Renewing a Legacy
A former two-sport athlete and a member of UND's Hall of Fame Field Hockey team, Lori Maurer renewed her 10-year old planned gift to contribute to the Forever UND campaign.
Lori (Barsness) Maurer’s roots run deep at the University of North Dakota. Hailing from Grand Forks, she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UND and was a member of UND’s field hockey and softball programs.
She helped the 1980 field hockey team to a sixth-place finish at the national tournament, and her brother was a national champion with the hockey team in 1982.
Lori Maurer and her teammates from the 1980 UND Field Hockey team were inducted into the UND Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.
Ten years ago, she created a scholarship to benefit UND student-athletes, particularly women from North Dakota. She also made UND women’s athletics a beneficiary of her retirement account, meaning the programs will receive a percentage of what is left in her account upon her passing.
“My husband and I started talking about our portfolio and thinking about the organizations and institutions that have made an impact on our lives, and for me, UND was a big part of that,” said Lori, who works in human resources at the University of Notre Dame.
Today, Lori works at the University of Notre Dame, where she assists the athletics department.
As the account grew in value over the past decade, Lori decided to renew her gift, increasing the percentage that will come to UND. By doing so, she will make an even greater impact on UND student-athletes while supporting the Forever UND campaign.
“Being an athlete helped form me and helped me be resilient. We wanted to create that legacy and I knew UND was going to be a great partner with me on that,” she said. “It was a very easy process, and there were different opportunities to take advantage of. The creativity of UND Alumni Association & Foundation gift officers during our discussions was great.”
