The Promise of ALPHA GAMMA RHO ALPHA GAMMA RHO
Alpha Gamma Rho is the Fraternity sharing a common bond within a dynamic, global agriculture committed to fostering the highest values and providing each and every brother with superior lifelong personal development and professional success.
A LETTER FROM CAROL JOHNSON, ED.D.
Our 2024 Growth Report theme, “MOMENTUM,” resonates deeply with The Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho. It encapsulates the spirit of the Fraternity, the unwavering dedication of AGR brothers, and the collective forward motion we’ve achieved through the power of giving.
This past year, the Foundation saw remarkable new heights of generosity and engagement, building MOMENTUM. But MOMENTUM extends beyond financial contributions; it’s about giving your time, talent and passion to Make Better Men who will shape the future of Alpha Gamma Rho, further propelling us forward.
Highlights of accomplishments and praise of brotherhood, showcasing our advancement, are displayed throughout the 2024 Growth Report.
We are profoundly grateful for everything you give. You are a truly cherished donor. We could not accomplish all we do without your generosity and participation, which drives our MOMENTUM. We rely heavily on donor support, including collegiates, alumni and family members.
As an industry-leading Educational Foundation, we have the personnel, policies, partnerships and framework in place to support high levels of success today and in the future, maintaining our steady MOMENTUM. The Fraternity is more relevant than ever, as we continue to provide social and professional development, leading to lifelong success, and sustaining our progress.
Since 2019, my focus as Chief Development Officer has been to build MOMENTUM within The Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho’s culture of philanthropy. Over the past five years, we’ve gained significant traction. With your continued support, I’m confident we can amplify this MOMENTUM and achieve even greater growth in 2025. I’m forever grateful for the opportunity to serve you and deeply appreciate your contributions in 2024.
Together, we’ve built unstoppable MOMENTUM. Your continued support will ensure this energy propels Alpha Gamma Rho to even greater heights.
Sincerely,
Carol Johnson, Ed.D. Chief Development Officer
The Educational Foundation’s Mission is to drive Alpha Gamma Rho’s Purpose of
MOMENTUM in action! Over 3,000 collegiate members benefit from your generosity, driving scholarships, leadership and national brotherhood. This year’s successful fundraising efforts have created a great impact. Enhanced programming, living, experiences and opportunities are all made possible by you.
MAKING BETTER MEN
MAKING BETTER MEN
from initiation and throughout their personal and professional lives.
This year’s Growth Report theme, “MOMENTUM” illustrates this power is not only reaching our goals, but surpassing them, ensuring we fulfill the Promise of AGR in Making Better Men.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE* AND SUPPORT:
Chapter-specific and Educational Foundation Scholarships
World-Class Leadership Development Experiences
Training for Personal and Chapter Excellence
Chapter House Improvements
Lifelong Career and Personal Connections
*Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by the law. Since no goods and services are typically rendered in return for this gift, all or part of your gift may be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution. Please contact your tax adviser.
HOW WE WORK FOR YOU
The Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho is a nonprofit corporation funded by voluntary contributions and investment income. The business purpose of the Educational Foundation is to receive and invest contributed property, and to distribute such property to qualifying organizations or persons for charitable, educational purposes. These charitable and educational purposes include the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provisions of any future U.S. Internal Revenue Law). Organized in 1965, The Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho operates as a tax-exempt, nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation and public charity under the laws of the State of Illinois. The employer identification number is 36-6158409.
INPUTS
Inputs to the Foundation include cash and online donations, planned gifts, capital campaign dollars and more.
HOLDINGS
Holdings include investments managed by skilled members of the Foundation.
GOVERNANCE
The Foundation abides by the Board of Directors and the ByLaws.
OUTPUTS
Scholarships, awards, grants and more that support the Foundation’s Mission are awarded annually.
WAYS TO GIVE
CASH
Regardless of the amount, the Educational Foundation always accepts donations in the forms of cash, check, credit card or money order. You can mail checks or money orders to the AGR Educational Foundation: 401 W Frontier Ln, Suite 200, Olathe, KS 66061. Credit card donations are accepted online at alphagammarho.org/donate or use your phone’s camera to scan the QR code below.
PLANNED GIFTS
Whole life insurance policies, wills and estate plans are accepted when The Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho is named as the owner and beneficiary on 100% of the policy.
TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY
Items such as jewelry, artwork, collectibles and equipment may be accepted by the Educational Foundation.
CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS
Many companies will match donations made by their employees to nonprofit, tax exempt foundations. Contact your employer to find out if they have a gift matching program!
GIFTS OF REAL ESTATE
The Educational Foundation is happy to work with any prospective donor interested in a gift of real estate. The Educational Foundation will review gifts of real estate before acceptance
STOCKS
Like readily marketable securities, stocks are accepted by the Educational Foundation. Making a gift of stock can have tax benefits — capital gain taxes can be avoided, and you may deduct the full fair market value of the gift. After consultation, nonpublicly traded securities may also be accepted.
COMMODITIES
These are a great way for brothers who are in production agriculture to support the Educational Foundation. Make a gift of grain, other crops or livestock as a more convenient way to give back. Although the process is simple, the impact is significant, and it may be a tax-advantage opportunity worth your consideration.
CROWDCHANGE
This is a peer-to-peer fundraising platform built specifically for Greek-letter organizations’ philanthropy events. It helps chapters across the country exceed their fundraising goals by offering a simple, easy-to-use platform with features to cover every type of philanthropy event including tickets, apparel and more!
SCAN TO DONATE NOW!
The MOMENTUM of your generosity is undeniable. Thanks to your continued spirit of giving, YOUR Educational Foundation has once again shattered historical donation records. This isn’t just a moment, it’s a movement. Thank you for your continued generosity and commitment to Making Better Men. On behalf of the Educational Foundation, please accept our sincere gratitude for fueling this incredible MOMENTUM.
LARGEST GIVING YEAR IN AGR HISTORY
GIVING TUESDAY OVER SEVEN YEARS
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GIVING TUESDAY: GREEK CHALLENGE
In 2024, Alpha Gamma Rho’s Educational Foundation continued to shine through Giving Tuesday: Greek Challenge. Because of your generosity, our Fraternity is building MOMENTUM and a reputation as an industry leader fundraising powerhouse.
YOUR IMPACT
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH DESIGNATED OR NON-DESIGNATED FUNDS
Through the generosity of Alpha Gamma Rho brothers and friends, The Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho provides transformational influence in the form of essential funding support for educational and leadership programming which directly impacts the lives, shapes the future, and catapults the trajectory of AGR brothers and chapters.
Your gift to The Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho provides opportunities for brothers to grow their skills and knowledge.
ANNUAL LOYALTY FUND:
Supports quality Recruitment School and Leadership Seminar opportunities to benefit chapters.
$25,000 ENDOWMENT FUND GIFT:
Funds annual distribution for new member scholarships at the local chapter level.
Recruitment Schools
Leadership Seminars
National Convention
Chapter Planning Sessions
Matching Funds to Chapters
Examples of Endowment Funds, Chapter Assistance Programs, Programs & Services
Scholarships Scholarships
Chapter Resources
Housing Campaigns
Sayre Funds
AGRconnect
Adviser and Housemother/ House Director Forums
Top Leaders Institute in Memory of Gene Lemon
Staff Development/ Training
Local Chapter Excellence Scholarships
Non-Designated gifts support Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity by providing resources and programming to all chapters. Gifts with no specific designation (i.e., Loyalty Fund for AGR) at the time of donation, support operations and programs of the Foundation with no gifting or management fee.
FUELING THE FUTURE... HELP TO CHAPTERS FUELING THE FUTURE... HELP TO CHAPTERS
Through non-designated gifts, the Educational Foundation is able to assist the Fraternity with projects which serve the needs of multiple chapters. With support from these gifts, the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity assembles programs individual chapters could not efficiently do alone. These resources include, but are not limited to:
Leadership Seminars
Recruitment Schools
Strategic Planning Sessions
Undergraduate Achievement Awards Scholarships
Matching Funds to Chapters
ENDOWMENT MOMENTUM
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
AGR NAMED ENDOWMENTS POLICY AND PROCEDURE
Named Endowments are a great way to support the causes you care most about. And they last in perpetuity! Your Educational Foundation offers several ways for you to use endowment giving.
WHAT KINDS OF ENDOWMENTS CAN BE SET UP?
You can establish endowments that can only be used to support educational and leadership development activities in a specific chapter, or you can do the same opening up the grants to a national competition or to support Fraternity-wide initiatives. Gifts to such endowment funds are tax deductible to the donor to the extent allowable by the tax laws. As a donor you can be assured that the gift will be professionally received, managed, and spent.
HOW ARE FUNDS MANAGED?
Your Foundation has adopted the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) as the governing basis for endowment fund management. UPMIFA gives foundations the operational guidelines that help ensure the fund is used for its stated purpose and survives in perpetuity, even after the donor’s death.
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM AMOUNT?
The minimum required to establish such a fund at AGR is $25,000. However, a donor or donors may take up to five years to reach that total. Until the $25,000 is reached, the fund benefits from any investment earnings. Any disbursements, of course, lower the principal and, while not prohibited, are discouraged.
WHAT ARE THE FEES?
A “Gifting Fee” of 2% is deducted from such gifts in the calendar quarter they are received. These funds are used to support Foundation operations including staffing, annual audits, IRS reporting and recordkeeping.
