Central State University Foundation FY14 Contributors Report July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014
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Central State University Foundation FY14 Contributors Report July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014 FY14 Contributors Report 1 sssssssaSey 2 FY14 Contributors Report sssssssaSey TABLE OF CONTENTS Central State University President’s Message 5 dddd Central State University Foundation President’s Message 6 Foundation Board of Trustees 8 Institutional Advancement Vice President’s Message 10 Dream Keepers Campaign 12 Special Campaign Contribution 20 Special Campaign 21 Alumni News 22 “a Night for Philanthropy“ 26 A Momentous Gift to the Alma Mater 30 Named Endowed Scholarships 31 Special Report 34 Contributors List 35 FY14 Contributors Report 3 4 FY14 Contributors Report sssssssaSey Central State University President’s Message Dear Centralians and Friends, A campaign of this magnitude will require earnest commitment by all of the wo years ago, Central State stakeholders and will include corporate University embarked upon a partners, foundations, alumni and friends comprehensive strategic planning T investing in our new strategic plan - the process to guide us to “A Promising dividend of that investment will be Central Tomorrow”. The first iteration of the State University students. University’s Strategic Plan has been approved by the Board of Trustees and the We are continuing to work with our various committees are moving into the partners at the state and federal levels. second phase of development. The driving Last year, we achieved Land grant emphasis of the Strategic Plan are the Six designation under the Compelling Priorities: 1. Quality collegiate/ Morrill Act of 1890. By academic experiences; 2. Targeted student gaining land grant status, enrollment; 3. Reduce time to degree; 4. the University qualifies for Increase retention rate; 5. Develop additional federal grants, graduates with knowledge, skills and as well as monetary awards dispositions for professional careers or related to agricultural advanced studies; and 6. Maintain efficient research and development. and effective institutional operations. Land grant funding will enable us to address several These priorities guide our initiatives, immediate priorities such encompassing everything from faculty as developing a Minority, renewal to fostering a supportive culture Women and Small Farmers Education for teaching and enrolling a more academ- Center. The funding will strengthen our ically prepared and diverse student body. STEM and other academic programs Also included is the continued expansion while helping prepare more students for of the University’s infrastructure and government careers in environmental and advancing our most sought after academic agricultural fields. Additional information departments and majors. It is evident on the Impact of Land Grant status can be that the expectations for consistent and found on page 34. strategic operations will require resources beyond the funding provided by the state Thank you for your continuous support of Ohio. The Board of Trustees and the of Central State University as we build a Foundation Board are in consultation with “Promising Tomorrow” for all our students! me regarding ways of garnering resources Sincerely, that will be impactful and systemic. We are discussing the feasibility of a capital campaign, which will be a first-time Cynthia Jackson-Hammond, Ed.D. endeavor for Central State University! President FY14 Contributors Report 5 sssssssaSey Central State University Foundation Board President’s Message Dear Alumni and Friends, Speaking of “a one million dollar gift,” I he Central State University Foun- want to thank the Board of Trustees of the dation is pleased to share the FY 14 Central State University Foundation for Contributors’ Report. The Report its generosity. In addition to providing T student scholarships, building acquisitions provides an overarching picture of Central State University through the many success- and funds to enhance academic program- es of its students, faculty, and alumni. ming, the Foundation made a pledge of “one million dollars” to the University. The report also acknowl- I’m pleased to say we have paid $325,000 edges the generous toward fulfillment of the pledge. contributions of corpor- tions, foundations, alumni, Kudos to all who gave to the “Alma Mater friends, staff and students is Calling …Will You Answer the Call” who help us provide a campaign. Your gifts of unrestricted funds quality Central State were most welcomed by the University. University education. This year the University was cited by Please know your private HBCUCONNECT as being ranked 6th gifts strengthen the Uni- in alumni giving with a 19.8 percentage versity and make the difference. giving rate. We are pleased. However, this also