J E F F E R S O N S C H O L A R S F O U N D A T I O N

from the chairman and president
The Foundation’s current Board of Directors has adopted three major
programmatic goals for the future after a year-long strategic planning effort.
The first is to increase the number of Jefferson Scholars entering the
University to 1% of the first year class. The second is to increase the number
of Jefferson Fellows entering each year to 20. And the third is to raise
$30 million to create six $5 million chaired professorships. This latter goal
is a brand-new initiative that promises to have as great an impact on the
University as anything yet undertaken by the Foundation. These chairs will
help the University attract some of the world’s most outstanding professors
to the Grounds. Once employed, they will significantly enhance the standing
and prestige of the schools and departments they will serve. We expect
those holding Jefferson Scholars Foundation Chaired Professorships to be
exceptional teachers dedicated to providing the very best learning experience
for thousands of undergraduate students. We also expect them to be
leading-edge researchers in their respective disciplines and look forward to
their active participation in the Jefferson Scholars Foundation community.
This annual report is a record of the Foundation’s impact over the last
year. The record could not have occurred without the loyal and effective
service provided by several members of the Foundation’s board whose terms
of service ended on June 30, 2012. The contributions of Mary Scott Birdsall,
Betsy Scott, Mary Watson, and Phoebe Yang were invaluable. Their
active participation on the board will be greatly missed, and they depart
with the Foundation’s enduring gratitude for all that they did to help accomplish
our mission.
As the following report indicates, the Foundation enjoyed a superb year
of success in 2011 thanks to the tireless efforts of its staff, its board, and its
many supporters in the United States and abroad. We are extraordinarily
grateful for the active and generous support we receive from our many
constituencies, and we remain dedicated to our mission.
G. Moffett Cochran
James H. Wright
Sincerely,
the 2012 annual report
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