Our Moment to Shine: Final Campaign Report 2007

OUR MOMENT TO SHINE

Final Campaign Report 2007

MOMENT U M T H E C A M PA I G N F O R T H E U N I V E R S I TY OF MIAMI

$116M

$156M

$74M

FOR STUDENT PROGRAMS,

FOR FACILITIES AND

FOR FACULTY,

INCLUDING 166 ENDOWED

EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING

INCLUDING 35 NEW

SCHOLARSHIPS

33 NEW OR ENHANCED

ENDOWED CHAIRS

BUILDINGS

$868M

$105M

FOR MEDICAL CARE,

FOR ACADEMIC

RESEARCH, AND

PROGRAMS

EDUCATION

$376M FROM ALUMNI INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES

$472M IN FOUNDATION GRANTS

$1.4 Billion RAISED BETWEEN MAY 1, 2000 AND DECEMBER 31, 2007

$151M

$335M IN TRUSTEE

IN CORPORATE

GIVING

SUPPORT

$59M

$209M

FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY

IN ENDOWED

INITIATIVES

FUNDS

A UNIVERSITY ON THE RISE Momentum: The Campaign for the University of Miami was publicly announced in October 2003 with a billion-dollar goal and a bold vision of propelling UM into a new era as one of the nation’s leading research universities. Raising more than $1.4 billion in less than seven years from its original inception in May 2000, Momentum has strengthened every aspect of University life—and made our future brighter than ever.

BRILLIANT SUCCESS,

BOLD

I

t has been an extraordinary and exciting

venture that has enriched every area of our University and prepared it for further greatness. The remarkable success of Momentum: The Campaign for the University of Miami has fueled a sweeping transformation throughout our institution. The greatest fundraising initiative in the University’s history, Momentum has been the catalyst of one of our most dynamic periods and is propelling us to unprecedented levels of distinction.

Everywhere you look, the University is being reinvigorated,

ments. Your investment in our students, faculty, and pro-

and we are taking advantage of this momentum to

grams ensures a bright future for the University.

further accelerate our progress.

Momentum’s monumental success attests to the power

Our rising academic excellence, reflected in prominent

of people sharing a bold vision—and it has redefined

national rankings, distinguishes us as one of the nation’s

where the University stands in the landscape of American

most rapidly improving institutions of higher learning. We

higher education. We are grateful for your support, trust,

are admitting the most outstanding students in our history

and belief in our mission—and look forward to your con-

and recruiting a growing cadre of highly renowned scholars.

tinued partnership in our quest to build one of the world’s

New state-of-the-art facilities reshape our campuses. Leading-

great research universities.

edge research programs yield breakthrough solutions to realworld problems and contribute to humanity’s storehouse of intellectual capital. Our expanding patient care enterprise is essential to South Florida’s health care system.

The phenomenal outpouring of generous support from

Donna E. Shalala

our friends has been instrumental to these accomplish-

President

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S T R AT E G Y Guiding Momentum to a Triumphant Finale Campaign Chair Dean Colson As chair of Momentum, Dean Colson, J.D. ’77, played

century, he has devoted his prodigious energy and talents

a vital role in this historic fundraising initiative. The

to a broad array of regional causes and issues. Among

campaign’s success is vivid proof of Colson’s extraordinary

many other recognitions, Colson is a winner of the Mayor

ability to galvanize unprece-

of Miami’s Citizen of the Year

dented levels of support among

award for his civic contributions

all of the University’s key

to South Florida.

constituencies.

“Dean Colson embodies the

Colson served as chair of the

word ‘commitment’ to the Univer-

University’s Board of Trustees

sity of Miami,” President Shalala

from 2004 to 2007. A highly

has said of him. “He is truly dedi-

respected attorney, he is a partner

cated to the betterment of UM

in the law firm Colson Hicks

and to ensuring that this extraordi-

Eidson. In 2000, Colson was

nary institution becomes one of

appointed by Governor Jeb Bush

the premier universities and

to the State of Florida Commis-

medical centers in the country.”

sion on Ethics; in 2002, the gov-

The University of Miami

ernor appointed him to the

community thanks Dean Colson

Judicial Nominating Commission

for his inspiring guidance and

for the Florida Supreme Court.

outstanding leadership of the Momentum campaign. The

A Miami native, Colson is equally renowned for his

positive results will be felt for decades to come in every

commitment to his community. For the past quarter-

aspect of University life.

