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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MSU Alumni Association Board of Directors Advertise in the MSU Alumni Magazine * Joseph Chiaramonte Chairperson * Bill Beekman Vice Chairperson * Bruce Johnson Secretary * Sue Hansen Treasurer Patrick Alguire * Thomas Benner Beverly Burns Sharon Buursma Stella Cash William Castanier * Carol Conn Sandra Cotter Leroy Dell Greg Hauser Christopher Iamarino Gloria Kielbaso Kim Kittleman Edward Liebler Robert Myers Ed Schoener William Somerville Clarence Underwood Terry Denbow Vice President University Relations Charles Webb Vice President University Development Jeffrey Armstrong, Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Marietta Baba Dean, College of Social Science Ben Lorson President, Student Alumni Foundation * Keith A. Williams, Executive Director MSU Alumni Association *Denotes Executive Committee The MSU Alumni Magazine is the number one benefit for the more than 46,000 members of the MSU Alumni Association! Get up close and personal with a targeted audience of educated individuals with exceptional buying power and strong lifetime ties to their alma mater. Or reach an even larger audience with a banner ad on the MSUAA web site, which has become the homepage of choice for thousands of MSU alumni and friends worldwide. For more information call (517) 432-1951 or email tupper@msu.edu CLICK RIGHT THROUGH FOR MSU msualum.com PAGE 55
Editors Column AMAZING SPURT BY STUDENTS By Robert Bao, Editor A couple of years ago, I noted in this column that the MSU Alumni Association had become the fastest growing association in the Big Ten. Many of our initiatives to increase membership began to pay dividends and our numbers rose by more than 50 percent. Well, a similar spurt is now taking place with the Student Alumni Foundation, our student organization. “We project that our membership in SAF will go from 1,800 to more than 6,000,” says Beverly VandenBerg, the SAF’s adviser. “We are very excited by what is happening.” What has happened is a combination of dynamic leadership combined with some great marketing and hard work. One great example of improved marketing is that the SAF now markets memberships not just to students, but also to parents. “To date, parents have bought some 890 SAF memberships and the number continues to rise,” notes VandenBerg. The numbers of the SAF’s student spirit groups are also rising dramatically. Corner Blitz, the football spirit group, has grown from 549 to 1007 members. These students are the ones you’ll see staying on at Spartan Stadium applauding the team even well after the game’s end, win or lose. The Izzone, which has achieved quite a bit of fame around the Big Ten, could increase from 953 to 4,000, which would occupy both the lower and upper decks at Breslin with a seniority system to determine the better seats. The SAF has also launched many new initiatives. For example, they staged Rock and Rally, a pep rally for the Notre Dame game, at Munn Field. The event included a live concert with five area bands. They also launched some innovative fundraising efforts, such as Sparty’s Pizza Deal, which sold more than 3,500 pizza coupons to parents. SAF is currently raising funds by selling Chrome Automobile Emblems—a cool-looking Sparty head and Block “S.” “Credit goes to the tremendous leadership of the group,” says VandenBerg, who cited as key leaders President Ben Lorson, VP of Operations Ross Ramsey, and VP of Marketing Matt Warpinski. Given that one of the missions of SAF is to provide leadership training for future alumni leaders, the future of the MSUAA looms bright. ☛ For more information, visit www.msusaf.com PAGE 56 FALL 2004 MSU ALUMNI MAGAZINE
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