To help minimize the impact of investment market fluctuations, the Foundation uses the 12-quarter moving average of the market value of its endowments to both charge a 1% annual “administrative fee,” .25% per quarter based on the current fiscal year-to-date fund balance and create an annual 4% “spendable” allocation.
WHEN ARE SPENDABLE FUNDS AVAILABLE?
A named endowment must be in existence for four-calendar quarters before “spendable” funds are allocated. From that point on and until the 12-quarter moving average is in place, the Foundation uses the available quarters for both the fee and “spendable.” calculations.
“Spendable” funds that are not used by the fund’s governing body such as a Chapter Alumni Committee or the National Foundation Board remain in the investment pool receiving any investment earnings and are subject to the 1% annual administrative fee.
WHEN ARE REPORTS AVAILABLE?
The governing body of each endowed fund receives monthly contribution reports (if applicable) and quarterly fund reports on the 30th day of the month following the close of the quarter (January-March report will be distributed April 30th and so forth) from the Foundation staff. The reports will show the current market value, fees deducted, contribution income, distributions (uses of the funds), investment earnings allocated and funds available for “spending.” In addition, the staff responds to telephone or email communications as they are received.
DONOR-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Donor-Designated Endowment Funds can include achievement awards for chapters who reach success in academic, leadership, citizenship and educational activities. Grants can be used to cover expenses to attend Top Leaders Institute in addition to expenses involved with other events sponsored by Alpha Gamma Rho. Donor-Designated Endowment Funds can also be used to purchase technology upgrades for chapter facility educational space and scholarships for students.
DESIGNATE TO SPECIFIC CHAPTER
Permanent or endowed funds are internally managed and locally directed. They serve a perpetual purpose such as providing scholarships for a chapter, funding a specific program customized to a chapter’s unique needs, or providing travel funds for leadership training.
DESIGNATED TO SPECIFIC FRATERNITY PROGRAM
Fund training tools and programs focus on personal growth, responsibility and leadership of members. Examples of these programs are AGRconnect or the Sayre Fund.
HOW DOES YOUR GIFT SUPPORT ADMINISTRATIVE FEES?
These fees cover activities and services including:
501(c)(3) IRS tax-exempt status charitable organization registration
Balancing income/risk portfolio which is professionally managed by the Foundation Investment Committee
Board governance and oversight
Charitable state solicitation registrations
Chapter membership database
Staffing to provide database support and gift stewardship (receipting, pledge reminders, etc)
2% GIFTING FEE SUPPORTS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OFFERED, INCLUDING:
Estate gift planning, assistance and services
Tax attorney & grant agreement drafting ($6-8K value)
Consultant references for housing assessments, campaign feasibility study, and campaign consulting
Fundraising advice, insight and expertise
501(c)(3) IRS tax exempt status charitable organization
Charitable state solicitation registrations
Staffing to provide database support and gift stewardship (recognition, receipting, pledge reminders, etc.)
Chapter membership list (Database NCOA)
SAYRE FUND
Brother William ‘Bill’ Sayre understood that the AGR brotherhood has an important lifelong impact on Alpha Gamma Rho brothers. The Sayre Fund was established when Brother Sayre provided gifts to the Educational Foundation, specifically to promote inter-chapter relations and cooperation. Simply put, the vision of Brother Sayre was to give chapters the opportunity to come together through social, educational and leadership activities, designed to further sow the seeds of fraternalism.
Chapters can submit a Sayre Fund proposal through the AGR website under the Foundation section. All proposals are due annually on Oct. 1. Events supported by the Sayre Fund have included the Annual AGR Fall Shootout, AGR National BBQ Competition, the Texas AGR Retreat, the Fraternity’s involvement with National FFA Convention and many other worthwhile events.
Cultivating a greater strength of brotherhood is of high importance as uncertainty still looms. Brothers, both alumni and collegiate, should look for ways to engage with others across the community and the country. With a greater understanding of the technology at our fingertips, now is the best time to take advantage of what the Sayre Fund has to offer! Apply today, connect with brothers tomorrow.
HOW TO APPLY FOR A SAYRE FUND
1. Complete the Sayre Fund Proposal on the AGR website under the Foundation tab: alphagammarho.org/sayre-project-proposal
2. Submit your application for the next school year before October 1.
LOCAL CHAPTER EXCELLENCE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORS
We are very grateful to our brothers and friends who have pledged more than $21.5 million to the Local Chapter Excellence campaign. Their generosity demonstrates the importance of this campaign in ensuring our local Alpha Gamma Rho chapters continue to thrive and succeed. The development, launch and maintenance of the Top Leaders Institute were all supported by these donors through this campaign initiative.
If an error has been made in recording your gift, or your name has been mistakenly omitted or listed improperly, we sincerely apologize. Please advise Chief Development Officer Carol Johnson at carol@alphagammarho.org so that we may make a correction. Thank you for your support!
$1,500,000 and up
Glenn A. Stith ’73
$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
Kenneth Isley ‘81 & Kristen Isley
Donald A. De Jong ’85
Kevin G. Bartolotta ‘88
$500,000 to $999,999
Allan R. Johnson ‘67 & Sarah Wyant
Cathie Lemon & Family (In memory of Gene Lemon ’59)
$250,000 to $499,999
Doyle W. Jacklin ’59
Jack H. Britt ’66
Michael J. Borel ’70
Sigmund Cornelius ’73
James C. Borel ’75
David Case ‘76 & Dorothy Case
Scott Sewell ’76
Leslie J. Stith ‘78
Douglas J. Adams ‘82
John Niemann ‘89
Jeremy R. Turner ‘01
$100,000 to $249,999
Else & B.J. Brown ’62
John M. Douthat ’63
Philip L. Francis ’65
Ted A. Priebe ’65
Gary C. Clark ’66
Kirby Barrick ’67
William T. Boehm ’68
Stephen D. Barr ’69
Arthur J. Jacques ‘72
Gregory I. Wickham ‘75 & Lisa Wickham
William C. Schilling ’77
Scott A. Brown ’78
Jerry A. Steiner ’79
David Maurer ’80
Stanley O. Van Vleck ’84
Michael Way ’84
Ricardo Echeverria ’87
Ejnar A. Knudsen ’87
George A. Borba ’87
Bradley K. Starbuck ‘01
Lyle E. Orwig ‘13
$21.5 MILLION $21.5 MILLION
TOTAL DOLLARS RAISED: AS OF JULY 31, 2024
$50,000 to $99,999
George A. Duncan ‘58
David R. Ames ’63
Barry A. Bustillo ‘65
Donald J. McFeeters ‘61
Phil Josephson ’69
Jay J. Vroom ’71
James V. Zarndt ’71
John R. Tarpley ‘74
Russell Gray ’76
Donald J. Bumphrey ’77
Michael E. Smith ’78
Brian L. Field ’79 (In honor of Dr. Barry Finchbaugh)
Rex Martin ‘86
David De Jong ’87
Allen M. Matthews ’94
Neil C. Rejman ’94
Adam E. Manwarren ’96
Tyler A. DuBry ‘15
Elizabeth Anderson
25,000 to $49,999
John M. Bailey ’45
William D. Thomas ‘54
John R. Welser ‘55
Larry G. Lepper ’66
Randall D. Stoecker ’66
Robert J. Broeckelman ’67
Terry M. Hague ’67
Robert T. Earnest ’74 (In memory of Richard Shadden ’64)
John C. Cottingham ’75
Jay S. Poole ’75
Gregory W. Webb ’75
Keith A. Heikes ’76
Jack D. McHargue ‘76 (In memory of Mia Love McHargue)
David R. Parker ’77
Gregory P. Nickerson ’78
Annette & Bernard L. Peterson ‘79
W Brett Hedrick ’82
Keith D. Westervelt ’82 (In honor of Dr. Barry Finchbaugh)
Edward J. Dollinger ‘83
Curtis L. Steenbock ‘85
Tim F. Rosenhagen ‘85
Troy Johnson ’86
John A. Moons ’86
Timothy J. Heiller ‘87
Tim M. Souza ’88
William E. Lagrange ’89
Carol Johnson, Ed.D.
