2018 Duck Athletic Fund

7,510 $12,575,759 450+ MEMBERS STRONG FUNDING OVER $12 MILLION SUPPORT FOR MORE THAN ANNUALLY FOR STUDENT- 450 STUDENT-ATHLETES ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIPS

Welcome to the Duck Athletic Fund! The DAF is the fundraising arm for Oregon Athletics. Oregon is one of the few Division I programs that does not receive direct institutional financial support to aid student-athletes, you MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Pages 2 8 20 DUCKS IN FLIGHT: YOU MAKE IT REWARDS AND YOUR OREGON HAPPEN BENEFITS Ducks in Flight 3.04 3.5 981 100+ 4,885 TOP 10 AVERAGE CUMULATIVE GPA FOR ALL INCOMING ACADEMIC PROGRESS ACADEMIC STUDENT-ATHLETE DIRECTOR’S CUP FINISH FOR THE SECOND TIME IN Student-Athlete Achievement GPA THROUGH FRESHMEN RATE. 7 TEAMS WITH A ALL-CONFERENCE VOLUNTEER HOURS SCHOOL HISTORY. ONLY SCHOOL IN DIRECTOR’S SPRING 2017 FOR ALL PERFECT 1000 SCORE SELECTIONS CUP HISTORY TO FINISH IN THE TOP 10 WITH 19 STUDENT-ATHLETES SPORTS OR LESS

2 3 Ducks in Flight 1ST 3 10 17 5 FIRST EVER WOMEN’S TRIPLE CROWN ONLY SCHOOLS TO WIN 3 OR MORE ONLY SCHOOLS WITH ONLY SCHOOL WITH 17 NATIONAL ONLY SCHOOL WITH MULTIPLE NATIONAL TITLES IN BACK TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 2010 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN Athletic Success (TRACK & FIELD) BACK YEARS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS 10 CONSECUTIVE YEARS EACH OF THE PAST 5 YEARS

LEADS THE NATION 4 5 6:30am 7:00am 7:30am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm

Ruthy Hebard Women’s Basketball Sophomore Breakfast Lecture Practice Lunch Lecture Tutor Lecture Dinner Homework Journalism Strength and Conditioning

Justin Herbert Football Sophomore Breakfast Meetings Practice Lunch Practice Lecture Meetings Dinner Homework Biology Strength and Conditioning

Shannon Williams Lacrosse Sophomore Breakfast Lecture Lab Lecture Lunch Practice Practice Dinner Homework Human Physiology Strength and Conditioning and Biology

Ducks in Flight Student-Athlete Spotlight Caitlyn Wong Day in the Life 17 DEFENDER 4.0 FINALIST $30,000 2 year captain GPA Rhodes Scholarship Caitlyn combined her passion for science and college athletics 55 matches 3 year Pac-12 R.D. Clark Honors College: with #OregonBaldFest: a soccer round-robin tournament 43 starts All-Academic Major: Biochemistry with a solidarity head-shaving. The event raised $30,000 for First Team childhood cancer research through St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Minor: Business Administration 6 7 You Make It Happen Scholarships and Endowments

Oregon is one of the few Division I programs that does not receive direct Average 2017-18 institutional financial support to aid Scholarship Giving Endowments In-State School Costs student-athletes, you make it happen! One-third of Oregon Athletics’ operating budget is committed to providing tuition, Endowed gifts provide a perpetual source of Endowment return room, board, travel and training for student-athletes. As tuition and related costs income to the Athletic Your philanthropic giving supports example continue to rise, private support becomes more critical than ever for the success of Department, providing the resources needed TUITION Oregon student-athletes and their $11,571 $250,000 gift principal our 20 varsity sports and 450+ student-athletes. to attract and retain the nation’s top student- commitment to excellence. x 4% yearly return athletes and coaches. BOOKS $1,125 $10,000 annual return Whether your support is through: PERSONAL Methods of endowment giving include: EXPENSES $3,256 • Scholarships • Gifts of cash or securities, which can be paid

