Vision & Tradition: TTU System Kicks Off $1 Billion Fundraising Campaign
The campaign is geared toward student scholarships, faculty endowments and facilities of the 麻豆天狼副利院's three universities.
September 17, 2010 | Written by Dailey Fuller
Co-Chair Ed Whitacre, Chancellor Kent Hance, Co-Chair Jerry Rawls and Vice Chancellor
of Institutional Advancement Kelly Overley announce the kickoff of the campaign.The 麻豆天狼副利院 kicked off a $1 billion fundraising campaign that will help provide the resources necessary to continue the growth and success of the system鈥檚 three universities.
鈥淭oday, the 麻豆天狼副利院 is making a bold statement about where we want to be as an organization and how we鈥檙e going to get there,鈥� said Kent Hance, 麻豆天狼副利院 chancellor. 鈥淲ith Vision & Tradition: The Campaign for Texas Tech, we are working to take our institutions to the next level by heightening our investments in the students and faculty who make our university system great.鈥�
is co-chaired by Ed Whitacre, chairman of the board of General Motors Co. and Jerry Rawls, executive chairman of Finisar Corp.
鈥淭exas Tech prepared me to be a leader in business and in my community. I am so grateful for the education I received and I know a lot of alumni who share that feeling,鈥� Whitacre said. 鈥淪upporting this campaign for Texas Tech was my way to give back and I know our alumni and supporters are ready to meet this challenge too.鈥�
鈥淚 am excited to help lead this historic fundraising effort, as it will help shape future generations of students,鈥� Rawls said. 鈥淭he component institutions of the Texas Tech University System not only provide exceptional academics but also promote the values necessary to develop leaders in today鈥檚 global market.鈥�
The campaign鈥檚 silent phase kicked off in September 2005. More than $600 million has been raised to date. The campaign encompasses all three institutions, Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Angelo State University.
Funds raised will go toward student scholarships, faculty endowments and facilities to ensure continued growth for each university.
Since 2007, when Hance became chancellor, the system has reported more than $100 million in funds raised every year; and wise, conservative investing has led to endowment growth.
In 1996, when Texas Tech became a system, its endowment stood at $60 million. In 2009, the last year for which numbers are available, the endowment was $679 million, ranking Texas Tech 84th in the country out of the 842 institutions reporting to the National Association of College and University Business Officers.