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VCU Capital Campaign raises record $82 million
Richmond, Va. (July 14, 2005) - Calling it a “monumental success
in Virginia Commonwealth University history," VCU President
Eugene P. Trani today announced $82 million in new gifts and pledges
for the fiscal year ending June 30, the university’s best year
on record for fundraising.
VCU is in the midst of its largest capital campaign, the goal of
which is to raise $330 million by June 30, 2007. This past
year’s results bring the campaign to $282 million – 85
percent of the goal – with two years left in the campaign.
“We have engaged the community leadership in a direct and
meaningful way and they are answering with overwhelming generosity,” Trani
said.
The Campaign for VCU is composed of 20 mini-campaigns, and is co-chaired
by teams from the university’s Monroe Park and MCV Campuses.
The co-chairs of the Monroe Park Campus campaigns are Tom and Vickie
Snead, both alumni of the VCU School of Business. They attributed
much of the success of this past year’s campaign to the vision
of Richmond area community leaders.
“There is a great need here and across the country for tech-savvy
business leaders and business-minded engineers,” said Tom Snead,
referring to the Monroe Park Campus Addition, where construction
begins this fall for a new School of Business and expansion of the
School of Engineering. “The top volunteer leaders transformed
the fundraising campaigns for both schools with two major gifts that
totaled $42.5 million.”
James C. and Charlotte Roberts, co-chairs of the MCV Campus campaigns,
said that passion and commitment to fight the war on cancer and to
relieve the national nursing shortage have led to the success of
their campaigns. Construction of a new Massey Cancer Center research
building and new School of Nursing are two of several projects to
be completed as a part of the MCV Campus campaigns.
“We are faced with two major problems in this country that
we can help solve right where we live,” said James Roberts.
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