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E L E VAT I N G T H E U N I V E R S I T Y T O A NEW LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE

T

he Momentum campaign invited friends

of the University of Miami to accelerate the University’s evolution into one of the nation’s—and the world’s—leading intellectual engines. Among the thousands who responded were individuals and organizations who have transformed the University with consistent generosity and laid the groundwork for even greater achievements with extraordinary campaign gifts, such as those highlighted here.

THE MILLER FAMILY In 1954, Leonard Miller, newly arrived in Miami, founded a small homebuilding firm that would ultimately evolve into Lennar Corporation—a Fortune 500 company that helped shape the Florida landscape. Half a century later, on December 6, 2004, Miller’s family made a landmark gift of $100 million to the University of Miami, bringing its total support of UM to more than $112 million. The Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine was named in recognition of this extraordinary gift—the largest ever received by the University. By enabling the University to recruit outstanding physician-scientists, build state-of-the-art new clinical and research facilities, and implement an array of innovative initiatives and programs, the Miller gift has ushered in a bold new era of excellence for the school and the thousands of people— throughout South Florida and far beyond—whose lives it touches every day.

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T H E

C A M P A I G N

F O R

T H E

U N I V E R S I T Y

O F

M I A M I

DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION

EUGENIA J. DODSON

Contributing critical mass to the

“Gene” J. Dodson lived frugally while

When L. Austin Weeks passed away

quest for a cure, the Diabetes

tending an inheritance from her

in 2005, he left $15 million to the

Research Institute Foundation

beloved husband, Joseph Enloe

University, $10 million of which was

committed $94 million during

Dodson, who died in 1949. When

designated for scholarships. Weeks

Momentum to the University’s

she passed away in 2005, just shy of

and his wife, Marta (above), who

Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), a

her 101st birthday, Dodson left the

now serves as chair of the University’s

world leader in cure-focused diabetes

amazing results of her careful and

Board of Trustees, have given $39 mil-

research led by Camillo Ricordi

shrewd financial management—

lion to UM over the years. Two out-

(above). Since 1971, the foundation’s

a fortune of $37 million—to the Uni-

standing facilities at the Frost School

gifts of more than $135 million to the

versity of Miami. This extraordinary

of Music are named in their honor:

University have funded the DRI’s

legacy, divided between the Diabetes

The L. Austin Weeks Center for

multidisciplinary facility and estab-

Research Institute Foundation and

Recording and Performance and

lished seven endowed chairs and

the University of Miami Sylvester

the Marta and Austin Weeks Music

fellowships; they continue to support

Comprehensive Cancer Center,

Library and Technology Center.

new research initiatives, ongoing

provides both entities with unprece-

Other programs that have been bene-

scientific programs, and global collab-

dented opportunities to expand

ficiaries of the couple’s extraordinary

orations. In addition to its pioneering

current research activities, explore

generosity are the Miller School of

work in islet transplantation, the

promising scientific areas, develop

Medicine, Mailman Center for Child

DRI is currently pursuing innovative

new treatments, and accelerate

Development, Division of Continu-

cell-based therapies in several other

progress toward cures.

ing and International Education,

For more than half a century, Eugenia

promising areas.

L. AUSTIN AND MARTA WEEKS

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, and School of Nursing and Health Studies.