Danny Thomas Family
Peter Family
Lee H. Townsend
$10,000 to $24,999
Leland N. Sundet ’49
Richard L. Feltner ’57
Richard S. Carpenter ‘59
Erwin C. Clark ‘61
Natale L. Smith ‘61
Dwight R. Steen ‘65
Pete Dotson III ‘66
William L. Manwarren ’66
Roger K. Mahr ‘66
Lowell D. Newsom ‘66
James M. Buck ’67
Arthur L. Hutson ’67
Richard H. Daluge ‘68
Kenneth E. Root ’68
Harland Schneider ’68
R. Thomas Waldrop ‘74
Thomas A. Davis ’74
Taylor Brown ‘75
Paul J. Wenger ’76
Erwin W. Yates ’76
William C. Miller ‘76
Jeffrey E. Bode ‘77
Michael Freeman ’77
Laurence Jost ‘78
David R. Epperly ‘80
Spencer T. Sewell ’80
Ramon Echeverria ’85
Doug Griffin ’87
Tracey A. Binkley ’89
David A. Hollinrake ’89
John Demerly ’93
Montana State Chapter
The Kirk Family
William N. Kirk ’83
Philip M. Kirk ’86
Carleigh DuBry
John H. DeRuiter
$5,000 to $9,999
David F. De Graff ‘55
Terry W. Tippens ‘65
Leonard E. Gilkison ‘67
James McElroy ‘67
Gerald E. Salzman ’68
Charles P. Brown ‘70
Bradley A. Gungoll ‘72
John A. Noble ’73
Paul S. Hupman ‘75
Kent Prickett ‘75
Scott Moffitt ’76
William R. Renner ‘76
Gerald A. Rominger ’76
James A. True ‘77
Lee C. Hall ‘80
William L. Taylor ‘80
David M. Thompson ’81
Jack Kasbergen ‘83
Barry Hines ‘85
G. Eric Raby ’87
Chad C. Dummermuth ‘95
Tanner R. Nelson ‘12
$1,000 to $4,999
Wilbur E. Nelson ‘54
Randall E. Torgerson ‘58
Zane V. Akins ‘59
Dale A. Rodman ’61
James F. Berg ‘63
James A. Cada ‘63
Ross A. Peter ‘65
Larry Warren ‘65
Loren J. Kruse ‘66
Steven Newcom ‘66
Clint Roush ‘66
Stanley E. Foley ’67
John R. Reed ‘67
William L. Manwarren ‘66
Michael L. Hardin ’68
James Van Wychen ‘68
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
DONORS (CONTINUED)
Daniel J. Heike ‘69
Richard A. Angle ‘70
Ronald G. Brohammer ’70
Dale Elsener ‘70
Dale R. Stith ‘71
Ronald G. Goplin ‘72
Kenneth G. Von Rueden ‘72
Dennis A. Draeger ‘74
Jon M. Hjelm ‘74
James G. Layton ‘77
Dennis L. Slagell ‘77
Joseph Waldo ’77
Lynn Howard ’79
Robert G. Layton ‘79
Michael Gardella ‘81
Charles G. Sattler ‘82
John F. Sweeney ’84
William G. True ‘84
Michael J. Gomes ‘88
Daniel O. Foor ’90
Todd D. Johnson ’90
Mark M. Bacon ‘91
Louis A. Brown ‘91
Marc J. Paulson ‘92
Henry Sharp ‘94
Joshua M. Terhune ‘98
Harry H. Brill ‘05
Eric M. Kamler ‘09
Grant W. Bargfrede ‘10
Peter Bachmann ‘11
Nathan W. Laudan ‘11
Jason Wetzler ‘12
Bray Haven ‘13
Stephen V. Carney ‘14
Dustin Mallory ‘14
Dustin W. Stewart ‘14
Benjamin A. Willoughby ‘15
Dustin W. Winston ‘15
Pi Chapter Alumni Association
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
The Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho Scholarship applications are due annually on May 15 and are awarded each summer. Seventeen brothers were awarded scholarships by the Educational Foundation. Each brother applied for an undergraduate scholarship through the scholarship application process.
Scan the QR code (to the right) for a full list of scholarship opportunities and more information. Throughout the application, brothers share how their involvement in Alpha Gamma Rho prepares them for their futures and what their membership into the Fraternity means to them.
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SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Scholarship applications are due by May 15 of each year.
AGR EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP
Macon Barrow UT-Martin
BILL SALLEE SCHOLARSHIP
Kelton O’Neil OSU
KIRBY BARRICK AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Cameron Ivy Cal State-Fresno
AGR EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP
Colin Boyd Missouri State
DALE RUNNION SCHOLARSHIP
Allen Everett Murray State
KIRBY BARRICK AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Jeremiah Ihm UW-River Falls
ROBERT L. OEHRTMAN SCHOLARSHIP
Justin Moberley Tarleton State
AGR EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP
Cody Cornell Western Illinois
GENE SWACKHAMER AG ECONOMICS/ AG BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP
Eddy Missouri
LINDLEY FINCH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Nathanel Stroup UT-Knoxville
UNDERGRADUATE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Chad Achenbach UW-Platteville
AGR EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP
Luke Peart Ohio State
HAROLD OLSON SCHOLARSHIP
James Gibbs Georgia
OLE MELAND DAIRY SCHOLARSHIP
Benjamin Styer Minnesota
UNDERGRADUATE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Matt Styrioak Connecticut
WAYNE REHN SCHOLARSHIP
New Mexico
GEORGE STABY SCHOLARSHIP
Harrod Arkansas
Braden
Justin
J.
Khale Lucero
FROM THE CHAIRMAN
GLENN A. STITH Chair
Dear Brothers and Friends of the Educational Foundation, As Chair of the Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho, I’m honored to reflect on what has been one of the most successful and inspiring years in recent memory. With unprecedented MOMENTUM and shared purpose, we’ve seen firsthand the powerful impact your generosity makes in shaping the future of our brotherhood. This past year has been marked by recordsetting growth, impactful programming and a renewed energy that is fueling our mission like never before.
Your continued support has directly influenced the lives of thousands of young men across the country. Through your contributions, we’ve been able to invest in leadership development, academic excellence, and the lifelong values of brotherhood rooted in our agricultural heritage. These young men are not only bettering themselves — they are stepping up as leaders on campus, in their communities, and eventually in industries that feed and fuel the world. None of this would be possible without your belief in our mission.
One of the key focuses this year has been deepening our partnership with local chapters. The Foundation has committed significant resources to enhance local chapter programming and elevate the leadership training we offer. Through world-class experiences like the Top Leaders Institute and the broader programming initiatives, we are equipping young brothers with tools for success — professionally, personally and fraternally. These investments are ensuring that each AGR chapter is a thriving hub for growth and leadership.
We haven’t seen this kind of momentum in decades — and we are just getting started. With your help, the Educational Foundation is not only fulfilling but amplifying the Fraternal Purpose of Making Better Men. Together, we are creating leaders, building networks and leaving a legacy that will echo for generations to come. Thank you for your generosity, your faith in our mission, and your commitment to our shared future.
Fraternally,
Glenn Stith Chair, Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho
FROM A BOARD MEMBER
DE JONG Director, Chi
Who wants an edge in life? Who wants to learn the skills it takes to succeed in life? We all do! This is the purpose of Alpha Gamma Rho, Making Better Men.
Learning the cardinal virtues of, prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance while working with your brothers to achieve goals will give you that edge.
The dream of world-class leadership training is now a reality. Top Leaders Institute is setting the national standard in leadership development. The program will give all participants a leg up as they enter the workforce and become the next generation of leaders in their communities.
We need everyone’s continued financial support to continue this work. The Education Foundation is the gas tank that makes this happen! Know that your support to the Loyalty Fund is going straight to support this worldclass training. I thank all who annually support AGR, but we need more help to sustain the effort that is now in its fourth year. It’s time for you to give back to the organization that gave you the edge.
Donald De Jong, Board Member, Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho
DONALD
HOUSING CAMPAIGN SUCCESS
EDUCATIONAL AREA GRANTS
The Foundation may provide grants to a House Corporation/Alumni Associations for expenses incurred by the House Corporation/Alumni Associations that support exclusively educational areas and furnishings/ equipment in the chapter house as long as certain conditions and IRS requirements are met. This is a stepby-step overview of the Foundation’s process for those Grants.
** If the House Corporation/Alumni Association does not have a fund established with the Foundation, then the House Corporation/Alumni Association will need to work with the Foundation to establish a housing fund. **
CHAPTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Chapter Assistance Program is offered by The Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho to assist alumni corporations in providing educational facilities in major construction or renovation projects for chapters with short-term funds.
HERITAGE CLUB
The Heritage Club honors brothers who leave a planned gift of $10,000 or more through specific gifts or bequests. If you have included The Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho in your will or estate plan, please notify the Home Office so you can be recognized for leaving a legacy for years to come. If you’re interested in joining the Heritage Club, you can find the form to fill out at alphagammarho.org/alumni/ways-give.
Alpha-Illinois
James E. Ross
Jay J. Vroom
James L. Zumwalt
Beta-The Ohio State Univ
Kirby Barrick
Gamma-Penn State
Richard S. Carpenter
Delta-Purdue
Ted A. Priebe
Gene L. Swackhamer
Epsilon-North Dakota State
Jack Brown
Dale R. Carpentier
Allan R. Johnson
Martin H. Peterson
Zeta-Cornell
Douglas J. Adams
Kevin G. Bartolotta
Gregory I. Wickham
Eta-Iowa State
Michael J. Borel
Bret R. Carter
Scott D. Flynn
Steven M. Hanson
Timothy J. Heiller
Kenneth D. Isley
David W. Van Wert
Robert C. Vasko
Arlen L. Wonderlich
Theta-Missouri
Zane V. Akins
Lynn A. Fahrmeier
Lowell F. Mohler
Daniel L. Prosser
Bradley K. Starbuck
Iota-Wisconsin-Madison
James V. Zarndt
Kappa-Nebraska
William C. Schilling
Charles E. Trauger
Lambda-Minnesota
Adam E. Manwarren
Nu-North Carolina State
Tyler B. Warren
Omicron-Kentucky
David W. Case
Glenn A. Stith
Leslie J. Stith
Pi-Oklahoma State
Scott W. Sewell
Sigma-Washington State
Doyle W. Jacklin
Tau-Michigan State
John R. Welser
Phi-Univ. of California-Davis
John E. Kidd
Jeremy R. Turner
Chi-Cal Poly
Ralph E. Grossi
Ole M. Meland
Alpha Beta-Oregon State
Vincent T. McElligott
Alpha Delta-Montana State
James L. Driscoll
Alpha Zeta-Kansas State
Justin Hagedorn
Edwin R. Kerley
Loren J. Kruse
Warren D. Nichols
John A. Niemann
Tim E. Rosenhagen
Curtis L. Steenbock
Douglas C. Weyer
Alpha Theta-Maryland
Paul S. Weller
Alpha Iota-Arkansas
Rex A. Martin
Alpha Kappa-TennesseeKnoxville
John R. Tarpley
Thomas R. White
Alpha Lambda-New Mexico State
Tyler O. DuBry
Alpha Rho-Vermont
Erwin C. Clark
Laurence C. Jost
Donald J. McFeeters
Alpha Tau-Western Illinois
Jeffrey L. Warner
Alpha Psi-WisconsinRiver Falls
William T. Boehm
Philip Josephson
Harland G. Schneider
Beta Delta-Illinois State
Donald J. Bumphrey
Beta Eta-Virginia Polytech
Jay S. Poole
Beta Tau-Mississippi State
Bradley A. Garrison
Friend of AGR
Elizabeth Anderson
Carleigh O. DuBry
Carol A. Johnson, Ed.D.
