ENDOWMENT FUND, WINTER FAMILY AND K-STATESTUDENT UNION AWARD WINTER SCHOLARSHIPSAnthony L. Carter, a junior in Secondary Education and Nacole S. Boan, a senior in History andPolitical Science with a minor in Leadership Studies, were awarded the nineteenth and twentienth StanleyL. Winter Alpha Tau Omega K-<strong>State</strong> Union Leadership Scholarships at the K-<strong>State</strong> Student UnionUPC/UGB Banquet on May 6, 2006. The Winter Scholarship recipients each received $1,000 scholarships.Carter is a Colorado Springs, Colorado native. He has been involved for the last two years in theactivities of the K-<strong>State</strong> Student Union, both as the Multicultural Representative and as an at-large electedposition. Anthony was a President of the Union Governing Board (UGB). He is a member of Alpha TauOmega Fraternity, an Education College Student Senator, College Council Allocations Committee Chair,member of the Student Alumni Board and Black Student Union.Carter was described as providing “mature character” as Board President. He “brings dedicationand consistency to any organization he is involvedwith.” Carter presided over the Governing Board “in avery professional manner and challenged the Boardthroughout the year” that saw the celebration of the 50 thAnniversary of the opening of the Student Union.Boan is a Spring Hill, <strong>Kansas</strong> native. She hasbeen involved for three years in the activities of UnionProgram Council (UPC), serving as a committee Chair.She was responsible for many revisions in the compositionand attendance requirements of UPC. Nacole wasChair of UPC and Vice President of UGB, serving activelyduring the 50 th Anniversary Celebration. She is amember of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, was a Student Senator and Chair of the Academic Affairs and <strong>University</strong>Relations Committee.Boan was described as an “outstanding leader.” “She sees a problem and tackles it.” She heldUPC executive members to a high standard. They are expected to support and attend important events.“Nacole hits conflic head-on. She is not one who shirks duties, whether hose be in a student organization,job obligations, or classes. She is a born leader. She uses her skills to inspire others without even realizingshe is doing so. She appreciates diversity, assists when needed, knows what’s best for the organization,sets goals and works to achieve them, an dis just a good person to have around. Her leadership skills areunique and unmatched.”The Winter Scholarship, established in 1992, is named after Stanley L. “Stan” Winter, a 1986graduate of <strong>Kansas</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, who died in February of 1992 at the age of 27. Stan was initiated intothe <strong>Kansas</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity in 1984, served in various officesincluding Scholarship Chairman, Brotherhood Chairman and member of the Executive Committee. In1986, he received both the Chapter’s Thomas Arkle Clark Outstanding Senior Award and the Chapter Advisor’sBrotherhood Award.16 THE <strong>VINTAGE</strong>
Stan was involved in numerous campus activities, but most prominently at the K-<strong>State</strong> Student Union. He wasPresident of UPC and a member of the Union Governing Board. He was awarded the UPC Outstanding LeadershipAward in 1986.After graduating with honors in Agricultural Economics, Stan was Program Advisor at the K-<strong>State</strong> StudentUnion. In 1989, he received his Master’s Degree in Student Counseling with honors from K-<strong>State</strong>. He was ProgramDirector at the <strong>University</strong> of Northern Colorado Student Union. Stan died after a long and recurring battle with cancer.The stated purposes of this Scholarship are “to perpetuate the memory of Stanley L. Winter on the campus of<strong>Kansas</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> and to provide educational opportunities and assistance for upper-level students who possessexemplary attributes in scholarship, fellowship and character.”Hank Kupfer Named J.B. Angle Tau of the YearWhen asked about what he thought of Brother Henry F. “Hank” Kupfer, Jacob Will had this to say:“I can not think of a better representative of a true Tau than Hank. He is a man that is filled with passion,dedication, and pride for the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, and if I as I grow older I only hope that I canprovide younger members with the inspiration and brotherhood that Hank has provided us with over themany years. He truly is his brothers keeper.” Delta Theta was honored to name Kupfer as this years recipientof the J.B. Angle Tau of the Year Award. Kupfer, a 1938 Delta Theta initiate, served during his undergraduateyears as Kitchen Manager, Sergeant-at-Arms, Secretary, Vice-President, and President of theDelta Theta Chapter. Along with traveling back to Manhattan to attend every initiation for the past sixyears, Kupfer also lead the way in establishing a scholarship that is given twice-annually to the chapter’sKitchen Manager. It is due to the strong commitment and efforts of brothers like Brother Hank Kupfer, thatthe Delta Theta Chapter will continue to be a success. On behalf of the undergraduate members, we wantto thank Hank for all that he does.Anthony Carter, Chapter Historian<strong>SPRING</strong> 200617