MANHATTAN — At the spring KSU Foundation board of trustees meeting, trustees Terry and Tara Cupps, Manhattan, were awarded the Kansas State University Medal of Excellence, which recognizes those who have advanced K-State through exceptional service, leadership and philanthropic contributions.
"Terry and Tara embody the spirit of K-State by providing extraordinary service to Kansas State as volunteers, mentors, philanthropic leaders and enthusiastic Wildcat fans," said K-State President Richard Linton. "We very much appreciate their commitment to advancing what makes K-State great today and in the future, and we're excited to celebrate Tara and Terry by awarding them the university's Medal of Excellence."
Tara Cupps received her first degree from K-State in 1978 in engineering technology. She went back for her accounting degree, which she earned in 1982. Terry Cupps graduated from K-State in 1978 with a degree in speech. He went on to get his law degree in 1985 from Washburn University.
Tara Cupps has served on the KSU Foundation board of directors and was the chair of the K-State Alumni Association board of directors in 2005. The Cupps are active with the K-State Alumni Association and various friends groups on campus, including Friends of McCain, the Beach Museum of Art, K-State Libraries and The Gardens. Terry Cupps is a member of the Friends of McCain board of directors and the Communications Studies Advisory Board, and he is a former chair of the College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Council. The Cupps served on the Ahearn Fund Advisory Council and are members of the Ahearn Fund National Leadership Circle. They invest in four scholarships and five excellence funds, supporting students and programs university wide.
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