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PHILLIP AND PATRICIA FROST

BUONICONTI FUND TO CURE PARALYSIS

Phillip Frost, chair and CEO

Since its 1985 founding by

of IVAX Corporation, and

WALLACE H. COULTER FOUNDATION

DR. JOHN T. MACDONALD FOUNDATION

the Miller School’s Barth

The ability to accelerate

A longtime supporter of

his wife, Patricia, a retired

A. Green and NFL Hall of

promising research from

genetics-focused initiatives at

educator and dedicated phi-

Fame linebacker Nick

scientific laboratories to

the Miller School, the Dr.

lanthropist, are well known

Buoniconti, The Miami

patients’ bedsides has taken

John T. Macdonald Founda-

for their generous support

Project to Cure Paralysis has

a giant leap forward at the

tion provided initial funding

of education and the arts.

sought a cure for paralysis

Miller School of Medicine,

for the school’s genetics

The Momentum campaign

resulting from spinal cord

thanks to campaign support

program. A $2 million gift

hit a high note of success

injury. The Buoniconti

totaling $20.5 million from

named renowned genetic

in 2004 with the Frosts’ gifts

Fund’s gifts of more than

the Wallace H. Coulter

scientist Margaret Pericak-

totaling $30 million to name

$27 million during the

Foundation. A $13 million

Vance (above left) the Dr.

the University’s School of

Momentum campaign

campaign grant from the

John T. Macdonald Founda-

Music—the largest ever

brought its total contribu-

foundation established the

tion Professor of Human

made to a university-based

tions to The Miami Project

Wallace H. Coulter Center

Genomics. Honoring other

music school in the United

to more than $51 million.

for Translational Research at

major foundation gifts, the

States. “Music is a unifying

This amazing level of sup-

the Miller School. Directed

school named the Dr. John

force,” Phillip Frost said.

port has already led to signifi-

by Norma Kenyon (above),

T. Macdonald Foundation

“Patricia and I wanted to

cant research advances that

the Martin Kleiman Chair

Department of Human

create a legacy that would

could ultimately benefit

in Diabetes Research,

Genetics and Genomic

enhance and sustain the

Nick and Terry Buoniconti’s

the center focuses on fast-

Medicine, led by acclaimed

school’s important work.”

son, Marc (center, above,

tracking breakthrough treat-

geneticist Jeffery Vance

With this transformational

with Green and Nick

ments for diabetes, cancer,

(above right). The founda-

gift, that goal has been more

Buoniconti)—the original

arthritis, spinal cord injury,

tion also supports nursing

than achieved.

inspiration for The Miami

and paralysis, as well as

scholarships and an innova-

Project—and millions of

other advances in biomed-

tive school-based health

others affected by spinal cord

ical technologies.

program for at-risk children; its total campaign giving

injury around the world.

surpassed $18.6 million.

250

250 campaign gifts were for $1 million or more.

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PAPANICOLAOU CORPS FOR CANCER RESEARCH

F O R

T H E

U N I V E R S I T Y

O F

M I A M I

HARCOURT M. AND VIRGINIA W. SYLVESTER FOUNDATION, INC.

GEORGE E. BATCHELOR

MIGUEL “MIKE” FERNANDEZ

Aviation pioneer and philan-

Self-made multimillionaire

thropist George E. Batchelor

Miguel “Mike” Fernandez,

Florida volunteer organiza-

A proud tradition of support

cared deeply about children.

chair and CEO of several

tion, a vital and growing

for the University’s medical

The Batchelor Children’s

rapidly growing Florida-

source of support for cancer

mission began with the foun-

Research Institute, created

based health care compa-

research at UM for more

dation’s commitment in 1986

with a $10 million leader-

nies, embodies the ideal of

than half a century, raised

of $27.5 million to establish

ship gift from Batchelor, is

entrepreneurial success.

more than $18.5 million

the Sylvester Comprehensive

a magnificent monument

In 2004, Fernandez, now

for UM/Sylvester during

Cancer Center, followed in

to his compassion. At the

a University trustee, made

the campaign, including a

1988 with a $5 million gift.

institute’s dedication in 2001,

a $10 million gift to the

$3.15 million gift made in

The Sylvester family pledged

Batchelor pledged an addi-

School of Business Adminis-

2007 to celebrate its 55th

an additional $11.5 million

tional $5 million to establish

tration. The gift is intended

anniversary. The ongoing

to UM/Sylvester, as well as

the Micah Batchelor

to inspire, inform, and guide

commitment of the Pap

$5 million to establish the

Research Endowment

entrepreneurial efforts

Corps—more than $24.5

Sylvester Family Children’s

Fund. In 2006, a $5 million

among business students.

