A State of Minds: The Campaign for West Virginia’s University

Bob BraggOctober 12, 2012

College Footprint

Faculty 135Staff 160Academic Departments 7 + Extension & Outreach

Undergraduate Students 3,314Graduate Students 697Total Annual Exp. ~$60 millionAnnual Research Exp. $33 millionAlumni ~20,250In-State Alumni 22%Avg. Annual Charitable Gifts $4 - $7 millionEndowed Funds ~$48 millionCollege Campaign Goal $165 million

A State of Minds: The Campaign for West Virginia’s University

• Public Announcement June 2, 2012• July 1, 2007 – December 31, 2015• $750 million goal • $538 million raised• Six goals:

– Enhance the undergraduate student experience and global education

– Advance the research initiative of the University– Enable WVU to improve West Virginia’s health, economy and

quality of life– Foster faculty excellence– Enhance WVU through professional and graduate education– Support healthcare through research, education and patient care

College Goals1. Enhance the undergraduate student experience and

global education– Grow our student body to 4,000– Increase scholarships – 200 new endowed

scholarships or their equivalent– Fund student opportunities, capstone projects,

national competitions – Need $200,000 annually

2. Foster faculty excellence– Chairs and professorships – Increase endowed

positions from 10 to 16 and have one position in every department

College Goals3. Enhance graduate education– Increase Ph.D. graduates - Provide 15 graduate

fellowships from endowment

4. Advance the research initiative of the University• Support each department’s research initiatives – double

our overall endowment from $32 million to $60 million

• Expand our college footprint to include a new Advanced Engineering Research Building - $20 million

College Goals and Results Gifts and Pledges

Campaign Goal

Undergraduate Scholarships $ 5,202,085 $ 7,500,000

Student opportunities, capstone projects and competitions $ 345,646 $ 5,000,000

Academic Programs/Research $ 35,178,105 $ 35,000,000

Advanced Engineering Research Building $ 8,650,030 $ 15,000,000

Equipment Fund $ 650,170 $ 5,000,000

Chairs and Professorships $ 11,408,649 $ 15,000,000

Graduate Fellowships $ 1,180,871 $ 7,500,000 Undesignated Expectancies

Undesignated $ 3,025,001 $ 3,000,000 Total $ 65,640,557 $ 93,000,000

In-Kind Gifts $ 71,443,772 $ 72,000,000

Total Raised for the Campaign $ 137,084,330 $ 165,000,000

Statler College Campaign Summary

Enhance the undergraduate student experience and

Advance the research initiative of the University

Foster faculty excellence

Enhance graduate education

Sources of Campaign Funding (2007-2012)

Source Gifts and Pledges

Alumni 41,273,814.96$ Corporation 76,397,029.66$ Donor Advised Fund 106,050.00$ Estate 466,675.71$ Foundation 498,643.16$ Government* 15,808,142.00$ Individual 1,775,774.38$ Organization 215,666.54$ Trust 542,533.32$

Total 137,084,329.73$ * WV Research Trust Fund

Statler College Endowment and Naming Opportunities

(Minimum gift required payable over five years)

What Counts?

1. Outright gifts of tangible assets: cash, securities, property, insurance.

2. Face amount of pledges made before December 31, 2015.

3. Planned Gift

– Charitable Trust through the WVU Foundation

– Pledges to make a gift by will (only for donors who will be 70 y.o.a. by

December 31, 2015).

4. Matching funds from WV Research Trust Fund (funding not available

for this fiscal year).

• All gifts must be received through the WVU Foundation.

Public Campaign Events

October 24 – Boston, MA

November 12 – 13 – Denver, CO

January TBA – Naples, FL

February 6 – Tampa, FL

March 19 – Cleveland, OH

June 7 – Woodburn Circle / Alumni Weekend – Morgantown, WV

June 18 – Raleigh, NC

College Campaign TeamGregory S. Babe, CEO of Orbital Engineering, Inc.

Jess C. Ball, President of Cornerstone Assets

George B. Bennett, Goodmeasures

E. J. “Jed” DiPaolo, energy partner for Growth Capital Partners, L.P.

Sharon O. Flanery, leads the Energy

Team for Steptoe & Johnson, LLP

Margaret M. Hall, retired from IBM Global Business Services

Glen H. Hiner, retired Chair and CEO of Owens Corning

Mike John, President of Northeast Natural Energy

Bret A. Marks program leader with Boeing Military Aircraft

William H. McCartney is an energy trader with Vitol S. A., Inc.

Robert O. Orders, President of Orders Construction Company, Inc.

Verl O. Purdy+, CEO and Founder of Cadrillion Capital

Fred D. Rine, CEO and founder of FDRsafety, LLC

Benjamin M. Statler*, chairman of Pachiraco

H. Wood “Woody” Thrasher, President and CEO of Thrasher Engineering, Inc.

Charles M. Vest, President of the National Academy of Engineering

+ - National Committee Co-Chair* - College Committee Chair