betty Rugis Family Award
Ed and Betty Rugis Family Award
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The ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation is a global leader in advancing understanding and effective philanthropic and nonprofit practice as a distinctive community development strategy. The center educates, empowers and connects nonprofit leaders to accelerate social impact.
This scholarship was established in 2015 by Lanette Rugis to honor her mother and father.
Impact of Donor Support
- More learners can pursue higher education. In 2022, 22,000 donors contributed $66.3 million for scholarships.
- 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.
- And donors helped ASU offer more than 4,500 hours of free tutoring.
Our family believes in giving back and sharing the blessings we have received financially and through our time."