THE UNIVERSITY of SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION annual report 2007-08 the university of southern mississippi FOUNDATION With a proud heritage and purposeful vision for the future, Southern Miss is poised for its next century of commitment to scholarship, teaching and service. Dear Alumni, Friends and Family of Southern Miss, As has been the tradition at The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation, this Annual Report reflects the generosity of our most recent fiscal year. Since joining the University as vice president for Advancement in February 2008, I have witnessed the great strides made to advance our University. We are now poised to develop a comprehensive plan for our Foundation that will put more focus on the three tenants of fundraising: annual giving, major gifts and planned giving. This plan will help paint a picture of what we can achieve to help our students and faculty realize their dreams of opportunity, discovery and excellence. This past fiscal year was a year of change and reorganization. Thus, you will note a few changes in this Annual Report. In the first section, we emphasize the names of those who have made contributions to the University. Please note that our donors in the Honor Club are recognized through lifetime or cumulative giving. Following our donor recognition is an outline of our financial report. In closing, please know that all gifts make an impact at Southern Miss. The names listed throughout this report represent a multitude of alumni and friends who have made an investment in Southern Miss. They share a generous spirit that impacts the lives of our students and our University’s future. Thank you for generously giving back to Southern Miss and for continuing your relationship with our University family. David F. Wolf, Ph.D. Vice President for University Advancement & Executive Director USM Foundation This publication is produced by The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, and its Department of Communications, with assistance by the Southern Miss Department of Marketing and Public Relations. DISCLAIMER Every effort has been made to include and accurately report the names of donors in appreciation for their support of The University of Southern Mississippi. For corrections or omissions, please address correspondence to: The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation • 118 College Drive #10026 • Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Toll-free: 1.888.GIVEUSM or 1.888.448.3876 • Phone: 601.266.5602 • Fax: 601.266.5735 Web site: www.usm.edu/foundation usm foundation mission statement The mission of The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation is to build relationships with alumni and friends in order to secure private funds and other resources for the benefit of The University of Southern Mississippi. As a non-profit organization, the Foundation receives, invests and distributes private gifts in support of the University’s mission. The Foundation provides service to our donors, our University and our community by encouraging commitment and investment in the future of the University. the university of southern mississippi vision Statement The University of Southern Mississippi will be a leading university in engaging and empowering individuals to transform lives and communities. Our mission is to lead with academic excellence, conduct innovative research, provide cultural enrichment, conduct economic development, create healthier communities, contribute to global communities and educate the whole student. 2007-08 foundation executive committee board of directors Raymond Thomas Arnold J. Michael Edwin L. Pittman Sr. South Hill, Va. Herrington, M.D. Ridgeland, Miss. Dorrance Aultman Hattiesburg, Miss. Randy Pope Hattiesburg, Miss. Al Herron Hattiesburg, Miss. Buford “Buff” Blount III, Dallas, Texas Lamar A. Reynolds MG (ret) Warren A. Hood Jr. Hattiesburg, Miss. Hattiesburg, Miss. Hattiesburg, Miss. Doug W. Rouse Jr., M.D. Garland “Buddy” Braswell Robert T. Jackson Sr. Hattiesburg, Miss. Point Clear, Ala. Hattiesburg, Miss. Luke J. Schissel James H. Thompson, Ph.D. The Honorable David B. Moffet Jr., Ed.D. Mark Cumbest Rickey D. Jones Greenwood, Miss. LFACHE James H.C. Thomas Jr. Secretary Mosspoint, Miss. Jackson, Miss. President Vice President Kathleen Shaughnessy Beverly Dale, Ph.D. Rex E. Kelly Biloxi, Miss. Los Altos, Calif. Gulfport, Miss. Lee Sims John M. Deakle Brenda O’Neal Lambert Hattiesburg, Miss. Hattiesburg, Miss. Hattiesburg, Miss. William Kenneth Stevens Robert C. “Bobby” Dews Sr. Thomas O. Mann Hattiesburg, Miss. the school Hattiesburg, Miss. Katy, Texas James H.C. Thomas Jr. Max E. Draughn Thomas P. McDonnell III Hattiesburg, Miss. of nursing Madison, Miss. Madison, Miss. James H. Thompson, Ph.D provides the Carl L. Nicholson Jr. Raymond E. Van Norman Rex E. Kelly Lamar A. Reynolds Beverly Dale, Ph.D. Fred H. Drews III, D.D.S. David B. Moffett Jr., Ed.D. Milton, Fla. profession Treasurer, Finance and Audit Investment Member-at-Large Policies, Planning Current Giving Hattiesburg, Miss. Ellisville, Miss. and Bylaws Terrell Tisdale, Ed.D. with the William G. Giles, M.D. Carl L. Nicholson Jr. Hattiesburg, Miss. largest