Annual Fund Campaign Sets Records
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| Cindy Truax, right, Faculty/Staff Annual
Fund Campaign coordinator, presented a plaque to the Finance
and Operations Division for highest amount raised. From
left, Karen Hlozek, Debbie Birdwell, Debra Holl, Renee'
Starns, Sam Walker, Jack Parker and Dennis Culak. |
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Jim Bexley |
The “campaign” is over, twice the success of
last year’s, but the Sam Houston State University Faculty/Staff
Annual Fund drive continues.
Participation rates in the Annual Fund Campaign, which began
Oct. 11 and ended Nov. 18, set a new record at 52.5 percent—11.1
percent higher than last year. While the volunteer-driven effort is over, employees can continue to give throughout the year.
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Joey Chandler |
Jim Bexley, overall chair for the campaign, announced at
a campaign committee appreciation luncheon this week that
756 SHSU, employees have already committed $139,343. He challenged
employees to reach at least 60 percent before the end of the
fiscal year.
During last year’s fall campaign 41.4 percent of employees
participated, giving $76,000. Before the year ended the participation
rate reached 49 percent and the total amount contributed totaled
$164,000.
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Rosanne Keathley |
James F. Gaertner, Sam Houston State University president,
congratulated the volunteers on their results. High employee
participation in the annual fund is an important signal to
external donors when the university asks for funding, he said.
“We all know what a wonderful, wonderful place this
is,” he said. “Our contributions tell others who
we are asking to help that we are committed to making it even
better.”
Cindy Truax, assistant director of development and the campaign
coordinator, said that the employee participation rate in
the annual fund drive was 23.7 percent the first year it was
held, increased to 37.6 percent the next year, and reached
49 percent last year.
Truax presented plaques to the committee’s three chairs,
Bexley (general chair), Rosanne Keathley (faculty chair),
and Joey Chandler (staff chair), and awards to other university
entities that led in several categories.
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| The College of Business Administration
had the highest percent of participation. Representatives
were, from left, Leroy Ashorn, Phillip Morris, Carol Shaw
and Bill Green. |
The Finance and Operations division was recognized for the
largest amount raised ($28,409).
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences more than doubled
their number of participants from last year’s campaign.
The College of Business Administration had the highest percent
of participation with 86.2 percent.
Entities with 100 percent participation included Student Services,
Academic Affairs, the President’s Office, and University
Advancement.
Campaign committee members were presented certificates of
appreciation.
Committee members included Cindy Allbright, Donna Artho, Rosanne
Barker,
Walter Bennett, Debbie Birdwell, Rod Cannon, Ty Cashion, Linda
Cook, Dennis Culak, Donna Desforges, Mary Lynn DeShazo, Marsha
Dickens, Bill Fleming, Margo Frazier, Mark Gaus, Cutty Gilbert,
Kathy Gilcrease,
Marcus Gillespie, Dana Grant, Cindy Gratz, Bill Green, Sherry
Henke, Sherry Hirsch, Karen Hlozek, John Holcombe, and Debra
Holl.
Also, Wes Johnson, Tess Johnson, Janie Joyce, Bobby Lane,
Brenda Lowery, Fred Lunenburg, Phillip Morris, Leah Mulligan,
Diana Nabors, Chris Park, Cheryl Patton, Dwayne Pavelock,
Dorothy Roberson, Keri Rogers, CarolShaw, Gary Smith, Vic
Sower, Jacob Spradlin, Renee Starns, Debbie
Stubbs, Sam Walker, Michelle Ward, Karen Whitney, and Justin
Williams.
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| The College of Humanites and Social
Sciences was honored for highest college participation
increase. Representatives were, from left, Walter Bennett,
Terry Thibodeaux, Ty Cashion, Brenda Lowery and Donna
Desforges. |
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| Student Services was honored for 100
percent participation. Representatives were, from left,
Frank Parker, Leah Mulligan, Donna Artho and Cindy Allbright. |
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| Academic Affairs was also honored for
100 percent participation. Representatives were Dorothy
Roberson, Keri Rogers and Bill Fleming. |
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| The President's Office had 100 participation.
Representatives were, from left, James F. Gaertner, Kathy
Gilcrease and Chris Park. |
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| General chair Jim Bexley, left, recognized
Advancement's Cindy Truax and Frank Holmes for their division's
100 percent participation. |
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Dec. 7, 2005
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