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George W. Bush Presidential Center 2011 Annual Report GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER 2011 ANNUAL REPORT “This center will be the focus of our attention, the place where we pursue our passions and the forum for our public service for as long as we live.” President George W. Bush Dallas, Texas November 12, 2009 Thank you for supporting the George W. Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University. We are proud to have you as a partner in this important project. For generations to come, the Bush Center will work to develop practical, principled solutions that have a meaningful influence on the global challenges we face. The Bush Center will advance our lifelong commitment to a freer and better world. At the Bush Institute, we honor the timeless truth, “to whom much is given, much is required.” With your support, we have extended the reach of freedom by promoting human rights for women in Afghanistan and Egypt; political dissidents in places like Cuba, Iran and Venezuela; and victims of religious persecution in China. Your investment is helping save lives by expanding cervical and breast cancer programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Here at home, you are helping ensure that American students have the knowledge needed to succeed in school and in life. Your contribution is helping promote free markets and economic growth so America will remain the home of the most industrious, enterprising and productive people in the world. Every project we undertake is designed to make an impact in the real world. We set goals and measure results. We place great value in the power of ideas and actions, and leading scholars and experts fuel our efforts. Your support is helping shape the future by achieving lasting results. We are grateful for your generous support that makes this vision a reality, and we look forward to the future we are building together at the Bush Center. Sincerely, 1 TOPPING OUT We began 2011 by pouring 28,638 cubic yards of concrete to lay the foundation of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. On October 3, 2011, we watched as a 20-foot steel beam — the last piece of the frame of the Bush Center — was lifted and placed to complete the structure of Freedom Hall, the signature architectural element of the Bush Center. We are pleased to report the building is on budget and on schedule for completion at the end of 2012. The archival material for our 43rd President is currently being catalogued by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for scholars to study, and the permanent museum exhibit chronicling President George W. Bush’s two terms is being fabricated. The Bush Center will be formally dedicated in April 2013. Part of the complex will be dedicated to NARA as the permanent home of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The remainder of the Center is the permanent home of the George W. Bush Institute. The Bush Institute also celebrated a “topping out” in 2011, as we reached important milestones in framing our programs in global health, education reform, human freedom and economic growth. We put in place programs to honor our military veterans and to empower women in the Middle East. We are continuing to put the financial foundation in place for the Bush Center. More than 275,000 donors have already come forward to stand with President and Mrs. Bush to advance freedom and help realize their vision of a better and healthier world. We are profoundly grateful for the support that has funded the construction of our building and that is launching the work of the Institute. Even as we commemorate our “topping out” and begin counting down the days until the 2013 Dedication of the Bush Center, we know our work is only beginning. The Honorable Donald L. Evans The Honorable Mark Langdale Chairman President 2 GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER 2011 ANNUAL REPORT Thank You from President and Mrs. Bush 1 Message from the Foundation Chairman and President 2 Table of Contents 3 Introduction 4 Education Reform 6 Human Freedom 10 Economic Growth 12 Global Health 14 Women’s Initiative 16 Military Service Initiative 20 Financial Overview 22 3 INTRODUCTION The George W. Bush Presidential Center inspires The Library ideas, innovation and action for a freer and better The George W. Bush Presidential Library is world. The work of the Bush Center is based on responsible for preserving and providing access to the principles that have guided President and Mrs. Bush records of President Bush’s two terms in office. The throughout their lives: collection of more than 70 million pages of paper documents, four million photographs, 80 terabytes H Freedom is universal. of data and 42,000 artifacts, is currently being H Every human life is precious. catalogued by the National Archive and Records H To whom much is given, much is required. Administration (NARA). H The marketplace is the