Contact: John Scarffe, KU Endowment Association, (785) 832-7336
EMBARGOED until noon Saturday, Nov. 6
LAWRENCE -- University
of Kansas faculty, staff and retirees have pledged more than $24.9
million so far during the University Family Campaign, KU and Kansas
University Endowment Association officials announced Saturday.
Officials presented an oversized check representing the current total
at the KU vs. Colorado football game Saturday. The total on the check
was $24,973,227.31 pledged or given by 3,205, or 27 percent, of faculty,
staff and retirees from KU's four campuses.
The University Family Campaign is part of KU First: Invest in Excellence,
the third and largest campaign in KU history. Led by committees of
faculty, staff and students, the University Family Campaign seeks to
raise gifts from classified and unclassified staff members and retirees.
“
The extraordinary generosity of KU faculty, staff and retirees demonstrates
an unwavering support for the quality of the university,” Chancellor
Robert Hemenway said. “They are a major reason behind the success
of KU First.”
Gifts raised through the University Family Campaign count toward the
goal of raising in excess of $600 million for KU First.
The Kansas University Endowment Association is conducting KU First on behalf of KU through 2004 to raise funds for scholarships, fellowships, professorships, capital projects and program support. KU Endowment is an independent, nonprofit organization serving as the official fund-raising and fund-management organization for KU. Founded in 1891, KU Endowment is the first foundation of its kind at a U.S. public university and one of the largest.
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