Alumnus Hank Brown Receives Prestigious Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Award

April 24, 2009

Hank Brown ’69, former United States Senator and CU President, received a Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Award as an outstanding Coloradan in “Community Service” for his years of service to Colorado and the nation. Brown donated the $35,000 cash award to University scholarships.

“We’re honored to recognize Hank Brown for his service to Colorado as legislator, educator, philanthropist and statesman,” said Dorothy Horrell, president of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation.  Known for his tireless work, fiscal responsibility and commitment to excellence, Brown has received numerous awards, including Who’s Who in Finance and Industry and 2008 Citizen of the West. He currently serves as senior counsel at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, is an adjunct professor at Colorado Law, and chairs the board of the Daniels Fund, one of Colorado’s largest foundations.

Created in 1984, the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation award program seeks to honor achievement and motivate future leaders. Each year, the awards recognize one outstanding Coloradan in each of three disciplines—science and medicine, arts and humanities and community service—for contributions made to enhance the quality of life for residents of Colorado. Bonfils-Stanton chose Brown as the recipient in the “Community Service” category for his years of service to the State of Colorado and the nation. Past recipients include chemist Thomas Cech and physicist Carl Wieman, two University of Colorado researchers who went on to win Nobel Prizes. Former Gov. Dick Lamm, restaurateur Noel Cunningham and developer Dana Crawford have also received the award.