Replay of Live Campaign Report to Augsburg Benefactors
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Campaign Milestone: $40 Million Raised
There is much to be grateful for and I want to share some good news with you today! Recently, Augsburg reached the significant milestone of $40 million in gifts and pledges toward Great Returns: Augsburg’s Sesquicentennial Campaign. Generous commitments from alumni, parents, and friends have already created 51 new endowed scholarships and three endowed professorships.
The story behind each gift is inspiring to me. Recently, I read about Tom Peterson ’69 who honors his father by contributing regularly to the Clifford A. Peterson Scholarship Endowment Fund so that students in the business program can receive financial aid to significantly offset their educational costs. Donors like Tom are the cornerstone of this campaign.
Peterson’s insight on the importance of growing Augsburg’s endowment was recently featured as a gift announcement story:
“A small scholarship throws off enough to buy books. I would like to get to where I can make a material dent in someone’s tuition,” Tom Peterson says. Currently, a $1,000,000 endowment provides enough to cover one student’s full scholarship (tuition plus room and board) each year.
I look forward to working with the growing number of campaign insiders like Tom Peterson who choose to invest in the future of Augsburg.
The Board of Regents and President Paul Pribbenow expect to focus on fundraising for endowment through Augsburg’s sesquicentennial year (2019-20). Regular updates on campaign progress, including gift announcements, will be available on the Great Returns blog.
Warmly,
Paul S. Mueller, M.D. ’84
Chair of Great Returns: Augsburg’s Sesquicentennial Campaign
Augsburg Announces Goal for 150 New Scholarships
When a water droplet hits the surface of a pond, it causes a ripple effect that spreads across the pond’s surface. That’s how my dear wife and Augsburg Regent Nancy (Mackey ’85) Mueller sees the effect a gift to the Augsburg endowment can have on the University’s future.
On Saturday, Nov. 17, Augsburg hosted a brunch to thank scholarship donors who have given generously to Great Returns: Augsburg’s Sesquicentennial Campaign and to announce the ambitious goal of securing 150 new scholarships in honor of the 150th anniversary of the University’s founding.
As of mid-November, 65 new scholarships have been established toward this goal. During the brunch, donors were recognized with a special gift—a hand-blown glass water droplet. Each glass water droplet is one of a kind and has been signed and numbered by the artist. These small works of art symbolize the impact each benefactor has and will have on the lives of Augsburg students today and in the future.
As President Pribbenow said at Saturday’s brunch, “Your generosity is life-giving and sustaining. Your support ripples out to touch the lives of students for generations to come. It also ripples out to inspire other donors.”
These scholarships play a key role in the Great Returns campaign as they increase our endowment and make Augsburg more accessible to students. We are pleased to report the campaign reached $36 million in October and continues to grow through the philanthropy of the amazing Augsburg community.
A special thank you to the following people who have given a scholarship so far:
Allen ’65 and Joyce Anderson
Shelby (Gimse) Andress ’56
Anonymous (2)
D. Scott and Meg Bassinson
Lola (Lidstrom) Berg ’50
Barbara and Zane Birky
Eric Browning-Larsen ’75
Barry ’89 MAL and Cynthia Carlson
Jason and Camilla Chan
Judith A. Christensen
Jerelyn (Hovland) ’63 and Clyde Cobb
Deborah (Fredrickson) ’76 and Bill Crowley
George ’72 and Janet Dahlman
Lars ’97 and Mocha (Holmgren) ’97 Dyrud
David and Edith Egertson
John ’82 and Joan Evans
Barbara and Edwin Gage
Linda Giacomo
Frank ’96 and Rebecca Grazzini
Sharon (Hendrickson) ’67 and Karl Gronberg
Corinne (Tandberg) and John Haglund
Karen (Jacobson) ’67 and David ’67 Haugen
John ’70 and Lynn (Benson) ’69 Hjelmeland
Kenneth ’74 and Linda (Bailey) ’74 Holmen
Bradley ’63 and Linda Holt
Marlene (Chan) ’74 and Shi-wah Hui
Diane and Paul Jacobson
Katherine ’81, ’16 MAE and James Johnson
Wayne ’71 and Carol (Pederson) ’72 Jorgenson
Dr. Rachel (Hendrickson) ’71 and Dr. Bruce Julian
Karen Kaivola and Bonnie Tensen
Karina Karlén ’83
Bruce and Maren Kleven
David and Barbara Kleven
Dean ’77 and Susan Kopperud
Kathryn Lange ’72 and Dennis Sonifer
Diane and Philip Larson
Jean Lingen
Frank ’65 and Beatrice Livingston
Carol (Torstenson) ’65 and Allan McCausland
Donna Demler McLean
Patricia McNevin ’90
Peter Mitchelson and Judith Henderson
Lori Moline ’82 and Steven Olson
Marlys (Backlund) Morland ’54
Sharon (Lindell) Mortrud ’64
Patricia (Larson) Moylan ’57
Paul ’84 and Nancy (Mackey) ’85 Mueller
James ’67 and Shirley Norman
Kristine (Peterson) Pearson ’78
Miriam (Cox) ’68 and Ronald Peterson
Thomas Peterson ’69
Philip Jr. and Margaret Rowberg
John ’77 and Jane Sandness
Douglas and Grace Schroeder Scott
Earl ’68 and Lisbeth (Jorgensen) ’70 Sethre
Grace (Kemmer) Sulerud ’58
Lisa Svac Hawks ’85
Nicolas Thomley ’06 MBA
Harold and Maureen Thompson
Sharon L. Upton ’79
Deborah (Lease) ’78 and Douglas Wagman
Katharine Watson
David Wattman ’77 and James Karason ’78
John Welckle ’57
Craig Wisness ’73
Marjorie (Chan) Wong ’79
John ’74 and Marvel Yager
Marlys Yu
Campaign Milestone: $35 Million Raised
As Augsburg enters its 150th academic year, Great Returns: Augsburg’s Sesquicentennial Campaign led by Regent Emeritus
Paul Mueller ‘84, Regent Pam Moksnes ‘79, and others has reached an important, early milestone. Alumni, parents, and friends have committed more than $35 million including 62 new scholarships and three named professorships.
The campaign to build Augsburg’s endowment follows on the heels of a $50 million capital campaign for the 2018 opening of the Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion. While capital campaigns are often focused on current gifts to fund construction, endowment campaigns create opportunities for donors to give now and to plan for gifts in the future through beneficiary designations, will inclusions, and other types of plans. In Great Returns: Augsburg’s Sesquicentennial Campaign donors are also able to direct their gifts to support specific programs and academic departments.
The Board of Regents and President Paul Pribbenow expect to focus on fundraising for endowment through Augsburg’s sesquicentennial year (2019-20) and possible beyond. Regular updates on campaign progress, including gift announcements, will be available on the Great Returns blog.