Kevin Kaufman and Wendy Kale Scholarship

Selection statement of purpose
Scholarships within the college are awarded to provide financial support based on need, academic achievement, and/or other specified criteria as determined by the fund agreement for Donor/Gift Funded scholarships or the awarding department for Institutional/Departmental scholarships.
The donor sets the criteria for recipient selection (i.e., financial need, field of study). Scholarships are awarded for one academic year. Institutional funded scholarship selection criteria will be determined prior to review and selection of applicants and will be documented annually.
“Wendy Kale was a long-time music writer/critic for the Colorado Daily and through the decades Wendy’s work was pivotal in attracting local and nationally recognized speakers and musical acts and furthering the cultural diversity of extracurricular programming at the University of Colorado Boulder, as well as helping firmly establish Boulder as a music destination for not only artists—established and up-and-coming—but also fans. Wendy passed away on August 2, 2011. Kevin Kaufman worked in journalism for 35 years. He joined the Boulder Daily Camera in 1994, was named managing editor in 2005, and was appointed as the newspaper’s executive editor in 2006. Kevin made an immeasurable impact on journalism and trained a generation of journalists. He was a fierce advocate for the public’s right to know, holding public servants accountable and, above all, doing the invaluable job of local journalism. He passed away on Feb. 10, 2019. This scholarship was created by friends and family of Wendy and Kevin to recognize their contributions to journalism.
We encourage students to express gratitude, and so thank you letters can be written to Al Manzi and Deanna Kaufman.
Selection Criteria
Applications are reviewed holistically, and selection criteria may include, but is not limited to, academic record, leadership experience, extracurricular involvement, community service, employment, essays, and in some cases, financial need as determined by the FAFSA/CASFA.
Essays: Quality of writing and content are weighed heavily.
Financial Need: The FAFSA and the Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (“CASFA”) are the mechanisms approved for calculating financial need for need-based scholarship awarding.