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National Campaign Leadership Cabinet

Chair

Richard Rogel, Vail, CO

Honorary Chair

Mrs. Gerald R. Ford, Palm Springs, CA

Co-Chairs

Maxine Frankel, Detroit, MI
Michael Jandernoa, Grand Rapids, MI
William Pickard, Detroit, MI
Sanford Robertson, San Francisco, CA
Stephen Ross, New York, NY
Penny Stamps, Miami, FL

Honorary Co-Chairs

William Davidson, Detroit, MI
Allan Gilmour, Detroit, MI
Ingrid and Donald Graham, York, PA
Nicki and J. Ira Harris, Palm Beach, FL
Ann Lurie, Chicago, IL
Margaret Ann (Ranny) and John E. Riecker, Midland, MI
Joan Tisch, New York, NY
Mike Wallace, New York, NY
Helen and Sam Zell, Chicago, IL

Honorary Chair in Memoriam

President Gerald R. Ford, Palm Springs, CA

Honorary Co-Chairs in Memoriam

Bo Schembechler, Ann Arbor, MI
Preston R. Tisch, New York, NY

Vice Chairs

Bert Askwith , Harrison, NY
Robert M. Brown , Kalamazoo, MI
Stanley Frankel, Detroit, MI
David Frey, Grand Rapids, MI
Doreen Hermelin, Detroit, MI
Barrie Loeks, New York, NY
Waltraud Prechter, Detroit, MI
Joel Tauber, Detroit, MI
Marshall M. Weinberg, New York, NY
Robert Wood, Middlebury, CT

Campaign Milestones

Progress July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2008 (in billions)

Campaign Milestones Chart

Source of Funds

Progress through June 30, 2008 (in millions)

Source of Funds pie chart

Building Goals

Total gifts from donors to percent of fundraising goal
Progress through June 30, 2008 (in millions)

Building Goals charts

Purpose of Gift

Progress through June 30, 2008 (in millions)
  Goal Progress
Faculty Support $425 $307
Student Support $400 $495
Programmatic* $775 $1,284
Buildings $500 $462
Total Cash and Pledges $2,100 $2,548
New Bequests $400 $448
Total�All Gifts $2,500 $2,996
* Includes research and discovery

Type of Funds

Progress through June 30, 2008 (in millions)
  Goal Progress
Endowment $800 $870
Expendable $800 $1,216
Buildings $500 $462
Total Cash and Pledges $2,100 $2,548
New Bequests $400 $448
Total�All Gifts $2,500 $2,996

University of Michigan Alumni Association Clubs for Scholarship Funds

During the campaign, the Alumni Association, through 61 clubs and affiliates, has raised cash and pledges totaling $5.8 million. Of that, $2.9 million qualified for the President’s Donor Challenge match for a total of $8.7 million for undergraduate, need-based student aid.

Our top clubs and affiliates are:

The U-M Club of Greater Detroit: $808,176

The U-M Club of Grand Rapids: $650,659

Alumnae Council: $513,856

The U-M Club of Greater Chicago: $317,977

The U-M Club of New York City: $308,006

The U-M Club of Greater Washington, DC: $259,966

The U-M Club of Fort Wayne: $186,926

The U-M Club of Orange County: $168,838

The U-M Club of Philadelphia: $150,625

The U-M Club of Greater Lansing: $118,297

The U-M Club of Greater Phoenix: $106,200

The U-M Club of San Diego: $81,968

The U-M Club of Toledo: $68,000

The U-M Club of Los Angeles: $57,881

The U-M Club of Grand Traverse: $55,389

The U-M Club of Seattle: $55,368

President’s Donor Challenge for Endowed Professorships

$500,000 matched for every $1.5 million pledged
21 professorships
Begun: September 1, 2006 Ended: June 30, 2007
Amount raised: $31.5M + $10.5M match = $42.0M

President’s Donor Challenge for Undergraduate Need-Based Financial Aid

$1 matched for every eligible $1 pledged
Begun: September 1, 2006 Ended: December 31, 2007
Amount raised: $37.8M + $34.8M match = $72.6M

President’s Donor Challenge for Graduate and Professional Student Support

$1 matched for every $2 pledged
Begun: September 1, 2007
End: December 2008 or when matching funds are spent
Amount raised as of June 30, 2008: $32M + $16M match = $48.0M

Faculty, Staff, Retirees Campaign: The Heart of the Michigan Difference

First time faculty/staff campaign
Number of faculty, staff, and retirees contributing: 16, 215
Amount raised as of June 30, 2008 = $141.6M

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