Sharing the light: 2017 For the Bold highlights
For the Bold The SkyView Atlanta Ferris wheel in Centennial Park was lit in green and gold as part of the For the Bold campaign celebration in Atlanta. Photo by University Advancement
It has been a remarkable fundraising year for William & Mary. The university continues its strong trek forward with two and a half years remaining until For the Bold concludes, said Matthew T. Lambert '99, vice president for university advancement.
As momentum builds to reach all three campaign goals — strengthened alumni engagement, 40 percent alumni participation and $1 billion — the university stays focused on its overarching mission of advancing academic and athletics excellence and creating an environment in which opportunities and enriching experiences are available for all of its exceptional people, Lambert added.
"We are making great progress and strengthening our foundation thanks to the support of tens of thousands of alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff and friends," said Sue Hanna Gerdelman ’76, For the Bold campaign chair. "From scholarships and faculty support, innovative research, study abroad, affinity- and alumnae-based opportunities to career and professional networking events, the campaign is a big reason the William & Mary community is feeling great impact."
Here are only a few of the highlights that the university has celebrated over the last year:
- Hunter J. Smith ‘51 gives $15 million for Alumni House expansion and renovation
- Hulon Willis Association’s 25th Anniversary Weekend; The late Carroll F.S. Hardy honored through outpouring of scholarships support
- W&M celebrates 50th anniversary of MBA program; More than $10 million raised for scholarships and other initiatives
- Jewusiak family gives $2 million to support sports medicine division at William & Mary
- William & Mary celebrates For the Bold in California
- One Tribe One Day returns with 12,658 donors
- Acuff commitment to benefit VIMS and Alumni House
- William & Mary celebrates For the Bold in Washington, D.C.
- Bob Trice ’68 and Susan Trice ’68 give seven-figure gift for international learning and research
- William & Mary alumna makes $2 million gift supporting scholarships and alumnae programming
- Shenkman Jewish Center to be constructed for William & Mary students
- Class of 1967 celebrates 50 years; Raises a collective $18 million for Alumni House and scholarships
- William & Mary Law School receives $5.2 million gift to support scholarships and other priorities
- William & Mary celebrates For the Bold in Atlanta
- Mellon Foundation grant to support inclusiveness in undergraduate research
- Hewlett Foundation gives $1.5 million grant to support AidData
- Jim Hixon J.D. ‘79, M.L.T. ‘80 and Kate Hixon ‘08 give nearly $1.8 million to fund international scholarships
