12 Facts About Sue Anschutz-Rodgers

Sue Anschutz-Rodgers was born on 1936 and is an American rancher, conservationist, and philanthropist.

Sue Anschutz-Rodgers is the chair and president of the Anschutz Family Foundation, which funds nonprofits, and heads the Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Fund, which funds projects promoting women's self-sufficiency.

Sue Anschutz-Rodgers is an active member of many state and national boards.

Sue Anschutz-Rodgers was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Colorado Business Hall of Fame in 2017.

Sue Anschutz-Rodgers has one younger brother, Philip, a billionaire philanthropist who heads the Anschutz Foundation.

Sue Anschutz-Rodgers began working as a teacher, returning each summer to spend time with her family at their ranch.

Sue Anschutz-Rodgers is a strong proponent of conservationism and the preservation of the heritage of the American West.

Sue Anschutz-Rodgers spearheaded the effort to implement conservation easements in Colorado, a legal concept that shields ranchland from future real estate development.

Sue Anschutz-Rodgers has been an active member of numerous boards at the state and national levels, including the Aspen Valley Land Trust, the Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, the Colorado Conservation Trust, the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, the Denver Police Foundation, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, the Jane Goodall Institute, the United States office of the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy of Kenya, and the National Fish and Wildlife Organization.

Sue Anschutz-Rodgers is the first woman to be named to the nine-member executive committee of the National Western Stock Show.

In 1997, Sue Anschutz-Rodgers was honored as one of the Denver Women of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of Colorado.

Sue Anschutz-Rodgers was the recipient of the Citizen of the West award of the National Western Stock Show in 2006, becoming the first woman to earn that honor.