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UO chemistry professor Geri Richmond studies the surface of water—research that could lead to innovative materials, methods for sequestering CO2, or even nanoparticles that clean up oil spills. PHOTO BY KELLY JAMES KELLY BY PHOTO

CHEMISTRY Seat of Honor PROFESSOR AND NATIONAL hen UO chemistry professor Geri under his wing and found her a paid chemistry SCIENCE BOARD Richmond attended Kansas State internship. MEMBER NAMED WUniversity in the early 1970s, she had few female peers in mathematics and science. So Richmond changed her major from mathemat- UNIVERSITY’S ics—and launched a highly successful career. SECOND-EVER “In my calculus class, there were two women out PRESIDENTIAL of approximately 400 students,” said Richmond. She has received numerous international awards, was inducted into the National Academy CHAIR, AN “I grew up on a farm. My mother was always good of Sciences, and was appointed by President ENDOWED POSITION with numbers and taught us math. But I didn’t even know about science until I went to college.” Obama to the twenty-five-member National FUNDED BY AN Science Board. ANONYMOUS During her sophomore year, she aced a chemistry DONOR exam that most others failed. Her professor took her Continued on page 2

“An institutional New Board to Govern UO THE UNIVERSITY’S NEW GOVERNANCE BOARD WILL HAVE THE board will AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND APPROVE BUDGETS, HIRE AND allow us FIRE PRESIDENTS, SET TUITION RATES, ISSUE REVENUE BONDS, to tap into AND MANAGE BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY his August, Governor Kitzhaber signed Senate Bill 270 establishes institutional greater Senate Bill 270, allowing the University governing boards for the University of Oregon, T of Oregon and other universities to Portland State University, and Oregon State philanthropy establish institutional governing boards—and University. It also creates a process for Oregon’s to recruit marking a significant change in the way the other four public universities to seek their own UO is governed. governing boards in the future. and retain “An institutional board will allow us to tap into The fifteen-member board of trustees will be top faculty greater philanthropy to recruit and retain top authorized to issue revenue bonds (to be repaid faculty members, make a UO education even from the university’s own resources) and to pay members.” more attractive and accessible to Oregon’s best for the acquisition and construction of property students, and build state-of-the-art facilities and facilities. —University of Oregon and technology to better serve the needs President It will develop and approve each year’s Michael of Oregonians in the twenty-first century,” Gottfredson said University of Oregon President Michael university budget, will have the authority to hire Gottfredson. “And, importantly, it assures a high and fire the president, and will manage existing level of accountability as a public board.” UO buildings and property on behalf of the state.

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The board will set tuition rates for out-of-state The state’s public universities have been and graduate students, and will have limited managed collectively by the Oregon State authority to raise resident undergraduate tuition, Board of Higher Education since 1929, when with legislative approval needed for any increase the legislature established the statewide board greater than 5 percent. to provide central oversight and eliminate unnecessary duplication within the system. “Local governing boards at our public Support for local, institutional governing boards universities will produce increased transparency has gained momentum in recent years. and public accountability, while at the same time leveraging increased private investment and community engagement,” said Governor John Kitzhaber in a statement issued as the legislation headed into a vote. PHOTO BY KELLY JAMES KELLY BY PHOTO

Benefits of the New Governance Board Seat of Honor Citing the benefits of a board focused on the Continued from page 1 particular needs and individual mission of the UO, Gottfredson testified in support of the bill before the “Geri Richmond’s During her twenty-eight years on the UO faculty, “Faculty chairs provide essential professional state legislature in April, telling the Senate Committee passion for Richmond served as a Philip H. Knight Professor recognition and help fund our research. They free on Education and Workforce Development that of Liberal Arts and Sciences and a Richard M. funds for hiring more faculty members, and they passage of Senate Bill 270 would give the University scholarship and and Patricia H. Noyes Professor of Chemistry. give our younger faculty members something to of Oregon a board that does the following: scientific inquiry These named professorships have marked career strive for.” milestones, said Richmond, helping her aspire to • works to assist scholarship, to epitomizes the greater heights. Richmond studies the surface of water—research university’s dual that could lead to innovative materials, methods and support the the state, and to Mark another milestone, thanks to an anonymous for sequestering CO2, or even nanoparticles that university, not merely the preparation of focus on teaching donor. clean up oil spills. and research. She as fiduciaries, but Oregonians This fall, Richmond was named the university’s “Water is everywhere,” said Richmond. “The is an inspiration Presidential Chair—an honor bestowed on only human body is mostly water. And the surface also through intimate • provides both support to her students one other professor. In 2005, a $5 million fund of water behaves differently than the rest of it. familiarity with the was established to help the university recruit and It’s sort of like a layer of Saran Wrap. and oversight for the and colleagues university, engagement retain outstanding faculty members by supporting Understanding what happens on that layer has president and the here on campus, at least two Presidential Chairs. a lot of implications in our environment. in developing a campus leadership and to her peers The first Presidential Chair was Yong Zhao, a “Studying that thin layer of water is strategic vision of the around the world. professor of educational methodology, policy, and experimentally very difficult and requires very university, and dialogue • brings expertise and leadership in the UO College of Education. high-powered and sophisticated laser systems— We are fortunate an important external and good students to run them. I’m proud to with the leadership of “I’m very grateful,” said Richmond. “It means a to consider her a say that we have both here at the University of the university perspective to the lot that a donor thinks so highly of our work and