LOYALTY FUND FOR AGR
The Loyalty Fund for AGR enables The Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho to provide programs for the National Fraternity including Scholarships, Leadership Seminars, Recruitment Schools, Adviser Forums and more! By giving to the Loyalty Fund, you’re making a positive impact on the lives of your brothers in a wide variety of skills, creating campus and industry leaders. This record is determined by annual giving totals throughout the calendar year, January 1 - December 31, 2024.
FOUR PILLARS
SOCIETY $5,000 OR MORE
Alpha-Illinois
David A. Maurer
Wilbur E. Nelson
David A. Schick
Beta-The Ohio State Univ
Robert M. McClelland
Delta-Purdue
Gene L. Swackhamer
Keith A. Welty
Marko S. Zaninovich
Epsilon-North
Dakota State
Allan R. Johnson
Zeta-Cornell
Kevin G. Bartolotta
Eta-Iowa State
James C. Borel
Michael J. Borel
Robert L. Dittmer
Wayne L. Fredericks
Gregory P. Nickerson
Iota-WisconsinMadison
Jerry A. Steiner
Lambda-Minnesota
Adam E. Manwarren
Omicron-Kentucky
Glenn A. Stith
Pi-Oklahoma State
Dennis L. Slagell
Rho-Colorado State
Brian L. Field
SigmaWashington State
Joseph W. Blake
Doyle W. Jacklin
Chi-Cal Poly
Ejnar A. Knudsen
Alpha DeltaMontana State
Donald K. Sanders
Alpha ZetaKansas State
Einar L. Johnson
Alpha SigmaCalifornia StateFresno
Michael J. Way
Alpha UpsilonTennessee-Martin
Robert T. Earnest
Alpha PsiWisconsin-River Falls
William T. Boehm
Beta AlphaSouthern Illinois
Gregory W. Webb
1904 SOCIETY
$1,904 - $4,999.99
Alpha-Illinois
Gerald D. Gehlbach
David A. Hollinrake
W. Thad Kuhfuss
Ross A. Peter
Jay J. Vroom
Gamma-Penn State
Richard S. Carpenter
Delta-Purdue
John C. Cottingham
John A. Demerly
EpsilonNorth Dakota State
Myron D. Johnsrud
Zeta-Cornell
Michael C. Nolan
Eugene W. Schurman
Eta-Iowa State
Kenneth D. Isley
Theta-Missouri
Joshua M. Terhune
Kappa-Nebraska
Larry F. Engelkemier
Tau-Michigan State
John R. Nye
Chi-Cal Poly
Carter Pierce
Paul J. Wenger
Alpha DeltaMontana State
James L. Driscoll
Alpha ZetaKansas State
James R. Garrison
Loren J. Kruse
Alpha Iota-Arkansas
Rex A. Martin
Michael J. Smith
Eric Walker
Alpha KappaTennessee-Knoxville
Tracey A. Binkley
Peter G. Markovich
Alpha Rho-Vermont
James R. Carpenter
Alpha Psi-WisconsinRiver Falls
Philip Josephson
Jerel W. Steckling
Edward G. Whitman
Beta Phi-Idaho
Dustin W. Winston
Beta Zeta-Clemson
Michael W. Freeman
GRAND
PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY
$1,000 - $1,903.99
Alpha-Illinois
Clifford E. Beatty
William E. Dimond
John D. Foley
Robert W. Pritchard
John R. Reed
Gamma-Penn State
John Z. Shearer
Delta-Purdue
Richard A. Angle
Byram E. Dickes
David R. Parker
Francis J. Svanascini
EpsilonNorth Dakota State
Brant B. Bigger
William M. Finley
Zeta-Cornell
Mark W. Creighton
Douglas Mains
John A. Noble
Donald A. Seipt
Andrew P. White
Eta-Iowa State
Timothy J. Heiller
David W. Van Wert
Arlen L. Wonderlich
Theta-Missouri
Larry R. Warren
Iota-WisconsinMadison
Richard H. Daluge
Dale F. Emshoff
Robert H. Miller
Bernard L. Staller
Howard A. Weyker
Kappa-Nebraska
Alan J. Svajgr
Lambda-Minnesota
William L. Manwarren
Xi-Auburn
Kenneth W. Barlow
Robert R. Roberson
Omicron-Kentucky
Dale R. Stith
Pi-Oklahoma State
Gary C. Clark
Arthur L. Hutson
Arthur J. Jacques
Kenneth E. Root
Phi-Univ. of California-Davis
Brent A. McGowan
Rodney Y. Nishikawa
Gerald A. Rominger
David C. Smallhouse
Chi-Cal Poly
Louis A. Brown
Michael J. Gomes
Jeffrey K. Sanders
Psi-Maine
Harry H. Brill
OmegaNew Hampshire
Jonathan S. Kingsbury
Alpha Gamma-Florida
Steven L. Hall
Alpha DeltaMontana State
William Perry
Alpha ZetaKansas State
Donald D. Griffiths
Keith A. Heikes
Todd D. Johnson
Timothy A. Oswalt
Alpha Theta-Maryland
Charles E. Iager
Alpha KappaTennessee-Knoxville
John R. Tarpley
Alpha OmicronUtah State
Robert A. Carlson
Alpha Pi-Arizona
Robert E. Briggs
Alpha SigmaCalifornia StateFresno
Ian A. Burnett
Alpha TauWestern Illinois
Jack J. Nieuwkoop
Gerald E. Salzman
Alpha Psi - WisconsinRiver Falls
Mark M. Bacon
Matthew O. Fischer
Troy W. Johnson
Alpha OmegaMurray State
William D. Armstrong
Arthur W. Green
Beta GammaWisconsin-Platteville
Kenneth A. Janes
Michael B. Sands
Duane A. Schaefer
Beta DeltaIllinois State
Bruce L. Attig
Beta Zeta-Clemson
Louis B. Lynn
Beta EtaVirginia Polytech
Jay S. Poole
Beta ThetaMiddle Tenn State
Jason A. Searles
Beta KappaCalifornia State-Chico
Lee E. Cole
LIFETIME GIVING LEVELS
Lifetime Giving Levels include all cash payments and estate gifts that support the Mission of YOUR Educational Foundation for the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity.
