School of Nursing 1,680 donors; $1,200,743 raised Dean: Connie White Delaney Chief Development Officer: Laurel Mallon Continued efforts to address the nursing shortage with 25 new undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships now established and approved for matching University funds. Received special grants to support Nursing Research Day, the National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association Conference, and the new continence clinic. Created Nursing Legacy Fund to promote the establishment of meaningful traditions. Website		College of Pharmacy 805 donors; $4,388,834 raised Dean: Marilyn Speedie Chief Development Officer: Robert Busch Received a $2 million gift in support of drug discovery efforts. Received a $1 million gift in support of drug delivery initiatives. Received a $325,000 gift in support of ongoing pharmacist leadership development activities. Website		School of Public Health 670 donors; $1,822,035 raised Dean: John Finnegan, Jr. Chief Development Officer: Adam Buhr Increased giving by 51 percent over previous year. Raised more than $1 million to support the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. Awarded more than $480,000 in scholarships, with four new funds qualifying for the President’s Scholarship Match. Doubled what’s now a $400,000 endowment supporting graduate scholarships for underrepresented students in public health. Website Institute of Technology 5,821 donors; $27,068,764 raised Dean: Steven Crouch Chief Development Officer: Kim Dockter Increased private support by nearly 250 percent compared with previous year. Secured $4 million for the new Gemini Chair in Engineering Entrepreneurship. Received a $10 million gift in support of graduate fellowships. Established eight new endowed undergraduate scholarships and 10 new endowed graduate student fellowships. Reached $13 million in the $20 million Campaign FIRST goal, including matching funds, for fellowships in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. Website College of Veterinary Medicine and Gabbert Raptor Center 4,846 donors; $7,627,852 raised Interim Dean: Trevor Ames Chief Development Officer: Sharon Staton Renovated historic dairy barn and opened it as the Ben Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center. Opened the new Doug and Louise Leatherdale Equine Center. Completed fund raising for the Osborne/ Hills Chair in Nephrology and Urology in honor of Dr. Carl Osborne. Presented 141 scholarships and awards to students. Created new memorial lectureship fund for the Raptor Center to honor Dr. Gary Duke, cofounder of the Raptor Center. Website
“Students tell us how important the scholarship is in their lives and how it is their dream to one day support students, too. It means a lot to hear them say that.” — Mitch and Elva Sill, donors “How did you get to this point in life?” That question seems to arise each year when 20 UMD Sill Scholars from the Labovitz School of Business and Economics are admiring the view of Lake Superior from the bluff-top home of donors Mitch and Elva Sill. The annual get-together is an opportunity for the Sills to meet those whose lives they’ve changed, and for Mitch, ’54 B.A., to be a mentor. “I tell them about the life of an entrepreneur,” he says, “about the risks, some of the losses, and how you pick yourself up and go on to the next opportunity.” Mitch, who was president of Road Machinery and Supplies Co. for 35 years, has chaired two UMD capital campaigns. But he and Elva most enjoy their time with students: “It’s one of the highlights of the year for us to meet them and hear about their lives.”