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hat began with 600<br />
Billiken faithful, penguins,<br />
a two-toed sloth, broadcaster<br />
Bob Costas and a concert from one of<br />
country music’s biggest stars has showed<br />
no signs of slowing down.<br />
“The Campaign for <strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>: Where Knowledge Touches<br />
Lives” raised approximately $30 million<br />
during the first full year of its public<br />
phase. The current campaign total is<br />
$184.7 million.<br />
“The <strong>University</strong> community has<br />
responded during the first year of the<br />
campaign,” said <strong>University</strong> President<br />
Lawrence Biondi, S.J. “During a time<br />
when so many institutions of higher<br />
learning are facing cuts and budget<br />
problems, SLU continues to distinguish<br />
itself by adding programs and facilities to<br />
enhance the overall educational experience.<br />
The campaign has been a big part<br />
of that.”<br />
The campaign’s public phase began<br />
June 26, 2002, with a celebratory kickoff<br />
event at Grant’s Farm. The<br />
event included music from<br />
Grammy-winner Tim McGraw,<br />
The Campaign for<br />
<strong>Saint</strong> <strong>Louis</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
marks its first<br />
anniversary.<br />
who boasts six multi-platinum albums<br />
and more than 25 million albums sold.<br />
But equaling the campaign’s star-studded<br />
start was the level of generosity that<br />
has characterized the fund-raising effort’s<br />
early stages. During the silent phase of<br />
the campaign, approximately $150 million<br />
was raised.<br />
In addition, the nearly $30 million in<br />
donations from July 1, 2002, to June 30,<br />
2003, represent a 21 percent increase<br />
from the previous year, an astounding<br />
fact considering the nation’s sluggish<br />
economy. Charitable giving nationwide<br />
was up only 1 percent in the same time<br />
period, according to a survey by the<br />
American Association of Fundraising<br />
Counsel Trust for Philanthropy. At<br />
SLU, however, many areas of giving<br />
climbed significantly, including 25.8<br />
percent for non-alumni giving; 31.4<br />
percent for alumni; and an astounding<br />
183 percent from corporations. Annual<br />
giving also raised more than $1 million<br />
in a single fiscal year for the first time<br />
through phoning.<br />
By Chris Waldvogel<br />
“We are very pleased with the generosity<br />
that our alumni, employees,<br />
friends and other benefactors have<br />
demonstrated,” said Don Whelan (Grad<br />
B&A ’03), vice president for development<br />
and <strong>University</strong> relations. “We<br />
hope this support will continue so that<br />
we can reach all of our campaign goals.”<br />
Campaign goals include $100 million<br />
for students; $75 million for faculty; $50<br />
million for science and technology; $30<br />
million for centers of excellence; $20<br />
million for campus life enrichment; and<br />
$25 million for annual support. With a<br />
total objective of $300 million, the campaign<br />
represents the largest-fund-raising<br />
effort in <strong>University</strong> history.<br />
The year in review<br />
The past year was marked by generous<br />
gifts for a proposed SLU arena (see pages<br />
6-9), including $1 million from former<br />
chairman of SLU’s board of trustees<br />
Michael F. Shanahan Sr. (B&A ’61) and<br />
his wife, Mary Ann, and from Trustee<br />
Thomas Brouster Sr. and his wife, Ruth.<br />
SLU alumnus Dr. Paul Pitlyk<br />
(A&S ’55, Med ’59), a California
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