FOUNDER’S CIRCLE
$1,000,000 OR MORE
Zeta-Cornell
Kevin G. Bartolotta
Eta-Iowa State
Kenneth D. Isley
Omicron-Kentucky
Glenn A. Stith
Pi-Oklahoma State
Arthur J. Jacques N. Mitchell
Chi-Cal Poly
Donald A. De Jong
ORDER OF THE BROTHERHOOD
$500,000 - $999,999
Alpha-Illinois
Philip L. Francis
Beta-
The Ohio State Univ
Kirby Barrick
EpsilonNorth Dakota State
Allan R. Johnson
SigmaWashington State
Doyle W. Jacklin
Alpha Psi-
Wisconsin-River Falls
William T. Boehm
Friend of AGR
Cathie Lemon
ORDER OF THE HARVEST
$100,000 - $499,999
Alpha-Illinois
David A. Maurer
David A. Schick
Jay J. Vroom
Beta-
The Ohio State Univ
Robert M. McClelland
Gamma-Penn State
William H. Yerkes
Delta-Purdue
Richard E. Belcher
Sanford A. Belden
Joseph D. Coffey
Thomas A. Davis
Byram E. Dickes
Douglas E. Eckrote
Joseph W. Hasler
Steven G. Newcom
Ted A. Priebe
Gene L. Swackhamer
EpsilonNorth Dakota State
Gregory J. Halverson
Roger A. Kenner
Corey L. Martin
David Sunderland
Zeta-Cornell
Douglas J. Adams
Gregory I. Wickham
Eta-Iowa State
James C. Borel
Michael J. Borel
Sigmund L. Cornelius
David W. Van Wert
Robert C. Vasko
Theta-Missouri
Zane V. Akins
Stephen D. Barr
Stephen A. Ellis
Ralph D. Gates
Daniel L. Prosser
Bradley K. Starbuck
Robert S. Wheeler
Iota-WisconsinMadison
Bill E. Hantke
Jerry A. Steiner
Kappa-Nebraska
William C. Schilling
Nu-
North Carolina State
Samuel D. Davis
Tyler B. Warren
Omicron-Kentucky
Burgess J. Brown
Scott A. Brown
David W. Case
Leslie J. Stith
Pi-Oklahoma State
Raymond E. Beck
Jeffrey E. Bode
Gary C. Clark
Bradley A. Gungoll
Joe B. Hinz
Arthur L. Hutson
Douglas L. Jackson
Paul I. Schulte
Scott W. Sewell
James W. Sigmon
K. Sizelove
Dennis L. Slagell
Paul E. Yauk
Rho-Colorado State
Brian L. Field
Phi-Univ. of California-Davis
Gerald A. Rominger
Jeremy R. Turner
Chi-Cal Poly
George A. Borba
Ricardo Echeverria
Ejnar A. Knudsen
Ole M. Meland
Stanley O. Van Vleck
Alpha Beta-Oregon State
Richard D. Ladd
Alpha Gamma-Florida
N. P. Brooks
John M. Douthat
Dean P. Saunders
Edward L. Smoak
Alpha ZetaKansas State
Nelson D. Galle
Samuel L. Hands
Loren J. Kruse
Aaron M. McKee
John A. Niemann
Michael E. Smith
Randall D. Stoecker
Douglas C. Weyer
Alpha Iota-Arkansas
James E. Mitchell
Alpha KappaTennessee-Knoxville
Donald J. Smith
Alpha SigmaCalifornia StateFresno
Michael J. Way
Alpha PhiSouth Dakota State
Bradley W. Freking
Troy W. Johnson
Alpha ChiWestern Kentucky
Jack H. Britt
Alpha Psi-WisconsinRiver Falls
Philip Josephson
Friend of AGR
Doyle & Debbie Carlton
Norberta Modliszewski
Teri and David Zuck
ORDER OF THE SHIELD
$50,000 - $99,999
Alpha-Illinois
Edward J. Dollinger
Larry G. Gerdes
David A. Hollinrake
W. Thad Kuhfuss
James E. Ross
Beta-
The Ohio State Univ
David R. Ames
Todd E. Pugh
Gamma-Penn State
Richard S. Carpenter
Brian T. Sarris
Jon J. Schroer
Delta-Purdue
John E. Burkhardt
John C. Cottingham
John A. Demerly
Gerald L. Nickel
David R. Parker
EpsilonNorth Dakota State
Randall C. Aarestad
John R. Anderson
Jack Brown
Allen D. Giese
Randy D. Reber
Peter O. Shockman
David M. Vipond
Michael L. Vipond
Ray L. York
Zeta-Cornell
William C. Baskin
David M. Galton
William J. Lipinski
Ronald J. Pope
Neil C. Rejman
Charles F. Saul
Andrew P. White
Eta-Iowa State
Timothy J. Heiller
Gregory P. Nickerson
Theta-Missouri
Phillip C. Brown
David M. Minnick
Paul W. Steele
Larry R. Warren
John S. Woodward
Iota-WisconsinMadison
John A. Cull
Karl A. Drye
Clifford C. Gnatzig
Robert J. Kalter
Russell J. Schuler
James V. Zarndt
Lambda-Minnesota
Adam E. Manwarren
Leland N. Sundet
Nu-
North Carolina State
Allen M. Matthews
Omicron-Kentucky
George A. Duncan
Julian Gray
Pi-Oklahoma State
Gordon D. Elsener
David R. Epperly
Kyle E. Goerke
Daniel J. Grellner
Randy J. Grellner
Terry M. Hague
Robert A. Hodgen
Ladd D. Hudgins
Clay H. Hutson
Sean P. Kouplen
Javen D. Moore
Rodney D. Orrell
Kent Prickett
Gregory S. Shepherd
Terry W. Tippens
Richard A. Wuerflein
LIFETIME GIVING LEVELS (CONTINUED)
Chi-Cal Poly
David De Jong
Alpha BetaOregon State
Skye H. Krebs
Gary S. Nuss
V. Kent Searles
Craig W. Ward
Alpha Gamma-Florida
Sidney M. Banack
Wilton R. Banack
Reginald L. Brown
Evander B. Conoley
Miller Couse
Timothy J. Garman
Randall W. Hanna
John D. Hooker
Jefferson B. Miller
Paul C. Myers
Ernest A. Sellers
William G. Steube
Elder M. Sumner
Dale W. Zimmerman
Alpha Delta-Montana State
Taylor Brown
James L. Driscoll
Lyle E. Hodgskiss
James L. Holzer
Ronald A. Ramsfield
Kenneth M. Walsh
Alpha Zeta-Kansas State
Ben E. Brent
Robert J. Broeckelman
Chad E. Chase
Michael K. Doane
R. Foote
Bradley D. Foote
Keith A. Heikes
Todd D. Johnson
Kenneth G. Kalb
Robert B. Moore
Bill E. New
Warren D. Nichols
Casey W. Niemann
Dale A. Rodman
Wallace W. Wolf
Alpha Theta-Maryland
Paul S. Weller
Alpha Iota-Arkansas
James V. Atkinson
Russell O. Black
Rex A. Martin
John P. Pendergrass
J. Kirk Thompson
Marcus M. Waldrip
Alpha KappaTennessee-Knoxville
John R. Tarpley
Alpha LambdaNew Mexico State
Tyler O. DuBry
Alpha Nu-Connecticut
Clifford L. Bampton
Alpha Rho-Vermont
Erwin C. Clark
Donald J. McFeeters
Alpha TauWestern Illinois
Larry G. Lepper
Phillip E. Nichols
Gerald E. Salzman
Leonard W. Whipps
Robert H. Woodrow
Alpha UpsilonTennessee-Martin
Robert T. Earnest
Alpha Psi-WisconsinRiver Falls
David B. Kilpatrick
James G. Van Wychen
Jon E. Wangen
Beta Delta-Illinois State
Donald J. Bumphrey
Beta Eta-Virginia Polytech
Jay S. Poole
Friend of AGR
Elizabeth Anderson
Anonymous
Elise R. Donohue
Lillian J. Fobes
F. Jean Rehn
ORDER OF THE SHEAF
$25,000 - $49,999
Alpha-Illinois
Stanley E. Foley
Mark C. Gossett
Wilbur E. Nelson
Cory A. Peter
Ross A. Peter
Beta-
The Ohio State Univ
Joseph R. Crites
Daryl L. Deering
J. Stewart McCoy
Dwight C. Radcliff
Dwight R. Steen
Gamma-Penn State
Matthew W. Keil
James C. Valent
Delta-Purdue
Bruce W. Brown
Joseph E. Horstman
Mark G. McKinney
Donald E. Orr
Leo P. Scheetz
Keith A. Welty
EpsilonNorth Dakota State
Michael A. Anderson
Keith D. Bjerke
Dale R. Carpentier
William M. Finley
John W. Giese
Frederick J. Haas
James G. Hauge
Russell B. Johnson
Merrill A. Johnson
Carl D. Larson
Thomas S. Lilja
Zeta-Cornell
Sheldon D. Brown
Steven M. Chuhta
Mark W. Creighton
Timothy J. Dayka
John A. Noble
David G. Porter
Edgar Savidge
William S. Wickham
Eta-Iowa State
Charles P. Brown
Robert L. Dittmer
Arlen L. Wonderlich
Theta-Missouri
William K. Dunn
Lynn A. Fahrmeier
Gary J. Frazier
Edwin F. Gladbach
Jerome C. Graeser
Curtis W. Long
James B. McRoberts
Lowell F. Mohler
Lawrence M. Turpin
Iota-WisconsinMadison
Richard H. Daluge
Scott Kurzer
Robert H. Miller
Samuel J. Miller
Bernard L. Staller
Randall E. Torgerson
Jerome F. Wallander
Kappa-Nebraska
Larry F. Engelkemier
Nu-
North Carolina State
Raymond O. Collier
Robert W. May
Omicron-Kentucky
Jack D. McHargue
Bernard L. Peterson
Pi-Oklahoma State
C. James Bode
James M. Buck
William M. Elliott
James O. Ferrell
Kim I. Ford
Dale J. Grellner
Richard J. Grellner
Greg W. Gungoll
Michael L. Hardin
Roy Heinrich
Robbye L. Jones
Dale E. Kunneman
Frank R. Miller
Kenneth E. Root
Spencer T. Sewell
Jack E. Stuteville
SigmaWashington State
Nickolas D. Hein
Tau-Michigan State
Frederick S. Addy
William E. Graves
John R. Welser
Phi-Univ. of CaliforniaDavis
Donald E. Brock
Chi-Cal Poly
Brett W. Hedrick
John A. Moons
Tim M. Souza
Paul T. Weubbe
Alpha AlphaWest Virginia
Clark E. McKee
Alpha BetaOregon State
Martin J. Belshe
William C. Case
Jan P. Wepster
Alpha Gamma-Florida
Clayton H. Archey
J. Wayne Beardsley
Brian R. Beasley
Glenn A. Bissett
Charles W. Clemons
James C. Clinard
David J. Duda
William B. McLean
John T. Polhill
Adam H. Putnam
Derick R. Thomas
Conrad H. Varnum
Tim R. Yaeger
Alpha DeltaMontana State
Donald L. Becker
Travis J. Brown
Bret I. Lesh
LeRoy D. Luft
Edward S. Malesich
Phillip J. Moodie
William Perry
Karl D. Ratzburg
Donald K. Sanders
Eugene B. Thayer
Harold A. Tutvedt
Alpha EpsilonLouisiana State
Glenn W. Bryant
Alpha ZetaKansas State
James R. Garrison
Edwin R. Kerley
Virgil A. Lair
Roger E. McClellan
Tim E. Rosenhagen
Steven H. Slusher
Curtis L. Steenbock
Keith D. Westervelt
Jerrod A. Westfahl
Alpha Iota-Arkansas
Rodney D. Baker
Kevin L. Barrows
Frank Carter
John C. Looney
James E. Marrs
Greg K. Satterfield
LIFETIME GIVING LEVELS (CONTINUED)
Alpha KappaTennessee-Knoxville
Tracey A. Binkley
Thomas R. White
Alpha Nu-Connecticut
George L. Staby
Alpha Pi-Arizona
Martin A. Massengale
Alpha Rho-Vermont
James R. Carpenter
Laurence C. Jost
Brian D. Markwell
Alpha SigmaCalifornia StateFresno
Ian A. Burnett
Gary W. Nelson
Alpha TauWestern Illinois
Jeffrey L. Warner
Alpha PhiSouth Dakota State
James A. Feller
Clark L. Moeckly
Randall L. Nelson
Gary E. Schultz
Dennis J. Serie
Dorn Severtson
Michael J. Sukalski
Tommy L. Thompson
Alpha ChiWestern Kentucky
Ernest W. Yates
Alpha Psi-WisconsinRiver Falls
Dayton W. Hougaard
Dennis R. Tauchen
Joseph A. Waldo
Edward G. Whitman
Beta AlphaSouthern Illinois
Gregory W. Webb
Beta Zeta-Clemson
Michael W. Freeman
Beta Eta-
Virginia Polytech
C. Gordon Thornhill
Beta Nu-Texas A&M
William E. Lagrange
Beta TauMississippi State
Bradley A. Garrison
Friend of AGR
Andrew J. Ansted
Barbara J. Ansted
Ann S. Christian
Carol A. Johnson, Ed.D.