million to date—funds

Cancer and Neonatology

challenge gift from the

With five children of his

critical research programs

Research Center within

Batchelor Foundation

own, Fernandez says, “I rec-

at UM/Sylvester, including

the Batchelor Children’s

endowed three leadership

ognize how important it is to

clinical trials and evalua-

Research Institute. The foun-

positions within the Depart-

help UM and South Florida

tions of new diagnostic

dation’s gifts of more than

ment of Pediatrics—support-

continue to thrive as leaders

technologies. “We believe

$51 million honor the vision

ing cure-oriented research,

in business innovation—and

that tomorrow’s cure is in

of its late founder, Harcourt

bringing the foundation’s

to create an environment

the minds and hands of

M. Sylvester Jr. (above, with

total support of UM to more

that will help students reach

the gifted physicians and

daughters Laura Cameron

than $26 million, and fur-

their potential.”

scientists at UM/Sylvester,”

and Jayne Malfitano).

ther burnishing Batchelor’s

This 17,000-member South

says Pap Corps president

inspiring legacy.

Barbara Pessel.

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’CANES SPIRIT INSPIRES HISTORIC ALUMNI SUPPORT

W

ith more than 147,000 living alumni

in 50 states and 148 foreign countries, the spirit that links Hurricanes past and present gets stronger every year. Momentum sparked that spirit—inspiring more than $376 million in gifts from alumni and alumni-led organizations, complemented by powerful personal commitments to lead the University to new levels of excellence.

THE CLOSE-KNIT ’CANES COMMUNITY

U.S. cities with several of the Univer-

ANNUAL FUND THRIVES

sity’s outstanding new deans. The ’Canes family has responded warmly

The majority of alumni giving during

Since Momentum was launched,

to these efforts, becoming one of the

Momentum came in the form of

alumni participation in philanthropic

nation’s most loyal and engaged

donations to the University’s Annual

support of the University—as both

alumni communities.

Fund. Contributions to the Annual

individual contributions and gifts or

Fund support scholarships, facilities,

grants from organizations led by

research, libraries, athletics, and

alumni—has grown to nearly 20

many other programs and activities

percent. This remarkable rise in

across campus.

alumni representation during the past

Unlike gifts to the University’s

several years is due in large part to the

endowment, annual fund dollars pro-

dedicated efforts of the University of

vide immediate support to the Uni-

Miami Alumni Association (UMAA).

versity’s annual operating budget.

The UMAA continues to expand

This timeliness and flexibility make

its impressive array of alumni pro-

donations to the fund at every giving

grams. These resources range from

level an important and deeply appre-

Internet-based networking services

ciated form of philanthropy.

and news publications to expanded

John K. Schulte and his wife, Judy, are

Alumni Weekend activities to inti-

strong supporters of the University’s

mate “meet and greets” in major

medical programs.

180,714

Alumni made more than 180,714 gifts to Momentum.

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JO N AT H A N T. “ JAC K ” L O R D AND HIS WIFE, ALICE

INVESTING IN THEIR ALMA MATER Initiatives ranging from innovative research to endowed chairs to a dazzling new campus gathering place for UM alumni are moving ahead

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT

thanks to the generosity and involvement of thousands of alumni, such as those profiled here.

The 53-year-old UM Iron Arrow jacket of John K. Schulte, A.B. ’54, has never been in a drawer or a box.

STEPPING UP FOR SCHOOLS UM alumni not only gave generously during Momentum, but gave of themselves—by volunteering to lead several individual schools’ campaigns. Among them: Barbara Hecht Havenick, A.B. ’72, J.D.

Schulte’s love of his alma mater has

’75, chaired the School of Education’s capi-

fueled his philanthropic drive and

tal campaign, which raised $11.2 million.

inspired him and his wife, Judy, to

“Education opens doors,” says Havenick, a

give the Miller School of Medicine

University trustee who is continuing a

some $2.3 million during the Momentum campaign. They are longstanding members of the Merrick Society; he is a member of

family heritage of University support.

