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Richard Ach ’73, Chair Retired Senior Vice President, AG Edwards
joined Prescott College in 2009 and two years later was named Vice President for Institutional Advancement. During the past three years, I’ve had a reoccurring thought about my work here that comes from an essay in The Columbian Orator published in 1797: “Large streams from little fountains flow, Tall oaks from little acorns grow.” Today, Prescott College is sowing the seeds—the acorns—that will mature into oaks; providers of sustainable financial resources for the College into the future. It has been a year of constant adjustment to market forces to ensure expenditures and available resources stay in balance. These decisions haven’t been easy— and the economic forecasts would indicate they aren’t over yet. But I and my fellow members of the President’s advisory group are confident in the direction we are headed as an institution. The past three years have been transformational for Prescott College. We have embraced a very aggressive building project, making student housing available for 104 students. This helps build a stronger community among the students and aids admissions and retention initiatives, both of which are critical to the success of the College. The campus has been more defined and beautified, and parking lots upgraded. People now have a keener sense of Prescott College’s location and its contributions in the local community, not the least of which are nationally renowned exhibits at the Art Gallery at Sam Hill Warehouse. We have added two degrees to the On-Campus Undergraduate Program (a B.F.A. and B.S.), on-campus delivery for a Master of Arts in Humanities with a concentration in Social Justice and Human Rights, with a proposed M.Ed. in the works—all of which broaden our appeal in an education market experts project will continue to shrink. Also, our fundraising efforts are engaging more of our constituents than ever. This year we saw a 36 percent increase in the number of donors to the Annual Fund for Academic Excellence. We had 262 first-time donors; and another 73 increased the amount of their gift to the College. Yes, these are acorns from which mighty oaks do grow.
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Thank you to each and every one, nearly 700, who supported Prescott College last year. If you have never given a gift to the College, consider making your first one this year. Looking forward,
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Betsy Bolding Director of Consumer Affairs, Tucson Electric Power Dan Boyce, Past Chair Senior Partner, The Center for Financial Planning Dan Campbell Retired Verde Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy Peter Evans Independent Consultant Barbara Hammer, Student Trustee Limited-Residency Ph.D. Program, Prescott College James Hughes Retired Attorney, Hughes & Whitaker David Meeks ’73 President, Sonoma Rentals Steve Pace, Secretary and Faculty Trustee On-Campus Undergraduate Program, Prescott College Don Reifer President, Reifer Consultants Carla Rellinger ’05, Employee Trustee Director of Auxiliary Services, Prescott College Michael Rooney Attorney, Sacks-Tierney Jerry Secundy President/CEO, California Council for Environmental & Economic Balance John Van Domelen, Vice Chair Retired President, Wentworth Institute of Technology Jim Walsh Attorney, Pinal County Arizona Ken Ziesenheim, Treasurer Financial Advisor, Raymond James Financial Services
Marjory J. Sente
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