Tim M. Lopez
Gregory T. Oehrtman
C. Emily Rodibaugh
June D. Schrupp
Natalie & JR Thomas
Lee H. Townsend
ORDER OF THE SICKLE
$15,000 - $24,999
Alpha-Illinois
Brett G. Bayston
Joseph S. Bicknell
Vincent L. Reincke
Morris L. Smith
Jack M. Widholm
James L. Zumwalt
Beta-
The Ohio State Univ
Peter M. Bowen
Derek E. Cunningham
Jac T. Dill
Michael J. Estadt
Timothy J. Geiger
John B. Stair
Gamma-Penn State
Carl A. Anderson
Dwight G. Edwards
William C. Nichol
Thomas R. Olliver
Delta-Purdue
Michael J. Baines
Wayne E. Beehler
Hal K. Bowman
B. A. Buchanan
Dwain R. Cottingham
Mark F. Durr
Doug Griffin
Kirt D. Ramsay
Rick A. Senesac
David L. Voris
Douglas W. Wilhelm
Marko S. Zaninovich
Epsilon-
North Dakota State
Joseph L. Bata
Darby G. Bauer
Neal R. Bjornson
Bruce L. Fagerholt
Bernard L. Goodman
Gregory G. Goodman
Jared C. Hagert
Clinton D. Kurtz
Anthony D. Larson
Randall A. Mauch
Lyle E. Moe
Andy J. Moquist
James A. Mostad
Gerald C. Puppe
Joseph S. Ruliffson
Howard G. Schmid
Donald F. Schwartz
Mark A. Sletten
Mark A. Vipond
Jason C. Wildung
Jarvis J. York
Zeta-Cornell
John S. Adams
Jeffrey A. Ainslie
David D. Alexander
Ronald L. Beck
Timothy S. Bostley
David L. Call
Steven T. Call
Frederic H. Corell
Richard D. Darley
Philip H. Davis
Derl I. Derr
Walter J. Henry
J. Holloway
John B. Mueller
Brian T. Rapp
Stephen A. Riessen
Donald A. Seipt
David W. Tregaskis
Eta-Iowa State
Bret R. Carter
Albert C. Duroe
Steven M. Hanson
James R. Howe
Bruce L. Rastetter
Theta-Missouri
James A. Edwards
James N. Famuliner
Sidney B. Johnson
Rado J. Popp
Douglas B. Thomas
Iota-WisconsinMadison
Dale F. Bruhn
James K. Caldwell
Paul R. Hagen
Robert A. Hagenow
Allan A. Schultz
Scott A. Vosters
John W. Wilks
Kappa-Nebraska
Robert L. Raun
Charles E. Trauger
Lambda-Minnesota
Neil N. Fruechte
Elden G. Lamprecht
Robert C. Schwert
Omicron-Kentucky
Paul S. Hupman
R. Thomas Waldrop
John T. Woeste
Pi-Oklahoma State
Paul A. Burrell
Dennis L. Christie
Stephen G. Coit
John D. Crawford
Dwight A. Dickey
Charles L. Elliott
Bryan D. Fischer
Charles R. Freeman
Michael J. Frickenschmidt
Charles L. Jacques
Bradley J. Johnson
Jeffrey L. Kubik
Abner B. Lemert
Bryan E. Mannering
Grant L. McKinney
Teddy R. Miller
Jeff Morris
Roy Mulbery
Benjamin M. Mungle
Matthew S. Panach
Russell G. Postier
Lynn L. Reinschmiedt
Brady J. Sidwell
Ryan J. Trojan
Jerry N. White
Rho-Colorado State
Charles E. Mason
Jay H. Wardell
Roy T. Wardell
Sigma-Washington State
Steven W. Swannack
Phi-Univ. of CaliforniaDavis
William D. Carriere
Max K. Herzog
John E. Kidd
George D. Tibbitts
Thomas M. Watson
Dean W. Wheeler
Chi-Cal Poly
Paul J. Wenger
Alpha AlphaWest Virginia
William W. Black
Alpha BetaOregon State
Bruce A. McKee
Alpha Gamma-Florida
William K. Davis
Jamie R. Hayes
Raymond J. Hodge
Paul A. Koukos
Roy D. Lundy
Larry L. Mack
David M. Mann
Martin J. McKenna
Paul F. Mott
Joel C. Phillips
Michael Pressley
Bryan L. Putnal
Kay M. Richardson
Michael W. Shiver
John F. Smoak
Charles R. Thomas
Alpha DeltaMontana State
Scott W. Cromwell
Thomas E. Dedman
Bruce B. Ellis
Thomas D. Evans
Donald L. Herzog
John B. Holden
Aaron R. Iverson
William Krutzfeldt
Vernon D. Luft
Mark A. Martin
Steven M. Moodie
Cole R. Ratzburg
Richard W. Siderius
Todd S. Tibbetts
Robert J. Tronstad
Stephen F. Wagner
Alpha EpsilonLouisiana State
Myron J. Rabalais
Alpha ZetaKansas State
Forest Brookover
Donald D. Griffiths
Jon F. Isch
Larry C. Jones
Thomas L. Miller
Brian K. Pelton
Matthew G. Urbanek
Alpha Eta-Georgia
James T. Irvin
Alpha Theta-Maryland
Tau-Michigan State
Daniel P. Peabody
Jack L. Townsend
John W. Williamson
Charles E. Iager
Richard M. Jackson
LIFETIME GIVING LEVELS (CONTINUED)
Alpha Iota-Arkansas
Jerry B. Burkett
Alpha KappaTennessee-Knoxville
Peter G. Markovich
Alpha Lambda-New Mexico State
Lowell B. Catlett
Alpha Nu-Connecticut
William F. Leahey
Alpha Pi-Arizona
Robert E. Briggs
Alpha Rho-Vermont Hall Thompson
Alpha SigmaCalifornia StateFresno
Paul A. Toste
Alpha Tau-Western Illinois
Sidney C. Kemmis
Darcy D. Kessler
Wayne G. Willems
Alpha Phi-South Dakota State
Leonard S. Dankey
Keith H. Goehring
Garry O. Grorud
Lee E. Leiferman
Wayne M. Williamson
Alpha Chi-Western Kentucky
James Stewart
Alpha Psi-WisconsinRiver Falls
Steven J. Bensend
William E. Kelly
Robert W. MacSwain
Thomas R. Morris
Carl G. Schaumberg
Harland G. Schneider
Wayne H. Weiland
Alpha OmegaMurray State
Arthur W. Green
Beta Zeta-Clemson
Chalmers R. Carr
Beta Eta-Virginia Polytech
Ronald D. Green, Ph.D.