• Endowments Average 2017-18 Cost of Attendance in full or spread over five years ROOM & BOARD $9,836 Personal Expenses $3,256 Books $1,125 • Athletic Excellence • Planned gifts in the form of bequests, In-State Room & Board $9,836 Tuition $11,571 charitable gift annuities or charitable • Women In Flight remainder trusts Out-of-State Room & Board $9,836 Tuition $34,611 • Matching Gifts 2016-17 Academic Success 2017-18 Scholarship Costs • Stocks Full Scholarship Costs Full out-of-state scholarship $48,828 • Estate Planned Giving $50,000 In-State Out-of-State Full in-state scholarship $25,788 • Season Tickets $40,000 981 7 Academic Teams with a perfect 364 $30,000 Progress Rate 1,000 APR (Men’s Cross Student-athletes receiving some kind of financial aid • Annual Giving Country, Men’s & Women’s Tennis, Women’s Basketball, 238 $20,000 Women’s Golf, Lacrosse and Full scholarship equivalencies to student-athletes Your gifts make it happen for Beach Volleyball) $10,000 146 over 450+ student-athletes. Athletic endowed scholarships $0 ’09 - ’10 ’10 - ’11 ’11 - ’12 ’12 - ’13 ’13 - ’14 ’14 - ’15 ’15 - ’16 ’16 - ’17 ’17 - ’18 100+ 3.04 Total Academic Average cumulative GPA For 2017-18 Oregon Athletics will pay $12,575,759 towards student-athlete scholarships. All-Americans for all student-athletes 8 9 You Make It Happen Athletic Excellence and Women In Flight

their careers and life after college. Our success Athletic Excellence Women In Flight is measured on the field, in the classroom The last several years have seen the Ducks Women In Flight is raising awareness and and beyond the athletic careers of our female capture conference, tournament and national financial support to achieve excellence across student-athletes. championships in acrobatics and tumbling, all University of Oregon women’s athletic In the last decade, Oregon women’s athletics men’s basketball, men’s cross country, programs. Oregon Athletics strongly believes has enjoyed incredible success. women’s cross country, football, men’s golf, in the power of sport in the lives of young men’s indoor and outdoor track and field, women and in the enduring lessons that women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, prepare female student-athletes for success in lacrosse, and softball. We’ve come this far thanks to creativity, 10 9 innovation, and the philanthropy of our 13 donors. 14 15 15 22 Directors’ Cup Results 26 24 30 2017 Broad-Based Competitive

Excellence 39 TOP FINISHERS/TEAMS ELIGIBLE 1. STANFORD (33) 2. OHIO STATE (33) 52 3. FLORIDA (21) 54 4. USC (21) 2002 For the 10th 5. NORTH CAROLINA (28) 60 63 consecutive year, 6. MICHIGAN (29) 7. TEXAS(20) we had the 8. PENN STATE highest finish for 9. OREGON (19) 10. KENTUCKY (21) a school of our size 11. UCLA (25) 12. TEXAS A&M (20) or smaller. 13. FLORIDA STATE 14. CALIFORNIA (28) 15. GEORGIA (21) 10 11 You Make It Happen Matching Gifts, Stocks and Estate Planned Giving

Matching Gifts Estate Planning Life-Income Gifts Many employers have matching gift Donor support allows Oregon Athletics to By funding a life-income gift, you can receive programs. Their participation is welcomed recruit the most promising student-athletes, payments for life and an income tax charitable by the DAF and counts towards your current retain the best coaches and staff, and provide deduction. If you use appreciated assets to fund year contributions and lifetime calculation for a world-class experience for every Ducks sport your gift, you can also reduce capital gains taxes. priority points. Check with your employer, or program. You can continue this legacy of Two of the most common life-income gifts are go to www.matchinggifts.com/uoregon to support for generations to come by including charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder confirm eligibility. Oregon Athletics in your estate plan. The trusts. In exchange for a gift of cash or stock, you Duck Athletic Fund and Office of Gift Planning will receive fixed payments for life. Payout rates Stock Gifts can assist you, along with your advisor, as are based on your age at the time of the gift - you prepare your will. We can provide sample the older you are, the higher your rate. For information on donating by means of a bequest language to ensure that your gift will stock transfer, please contact Tami Calkin with be used as you intended. the UO Foundation at 541/302-0288. Deferred Giving The Len Casanova Society was established as an affiliate of, and complement to, the Arnold CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS Bennett Hall Legacy Society. It honors those with the foresight, ability and willingness to Fixed payments for life Variable payments for life support future University of Oregon student- athletes in their individual estate plan. Payout rate is determined by the American Council You choose a payout rate, typically between 5 and on Gift Annuities and is based on your age 7 percent