colleague.” Oregon.” JAMES KELLY BY PHOTO wants to help move it forward. It also reflects an university awareness of how the faculty impacts excellence Her most notable discovery (so far) is that oil and University of Oregon President Michael Gottfredson talks with University of Oregon Foundation Board of Trustees • provides the university —University of Oregon Chair Jon Anderson, one of many advocates for the UO’s new governance model. When the new institutional board ensures more direct President Michael across campus. A great faculty advances water share a weak attraction. of trustees is established, both boards will continue working in their respective roles to support and advance the with connections to • everything at the university. It also attracts great mission of the university. Gottfredson the business, civic, and connections between students. “Normally we think they don’t mix,” said Richmond. “But oil and water actually like each opinion leaders of the and accountability for other, just a little bit. That has major ramifications the university’s mission, for functions in the body and other technological state processes.” goals, strategic plan, • provides intellectual Wherever her research leads her next, Richmond financial management, support for the will no doubt follow it with passion, innovation, and performance. and enthusiasm. university, engaging its “I’m more excited about what we have going on professional schools, in the lab than I ever have been,” she said. “Right encouraging its leading now it’s the best. But I’ve been saying that for twenty-eight years.” faculty members,

—Ed Dorsch ’94, MA ’99 and recognizing and broadcasting their contributions to discovery and