Beta ThetaMiddle Tenn State
Jason A. Searles
Beta SigmaTarleton State
Cody B. Lane
Beta Phi-Idaho
Philip D. Kaufman
Friend of AGR
Dorothy Aasheim
Gayle Clifford
Christine Martindale
Ricky McNelley
Jim & Anita Trojan
Barbara A. Wolfe
ORDER OF THE LAMP
$10,000 - $14,999
Alpha-Illinois
Clifford E. Beatty
William E. Dimond
Ronald A. Ness
Robert W. Pritchard
Beta-
The Ohio State Univ
N. Kent Ames
Sidney W. Beddow
Michael A. Bumgarner
Charles F. Cunnigan
Phillip C. Farmer
Gregory R. Flax
David W. Grim
Dale A. Krukemyer
Donald L. Lamb
William E. Langel
Nathan M. Louiso
Joe R. Mesenburg
George E. Ruff
Jack B. Spitler
William S. Stinson
Gamma-Penn State
Ramsey L. Frank
David N. Geise
Penrose Hallowell
Keith E. Masser
William P. Moore
Glenn M. Moyer
Arthur G. Ramicone
John L. Tait
Boyd E. Wolff
Delta-Purdue
Anthony J. Booher
Daryl W. Branneman
Stephen A. Craig
Burton E. Etchison
Max W. Evans
Eric J. Farrand
Thomas H. McKinney
John A. Nigh
Morris E. Odle
J. Michael Scheetz
Jim L. Schoon
James G. Stewart
Dan L. Strahl
Wade P. Wiley
Brian J. Wise
Donald E. Wright
Epsilon-North Dakota State
Charles B. Aarestad
Charles W. Bateman
Brant B. Bigger
Dale N. Blume
John A. Bollingberg
John P. Boyle
Donald C. Carlson
Richard C. Clark
Richard D. Clemenson
Jason D. Eckert
Robert L. Geston
Allan M. Glynn
Warren G. Hall
Eric E. Halverson
John T. Halverson
Clair V. Hauge
George W. Hildre
Howard L. Huebner
Robert E. Jerger
Dennis E. Johnson
Robert D. Knorr
Mark G. Knorr
Jeffrey S. Knott
James G. Kokett
David A. Lee
Thomas E. Lipetzky
Terry E. Lorenzen
Marvin R. Maas
Travis D. Maddock
Scott D. Malmberg
Wade L. Moser
Curtis H. Nelson
Jeffrey G. Olson
Sherwood E. Peterson
Terrence M. Skjerseth
James A. Sletten
Donald W. Strickler
Kenneth W. Thompson
Matthew J. Titus
Thomas H. Trost
Trent Velure
Timothy S. Vipond
Daniel P. Weiler
Matthew D. Williams
Steven M. Wosick
Zeta-Cornell
Russell M. Beck
Matthew S. Budine
Donald Calhoun
Nathan F. Call
John P. Caltabiano
Aaron G. Donnan
William B. Drake
John S. Fessenden
Steven P. Griffen
Joel M. Kemp
Russell G. Miller
Stephen J. Palladino
Stanley W. Perkins
Robert W. Plass
Daniel S. Potter
Kevin C. Powell
Mark A. Schafer
Eugene W. Schurman
James F. Shannon
Charles A. Shoup
Lawrence N. Smith
Robert J. Williams
Oliver S. Williams
Corey C. Wolff
William W. Young
Stuart E. Young
William A. Zittel
Eta-Iowa State
David F. De Graff
Scott D. Flynn
Daniel O. Foor
Wayne L. Fredericks
Dan E. Johnson
Roger K. Mahr
Theta-Missouri
Crandall R. Barnard
Melvin E. Barnes
Joseph E. Boatright
Alan J. Close
Donald L. Cupps
David E. Cupps
Christopher H. Finck
Edward E. Frost
Gale C. Hankins
William H. Hayen
Matthew D. Horstmeier
Michael D. McCartney
Daniel S. Reed
Randall M. Spragg
William L. Summers
Robert M. Thompson
Glen A. Waters
William L. Williams
Iota-WisconsinMadison
Roger E. Borgwardt
Patrick J. Cashman
Steven A. Cull
Dale F. Emshoff
Steven L. Fronk
Corey A. Geiger
Oren P. F. P. Hammes
Lloyd W. Holterman
James A. Koepke
Alan H. Koepke
Timothy P. Lange
James A. Mickelson
Stephen M. Nelson
Christopher H. Nelson
Scott T. Pertzborn
Arne D. Peterson
Gregory J. Sambs
Steven J. Sanner
Irvin H. Sather
Ronald T. Schuler
Daniel D. Siemers
Jason M. Sterr
David C. Verhulst
Kappa-Nebraska
James A. Cada
Hal D. Cooper
Larry L. Holbein
Gregory R. Mullins
Lambda-Minnesota
Clarence H. Horsager
Marc J. Paulson
Myron K. Tank
Nu-
North Carolina State
Robert B. Goins
James T. Hill
Bolton W. Jones
Guy L. Jones
Omicron-Kentucky
William C. Miller
Scott Moffitt
Pi-Oklahoma State
Jesse R. Bain
Sheldon G. Bellmon
Stephen E. Benson
Gregory D. Birdwell
Glenn P. Blodgett
Mike R. Bolay
John Bullis
Michael W. Burnett
Dennis L. Buss
Robert G. Cleary
Kevin M. Coffey
Steven T. Coffey
John Cothren
Wendell J. Custer
Ronald K. Davis
Rickey M. Dean
Rex H. Eagan
Roy V. Edwards
Phillip K. Elliott
Monty J. Elsener
James Farley
Joe M. Freeman
William E. Gungoll
Richard J. Hasselwander
Brent S. Howard
Charles S. Ivy
Robert Jeffrey
Dennis W. Johnson
Curtis G. Kelsey
LIFETIME GIVING LEVELS (CONTINUED)
Kris L. Kinzie
Oliver A. Kinzie
Kenneth K. Knowles
Justin G. Krieger
Max W. Lindsay
Joe L. Lyde
Douglas R. Major
Donald R. Miller
Eddie Max M. Miller
Joseph L. Mills
Robert L. Moore
Pat K. Patterson
Bill Pond
Kenneth W. Quigley
Gerald R. Reimer
Jack A. Richey
Timothy D. Riley
Clint E. Roush
Gary Schieber
Dale R. Shenold
David B. Shepherd
Larry R. Shockey
Fred A. Shultz
Ernest E. Simpson
Brian S. Smith
Justin T. Stejskal
Travis T. Thedford
Robert D. Thompson
Douglas E. Tippens
Wayne A. Walters
Randall J. Wedel
Rodney L. Wegener
Gary Williams
Jimmy A. Williams
Michael L. Wright
Rho-Colorado State
John W. Palm
SigmaWashington State
Robert F. Felton
William C. Heinemann
Tau-Michigan State
David A. Willetts
Phi-Univ. of California-Davis
Wayne A. Bartholomew
Scott D. Cowan
Gary M. Cusumano
Mark T. Figone
William S. Gregory
Andrew J. Kennedy
Kenneth C. McCorkle
Rodney Y. Nishikawa
Brett E. Tank
Chi-Cal Poly
Ronald D. Carli
Ramon Echeverria
Jeffrey K. Sanders
Psi-Maine Lee A. Meserve
Omega-New Hampshire
Gary P. Friars
Alpha AlphaWest Virginia
John T. Rotruck
Alpha BetaOregon State
Charles T. McElligott
Vincent T. McElligott
Alpha Gamma-Florida
Eugene C. Badger
James E. Browning
J. Peter Chaires
Jimmy G. Cheek
James C. Clinard
Jeffrey L. Cusson
Robert M. Davis
John L. Hoblick
Robert B. Hunt
Frank C. Johns
Tim W. McDuffie
Charles D. Miller
Douglas C. Purvis
Keith R. Shiver
Wayne H. Simmons
Clyde S. Stephens
Jeffrey M. Sumner
Michael A. Sumner
Philip C. Visali
Matthew J. Walter
Baynard J. Ward
Roger W. Ward
William L. Wolfram
Alpha DeltaMontana State
Donald C. Anderson
Sky E. Anderson
Daniel Bergstrom
Reeves A. Brown
Frank A. Carter
Kevin C. Curry
Curtis R. Dassonville
Adrian L. Doucette
William M. Fluegel
Richard L. Fulton
J. Bruce Glennie
R. Mark Granberg
Bennie W. Green
Boyd A. Hardy
Karl J. Hertel
Scott R. Inbody
J. Kim Keltner
Robert L. Laidlaw
Warren M. Lee
Shane W. Lester
James M. McCray
Michael G. Montgomery
James L. Moodie
Jason M. Myers
Lane C. Nordlund
James E. Peterson
Joe M. Quinn
Robert M. Quinn
Bryan R. Ratzburg
Lon R. Reukauf
James R. Ryffel
Roger A. Sammons
Randall P. Smith
Todd E. Smith
Duane A. Van Dyke
Alpha EpsilonLouisiana State
Milton J. Reese
Alpha ZetaKansas State
Samuel D. Brownback
Kenneth D. Buchele
Charles R. Cole
Darren K. Gigot
Michael R. Guetterman
Justin Hagedorn
Grant P. Harris
Ronald W. Hirst
W. R. Johnson
Tracy L. Mader
James R. Perkins
M. J. Riemann
John B. Roenbaugh
Mike K. Schmitt
Jay N. Selanders
Michael K. Torrey
Brent M. Wiedeman
Alpha Eta-Georgia
Jacob E. Ford
Alpha Theta-Maryland
James A. DeShazer
Harry C. Gottwals
Alpha Iota-Arkansas
James E. Burton
Scott A. Fallen
Charles J. Farr
Thomas J. Hart
W. K. Keller
Charles R. Looney
Paul H. Shaver
James V. Smith
Dustin W. Winston
Danny L. Hudgens
Alpha KappaTennessee-Knoxville
Donald E. Williams
Alpha LambdaNew Mexico State
Julian Garcia
Paul Gutierrez
Alpha Nu-Connecticut
David H. Bennett
Richard T. Hevey
Alpha Pi-Arizona
F. Ronald Rayner
Alpha Rho-Vermont
William J. Shattuck
Alpha TauWestern Illinois
Steven B. Greenfield
Mark T. Howard
Steven J. Ramp
Monty R. Teuscher
Alpha PhiSouth Dakota State
John D. Borchers
Bruce V. Bot
James L. Girard
Todd Heine
Patrick J. Hennen
Benjamin R. Ludeman
Monte R. Mason
Gary G. Overgaard
James W. Randall
Stephen J. Rezac
Paul D. Smith
William L. Smith
Steven A. Tofteland
Max R. Williams
Alpha ChiWestern Kentucky
David T. Buckingham
Alpha Psi-WisconsinRiver Falls
Gayle R. Bacon
Mark M. Bacon
Gary M. Beastrom
Andy F. Bensend
Lee E. Born
Kenneth E. Congdon
Matthew A. Fanta
Dennis L. Gehler
Robert H. Hintz
Clyde R. Nelson
Andrew M. Novakovic
John P. Ourada
Jerel W. Steckling
Alpha Omega-
Murray State
Thomas T. Cude
Beta AlphaSouthern Illinois
Alan M. Osterlund
Beta GammaWisconsin-Platteville
Scott A. Laufenberg
Michael A. North
Duane A. Schaefer
Beta Delta-Illinois State
Bruce L. Attig
Beta Epsilon-Arkansas State
James E. Hagar
Beta Zeta-Clemson
Thad G. Boatwright
Ellie W. Green
Edwin M. Rish
Beta KappaCalifornia State-Chico
Lee E. Cole
Beta LambdaTexas A&M-Commerce
Ben L. Scholz
Beta SigmaTarleton State
Michael J. Bosco
Michael B. Keith
Beta Phi-Idaho
Cody D. Park
Glenn C. Poxleitner
Norman A. Sonnen
Dustin W. Winston
Friend of AGR
Bruce Barber
Elaine W. Crooke
William C. Davidson
Royle Devore
Carleigh O. DuBry
Charles Galloway
Scott K. Hale
Joseph B. Hurd
K. Michael Ingram
Bill Jay
Polly W. Johns
Susan Johnson
David P. Krenzer
Charles H. Riley
Beverly J. Rose
D. Eileen Smith
Stephanie Swannack
Scott & Debbie Winters
FUND REPORT
Fund advisory reports are provided quarterly to update brothers and friends of Alpha Gamma Rho on the existence, maintance and performance of endowments and other funds internally managed by The Educational Foundation of Alpha Gamma Rho.
