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The Dr. WalterSupport for Policy Change andPrivate investment in community and technical collegesis more important now than ever as states nationwidecontinue to trim budgets. Philanthropic support canmean the difference between mediocrity and excellence,since private funds help promote campuses, rally forgood public policy, provide top-notch equipment,attract qualified faculty and more.However, to draw private investment in a competitiveplaying field, it takes savvy marketing, messagingand leadership. That’s what prompted the LouisianaCommunity and Technical College System board ofsupervisors to establish a unique new fund. The WalterGayle Bumphus Endowment was designed to betterposition the System president and his staff as they workto promote the state’s community and technical collegesand advocate for supportive public policy. The fundwas established in 2007 to honor the System’s secondpresident, Dr. Walter Bumphus, who served from 2003to 2007.“Naming it for Dr. Bumphus encapsulates what thisendowment is all about. He took public engagementto a whole new level,” said Sean Reilly, who servedon the LCTCS board of supervisors from 1999 to2007. Reilly and his wife, Jennifer Eplett Reilly, werethe endowment’s first donors with a gift of $10,000.“Dr. Bumphus appreciated thedifference leadership can make in anorganization and he understood howto develop leaders from within. Hereally brought those values to LCTCS.”Entergy Corporation was also an inaugural donor. Thecompany provided the Bumphus Endowment a grantof $20,000.The endowment supports effective public policyleadership and other strategic initiatives that supportthe community and technical colleges in meeting theacademic and workforce needs of Louisiana residents.Like any endowment, the principle remains untouchedwhile the interest can be tapped as needed to supportthese critical efforts. Projects include marketing andpublic relations, public awareness, policy developmenteducation, stakeholder engagement, professional andstaff development and other related expenses says LCTCSVice President of System Advancement Leah Goss.“This endowment was established to help drawinvestment in our state’s community and technicalcolleges,” says Goss. “To attract philanthropy andprivate partnerships and to ensure the state adoptspublic policy that supports our campuses, the presidentneeds to be able to deploy the necessary resources toconduct a high-caliber effort. You can’t always usepublic funds to accomplish this, so this gives a presidentthe flexibility he or she needs to get the job done.”Bumphus, a national leader in higher education, leftLCTCS to serve as a professor at the University of Texasat Austin’s Community College Leadership Program(CCLP), a renowned institute that develops communityand technical college leaders nationwide. Within threemonths of his appointment, he became chair of UT’sDepartment of Education Administration, of which theCCLP is a part. He was named a distinguished professorin the CCLP and also holds the A. M. Aikin, Jr. RegentsChair in Education Leadership at the university.In January 2011, Bumphus assumed the presidencyof the American Association of Community Colleges(AACC), an appropriate capstone to his distinguishedcareer. AACC is the primary advocacy organizationfor the nation’s community colleges. The associationrepresents almost 1,200 two-year, associate degree–granting institutions and more than 12 million students.18 | Moves Magazine
Gayle Bumphus Endowment:Public EngagementBumphus says he was honored to have an endowmentcreated in his name and for this purpose. “It was verymeaningful to me” he says. “I couldn’t be more proud ofmy association with Louisiana.”Like Bumphus, May has made engaging the private sector,local community and business leaders, and state lawmakersa large part of his role as System president.Reilly believes the endowment will also help retain andfoster talent within the System and spark innovationthroughout all levels of management.“I believe this endowment will really energize the middleand upper leadership at LCTCS,” he says. “This is agrowing system. This kind of endowment makes sense anddeserves support.” §To make a donation to the Walter Gayle Bumphus Endowment,contact Leah Goss at 225-308-4410; or email at lgoss@lctcs.eduor go online to: www.lctcs.edu/foundationMoves Magazine | 19
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