Report to Donors 2007/08 Contents 1 Vice-Chancellor’s message of thanks 2 A fantastic year 4 How gifts are making a difference 6 Gift helps to fight world hunger 10 An enduring legacy It is a source of great pride for me to support the University 14 Funding the arts of Exeter. I hope an increasing number of alumni and friends ‘‘ will be inspired to support the University as it goes from 16 Our Annual Fund telethon strength to strength. 18 Alumni make a difference Nicholas Bull (Chemistry 1973) Chairman of the Fundraising Campaign Board 20 Be inspired ’’ Professor Steve Smith, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Exeter, with the 2008 Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarship undergraduates. Dear Friends, It is wonderful to see so many names in this year’s donor list. I would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported the University of Exeter during the year. 2007/08 has been a fantastic year for fundraising with more than £3.75 million raised in donations and pledges. ese are very exciting times for the University of Exeter. We have continued our rise up the UK university league tables, coming 13th in e Times ranking (out of 120 listed universities) and fourth for student satisfaction. We were also awarded the 2007/08 University of the Year by e Times Higher Education . I am very proud of our achievements to date, but we cannot afford to rest on our laurels. Our next aim is to break in to the top 10 universities in the UK by 2012. is is going to be an extremely challenging goal to reach, which is why it is so important that we have the support of those who know us best. Your gifts this year have improved the experience of students studying with us and have made a big impact on the quality of the resources we are able to offer. is report aims to give you a glimpse into the difference your generosity has made. ank you, Professor Steve Smith AcSS Vice-Chancellor 1 A fantastic year £3.75 million raised 2007/08 has been another excellent year for fundraising at the University of Exeter. We have raised more than £3.75 million in philanthropic gifts from 1,930 alumni, friends and parents. We have contacted alumni around the world to ask for their support. We are also very grateful to all those who have pledged a legacy gift over the past year. We have received bequests from a number of generous benefactors ranging from £2,000 to £550,000. As this report demonstrates, the gifts are being spent wisely supporting a range of projects. ank you to our donors e University of Exeter would like to express its gratitude to everyone who has supported the University. Our donor list contains the names of people who made a gift to the University between 1 August 2007 and 31 July 2008. We are very grateful to those individuals who have requested anonymity for their donations, to those who have given through payroll giving, and to individuals who have told us that they have made a pledge to the University in their Wills. We have made every effort to record your name correctly. If there are any errors please do tell us so that we can correct them. Key Members of the Alumni Donors Mr Edward McNeal University of Exeter Mrs Pauline Phillips (née Mitchell) n Associate College of Benefactors Class of 1930 Dr Emlyn Thomas Associates are alumni, parents, Mrs Violet Chell (née Ravenshaw) Mrs Freda Winter (née Thorpe) staff and friends who have made HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohamed a gift of £240 or more during the Al Qasimi Mr Nicholas Bull Class of 1931 Class of 1949 2007-08 year. Mr David Tredrea (d) Sir Christopher Ondaatje Two Anonymous Donors Miss Paddy Ching n Friend Friends are alumni, parents, staff Vice Chancello r’s Class of 1939 Mrs Barbara Leyhausen Mr Cyril Tucker and friends who have made a gift Circle Members (née Tonkin) n of £400 or more during the Mr Barry Bateman 2007-08 year. Mr Philip Booth Class of 1940 Class of 1950 Mr Bryan Emery Mr Steve and Mrs Melanie Edge Anonymous Donor n Patron (née Lawler) Mr John and Mrs Caroline Black Patrons are alumni, parents, Mr Greg Edwards Class of 1943 (née Harris) Mr Donald Whittaker staff and friends who have made Mr John and Mrs Anne Gubert Mr John Bynoe (d) a gift of £1,000 or more during (née Fry) Mrs Mary Clark (née Hollingsworth) the 2007-08 year. Mrs Judy Hiles Class of 1944 Mrs Sheila Deutsch (née Ralph) Mrs Una Cutts (née Raymont) Mr Anthony Salz Mrs Olga Hampton (née Knight) n Benefactor Mr John Hutton Mr John Wakely n Mr J Michael Harvey Benefactors are alumni, parents, Mr Ian Watson Mr Ashley Whittaker n Dr Derek Ockenden (d) staff and friends who have made Professor Douglas Yeo Miss Valerie Pettit a gift of £5,000 or more during Honorary Graduate Mrs Janette Robertson the 2007-08 year. Donors Class of 1945 (née Mitchell) n VC Circle Member Mr John Allwood Mr Ewart Alford Mr John