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James Madison University - Madison Magazine - Winter 2009 - Index

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Recapping the Madison Century
$70 million success is $20 million over goal By Pam Brock
The Madison
C e n t u r y ,
JMU’s firstevercomprehensivecapital
campaign,
was victorious on many
fronts — boasting a final
total that topped the campaign
goal by $20 million.
a total of $70 million
was committed through
JMU’s six-year campaign.
Contributions from 32,900
donors topped the campaign’s
$50 million goal by
40 percent.
a total of $54 million
from the campaign went
to support academic programs,
fellowships and
scholarships, while $15
million went to support
the intercollegiate athletics
program. The capital
campaign met or surpassed
four of its five major fundraising
goals and topped several by significant amounts.
giving by caMpaign goal
■ $5.2 million raised: Faculty chairs,
professorships and teaching excellence ($7.5 million goal)
■ $16.3 million raised: Student scholarships ($4 million goal)
■ $25 million raised: Support for academic and athletics
programs ($20 million goal)
■ $17 million raised: Improved facilities ($17 million goal)
■ $5.7 million raised: Unrestricted operating support ($1.5
million goal)
JMU President Linwood H. Rose, who announced a major
commitment to private fundraising in his presidential inaugural
address 10 years ago, expressed his satisfaction: “i am truly heartened
and excited by the unqualified success of our first comprehensive
campaign. on behalf of JMU, i extend sincere thanks to
everyone who contributed to this milestone accomplishment.”
The six-year comprehensive campaign, The Madison Century:
A Campaign for JMU, began July 1, 2002, with a goal of $50
million. The campaign officially closed June 30, 2008.
The scope of campaign success began to be anticipated during
Centennial Week in March 2008, when several large gifts were
announced — including the largest to date, a $5 million gift by
Bruce and Lois Cardarella Forbes (’64) and a $2.5 million gift by
Richard and shirley Hanson Roberts (’56). The other lead gift of
$2.5 million came from ed
estes and the estes family.
during the last stretch
of the campaign, momentum
really took on a life of
its own, says Joanne Carr,
senior vice president for
university advancement.
“it was exciting as we saw
success compound success.
“even more exciting than
our fundraising success is
the change we are beginning
to see at Madison,” she
adds. “For the first time on
a comprehensive scale, we
asked for private financial
support, and JMU alumni,
parents and friends came
through. That means this
university is ready to take a
major step forward.”
How Far we
Have coMe
Carr says she is impressed
by how far JMU has come
during this first capital campaign: “Before the campaign,” she says,
“there were three donors who had given $1 million or more. now
there are 19. That’s impressive.”
in addition, she says, “85 percent of the almost 250 donors who
made a major gift had never before given at that level to JMU.”
Campaign co-chairman steve Leeolou (’78), who helped
announce the public phase of the campaign two years ago, says,
“We have covered a lot of ground since we cut that ceremonial
ribbon during Madison Week 2006 with actor Richard dreyfuss.”
Leeolou and his wife, dee dee Collins Leeolou (’78),
announced their second seven-figure gift to JMU to help kick off
the public announcement.
The Centennial Fountain in front of Burruss Hall is a gift from the members
of the JMU Board of Visitors to commemorate JMU’s 100th anniversary.
new endowMenTS
Academic Scholarship 99
Athletic Scholarship 9
Fellowships 6
Chair 2
Professorships 4
Faculty Support 33
General 19
Planned Gift 5
Award 2
Lecture Series 1
Trust or Gift Annuity 1
totaL 181
14 Madison Magazine photograph by michael miriello (’09m)