We are happy to share that Great Returns: Augsburg’s Sesquicentennial Campaign has hit a new milestone in our fundraising effort to build the Augsburg endowment. Thanks to the generosity of Regents, alumni, parents, and friends we have more than $56 million in gifts and pledges. Although we are still in the early stage of this effort, the response is remarkable. The commitments of our closest donors already make this the largest campaign in our history. We expect to continue with our early stage fundraising through 2020. This is the time for donors who care deeply about our mission to make the initial commitments that set the pace for the broader campaign.

This week we announced a new endowed scholarship for music from Jeff ’77 and Becky ’79 Nodland. Jeff is a longtime leader on the Board of Regents, both serve on the President’s Council and are active alumni volunteers including their role as chairs of the 2021 All-School Reunion, they are Augsburg parents, and Becky serves on the Music Advisory Board. It has been a pleasure to work with them on a number of fundraising efforts. Hope you will take a moment to read about their gift here.

Heather Riddle
Vice President for Alumni Relations and Advancement