Changing Worlds: The Campaign for UNM… sparks the imaginations of those who value the opportunity to change the lives of people and improve
“You can only have so many bake sales.” Judith Harris on her establishment of the Judith Harris Global Health Endowment, which helps College of Nursing students make medical intervention trips to underserved countries as part of their UNM education.
“If my community is willing to put its resources into me, I want to be able to serve my community with what I’ve learned.” Ronald Orozco, a UNM BA to MD student and scholarship recipient
our community through UNM. One gift at a time, an extraordinary 57,533 individuals have contributed $570,819,105 since 2006 when the campaign was
“UNM is such an enormous universe that there is something for everybody to become involved with.”
launched. Others have given of their time and attention as volunteers. All of them have changed the world through their engagement with UNM.
Kyla Thompson, on making a meaningful planned gift with her husband, Roger Thompson, to support the UNM Veteran’s Resource Center, Presidential Scholarship Program, and the Rick and Debbie Johnson Marketing Center at the Anderson School of Management.
Here are some quotations from our donors and those
All photos this page courtesy UNM Archives except two bottom row right photos courtesy Erik Stenbakken.
who have benefited from their gifts.
“I’m under no illusion that I would have made it this far, this fast without the generous help of donors like you. New Horizons Society members inspire me to give back to UNM.” Presidential Scholar Kyanne Rietta Fields
“The endowment allows us to provide high-quality educational experiences both in classroom and field environments.” Adrian Brearley, chair, UNM Earth and Planetary Sciences Department on the impact of the Frank D. Gorham Jr. and Marie Kelly Gorham Charitable Foundation Endowment for Geoscience Education.
“The more you are given, the more you must give away.” A. Elicia Montoya quoting her father, in whose honor the family established the Donald D. Montoya Endowed Memorial Scholarship at the UNM School of Law.
“We set the goal high and strive to hit that mark, but donors are not on our timetable. Some years we reach or exceed the goal, and other years we do not. But every year, we celebrate each and every dollar and every gift.” UNM Foundation Board Chair Carl Alongi, on private giving to UNM of $81.3 million against an $80 million goal for FY 2012-2013.
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