-----------------------------------------------------------------------------1982-83 These companies have generously contributed to the PSU Alumni Fund, O( marched gifts made by their employees. Corporate Matching Gift Program Aetna life & Casualty Foundation. In<. Aleo Standard foundation Atthur Andersen Foundallon Anhur Young Founda!ion Mantic RlChfN!ld Foundaoon 8an:laysAmeric.ln CorporatIOn Slack & Company, InC. BristoI-MyersiMead Johnson & Co. Burlington Northem Foundation Chevron U.S.A., Inc. Coopet5 & lybr,lnd Foundation Deloitte Haskins & Sells Foundation Ernst & WhimleV Foundalion First Inlel"Stilte Bank of Oregon HaNey Hubbell Foundation HyuerCOfPO'iItion Intel Corporation J.e. Penney Company. Inc. Mutual of Omaha Owens-Coming fiberglas Corporation Owens-lilinois, Inc. PacifIC Northwest Bell Pitney Bowes, Inc. flnee Wa\el'hou§e foundation WECO losunnce Companies Shell Companies Foondafion. Inc. Sfemens,.Allis. lnc. SWldarcl Insurance Company Tektronix Foundation The BoeIng Company The Peal, Marwick, Mitchell Foundation The Quaker Oats f(MJndalion The Times Mirror Company Tr~velen In~rance Companies UPS foundation Union PacifIC CQI'pOriIlioo Willamette Industries, Inc. MBA fund backs special projects in School of Business A significant element of alumni giving to Portland State is the MBA Development Fund, organized this year by two Portland Slate MBA graduates. Kirk Taylor ('71) and Agnes Gallagher r7n wrote leiters and ::r!~atl~ t~~B~~i~r ~~~~~. Gifts totaling over $17,700 will enable the School of Business to support activities such as: • Professional development far faculty • Scholarships and awards to outstanding students • Recruiting top faculty • Student organizations • Microcomputers for student and faculty use • The annual MBA Update • School of Business newsletter "Contributed funds rrom alumni, corporations and foundations are giving us the flexibility to participate in some really important projects in the School of Business," according to Roger Moseley, acting dean. "Example: One of our faculty was able to attend a conference in New York, where he gathered some significant material related to robotics. He and a colleague have since developed their expertise in this area and are making public presentations and providing an important resource to the community. "We are very thankful for the support that made this possible." DearGrad ~Y6u! Alumni gifts near $100,000 in fourth annual campaign It pays to be direct. This was the theo<y behind the Alumni Fund 4 campaign theme - "Dear Grad: Send Money" - and it worked. PSU alumni responded very favorably to the light but straightforward message, giving more than ever before. In fact, their commitment was expressed in a 61 percent increase in contributions over last year's annual giving campaign. Gifts for 1982-83 totaled a record $98,858.33 . "Our goal (or Alumni Fund 4 was $90,000," explained Barbara Coit, 1973 graduate and volunteer chairman of the annual drive. "We easily achieved that goal and came amazingly dose to $100,000." Coit was assisted by 37 other alumni volunteers who personally contacted about 200 prospective donors. Alumni volunteers were aided by a team of student phoners who worked year-round to secure pledges by telephone. They called close to 4,000 graduates and received gifts from 1,000. Two direct mail pieces and a series of reminders and follow-up letters rounded oul the campaign, which reached 23.000 graduates across the country. "At the heart or the annual giving program are our alumni volunteers," noted Karen Martini, PSU development officer. 'rrhe staff can do nothing more than plan an annual campaign and provide support for the volunteers, who are out there making the calls. Their enthusiasm and dedication to PSU is what makes the program a success." Contributions to Alumni Fund 4 will provide merit scholarships for entering freshmen, and augment University departments and programs. "The Alumni Fund is important because it provides a base of unrestricted financial support for the University," said Martini. "'t's a fund which allows the flexibility to support projects and activities which do not receive funding from the state. but which are critical to Portland State as il grows and serves the community with quality education and research. "In a time of continuing budget cuts, that support is even more important and appreciated." Where the dollars go . .. 520,000 Alumni Sc;holarship Program: Merit scholarships to entering freshmen In an effort to conllnually upgrade the quality of psU's student body and add new challenge to professors and fellow students. $30,000 To be allocated by a committee o( PSU alumni and staff (or equipment purchases, research support, faculty development opportunities and library resources. The allocation will be based a~ proposals submitted by deans. department heads and faculty, WIth the final approval of the PSU Foundation Executive Committee. 550,000 Designated by the donor 10 specific PSU programs and departments. 3
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