best way to allocate resources. The Museum We have made significant progress on the Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our George W. Bush Presidential Museum that will supporters, the Bush Center has already begun to be housed in the Bush Center. The museum’s make a difference in the lives of people here in design phase is complete, and the exhibits are being America and around the world. President Bush has finalized. Designed to be interactive and educational, insisted that we aim high, because he and Mrs. Bush the museum will take visitors behind the scenes of are confident our best days lie ahead. the Bush Presidency. They will hear the facts that confronted President Bush at key decision points We believe the same is true for the Bush Center and and will be encouraged to choose what they would its components. After more than two years of have done. preparation and design, the Bush Center is taking shape. Here is a report on our progress: The Bush Institute A unique feature of the Bush Center will be The Building the George W. Bush Institute, founded by We broke ground in November 2010 and celebrated President and Mrs. Bush to continue their public our Topping Out Ceremony to commemorate the service. The Bush Institute uses research as a starting placement of the highest point on the building’s point to develop solutions to pressing problems and structure at Freedom Hall in October 2011. The leads networks of partners to achieve practical results. construction team continues to make rapid progress on our state-of-the-art building on the campus of As President Bush told supporters at the Southern Methodist University. Bush Center’s Topping Out Ceremony, the Bush Institute is “an exciting place: a place The 24-acre site will feature a 226,500 square-foot of learning, a place of scholarship, but most building, designed to achieve LEED Platinum importantly, a place of action, a results-oriented certification, the highest designation for energy and institute that will have an effect on our country and, resource-efficient buildings. We have moved 65,000 we think, on the world.” cubic yards of dirt, poured 28,638 cubic yards of concrete, placed 3,500 tons of steel and laid 56 miles of conduit and 12 miles of post-tension cabling throughout the building. We are also landscaping 15 acres that will showcase native Texas plants, including trees from President Bush’s ranch in Crawford. 4 We focus on the real-world testing and refining of ideas, based on careful measurements that allow evidence to drive decisions and change. We demonstrate with empirical GEORGE W. BUSH FOUNDatION evidence the effectiveness of the best way to have these ideas BOARD OF DIRECTORS adopted broadly. The Honorable Donald L. Evans, Chair The Bush Institute’s work is well underway. This work Mrs. Laura W. Bush receives valuable assistance from a growing number Mr. Marvin P. Bush of partners who provide financial support, expertise, Mr. Bradford M. Freeman in-kind donations, training and much more. We view The Honorable Mark Langdale our partners’ investments as confirmation that we have focused our programmatic choices wisely. These partners The Honorable Jeanne L. Phillips are a powerful indicator of future long-term success. The Honorable Mercer Reynolds The Honorable Craig R. Stapleton Dr. R. Gerald Turner “We at the Bush Center aim high, GEORGE W. BUSH INSTITUTE ADVISORY BOARD because we believe in the greatness The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, Chair of America. We believe America The Honorable Jeb Bush is the most innovative, productive, Mr. Ray L. Hunt entrepreneurial country in the history The Honorable Edward P. Lazear of the world.” Dr. Paul W. Ludden President George W. Bush The Honorable Karl C. Rove Dallas, Texas April 12, 2011 GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER LEADERSHIP The Honorable Mark Langdale President, George W. Bush Foundation The Honorable James K. Glassman Founding Executive Director, George W. Bush Institute Laurie J. Martin Chief Financial Officer, George W. Bush Foundation Lisa T. Anastasi Vice President of Development, George W. Bush Foundation Stacy G. Cinatl Managing Director, George W. Bush Institute Brian S. Cossiboom Vice President of Operations, George W. Bush Foundation Lisa Chou Director of Special Projects, George W. Bush Foundation 5 “President Bush and I believe that every child in the United States deserves a quality education … that all children can succeed in school when they have caring adults in their lives who are committed to helping them achieve.” Mrs. Laura W. Bush Aldine, Texas February 9, 2011 6 EDUCATION REFORM Alliance to Reform Education “To build a more hopeful America, Leadership (AREL) School principals deeply influence the people they we must help our children reach lead. The Bush Institute has identified nine critical as far as their vision and character standards for principal training.
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