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The Alumni Association disproved any notion about “unlucky 13.”  As a matter of fact, the association’s 13th annual Rock Bottom Ruckus was arguably the best ever.

Superstition aside, luck had nothing to do with it. The generosity of the alumni and non-alum guests as well as soon-to-be-alumni volunteers have made this fund-raiser a phenomenal success for more than a decade, organizers said.

The Rock Bottom Ruckus, held at the Rock Bottom Brewery on the 16th Street Mall on Feb. 27, was a sell-out, with guests helping to raise more than $64,600 for scholarships for outstanding Downtown Denver Campus students. More than a dozen recipients of these scholarships helped out by lending their time as meetings and greeters, and liaisons between auction bidders. The event hosts a silent auction as well as a high-spirited live auction. The funds raised this year were the most ever.

Since its inception, the Rock Bottom Ruckus has raised more than a half a million dollars for scholarships. Through this effort and other fund-raisers, the association was able to distribute $64,000 to undergraduate students through the Alumni Association General Scholarship for the 2004-2005 school year. The Rock Bottom Brewery donates all the food, beverages and staff so all money raised can benefit students at the Downtown Denver Campus.

Coming up, the association expects to award individual scholarships of $1,500 per year to new and continuing undergraduate students. The selection process for distribution of this 2005-2006 academic year will begin April 1.