Barbara Hecht Havenick

the South Florida business community—is

Comprehensive Cancer Center and

a dramatic success story. Saladrigas took

the University of Miami Hospital

over leadership of the College of Arts and

and Clinics.

Sciences campaign in 2004, helping to

University trustee Phillip T. strong friend to the University for

bring in some $30.7 million in donations Carlos A. Saladrigas

Successful in business and active in

donated more than $2 million in

the community, Hilarie Bass, J.D. ’81, and

2006 to support the University of

Wayne Chaplin, B.B.A. ’79, J.D. ’82, co-

Miami Libraries, the Rosenstiel

chaired the campaign of the School of Law,

School of Marine and Atmospheric Cure Paralysis, the College of Arts and Sciences, and diabetes research.

that are ushering in a new era of excellence at the college.

decades. He and his wife, Judith,

Science, The Miami Project to

Saladrigas, B.B.A. ’71—who went from a penniless Cuban immigrant to a leader of

the Board of Governors of Sylvester

George, M.D. ’65, has been a

The life of University trustee Carlos A.

helping to raise some $22.5 million for Hilarie Bass and Wayne Chaplin

their alma mater and propelling the school to exciting new heights as a global leader in legal education.

“I am very proud of my alma mater,” says George.

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It was appreciation for support of his own academic aspirations that prompted Miller School alumnus Carl Alving, M.D. ’66, and his wife, Barbara, to endow an annual research award. The Alvings made a generous gift to establish the Drs. Carl and Barbara Alving Endowment Award, which will be presented to medical students for their research achievements.

Jill Viner, A.B. ’77, after living outside of South Florida for several years, rekindled her connection with her alma mater when she moved with her family to Boca Raton.

Recently, Viner donated $1 million

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT

to the University to support the

A TOUCH OF GLASS

Diabetes Research Institute, The

From elegant galleries to neighborhood art fairs, the dazzling artistic medium known as studio glass seems to be everywhere.

Thanks in large part to the enthusiastic support of alumni Sheldon Palley, B.B.A. ’56, J.D. ’57, and his wife, Myrna, B.Ed. ’56, the University’s glass art program is making its mark in this white-hot field.

“The Palleys’ support is great for the entire educational environment here at the University,” says acclaimed glass artist William Carlson, who directs UM’s studio glass program.

During the past 30 years, the Alumni Myrna and Sheldon Palley have added luster to the University’s studio glass program.

Palleys amassed one of the nation’s finest collections of studio art glass, which they donated to the University’s Lowe Art Museum during Momentum. Gifts from the Palleys

also supported the Lowe’s new Palley Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Art and endowed the glass collection, bringing their total campaign commitment to more than $5 million. Says Myrna Palley: “This is our community, and the Lowe is our gem.”

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Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the College of Arts and Sciences’ Beyond the Book program, and the president’s unrestricted fund. “I have been fortunate in my life, so it’s important to give to others,” she says. “There is so much work to do.”

Jonathan T. “Jack” Lord, B.S. ’73, M.D. ’78, and his wife, Alice, committed $5 million in unrestricted funding to support the University.

“We know how important it is for an organization to receive unrestricted funds, and we wanted to support the University and help to get others involved,” says Lord, who is chief clinical strategy and innovation officer of Humana, the University’s primary health care provider.

“We truly see UM as an international leader.”

BUILDING EXCELLENCE

A WA R M ’ C A N E W E L C O M E

A

gathering place for the extended ’Canes family is just what the Robert and Judi Prokop Newman Alumni Center will offer when it opens. The landmark

building “will be a welcoming place to gather and to showcase UM traditions,” says Judi Prokop Newman, B.B.A. ’63. She and her husband, Robert, made a lead gift to launch the campaign for the center, which brought in some $17 million during Momentum; construction is now under way. Among the other generous alumni gifts

Artist’s renderings of the

received thus far:

Robert and Judi Prokop

A $1 million gift from Jerome Gumenick, B.B.A. ’52, Jeffrey Gumenick, B.B.A. ’86, and Randy Gumenick, will name the Gumenick Family Lobby. The Gumenick family’s generosity has left a lasting imprint on UM, supporting Bruce Toll, B.B.A. ’65, has donated $1 million to name the center’s library, which will be a showcase for

husband, Robert, launched the Alumni Center campaign.

clockwise from top left: The Gumenick Family Lobby provides a gracious welcome; the Bruce Toll Alumni Library

a range of initiatives.

