Spring - Lee University

2012
ANNUAL
ALUMNI
FUND
LIST
Thank you to Lee alumni
and friends who gave generously in 2012.
The year ending December 31, 2012,
was a period of faithful support despite a
challenging economic environment. In a rare
nonbuilding year, overall alumni giving was
strong at $595,000.
Of particular note was growth in the
endowed scholarship program. In 2011, for
the first time in school history, Lee raised
more than $1 million in a calendar year. In
2012, alumni and friends helped the school
break even that record by pushing the
single-year total to more than $2 million.
With an overall endowment increase of more
than 19 percent, Lee students are the real
beneficiaries of your generosity.
The 2012 Alumni Fund continued to
successfully provide important discretionary
dollars. Over the last ten years, this reliable
source of support has delivered more than
$3 million for campus development, endowed
scholarships, and overall university
transformation. We are excited to announce
that AF13 will be used to help build the new
state-of-the-art Communications Building.
One of the greatest challenges the University
faces in 2013 is convincing alumni of
their own power as a group. Alumni support
at any level is important. For example, a
consistent annual gift of $100 from just onethird
of alumni would provide more than $1
million a year to strengthen the university.
We can do that.
In 2013, I want to challenge all Lee alumni
to not only give, but also recruit a fellow
alumnus to give. I want to ask you to ask one
other alum “Are You In?” Let them know that
$100 can spark a revolution.
Lee University has an incredible destiny
yet ahead, but not without you. Thank you for
your support in 2012, and thank you for your
faithful support as we move forward together.
- Jerome Hammond
Vice President for University Relations
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