Income tax charitable deduction Income tax charitable deduction

A portion of your payments will be tax free for a You can make additional contributions in the future number of years

Create with cash or stock Create with cash, stock, or real property 12 13 You Make It Happen Season Tickets and The Game Day Experience

Season Tickets Game Day Parking The Oregon Athletic Ticket Office and Duck Athletic Fund team together throughout the year to offer donors, season ticket holders Reserved car and RV parking provides donors and fans access to any available seating and with designated spaces in Autzen Stadium parking for both regular and post-season play. lots which are reserved regardless of arrival In order to secure the best possible location time. Minimum giving levels for football for each of our venues, please: seating/parking contributions are: reserved car $4,500, reserved RV $6,000. • Review the 2017-18 renewal calendar for important dates and New requests and parking location deadlines (pages 22-23) improvements will be filled in priority point order. Because of limited space for RVs, new • View seating maps requests are not guaranteed. Tailgating is (pages 17 and 19) for small family and friend gatherings. Car parking spaces are 9’x20’, RV spaces are • Read about the priority point system 18’x40’. All tailgating must be contained (page 21) within the designated dimensions. Parking • Contact the DAF for more information passes are non-transferable and intended as a donor benefit. Once tickets are renewed and/or requested through the ticket office, priority points are calculated based on Duck Athletic Fund For additional donations and all requests are filled in priority information on our point order (page 21). facilities or ticketing/ parking policies, please visit us at goducks.com/DAF or call 1-800-WEBFOOT.

14 15 16 17 The DAF (Duck Athletic Fund) amounts indicate the minimum annual per seat contribution necessary in each section. Meeting the minimum amount DOES NOT GUARANTEE seating in a particular section. If you are requesting seat changes, additional tickets, new season tickets or individual game tickets, seating allocation is based on availability and all requests will be filled in priority point order.

Ticket prices shown above include a loyalty discount for current men’s basketball season ticket holders. Contact the Oregon Athletic Ticket Office for first year pricing at 1/800-WEBFOOT.

18 19 Savings Experience TICKET TICKET TICKET SPECIAL EVENT INVITES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR! BARBEQUE MOVIE NIGHT FALL FOOTBALL PRACTICE LOYALTY DISCOUNT FOR SEASON TICKET HOLDERS TICKET ONLINE PRE-SALE OPPORTUNITIES HALL OF FAME DISCOUNTED TICKET OFFERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOOTBALL SIGNING DAY CONCESSION DOLLARS: YOUR VERYGAMEDAY OWN DUCK BUCKS! CES GOLF TOURNAMENTS AC S TICKET 20% OREGON FANATICSParking COUPON MEET AND GREETS GAMEDAY MULTI MONTH PAYMENT PLANS (INTEREST FREE) CCESS GAMEDAY A Parking CES AC S ParkingPRIORITY AccessA GAMEDAY C SS CES PRIORITY CE AC S Parking A PRIORITY 80-100% DAF TAX CCESS DEDUCTION A PRIORITY C SS TICKET CE GAMEDAY AUTZEN STADIUM FOOTBALL PARKING AC S CES CES AC S Parking REQUESTS: FULL AND SINGLE GAME PRIORITY ACCESS TO REQUEST: COMPLIMENTARY ADMITTANCE TO: • FULL SEASON RESERVED (RV AND CARS) TICKETS: SINGLE, FULL AND POST-SEASON SOCCER, LACROSSE, ACROBATICS AND TUMBLING • PARKING GIVING LEVELS ARE BASED ON FB PRIORITY CONTRIBUTIONS OF $4,500 FOR 1 RESERVED FOOTBALL PARKING: FULL AND SINGLE GAME COMPLIMENTARYA TICKETS TO: CAR, $6,000 FOR 1 RESERVED RV CCESS ADDITIONAL UO SPORTING EVENTS • COMPLIMENTARY SINGLE GAME PARKING GAMEDAY CES PASSES AC S Parking = ADDITIONAL DAF MEMBER BENEFITS PRIORITY A Oregon Athletic Benefits CCESS Goal Priority Point Formula Priority Calculations All rewards and benefits are awarded according to the priority point system. To reward longtime supporters of Oregon Athletics while 1 point per $10: Current year unrestricted DAF donations Points are recalculated based on current records, four times a year: You must be a current member to have active points. Membership begins by allowing new donors to acquire appropriate seating February 23rd, June 1st, October 26th and December 31st. Some making a minimum pledge of $50 to the DAF for the 2018 calendar year. and parking benefits in recognition of their support of 1 point per $100: Lifetime athletic donations and restricted gifts variations may occur. Check out the calendar on page 23 for more student-athlete scholarships and other related athletic 1 point per $500: Deferred pledges information. department expenses. 1 point per consecutive year of season ticket purchases 20 21 DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER FOOTBALL Payment Plan Spreadable Over 7 Months, December-June.*