Judi Prokop Newman and her

Newman Alumni Center,

houses UM yearbooks and others materials of interest;

University memorabilia and alumni-produced material.

the Hurricane Hall of Fame

Mack Roper, B.S.E.S. ’49, and his wife, Betty, donated

features a museum of

two residential properties to the University as a charitable gift annuity in support of the new Alumni Center.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, B.G.S. ’95, and Dany Garcia

Johnson, B.B.A. ’92, made a generous gift of $2 million to fund the center’s living room—helping to shape the future of the alma mater that helped shape theirs.

David McCrea, J.D. ’77, and his wife, Janet, donated $500,000 to name the business center the Sloan and Genevieve McCrea Business Center.

Randy Johnson, A.B. ’71, and his wife, Fran, made a $1 million commitment to name the conference room at the center—which he sees as a tangible sign of the University’s devotion to its alumni. The feeling is obviously mutual.

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University artifacts.

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S T E L L A R S T U D E N T- AT H L E T E S S T E P U P T O T H E P L AT E

T

he University has a proud tradition of

intercollegiate athletics and a strong commitment to students who are as talented on the field as they are in the classroom. The Momentum campaign saw a dramatic increase in donor support that will help create a future of winning seasons for Hurricane Athletics. Here’s a recap of some representative highlights, which include inspiring gifts from several UM alumni who have played to win on the field and in life.

TOUTING TOP-NOTCH FACILITIES Recognizing the importance of

against the Florida State Seminoles

Dany Garcia Johnson, B.B.A. ’92,

around. Today a famous actor,

founder of the wealth management

Johnson is still giving a boost to UM

firm JDM Partners and a former

football. Along with UM Trustee

member of the UM rowing team, he

education and athletics, Alex

donated $1 million to the Football

Rodriguez—a Miami native, UM

Facilities Renovation Fund. In

trustee, honorary alumnus 2004, and

recognition of the gift—the largest

the All-Star third-baseman for the

ever by former UM student-athletes

New York Yankees—has led the

to the athletic department—the

effort to rebuild the University’s his-

football locker room has been

toric baseball stadium. Rodriguez

named The Dwayne “The Rock”

pledged $3.4 million for reno-

Johnson Football Locker Room.

vation of Mark Light Field at

GOING THE DISTANCE

Alex Rodriguez Park, as well as a $500,000 endowed scholarship.

As a defensive lineman for the

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and UM

Although Kenneth McNeil, B.B.A. ’62,

Miami Hurricanes during the early

Trustee Dany Garcia Johnson contributed

who earned a football scholarship to

1990s, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson,

$1 million to renovate the University’s

UM in 1957, passed away last spring,

B.G.S. ’95, turned a historic game

football facilities.

his passion for his alma mater lives

$83M

Campaign gifts to athletic programs exceeded $83 million.

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K E N N ET H M C N E I L

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT

HISTORIC ‘SPRINT’ T O G R E AT N E S S

T

he biggest sprint in the history of UM athletics isn’t taking place on the track or gridiron. The Sprint for Hurricane Athletics is an

ambitious fundraising initiative designed to ensure that the University’s legendary intercollegiate athletic program stays at the top of its game and that student-athletes have access to opportunities on and off the playing field.

Seeking to raise $75 million over three years, the Sprint campaign will transform the athletic program with new scholarships for studentathletes, improvement of key facilities, and expansion of the program’s The Sprint campaign will further enhance UM’s legendary intercollegiate athletic program, which has produced world-class athletes such as Olympic silver medalist Lauryn Williams, B.B.A. ’05.

endowment and annual giving.

