Annual Report - SUNY Cortland

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A Message from the Chair Every Gift Matters In Fall 2011 SUNY Cortland launched the public portion of Educating Champions: The Campaign for Cortland, an ambitious effort to raise $25 million by 2013 to help support core College priorities. CAMPAIGN GOAL $25 Million $20 Million $15 Million $10 Million $5 Million 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Year Amount Cumulative Total —————————————–––––––———–––——––— 2008-09 $4.7 million $4.7 million 2009-10 $11.1 million $15.8 million 2010-11 $3.3 million $19.1 million 2011-12 $3.5 million $22.6 million When I joined the foundation board of directors and we began talking about a fundraising campaign, the first expert we consulted told us we’d be lucky to raise $16 million. Boy was he wrong. At the end of my final year as board chairman, I am happy to announce that Educating Champions: The Campaign for Cortland raised an additional $3.5 million during the 2011-12 fiscal year. That brought our campaign total to $22.6 million with one year remaining to reach our $25 million goal. Generous donations from alumni, students, faculty and friends have strengthened the Cortland College Foundation. They’ve enabled deserving students to attend SUNY Cortland, enriched existing programs and helped create new educational experiences. With help from our donors, SUNY Cortland professors and students have shared innovative research and ideas with the world, helping to shape the national and international conversations on important social issues and scientific understanding. By working together, we have accomplished a lot. The foundation is deeply grateful for the major gifts provided through our planned giving and naming programs. But we are also extremely proud of the breadth of support we’ve received from the thousands of SUNY Cortland alumni who gave what they could in a struggling economy. Last year, more than 4,000 alumni gave gifts of less than $1,000. Whether it’s an annual pledge of $50 from a retired teacher or a first-time donation of $20 from a recent graduate, these contributions add up. SUNY Cortland has always valued teamwork. We work together to achieve big goals, whether it’s winning an athletic championship, raising our academic standards or ensuring that all deserving students have access to a SUNY Cortland education, regardless of income. That may be what the “expert” failed to consider when he said our goal of $25 million wasn’t possible. As I pass the leadership torch to new board chair Louise Conley, I am confident that SUNY Cortland’s legions of supporters will continue to prove him wrong. We have eight months remaining. By working together, we can reach, and surpass, our campaign goal by the end of the 2012-13 fiscal year. We may have a broad and ambitious vision for the College, but to make it a reality, every dollar counts and no gift is too small. The time has come for all of us to once again become SUNY Cortland champions. 2012-13 NA NA The fiscal year ends on June 30. Brian G. Murphy ’83, Chair, Cortland College Foundation 1
The Great Outdoors Raquette Lake literally transformed the life of this faculty member and alumnus. He’s spent more than a decade sharing the natural gem with others. “Watching students socialize — just seeing them outside and making up their own games — it’s fantastic.” It’s much more than a getaway destination in the Adirondacks, it’s nature at its finest.” Corey Ryon ’99 has trekked to SUNY Cortland’s Center for Environmental and Outdoor Education at Raquette Lake so many times — nearly 100 by his count — that his friends jokingly suggest he should change his address. The truth is that Ryon, who lives in Cortland, was so moved by his initial encounter with Raquette Lake’s majestic, Adirondack beauty that it caused him to make serious changes in his life as a student. A self-described couch potato at the time, he was overweight and addicted to his electronic gadgets when he started college. Then, in 1996, he was introduced to Raquette Lake. “I went up there and it just changed my entire outlook on life,” said Ryon, a former recreation major who today serves as an instructor for the College’s Health and Physical Education departments as well as an assistant coach for its swimming and diving teams. These days, he sings Raquette Lake’s praises to anyone willing to listen. He remembers his first campfire at the main dock like it happened yesterday. He can tell you about the morning swims he has shared with sports teams from the College, and he can validate just how much fun it is to kayak with a group of physical education majors. Ryon has witnessed a lot during 13 years of trips to the Adirondacks — “countless” facility and equipment improvements, powerful teambuilding trips, Raquette Lake’s designation as a National Historic Landmark in 2008, just to name a few. And he knows there’s a lot more to come. Educating Champions: The Campaign for Cortland includes a priority goal of raising $1.5 million for the Raquette Lake Development and Enrichment Fund, which will enable the College to share this potentially life-changing experience with every interested SUNY Cortland student. The fund will support an endowment to help students overcome transportation and access issues. 2
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