Roper Members of the Vice-Chancellor’s Admiral Sir Jonathon Band n Mr Gerald Jackson Mrs June Rudman Circle are alumni, parents, staff Professor Ruth Hawker Ms Maire Steadman n and friends who have made a gift Professor L L Iversen Class of 1946 Mrs Corinne Templer (née Phillips) n of £10,000 or more during the Dr Kurt Jackson Miss Pamela Alexander Mr and Mrs Donald Walker 2007-08 year. Mr Paul Jackson n Mrs Margaret Bates (née Sargent) Miss Valerie White n Mr Ian Powell n Member of College of Professor Stewart Purvis n Class of 1947 Class of 1951 Benefactors Mr Anthony Salz n Anonymous Donor Anonymous Donor Members of The University of Dr Bridget Towle Mr Colin Winter Mrs Margaret Buckingham Exeter College of Benefactors (née Parsons) are alumni, parents, staff and Class of 1948 Mr Pinky Green friends who have made a gift of Anonymous Donor Mr Peter Gregory £250,000 or more. Don and Sheila Cawthron (née Higgs) Mr John McCormack (d) Mrs Catherine Hocknell (née Garrett) Mrs Shelagh-Maureen Neville (d) Deceased 2 How your gifts added up e chart below illustrates how the donations we have received have come from a variety of sources, including gifts in kind, companies, trusts and foundations, legacies and gifts from our alumni and friends. Total raised in 2007/08 Legacies: £637,638 Companies Trusts & Foundations: £452,250 Gifts in Kind: £64,500 Alumni and Friends: £2,601,676 Mrs Jean Padgham (née Edwards) Mr Donald and Mrs Jill Moore Class of 1957 Mr Gerald Berwick Mr Ronald Waldron (née Febrey) n Mrs Marion Browning (née Lee) Mrs Mary Burnard (née Morgan) Revd Donald and Mrs Wendy Moxon Professor Alan and Mrs Shirley Brunt Mr John and Mrs Janet Carleton Class of 1952 (née Yorath) (née Stone) (née Thomas) n Mr Bill Braddick Mrs Anne Saunders (née New) Mr Alan Edwards Mrs Elizabeth Compton (née Bayley) Mr Derek Brereton Mr Bernie Sluman Mrs Jennifer Evans (née Weeks) Mr John File n Dr Peter and Mrs Elaine Cannon Mrs Jennifer Fricker (née Causon) n Dr Heather Franklyn n (née Moosdorf) n Class of 1955 Mr Terence Portway n Mr James Gray Mr David Cox Two Anonymous Donors Mr Kenneth Sheppard Mr Peter King Mrs Jeanette Dee (née Snelgrove) Dr Gordon Ayerst Dr Elizabeth Walser (née Shillito) Mr Duncan Manley Mr Bryan Denington Dr Peter Dare Mrs Doreen Wapshere (née Starr) n Mrs Margaret May (née Jones) Mr W John Dunford Mrs Margaret Gabbutt (née Kidd) Mr Philip White n Mr Keith Minett Mr James Hollensteiner n Mrs Constance Maloney (née Christie) Mr C J K Wood Miss Anne Nethercott Mr John Jenkins Mrs P M Montgomery (née Graham) Mr Edwin Nuttall Miss Hilary Marston Mr Emlyn Morley Class of 1958 Dr David and Mrs Marguerite Pratt Mr Neil Simmonds Mr Noel Armstead (née Clowes) Class of 1953 Dr Derek and Mrs Muriel Smith Mrs Elizabeth Billington (née Wallis) Mr Francis Ramage Mr Philip Ashworth n (née Leach) Miss Janet Cooper Mr David and Mrs Mary Reade Mr Michael Cookman Mr Geoffrey Smith Mrs Melody Dougan (née Northcott) (née Johns) Mr Peter Drinkwater Mrs Gillian Tarling (née Bax) Mrs Margaret Eley (née Helman) Mrs Janet Roskilly (née Key) Mr Kenneth Groves Mr John Warden Mr Peter Henson Mrs Jane Sackville (née Penny) Mr David (d) and Mrs Shirley Hunt Mrs Sheila Watkins (née Paul) n Mr Colin and Mrs Jacqueline Howes Miss Ruth Scott (née Ward) (née Le Bas) Mrs Laura Tanter (née Nicholls) Miss Jean Lambert Class of 1956 Mrs Denise Mylechreest (née Cox) Mrs Celia Tinker (née Cowles) n Revd Ian Mackie Mrs Patricia Ansell (née Scholes) Mr David and Mrs Mary Reade Mrs Enid Wayman (née Copp) Mr Arthur Rowles Mrs Thelma Bridge (née Hubble) n (née Johns) Mrs Margaret White (née True) n Professor Alan and Mrs Shirley Brunt Mr Raymond Simpkins Mr Geoffrey and Mrs Jean Wyborn Class of 1954 (née Stone) Mrs M C Smith (née Sims) n Three Anonymous Donors Mrs Gillian Deane (née Hardwick) Revd Keith Trice Mr John and Mrs Caroline Black Mrs Jean Fordham (née Kelly) Mr Richard and Mrs Jenny Tyson Class of 1960 (née Harris) Mr Graham Gambling (née Bunkle) Mrs Patricia Brafield (née Gale) Mrs Patricia Colbert (née Sullivan) Mrs Peggy Gray (née Blanks) Ms Pauline Wheeler Professor David Clarkson Dr Elizabeth Edwards Miss Cynthia Hawes Mr Peter Whitfield Mr Michael J Cooper (née Tasker) n Mrs Audrey Jacobs (née Langham) Mr Lawrence De’arth Mrs Primrose Feuchtwanger Mrs Tessa Lawrence (née Reardon) Class of 1959 Mr Geoffrey English (née Essame) Ms Fay Priestley (née Sampson) 4 Anonymous Donors Mrs Ann Gaiger (née Brewster) Miss Loraine Martin Mr Robin Smith Mrs Marion Bailey (née Mr Rolf Holstein Mr Keith Meecham n Mrs Myfanwy Uglow (née Baxter) Robinson) n Mr Timothy Jacob n Mr Colin Minto Mr Gerald Williams Mr David Baker Mrs Moyra James (née Bear) 3 How gifts are making a difference e following pages show just some of the many ways that donations to the University are being used to help support students and fund world-class research.