GC ADVANCE

Office of Advancement

ADVANCE - March 2000

From the Office of Foundation Relations
From the Greenville College Foundation
Telethon Spring 2000 Update
February Financials
Upcoming Events

From the Office of Foundation Relations
Linda Myette, Director

$261,700
Teagle Foundation
The Teagle Foundation has awarded Greenville College a three-year grant of $261,000 to support the implementation of our new General Education curriculum. This project will extend over a three year period. We will receive $120,000 in March to support the development and launch of COR 101 and 102, $75,000 in 2001, and $55,000 in 2002. The final $11,700 will be distributed per the Teagle Foundation.

Dr. Karen Longman, vice president for Academic Affairs, offered special thanks to Brad Shaw, Craig Boyd and Linda Myette for all their efforts on this request.

$40,000
Eisenhower Science Education Grant
Through the work of James Lang, Greenville College has received this grant which will be used for summer workshops to train junior high and high school science teachers. They will be held on our campus this summer and conducted by our science faculty.

$25,000
James S. Kemper Foundation
This grant is to develop The Kemper Instructional Technology Resource Center which will allow faculty to develop classroom media materials and also be used as a training center. It will be located in the MRC.

We will begin a student program called STARS which will provide student technology assistants to faculty for special training and projects. Faculty will apply for a project, noting the number of hours they estimate they will need a STAR. Then, based on the number of requests and the nature of the project, they will be assigned a student assistant to help teach them how to develop the technology. The grant will be implemented in the 2000-2001 school year.

$4,000
Fieldstead Foundation
Through the efforts of Veronica Ross, Greenville College has received these funds to support a visit by a prominent journalist during the next academic year.

$1,600
Illinois Arts Council
Through the efforts of Chris Woods, Greenville College has received these funds which will be used to help support the Cuerdas Classicas Guest Artist Program held in February.

From the Greenville College Foundation
David Hoag, CEO
Janine Boyd, Stewardship Director

  • In December of 1999, the Greenville College Foundation received positive recognition from the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (c) 3, not for profit organization, which exempts the Foundation from federal income tax.
  • As of February 25, 2000, the Foundation has received $1,195,242.40 in contributions that are classified as capital, endowed and restricted gifts and $326,373.50 in grant and loan funds.

Disbursements In October of 1999, the Foundation released $126,488.00 in student scholarship awards for the Fall 1999 Semester. For the current Spring Semester, the Foundation will release $119,868.00 in student scholarship awards. In addition, an estimated $50,000 in non-scholarship distributions is pending transfer to the College. These monies are from endowed funds established for building and program support. Both of these transfers should take place this month.


Telethon Spring 2000 Update
Jim Stjernstrom, Director of Development
Travis Klopfenstein, Director of Advancement

  • To date we have raised over $158,000 in pledges for telethon, and have already received more than $15,000 of that.
  • Students dominated the volunteer callers and enabled us to finish a week early.
  • 125 students called--representing 18 campus organizations.
  • Steve and Veronica Ross put in a heroic effort on behalf of Lambda Pi Eta and deserve many thanks.
  • Extending his record of telethon participation, Howard Krober again led all callers with the amount of pledges he raised.
  • Congratulations to President Mannoia on soliciting the largest pledge of the telethon--$25,000!
  • Thank you to all of the volunteer callers, addressers, overtime staff, Marriott employees, coaches, and admissions staff that made this years telethon a success.
  • A special thank you to this year's top student caller--Kristi Noggle--who did not miss one hour of the telethon! Phil O'Neal came in second with Tonya Schmidt a close third.
  • Cheerleaders finished as the top student group because of their group's 100% participation and the calling of Kristi and Tonya. Lambda Pi Eta finished 2nd because of Steve and Veronica Ross, and Phil O'Neal enabled the Junior Class to finish third.
  • Again, thank you to everyone who volunteered to call and help with the crucial effort of raising money for student scholarships.
  • Final standings and Telethon Spring 2000 Memories are available on our website.

February Financials

Total giving for the 1999-2000 year continues to be one of the college's strongest fund raising years ever at $2,228,890. This is more than $875,000 over last year at this time. However, our unrestricted support is behind the pace for the year. Currently our unrestricted gifts are $693,912.

Upcoming Events

Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet
April 8, 2000

President's Society
April 15, 2000

Relay for Life Kickoff
April 27, 2000
Armington Center
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Last updated: March 6, 2000