2 3 PHOTO BY JACK LIU World Class NEW SPORTS PERFORMANCE CENTER USHERS IN UO FOOTBALL SEASON

leek. Innovative. Ambitious. for , Mike Bellotti, Len in the dining hall were made by Lamer Though many Casanova, and others on behalf of donors Woodworking, a small family business in S programs have similar facilities, who wanted to honor former coaches in Sandy, Oregon. they don’t have anything quite like this new era of UO football. this. And we’re fortunate enough to , UO athletic director, said STUDIO MCDERMOTT BY PHOTO have generous donors who made it all Five families pooled $2 million to name the performance center will benefit all happen. the locker room for Phil and Penny the athletics programs at the university. Knight, a surprise for them at the grand Moving football out of the Casanova The University of Oregon’s Hatfield- opening. Center frees space for the other eighteen Return on Investment Dowlin Complex opened this August programs, and all student-athletes will THIS YEAR, THE UO CELEBRATES THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE , near , thanks to generous “We’ve had individual gifts from use the cafeteria in the Hatfield-Dowlin A DONOR-FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECT THAT TRANSFORMED THE BUSINESS SCHOOL AND CREATED gifts from Penny and Phil Knight ’59. $1,000 to $1 million, from people in the Complex. A CAMPUS ICON Other donors stepped up to fund an community to high-profile folks, like endowment to operate and maintain the former running back Jonathan Stewart,” The new complex will be a recruiting building. said Kurt Zimmerman, assistant athletic boon and so much more for the Ducks, hen the Lillis Business “Where we learn affects how we learn. director. “We’re so thankful to have such who have advanced to four straight Bowl Complex opened ten That’s a given. Space helps create And what a jewel it is. The 145,000- generosity and support from Phil and Championship Series games, including Wyears ago, the building a culture of learning. It welcomes square-foot complex, with its three Penny Knight and beyond.” the national championship game after broke ground in many ways. visitors and invites people to interact. metal, glass, and black granite buildings the 2010 season. Green, innovative, bold, and And it helps people communicate in connected by a double-decker sky The football complex was named for inspiring, the $41 million project different ways. The Lillis Business bridge, was designed to be one of the Lola Hatfield, Phil Knight’s mother, and “It is a great place for our coaches and was the university’s largest Complex shapes how people premier athletics facilities in the country. Dorothie Dowlin, Penny’s mother. student-athletes to train, prepare, and fundraising project for an academic perceive their future—that they can learn,” Mullens said. “We appreciate Mr. facility to date. be successful and have a chance to “If a building was a superhero, that’s Eugene “Gene” Sandoval ’89, a design and Mrs. Knight generously supporting practice it here.” it,” said Mark Helfrich, UO head partner at Portland’s ZGF Architects, led our effort to provide the best possible A decade later, the Lundquist College football coach. “For us it’s really about the design team. Portland-based Hoffman student-athlete experience through of Business is still enjoying the The facility has given the business the functionality. We’ve never had a Construction was the general contractor, broad-based excellence on the field yields from this investment. The school a prominent presence on space like this from an educational and sixty-two Oregon contractors of play, in the classroom, and in the Lillis Business Complex stands as a campus and—along with great faculty standpoint.” were involved in the eighteen-month community.” testament to the transformative power members and programs—helped it construction project. of capital projects and the living earn strong national recognition. Gifts for the endowment to operate and To watch a video of the new legacy of our donors. maintain the building have created Products and materials from Oregon Hatfield-Dowlin Complex, visit Since Lillis opened, enrollment in naming opportunities throughout the manufacturers are featured in the facility. giving.uoregon.edu/hatfielddowlin. “The building was really ahead of the business school has grown 67 complex. Rooms have been named For example, the walnut tables its time, in terms of sustainability, percent. Business is such a hot major —Cheri O’Neil ’79 of course, but also education,” said that the school has increased its GPA Cornelis A. “Kees” de Kluyver, requirements twice in the past decade. Lundquist College of Business dean. PHOTOS BY JACK LIU Businessweek has included Lundquist When it was built, the Lillis Complex in its list of top fifty undergraduate was the first public building in business programs for the past five Oregon certified to LEED (Leadership years—an unprecedented track record in Energy and Environmental Design) for the business school. green building standards. And today the Lillis Business The technology was cutting edge. Complex is still a great place to teach, The architecture was (and still is) learn, work, and grow. stunning, with a dramatic open Gwen and Charles Lillis, PhD ’72, celebrate façade facing East Thirteenth Avenue, the groundbreaking of the Lillis Business Complex in 2002. “This building is terrific. We’re very soaring atrium, and spiral staircase that grateful to Gwen and Chuck Lillis, and serves as the building’s main artery for to all the donors who supported it,” said foot traffic. Comfortable and inviting but also very professional, de Kluyver. “It’s an excellent example of how an academic the new space helped create community. facility can transform a school.”

“The open design encourages interaction between students,” To watch a video about the tenth anniversary of the Lillis said de Kluyver. “Teamwork is critical for the conduct of Business Complex, visit giving.uoregon.edu/lillis. business, and the Lillis Complex is laid out perfectly for people in small teams to practice their craft. —Ed Dorsch ’94, MA ’99 4 Global Duck TEN WAYS TO SUPPORT THE UO HELPING EXPAND THE UO’S INTERNATIONAL FOOTPRINT HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE WAYS YOU CAN MAKE AN IMPACT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

