Review/Update Winter 2013 - Lake Forest Academy

The Campaign for Lake Forest AcademyEDITORIALRuth KeysoMajor Gifts Officerrkeyso@lfanet.orgCAMPAIGNCOMMUNICATIONSCOMMITTEEAlexandra CampbellSusan HoaglandJulie Kennedy P’08, P’11,P’13, P’15Ruth KeysoJohn Strudwick P’13, P’15DESIGNSarah StecArchetype Graphic DesignPHOTOGRAPHYRuth KeysoGeorge PfoertnerPRINTINGJohn S. Swift Co.Lake Forest Academy1500 W. Kennedy RoadLake Forest, IL 60045www.lfanet.org(847) 234-3210february 2013board of trusteesJeffrey B. Keller ’87ChairCampaign LeadershipRuth and A. John Huss, Jr. ’58Honorary Campaign Co-ChairsCatherine M. WaddellCampaign ChairSandra F. BolesPatrick J. Carroll ’87Susan D. CoburnJim C. Cowart ’69Merrill J. Ferguson ’72Karl R. Gedge ’69Lauren A. GorterRichard R. Jaros ’70Allan M. Kaplan ’72Loretta Kalnow Kaplan ’73Julie M. KennedyJeffrey C. NealEllory PeckJ. Michael Schell ’65Nancy How Speer ’59Cynthia W. YinglingRobin G. ZafirovskiHead of SchoolJohn StrudwickDear LFA Community,We’re proud to present this issue of LFA’sCampaign Update.The Academy is moving into the final 15 months of its historicfundraising initiative. Since the Campaign for LFA waslaunched 8 years ago, the school has witnessed a transformation.New buildings for athletics and residential life haveenhanced the physical campus, while dollars raised for theendowment have improved academic, technological, andextracurricular programming for all students. More than $50million has been raised to date.The final phase of the campaign focuses on support for a newScience Center and growing the endowment through outrightand planned gifts. This publication explores the endowmentat LFA—what it is, what it supports, how it provides longtermsustainability for the school. Alumni and trustee donorsshare their personal thoughts about the importance of the endowmentand why they choose to direct their dollars towardthis area of support.A healthy endowment powers a school to new heights. Incomefrom the invested funds bolsters the financial aid budget,supports faculty professional development, and helps tounderwrite the salary of a senior teacher. Meanwhile, as thecorpus, or principal, of the endowment fund grows, it providesa financial cushion for the school for generations tocome. Our goal is to increase the endowment at LFA to $30million by the end of the campaign in June 2014. (The endowmentis currently valued at $23 million.) Your generositycan help us reach this target.The Campaign for LFA has experienced tremendous successthus far. Hundreds of generous alumni, trustees, andparents have stepped forward to make a difference at theschool. Their dollars have improved the lives of teachers andstudents and have elevated the school to new stature in theindependent school world. We hope you will join them inbacking the institution and making your own mark on thisvery special place.Thank you again for your loyalty to the Academy. As wemove into the homestretch of this ambitious campaign, wehope you will join us and Be a Part of Something BIG!Catherine M. Waddell P’01, P’03Chair, Campaign for LFA