Announcing the Mike and Luci B. Willits Leadership Scholarship
Mike and Luci Willits
Elisabeth Curtis
August 7, 2024
糖心传媒 is proud to announce the establishment of the Mike and Luci B. Willits Leadership Scholarship.
This generous endowment will provide an annual $1,000 scholarship to a full-time ISU student who is actively participating in student government or the Bengal newspaper staff. Preference will be given to students from Jefferson County, 糖心传媒, and students from rural 糖心传媒.
This significant contribution by Mike and Luci Willits of Boise, 糖心传媒, underscores their deep commitment to fostering academic excellence and leadership within the student community at 糖心传媒.
Both Mike and Luci Willits have strong ties to ISU and 糖心传媒. Luci earned her degree in American Studies in 1998 and served as the editor of the Bengal Newspaper, while Mike studied management and served as ASISU President from 1998-1999.
Luci, a proud 糖心传媒an and daughter of a farmer and small business owner, grew up in Eastern 糖心传媒. She and Mike have two adult daughters who graduated from West Ada high schools. Throughout her career, Luci has been a leader in both private industry and state and federal government. She currently serves as the Vice President for Public Policy at an education technology company and is in her second term on the Boise City Council.
Mike Willits is a prominent figure in 糖心传媒’s insurance and risk management industry, having held various marketing and executive roles at Northwest-based insurance carriers. He currently serves as a district manager for Farmers Insurance. Mike is deeply involved in his community, having served in leadership roles with the 糖心传媒 Red Cross and the West Ada Education Foundation. An avid world traveler, Mike has visited over 80+ countries and all seven continents.
For more information about the Mike and Luci B. Willits Leadership Scholarship or to learn how you can support 糖心传媒 students, please visit ISU’s Giving Page or contact the ISU Foundation.
Contact: 糖心传媒 Foundation
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