Sixty-six percent of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ employees this year made gifts to the institution in support of student scholarships, athletics programs and more.
The campaign had 833 employee donors, yielding a record 66 percent giving rate and gifts of more than $406,200 in support of of scholarships, the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Experiences, academic departments and schools, and athletics, among other priorities.
The afternoon celebration featured to donors, as well as remarks from campaign co-chairs Kelly Reimer ’00 and Professor Paul Miller, who presented a check for the campaign proceeds to President Leo M. Lambert.
“This is tremendous,” Lambert said. “These are extraordinary gifts, and from the bottom of my heart, I thank each and every one of you.”
Jake Pope ‘01, assistant director of annual giving, helped organize campaign participation across the campus.
“The faculty/staff campaign is one of the university initiatives that unites all ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ employees for one cause,” Pope said. “The success of this campaign shows that support for ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ begins right here with the employees.”
Faculty and staff who have not yet participated can contribute to the annual giving campaign until May 31 by visiting www.elon.edu/makeagift.
Special thanks goes to the following university departments and campaign captains, who reached 100 percent participation among employees:
School of Law – Eugenia Leggett
Education – Jean Rattigan-Rohr
Business, Finance, and Technology – Lorraine Allen
Career Services and Corporate and Employer Relations (Student Professional Development Center) – René Jackson
Environmental Studies – Robert Charest
Exercise Science – Eric Hall
Financial Planning – Courtney Smith
Greek Life – Whitney Gregory
Human Resources – Sherri Wolford
Moving and Set-Up – Robert Buchholz
Planning, Design, & Construction Management – Holly Hodge
University Advancement – Loura Burnette
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy – Deborah Long
North Carolina Campus Compact – René Summers