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universit y advancement and alumni The Light the World campaign made significant strides toward its $1.5 billion goal. The drive, which continues through 2015, supports academic program development, faculty expansion, endowed undergraduate financial aid, student formation programs, capital projects, and efforts to advance Boston College as the leading global Catholic university. By year’s end, Light the World had generated $717.7 million in gifts and pledges from 91,180 donors. Major campaign commitments included $20 million from Peter ’65, LL.D. ’95 (Hon.) and Carolyn Lynch D.H.L. ’09 (Hon.) to create the Lynch Leadership Academy at Boston College, a new flagship program at the Lynch School of Education that will be the first in the nation to train and support new principals from Catholic, public, and charter schools. Patrick ’64 and Aja Stokes increased their $13.5 million campaign commitment by nearly $9 million to support the construction of Stokes Hall, which is expected to begin in October. Barbara and Patrick Roche ’51, D.B.A. ’01 (Hon.) made a $20 million commitment to endow the University’s Center for Catholic Education. The center is a signature program of the Lynch School and its mission is to advance the quality and impact of Catholic schools in the United States. Annual giving from undergraduate alumni rose for the second time in two years with nearly 26,800 gifts to the Boston College Fund, increasing overall alumni participation to 27.8 percent. Life income and bequest gifts increased throughout the year, with membership in the Boston College Shaw Society totaling more than 1,300. The Alumni Association presented Susan Power Gallagher NC ’69 with the William V. McKenney Award, its highest honor, at its September Alumni Awards of Excellence ceremony. A past president of the Alumni Association (2005–06), Gallagher is the fourth woman and first graduate of Newton College recognized with the McKenney Award, which is given to an alumnus who has made outstanding contributions to service, industry, and Bos-
ton College during his or her lifetime. At the same event, the Alumni Association presented the Ignatian Award to Elizabeth F. McCartney ’94, cofounder and director of the St. Bernard Project, a community-based nonprofit organization that helps families trying to return to their homes and communities damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Timothy J. Burke ’02 received the GOLD Award for his leadership in advancing education for disadvantaged youths in New York City and East Palo Alto, California. Henry I. Smith, M.S. ’60, Ph.D. ’66, was recognized with the Professional Excellence Award for his lifetime of work in electrical engineering. More than 1,000 members of the University community gathered on Veterans Day for the dedication of the Boston College Veterans Memorial on the Burns Library lawn. The 70-foot-long granite memorial wall, made of the same Weymouth granite used to build the exteriors of many of Boston College’s signature buildings, is engraved with the names of 209 alumni who lost their lives in military conflicts since World War I. The annual Wall Street Council Tribute Dinner on April 22 raised more than $2 million to support the Presidential Scholars Program. More than 800 alumni, parents, and friends attended the event, and Francis C. Rooney, Jr., D.B.A. ’86 (Hon.) chairman, H.H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc., the evening’s honoree, received the President’s Medal for Excellence. Some 5,383 alumni and guests returned to campus for Reunion Weekend in June. Overall, 56,449 alumni, parents, and friends participated in alumni events during the year.
management Despite a slowed economy, the University benefited from improved equity markets, continued low interest rates, and an increase in freshman applications. The fiscal 2010 budget maintained the University’s commitment to needblind admission, faculty recruitment, and implementation of academic, student formation, and capital improvement
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