To date, Sprint has raised more than $23 million. With help from thousands of alumni and other impassioned fans, this exciting campaign will triumphantly reach the finish line.

SUPPORT PAR EXCELLENCE

on. The successful commercial real

an accident. But his coaches and

estate developer left more than $3 mil-

colleagues left his football scholar-

lion to the University, an extraordinary

ship in place—in exchange for his

gift that will support UM Athletics

assistance in the coaches’ box. Years

Within the Hurricanes’ outstanding

and several other programs.

later, Hunt repaid the favor with a

women’s golf program, talented

$500,000 gift to fund a scholarship

young women have excelled both

athletics didn’t end after he gradu-

for the running back position on the

on and off the green. Under the

ated from the University. McMurray,

Hurricanes football team.

guidance of acclaimed coach Lela

Darin McMurray’s love for UM

B.S.Ed. ’86, a defensive lineman on

Cannon for nearly a quarter-century,

the team that won the school’s first

the program has won three state

national football championship, has

championships and launched several

continued to support the UM ath-

LPGA careers. UM women’s golf

letic program. As a board member

scored a hole-in-one during the

for the Southwest Florida Chapter of

campaign with a $4 million bequest

the Hurricane Club, he has helped

from Michele Bowman. Bowman’s

raise more than $250,000 for the club

generosity extends to medical initia-

by leading the Southwest Florida

tives as well: She gave $3 million

Hurricane Club Golf Tournament.

for research into women’s health

A UM halfback in 1962, Ken

issues and $2 million for research

Hunt, B.B.A. ’65, saw his dreams of

Mark Light Field received extensive

initiatives in diabetes and macular

playing professional football ruined

renovations thanks to $3.9 million from

degeneration.

when his right ankle was shattered in

baseball star Alex Rodriguez.

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ENABLING OUR STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS

F

or a university rapidly rising in the ranks

of academic institutions, attracting stellar students is a top priority. High-quality campus resources and robust scholarship opportunities are as important as academic programs in achieving this goal. Thanks to Momentum, greater numbers of outstanding young people are flocking to UM to discover their talents, explore an astonishing variety of learning experiences, and contribute their energy to the campus and the community.

SCHOLARSHIPS SOARED

Architects of change: The Reitz

architecture student. The family

Family endowed a scholarship for

of the late Barry Boggio, B.S. ’74,

Anchored by the extraordinary gen-

students of urban planning in mem-

M.B.A. ’75, honored his life with an

erosity of a $10 million bequest from

ory of their late son, Howard, an

endowed scholarship at the School

the late L. Austin Weeks and his

of Architecture. John Steffian, who

wife, Marta, to assist students

helped establish the architecture

throughout the University, scholar-

program, added to a scholarship he

ship funds in a broad array of aca-

founded more than 20 years ago.

demic disciplines poured into the

Helping biologists bloom: The

University throughout Momentum.

Krasnow Endowed Scholarship

Some served as affectionate memori-

assists deserving undergraduate

als to loved ones; many reflected

students in the College of Arts and

donors’ interests and academic back-

Sciences’ Department of Biology.

grounds. All helped deserving stu-

Larry Rutherford endowed the Lisa

dents pursue their educations. The

D. Anness UM/Fairchild Tropical

following scholarships are a small

Sophomore Anna Baez, one of two stu-

Botanic Garden Graduate Fellow-

sampling of the many gifts that are

dents awarded Boggio scholarships, hopes

ship in honor of his late friend, a

changing the lives of students.

to teach as well as practice architecture.

passionate horticulturalist.

166

Campaign gifts endowed 166 scholarships.