number Hattiesburg, Miss. Hattiesburg, Miss. Raymond E. Van Norman J. Todd Gregory Powell G. “Gee” Ogletree Jr. Madison, Miss. of nursing Baton Rouge, La. Flowood, Miss. Thad F. Waites, M.D. graduates in Skippy Haik Jeffrey H. O’Keefe Hattiesburg, Miss. the state, more Ellisville, Miss. Ocean Springs, Miss. Jean Welsh Jackson, Miss. than 5,500 since Curt L. Hebert Jr. Jim A. Payne New Orleans, La. Ridgeland, Miss. Ed Williamson the school was Philadelphia, Miss. James Michael Robert Toy McLaughlin David F. Wolf, Ph.D. Martha D. Saunders, Ph.D. established in Herrington, M.D. Immediate Past President Ex-Officio Ex-Officio Planned Giving 1967. THE UNIVERSITY of SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI gallery of donors ANNUAL REPORt 2007-08 annual scholarships endowments BUILDING Relationships RAISING Funds TRANSFORMING Lives This publication is produced by The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, and its Department of Communications, with assistance by the Southern Miss Department of Marketing and Publications. PLEASE ADDRESS CORRESPONDENCE to Annual Report The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation Southern Miss is home to more than 15,000 118 College Drive #10026 students from 50 states and 70 countries. Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001 Southern Miss faculty and staff maintain a high level of research activity that has resulted in a three-year Toll-free: 1.888.GIVEUSM or 1.888.448.3876 average of $97 million in external research funding for projects that have widespread applications, from Phone: 601.266.5602 Fax: 601.266.5735 homeland security to math and science education. Web site: www.usm.edu/foundation the university of Kelly Gene Cook Sr. Charitable Foundation Brett L. Favre Fourward Foundation Mrs. Peggy Cook Pool Andy and Donna Brown “ The presidential southern mississippi Dr. and Mrs. Aubrey K. Lucas Ms. Katherine India Brown** foundation The Luckyday Foundation Mary Loraine Peets Buffett scholarship gallery of donors George R. Olliphant** Oscar Ray** and Lois Davis Burkett; Mary Lois Burkett Jim Payne Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation In order to recognize the many generous alumni meant that I could focus Liz and Larry Payne Lee Cornelius** and Vera** B. Burns and friends that support The University of Schillig-Baird Trust (James T.** and Betty M.** Baird) Mr. Leo C. Burns on my education Southern Mississippi, donor lists are published in Mary and Joseph Tatum Jr. Jack and Gilda W. Byrd the Annual Report. The donor lists recognize two C I O S without the stress of different types of giving: (1) Cumulative Giving President’s Circle CN through the Honor Club, and (2) Annual Giving ($100,000-$999,999) Carlisle Corporation through the Southern Society. Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Carmichael holding down a job. The 1906 Company Mr. and Mrs. Wallace W. Carter **Deceased B. J. and Spencer Adams III James and Patsy Causey It also means less stress for my This list includes membership as of June 30, 2008. Dr. Todd Adkins Cellular South Amoco Foundation, Inc. - New York Betty and Bobby Chain parents, [who are] trying to Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Chevron Pascagoula Refinery honor club AT&T - Jackson, Miss. ChevronTexaco support me through college The University of Southern Mississippi BancorpSouth - Hattiesburg, Miss. The Chisholm Foundation philanthropic history is recorded through BancorpSouth - Tupelo, Miss. Mrs. Janice Fuquay Collinsworth** and my sister the names of individuals who have been the James and Betty Barr Aubrey Lawrence and Ann Collum University’s most generous benefactors. These Skip and Danette Bean Conoco, Inc. through medical school. donors are recognized through the Honor Club. Boyd and Diannia Benefield Charlotte Cooper (Audrey Earl Avery Estate) Membership reflects cumulative gifts, including Don and Patricia Benefield Miss Charlotte Cooper It was also an opportunity pledge payments, and is tiered into six categories: Tom** and Elinor Benefield Courtland Cross Thomas Waring Bennett Jr. CSX Corporation for me to use what I Biloxi Regional Medical Center Beverly Dale, Ph.D. gallery of benefactors George W. Birdrow III John Dryden Davenport Jr.** excel at [academia] to ($1,000,000 and over) Bertha Blanchard John M. Deakle Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Dewitt Wallace-Readers Digest Asbury Foundation of Hattiesburg, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Boardman Jr. John Austin Dickey** give back Joe Best Douglas L.** and Judith R. Bostwick Dow Chemical Company Anita Best Kristen Bower** Fred H. and Nadyne M.** Drews to my parents for a change. Gene and Karen Carlisle T. L.** and Shirley Bower Dr. Etoile DuBard** ” Wright W.** and Annie Rea** Cross Dr. Doris P. Bradley Mr. and Mrs. James K. Dukes Max and Susan Draughn Kim and Erin Bradley Richard “Dickie” and Nancy Hodges Dunaway Dr. William G. Giles and Dr. Hannelore H. Giles Alfred and Renae Breeland Eastman Chemical - S. Kyle Fortenberry, Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation Doris Breeland** El Gee Ranch 1071 Physics and Math double major, Class of 2009 Miss Fay B.