Jim Shephard ’80 is among the UO Foundation’s MICHAEL MCDERMOTT BY PHOTOS first class of Your gift would support the Books I Love series at the Robert Donald Clark Honors College. The Museum of Natural and Cultural History offers learning programs and hands-on activities for children. international trustees. 1 Can You Dig It? 4 Discount on Bones 6 Create a New 8 Experiential Learning Help inspire the next Bone Clones Inc. has Environment The School of Journalism generation of generously offered to The largest lecture hall and Communication archaeologists and provide our anthropology on campus, 150 Columbia encourages students to paleontologists. Students department with Hall, seats nearly 500 engage in experiential PHOTO BY MAX MCDERMOTT BY PHOTO in kindergarten through a disarticulated students. The UO’s learning by providing fifth grade are some of the Neanderthal skeleton Environmental Studies opportunities to study most important visitors for a discounted price if Program would like media in Ghana, ot many the North Eugene High and landing his first Last year, one of the to the Museum of Natural donors contribute $8,400. to add glass doors to a advertising in New York, people can say School graduate, now job with a leading first Shephard Family and Cultural History. A Contact the College nearby covered space, journalism in Vienna, N they studied CEO of AIG Asset international law firm. Scholars received a $2,500 gift would help of Arts and Sciences creating an inviting and much more. Your medieval French Management (Europe) Goldwater Scholarship. students who could Development Office, hearth for students gift will help students maritime law Limited. 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I’ll be him for everything that our life on campus and 2 Save Endangered Join music and education world of global finance. forever grateful to the followed. to extending our global Languages enthusiasts from around faculty that pushed me footprint,” he said. “It’s Help graduate students the globe in recognizing However, Jim Shephard and convinced me that He’s convinced a privilege to be able document and preserve Helmuth Rilling, ’80 of Paris did just I could do more than I that students today to support these young the endangered languages cofounder of the Oregon that for three years as thought I could.” need international people.” of the world. UO graduate Bach Festival. Your gift a full-time student in experiences in order to students are working to the Rilling Endowment the UO’s Robert Donald Shephard, one of the succeed, so he works To watch a video of to record and revitalize will support the festival’s Clark Honors College— UO Foundation’s first hard on many fronts to Jim Shephard dying languages in North educational programming thanks to professors international trustees, expand the university’s discussing why he and South America, Asia, in perpetuity. Contact and Africa. To contribute Patti Beardsley, who were willing also feels fortunate to global footprint. supports the UO, go to JAMES KELLY BY PHOTO to let him do things have come up in the giving.uoregon.edu/ to their efforts, contact Adding glass doors to this covered space near 150 Columbia would create [email protected], the College of Arts and 541-346-1324. differently. era of abundant federal He leads the drive to jim. an inviting hearth for students waiting for classes. Sciences Development A gift of $8,400 will purchase grants and aid for low- transform Chapman Office, 541-346-3950. 10 Help for Tough Times a disarticulated Neanderthal They helped him income students—help Hall into a state-of- —Melody Ward Leslie ’79 5 New Food Studies of Arts and Sciences For economics graduate skeleton for the anthropology department. Image ©Bone tailor his humanities that is unavailable the-art home for the 3 Book Lovers Only Program Development Office, students, the summer Clones, www.boneclones.com. major to his interests today. honors college, helps This year, students in Our new food studies 541-346-3950. between their first in ways that supported create opportunities the Clark Honors College graduate specialization and second years is his ability to study “I want to make for UO students at (CHC) will participate in supports interdisciplinary 7 Support crunch time. Grueling independently at sea. the university more elite institutions such the Books I Love series. graduate research. Your Interdisciplinary Research comprehensive exams They also encouraged affordable to families as Oxford, and rallies For this student-initiated gift of $10,000–$20,000 Since 1983, the Center leave little time for him to study abroad, like mine when I was fellow European event, CHC faculty would help support for the Study of Women employment. A $20,000 and to think big. young,” he said. expatriates to the members select the graduate research in the in Society has awarded gift would help the cause. books they found most burgeoning program— funding for graduate Department of Economics inspirational and lead one of only a handful students engaged in provide a modest “My family encouraged A scholarship afforded talks about them. A gift in the world. Contact research about women stipend—support that me and pushed me Shephard the ability to He and his wife, of $800 would purchase the College of Arts and and gender from a range helps us attract top but I didn’t have role study abroad for a year Florence, also several copies of each Sciences Development of disciplines. The need students to the program. models to follow at Poitiers. He returned have endowed two book for the CHC library. Office, 541-346-3950. for financial support far Contact the College because nobody had there as a Fulbright scholarship funds, Contact Andrew McNall, exceeds the available of Arts and Sciences gone to college,” said Fellow after finishing one for UO students [email protected], funding. Your gift would Development Office, at the UO—and earned to study abroad and 541-346-8018. help supplement awards 541-346-3950. two advanced degrees the other to bring for graduate student before moving on to international students research. 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You Did It our gifts helped the UO surpass the $200 million fundraising mark during fiscal year 2012–13, a banner year highlighted by a large Y increase in gift commitments providing student, faculty, and research support. Individuals, companies, and foundations contributed 41,460 gifts and pledges, helping propel the university’s endowment to a record level.

The $200,054,995 in contributions represents the second-highest one-year giving total in UO history. Commitments of $85,772,471 were designated for faculty support and academic programming, advancement of research activities conducted at the UO, and scholarships and student aid. Two-thirds of all donors made gifts toward academic purposes and 12 percent were first-time contributors to the university.

Supporters made commitments of $48.3 million for endowment designation, which provides a stable source of ongoing funding. The UO’s endowment reached an all-time-high market value of $550 million as of June 30, returned 13.8 percent for the fiscal year, and is the largest

PHOTO BY STUDIO MCDERMOTT BY PHOTO endowment at any of Oregon’s public universities.