Dean has been calling alumni about Yotes Night Out, making sure they were aware of the April 13 event being held at the Zions Bank Building in downtown Boise. Men’s basketball coach Colby Blaine is the featured speaker for the event.

Over the decades, many talented players and coaches have made a lasting impact on the College. One name that belongs on the shortlist of all-time Coyotes is that of Dick Carrow ’54. 

Nearly 700 guests packed the ballroom, the most ever to attend the Gala, which raises money for student scholarships at The College of Idaho. Guests’ bids on auction items led to the second-highest donation total in the history of the event. The final count of $806,644 marked the second time that the Gala has raised over $800,000 for student scholarships.

“It's not about just preparing them for a job,” Haney Keith said. “It's more about preparing them to enter into society after they graduate and to be a valuable member of society, to be those problem solvers that we want to see.” 

The Ken Burns American Heritage Prize, in its own words, celebrates a distinguished and visionary individual whose achievements in the arts, education, literature/history, or science/conservation have advanced our collective understanding of the indomitable American spirit.

Haugen is currently a math teacher at Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Arizona. She graduated from The College of Idaho with a degree in mathematics.