means that 80.2 percent of alumni I wish to mention the Central State do not give. We can do better. I ask you University Foundation received its first to challenge your classmates to make “one million dollar” gift from Alumnus a contribution this year. We want to be Joshua Smith ’63. Josh Smith is a cum number one! laude graduate and did graduate work in law and business administration at the I thank each of you for making Central University of Akron and Central Michigan State University the best University in the University. He has been chairman and state of Ohio. managing partner of The Coaching Group Sincerely, since 1998. More information on the wonderful gift by Josh is contained in this report. Charles Whitehead, ‘61 President, Central State University Foundation Board 6 FY14 Contributors Report Central State University Foundation Board of Trustees Charles Whitehead ‘61 Dennis Kernahan Board of Trustees President, Independent Stock Broker dddd former President, Ashland Inc. Foundation Starla McCollum President/CEO, Tinsley & Associates, Ltd Derek H. Anderson Assistant Director, City of Columbus, Karen Jefferson Morrison Ohio Department of Public Utilities President, Ohio Health Foundation and Senior Vice President, OhioHealth Robert Bowles ‘61 Owner, Founder, Chairman Felton Page RB Company LLC President, National Alumni Association David Clapper Cathy Ponitz Director of Facilities Management Executive Director, and Security Standard Register Company The CareSource Foundation, Community Relations & Diversity Dennis Dowdell ‘67 Vice President Human Resources Jenell Ross Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Dealer Principal, Vice President, Institute Bob Ross Dealerships James Elam ‘54 Alvin Tucker ‘60 Former, President of Belmont Park Former, Budget Director Laboratories Community Services Administration Department James E. Farmer ‘67 of Health and Human Services President, James E. Farmer Consulting, Inc. Vernon Ford ‘70 Ex-Officio Trustees: Former, Vice President, Cynthia Jackson-Hammond Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) President, Central State University President, Owner of Ford Cleaning Services Anthony R. Fairbanks Vice President, Fred J. Grigsby, Jr. ‘69 Institutional Advancement Immediate Past President, Central State University National Alumni Association (NAA) Bev Shillito, Attorney Barry P. Hoffman Legal Counsel, Sebaly,Shillito and Dyer Former, Executive Vice President and General Counsel Valassis Updated as of Janurary 1, 2014 FY14 Contributors Report 9 Institutional Advancement Vice President’s Message Dear Alumni and Friends, • Secured a $1,000,000 unrestricted gift nclosed is the 2014 Central State from Alumnus Joshua Smith ‘63, first University Foundation Report of such gift in the history of Central State EContributors. University; A perusal of the report reveals that over • Provided scholarship support for 2,200 individuals, 106 corporations and 52 over three hundred students through other organizations contributed nearly $2.5 the Dream Keepers and Tom Joyner million in private support Foundation “You Can Go“ campaigns. to the Central State Uni- Approximately $378,000 dollars was versity Foundation. These raised as of June 30, 2014; philanthropists and orga- • Successfully completed the “Alma nizations understand their Mater Is Calling… Will You Answer contributions strengthen the Call” campaign, raising $240,000 our academic program- and contributed said funds to the ming, provide much University; needed scholarships to • Conducted The 1887 Legacy Society students and maintain workshops in Cleveland, Cincinnati, the physical plant. Thank Dayton, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia you for investing in the and Washington DC. The workshops excellence of Central State University. resulted in 47 alumni learning the To our delight, the Central State University advantages of Planned Giving, with 6 Foundation has been recognized as doing alumni joining the Society by making a a number of things well. pledge of insurance or a bequest through Did You Know…just this past year the their will. The 1887 Legacy Society Central State University Foundation has contributed $185,000 to Central State contributed to the University the following: University during the fiscal year; • Pledged a gift of $1,000,000 to the • Earnest L. Washington, who recently University. Of this amount the University passed, was a member of The 1887 has received $325,000 toward the Legacy Society. He generously placed fulfillment of the pledge; Central State University in his will and provided a bequest of $109,000 to the Central State University Foundation. 10 FY14 Contributors Report The check was received June 2014 and is in order to better compete with other restricted to supporting the Chemistry schools for external funding. Department; When you give to Central State University, • Purchased a new Presidential