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Below is a list of current endowments, which are provided in an effort to maintain transparency. These funds are intended to continue in perpetuity, with the spendable balance allocated and dispersed from the specified annual amount stated in the fund agreement. Please note that fund names may vary and may be truncated for accommodation in accounting reports.
OTHER FUNDS
Below is a list of all other funds. These funds differ slightly from endowment funds due to how the spendable balance is allocated based upon the intent of the donor. These funds may or may not be intended to continue in perpetuity, which dictates whether there is a balance or the availability of the full balance for distribution.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENDOWMENT AND OTHER FUNDS?
Endowment refers to funds that continue in perpetuity, meaning the gifts are invested and only the allocated spendable amount can be spent.
Other Funds include Non-Endowment or “Temporarily Restricted” Funds, which refers to funds where there may or mat not be restrictions placed on the allocated amount of spendable funds.
* Contributions to this fund are still being solicited. The extent to which these contributions may eventually be endowed will be based on donor-specific intent and/or Board directive.
FOUNDATION FINANCIALS
The Educational Foundation financials are provided in an effort to maintain transparency and are managed by an external accounting firm, Fortiviti, under regular review by the Educational Foundation Treasurer, Ron Brohammer. It is also audited on an annual basis. The Educational Foundation financials are for the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years.
AGR’s Investment Management Process includes the Investment Committee (which implements the policy approved by the Board and makes investment decisions). The Investment Committee meets at least four times a year. They retain professional investment management expertise which they use to review performance, evaluate investment managers and evaluate alternative investment approaches.
As a nonprofit organization the Educational Foundation’s balance sheet is known as the Statement of Financial Position, and the income statement is known as a Statement of Activities
Note - Prior year balances may differ slightly due to audit adjustments finalized after this report was published.
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
BILL BOEHM
Chairmain, Educational Foundation
Investment Committee
As you have read, 2024 was a particularly eventful year for our undergraduate members and their local chapters. Generous donors are stepping up doing their part to make more and better leadership development and personal growth experiences available for AGR members and their chapter-level support teams. Some of those gifts are unrestricted, giving the Foundation Board the opportunity to channel resources to specific projects. Others are for restricted purposes like AGRConnect or Local Chapter Excellence. Still others, like scholarship funds, are often both restricted and endowed meaning the donor intends for them to exist in perpetuity supporting a specific purpose. With few exceptions, your gifts to the AGR Foundation are then invested in a diversified portfolio with a long-term goal of producing competitive and consistent payouts without taking undue market risk. That, in a nutshell, is the job of the Foundation Investment Committee.
Committee decisions are made more difficult by the fact that the investment environment is everchanging. Over the past several years, for example, we have experienced a global pandemic, increased geopolitical tensions, felt an uptick in global inflation and dealt with changes in government policy to combat rising prices. More recently, new questions about the U.S. economy are being raised by concerns about the availability of service and agricultural labor, changing world trade flows and even the anticipated changes to government “safety nets.” So far, such concerns have not triggered deep and sustained low-investment returns. Since the 2008 Financial Crisis, the compound annual return from investments in global equities has been nearly 10%. The five-year return from global equities since 2020 has been 15% per year. This rate of return may well be unsustainable as many now predict. But, as the past two years have proven, knowing just when, or if, such a correction will occur cannot be known by anyone. All we can do is make information-based, prudent judgments relying on the advice we receive from a professional Investment Advisor.
Staying disciplined and diversified has paid off. The Foundation investment pool which now consists mostly of restricted and endowed funds totaled $14.4 million on Dec. 31, 2024. After adjusting for deposits and withdrawals, the 2024 investment return was 14%. That’s slightly better than a simple portfolio with 70% Global Equities and 30% Fixed Income. The 10-year return for the investment portfolio was a healthy 7.5% allowing the Foundation Board to authorize a 4% payout for endowed funds for the past several years even as annual fluctuations in returns are experienced. In addition to the investment portfolio, the Foundation has another $1.75 million in an interest-bearing money market fund. Mostly, those funds are restricted for use in maintaining and/or improving educational spaces in Chapter Housing. When your Chapter needs those funds, they will be available even if the broader investment markets are depressed.
As this Growth Report makes clear, AGR is building Momentum that is taking us into an exciting future. Your contributions to the Educational Foundation are both needed and very much appreciated.
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION SUPPORT STAFF
REX MARTIN Secretary CAROL JOHNSON, ED.D. Chief Development Officer
DONALD DE JONG Director, Chi
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION BOARD
ROBERT EARNEST Director, Alpha Upsilon
FRATERNITY STAFF
LOGAN LEEN Educational Leadership Consultant
ANITA LEONE Administrative Coordinator
GLENN STITH Chairman, Omicron
KEN ISLEY Vice Chairman, Eta
TROY JOHNSON Director, Alpha Phi
RONALD BROHAMMER Treasurer, Beta Alpha
WILLIAM BOEHM Director, Alpha Psi
JOHN COTTINGHAM Director, Delta
BRIAN FIELD Director, Rho
ALLAN JOHNSON Director, Epsilon
JOHN NOBLE Director, Zeta
JAY POOLE Director, Beta Eta
JERRY STEINER Director, Iota
MICHAEL WAY Director, Alpha Sigma
GRANT BARGFREDE Senior Director of Operations
AMANDA HORVAT, PH.D. Director of Leadership & Education
BECKY HALEY Office Manager
DOUG KRENZER Educational Leadership Consultant
REX MARTIN Chief Executive Officer
JUSTIN NICHOLS Educational Leadership Consultant
MICHELLE LYNN Administrative Coordinator
BEN WILLOUGHBY Educational Programs Coordinator
A LETTER FROM THE CEO
REX MARTIN Chief Executive Officer
BRIDGING GENERATIONS – KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING!
You have heard the old saying, “Win the battle, but lose the war.” The timeframe of one generation of AGR collegiate brothers ranges from two to four years in the chapter life cycle. It is very important that we help meet their needs during that time. This includes leadership education, scholarships, networking and a range of other benefits. That is the short game: wash, rinse, repeat. But what is the glue that holds it together from generation to generation – Local Alumni!!! They are the MOMENTUM that wins the day, months, and many years of a chapter.
College enrollment is declining. Male enrollment is also declining, and some colleges are not supporting agricultural majors, yet our membership numbers remain stable and are on the upswing. It is the programs that you sponsor, the dollars you give toward scholarships, and the time you spend with our men that make the difference. We are genuinely thankful and appreciative of your generosity, which helps us maintain this MOMENTUM.
Every donation counts. It can be the difference between whether a collegiate brother attends college or not. Donations to our annual Loyalty Fund count. It enables the Educational Foundation to host critical leadership programming that helps our brothers operate as a cohesive unit and achieve their full potential. Donations to our Local Chapter Excellence and the Nationwide Top Leaders Institute are appreciated. Bringing together a new set of chapter officers, key influencers such as Advisers, House Mothers/Directors, and alumni leadership to plan a path forward for both the individual brother and the chapter. It is building life skills that can help our brothers grow in their chapter, college, and careers.
As write this, the annual NCAA March Madness is upon us. I am sure you have your brackets filled out. Which Cinderella team will be the bracket-buster and send a blue-chip team home? I think of teams like Butler or Loyola of Chicago making the Final Four and everyone was rooting for the underdog. Then, the Championship team is crowned, and the music of “One Shining Moment” is played, accompanied by video clips of the tournament teams. This past year was the year for our AGR donors to shine. They lift up our chapter brothers to do more and challenge feats that they could only dream of. You are the biggest cheerleaders and brightest coaches, helping our brothers go Pro in the game of life. Thank you! Thank you! I can’t wait for what you will do next year to come.
Let’s keep the MOMENTUM going to reach the top!
Rex Martin Chief Executive Officer
