The seven years of Campaign Minnesota were
marked by the generosity of thousands
of alumni, friends of the University,
and faculty and staff.
Major Gifts to Campaign Minnesota
The following is a selection of major gifts
to the University of Minnesota as part
of Campaign Minnesota, July 1, 1996 –
June 30, 2003. Altogether, donors made
338 gifts of $1 million or more.
Hubbard Broadcasting:
$19 million combined campaign gifts, with
$10 million earmarked for the School of
Journalism and Mass Communication for
technology, the Digital Information Resource
Center, and the Institute for New Media
Studies. (2000) Of the remaining, $5 million
is for the Department of Astronomy, for
a share in a powerful new telescope. (2001)
The final $4 million is for endowed faculty
positions in the Medical School, for General
College, and for the president’s
Strategic Initiatives Fund.
Dr. C. Walton and Kaye Lillehei
Family: $16 million to establish
the Lillehei Heart Institute in the Medical
School and to fund the Katherine R. and
C. Walton Lillehei Chair in Nursing Leadership.
(2000)
McKnight Foundation: $15
million for 15 new McKnight Presidential
Endowed Chairs, to be assigned throughout
the University at the president’s
discretion. (1999)
3M: $15 million, including:
$6.2 million to endow the 3M Science and
Technology Fellowships; $2.4 million for
a new technology commercialization center
at the Carlson School; $1 million for
the 3M/Alumni Undergraduate Merit Scholarships
for students on all campuses in business,
science and engineering; and $5.4 for
other initiatives in the science and technology
fields. (2001)
Cargill: $10 million for
the Cargill Building for Microbial and
Plant Genomics Building in St. Paul, to
provide space for collaborative research
in genomics. (1999). An additional $1
million created the Cargill Chair in Systems
Biology of Human Metabolism and for fellowships
in the same area. (2003)
Curtis L. Carlson: $10
million for the Carlson School of Management
and for the Curtis L. and Arleen M. Carlson
Heritage Gallery in the McNamara Alumni
Center, University of Minnesota Gateway.
(1999)
Richard F. "Pinky" McNamara:
$10 million for Intercollegiate Athletics,
the College of Liberal Arts and the McNamara
Alumni Center, University of Minnesota
Gateway. (1998)
Swenson Family Foundation:
$10 million to the University of Minnesota,
Duluth, for a new science building, scholarships
and undergraduate research programs. (1999)
Anonymous gift: $10 million
to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum for
a new Visitor Center. (2000)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation:
$8 million for the Center for School Change,
to support work with St. Paul schools.
(2001)
ADC Foundation: $7 million
to the Digital Technology Center for endowed
chairs and fellowships. A commitment from
ADC $3 million in research collaborations
was announced at the same time. (2001)
Keck Foundation: $6.2
million to the Center for Magnetic Resonance
Research, for equipment used in mapping
brain function. (2003)
Harvey Berneking: $5 million
estate gift for scholarships and fellowships
in the School of Music. (2002)
Jim and Carmen Campbell:
$5 million for the Carmen Starkson Campbell
Endowed Chair in Urban Education and the
BEST strategic investment fund in the
Carlson School of Management. Portions
of the gift also support the Minnesota
Landscape Arboretum and the U of M Marching
Band. (2003)
Edmund and Anna Tulloch:
$5 million for medical research.
Sharon and Joel Labovitz:
$4.5 million for construction of a new
building for the UMD School of Business
and Economics. (2003)
OTHER MAJOR GIFTS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
MINNESOTA
The following are not included in the Campaign Minnesota
total.
William W. McGuire and Nadine M.
McGuire Family Foundation: $10
million in July 2003 for the Translational
Research Facility. This project also received
state funding in the 2003 legislative
session.
Curtis L. Carlson: $25
million in 1986 as the lead gift for the
Minnesota Campaign. Of this, $13 million
was earmarked for the Carlson School.
Also, $10 million in 1993 for the
school’s new building.
Mildred Peters: $13.5
million in 1994 from the estate of Mildred
and Bill Peters for the College of Pharmacy.
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