Alaska Airlines Keeps OICF Colleges and Universities Flying in 2009
Published on Dec 20 2008 in Press Release by Bob Potter
Since 1986, Alaska Airlines has provided an annual in-kind contribution of round-trip, coach class flight vouchers for use by the OICF member colleges. For 2009 Alaska Airlines officials generously renewed their support, contributing 85 tickets for use by the colleges in their work to recruit students, meet with donors, and allow students to travel to academic programs and events, among other purposes. College representatives may use vouchers on all Alaska Airlines and Horizon Airlines flights system wide.
“On behalf of the OICF Board of Trustees, we are grateful for all that Alaska Airlines has done for the OICF and the member colleges and universities over the course of 23 years,” says OICF President/CEO Kevin Matheny. “These ticket vouchers provide tangible, direct budget relieving support for the OICF colleges and universities in their efforts to bring new, gifted students to the region.”
To learn more about establishing an OICF program partnership like that of Alaska Airlines, please contact Brent Wilder at 503-496-3420 or brent@oicf.org.
Since its founding in 1950, the Oregon Independent College Foundation (OICF) has raised nearly than $56 million on behalf of the member colleges from top corporations, private foundations, and individuals in Oregon and beyond and serves as a fundraising and programmatic consortium of Oregon’s ten leading private colleges and universities. Current OICF priorities include connecting students with professional workforce development opportunities, increasing diversity on the member college campuses, and programs that showcase the colleges’ focus on ethics and leadership development. OICF members include: Concordia University, George Fox University, Lewis & Clark College, Linfield College, Marylhurst University, Pacific University, Reed College, University of Portland, Warner Pacific College, and Willamette University.