FOOTBALL Renewals, December-February FOOTBALL Seat Selection

BASKETBALL Payment Plan Spreadable Over 7 Months, March-September.*

BASKETBALL Renewals, March-May BASKETBALL Seat Selection VOLLEYBALL Renewals, Dec-Feb

TRACK & FIELD Renewals, April-June

BASEBALL/SOFTBALL Renewals, June-August

February 23, 2018 June 1, 2018 October 26, 2018 Duck Athletic Fund: Priority Duck Athletic Fund: Priority Duck Athletic Fund: Duck Athletic Fund: Points Calculated for Points Calculated for Priority Points Calculated Priority Points Calculated Basketball Post-Season Play Football Regular Season Seat for Basketball, Track for Football December 31, 2017/2018. Selection and Baseball and Baseball Regular Post-Season Play. Post-Season play. Season Play.

2017-18 Calendar Tax Deductibility Charitable gifts to athletics may be subject to the Internal Revenue of such institution.” Please consult your tax advisor to determine how *Football and men’s basketball payment plans can be spread out over 7 months starting in December for Code Section 170 (I). 170(l) states that a donor is entitled to deduct this provision relates to your specific contributions. For assistance, football and March for men’s basketball. Additional options are available, but must be completed in June 80% of a charitable contribution to an institution such as the University please refer your tax advisor to Internal Revenue Code Section 170(l), for football and September for men’s basketball. Plans are also available for other sports, please contact of Oregon when such contribution entitles the taxpayer to “…the right IRC Section 6115, TAM 200004001 and IRS Publication 526. the Oregon Athletic Ticket Office for more information. 1-800-WEBFOOT to purchase tickets for seating at an athletic event in an athletic stadium

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Eugene Office: H.J. Cohn Matt Broders Kristi Schneider Chris Malme Callie Wagner James Batley Senior Associate Athletic Senior Associate Director Associate Director of Associate Director of Associate Director of Associate Director of 2727 Parkway Director of Development Development Development Development Development Eugene, Oregon 97401 for Development Eugene/Northern Eugene/Salem Eugene/Southern Oregon Women in Flight Eugene/Central Oregon Office 541 346-5433 541 346-2333 California 541 346-5464 541 346-5681 541 346-5371 541 346-5139 FAX 541 346-5466 [email protected] 541 346-5597 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 1 800-WEBFOOT [email protected]

Holly Santos Karen Lord Beth Campbell Jack Bonnell Jo Anne Strehle Desirae Joe Schaffeld Assistant Development Assistant Development Assistant Development Assistant Assistant Hohensee Special Projects Annual Giving 541 346-5419 541 346-4460 541 346-5478 541 346-7103 Associate Director of 541 346-5585 541 346-5435 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Administration [email protected] Donor Relations & Events 541 346-4606 [email protected]

goducks.com/DAF Portland Office: Justin Fisher Kim Murray Andy Sigler Assistant Athletic Director Assistant Athletic Director Associate Director of 70 NW Couch St. Ste. 201 [email protected] for Development for Development Development Portland, OR 97209 Portland/Southern Portland/Palm Springs Portland/Northern Fax 503 412-3680 California Seattle/Southern Idaho Oregon Coast 503 412-3751 503 412-3681 Eastern Washington/ [email protected] [email protected] Northern Idaho/Arizona 503 412-3684 [email protected] 24