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT

P R O D U C T I V E PA R T N E R S H I P

A

n innovative program that expands access to quality education, enhances the University of Miami’s diversity, and helps meet our

society’s growing need for nurses received generous support during the Momentum campaign. Made possible by a $2 million gift from North Dade Medical Foundation and a $600,000 gift from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, the Educational Partnership B.S.N. Program enables students from St. Thomas University and Florida Memorial University to spend their junior and senior years at the University of Miami, where they earn nursing degrees. The program, which graduated its first cohort in

Educational Partnership B.S.N. students

spring 2007, continues to grow—a true win-win for students, the health

enjoy new opportunities at UM’s School

care system, and the community.

of Nursing and Health Studies.

from his days at UM, provides merit-

alumni Jay Shapiro, J.D. ’87, and

A grant of $1.9 million from the

based tuition support to School of

Robert Weissler, J.D. ’70, L.L.M.T.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Education students studying early

’73, endowed scholarships for

enhances the University’s Under-

childhood education—Rackoff’s

second- and third-year law students

graduate Science Education Pro-

own major.

based on merit and financial need.

A boost for young scientists:

gram, which helps to prepare future

A leg up for legal eagles: The

biomedical scientists through a part-

Lenore Carrero Nesbitt Endowed

nership with Miami Dade College.

Scholarship, created by the late

Future M.D.s move ahead:

A RESOURCE FOR SUCCESS

judge’s colleagues and friends, pro-

Among many generous gifts to help

vides annual scholarships to students

The University’s Academic Resource

aspiring physicians, the North Dade

in the School of Law. Law school

Center (ARC) offers an array of serv-

Medical Foundation gave $5 million

ices—including in-depth orientation

to fund future physicians’ educa-

programs, free one-on-one tutoring,

tions; in addition, Harry and Jean

leading-edge learning technologies,

Fiegelman left $5 million to the

assistance with disabilities, and coor-

Miller School to fund scholarships

dination with campus health

for “worthy medical students”—one

resources—to help students thrive

of the medical school’s single largest

and realize their full potential. An

bequests for student scholarships.

anonymous $2 million campaign endowment provides a vital boost for

Preparing tomorrow’s educators: The Shelley Lyn Pine Rackoff

the center, allowing it to more fully

Endowed Scholarship, created by

meet the needs of hundreds of stu-

Paul Bloomberg, A.B. ’74, in mem-

Students fulfill their potential with

dents who require extra support to

ory of a dear now-deceased friend

services of the Academic Resource Center.

achieve their goals.

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M O M E N T U M

P I O N E E R I N G A D VA N C E S T H AT E N H A N C E H U M A N H E A LT H

T

he resounding success of the Momentum

campaign provided vital support for the development of an unparalleled academic medical enterprise. Thanks to hundreds of generous gifts like those highlighted here, our world-class facilities, pioneering research, innovative education, and advanced treatments benefit the lives of people throughout our community and around the globe.

THE MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

thalmic care in U.S.News &

outpouring of support that

World Report, is making sig-

has already led to promising

nificant strides toward cures

new insights in the effort to

CAMPAIGN TOTAL: $867.7 million

for common causes of blind-

cure paralysis caused by

ness, including glaucoma

spinal cord injuries.

The School of Medicine

and age-related macular

launched a bold new era

degeneration. The institute

inspired philanthropic sup-

with the announcement of

unveiled a state-of-the-art,

port from hundreds of indi-

the historic $100 million

$22 million facility in Palm

viduals and organizations.

naming gift from the family

Beach Gardens.

Cancer research and care

Ambitious plans to

of the late Leonard Miller.

The Diabetes Research

improve transplant medicine

Individual centers of excel-

Institute continued to garner

by combining organ-specific

lence and research initia-

strong support, anchored by

transplant programs—and

tives across the Miller

campaign gifts of $94 million

linking them with research

School also received power-

from the Diabetes Research

efforts—came together in

ful support during the

Institute Foundation, for

the creation of the new,

Momentum campaign,

cutting-edge research into

multidisciplinary Miami

among them:

more effective treatments for

Transplant Institute.

Bascom Palmer Eye Insti-

this devastating disease.

tute, once again named the

The Miami Project to

nation’s finest center of oph-

Cure Paralysis gained an

61.7%

Please see the accompanying stories for details and additional highlights.

Support for the Miller School of Medicine comprised 61.7 percent of the campaign total.

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FA C U LT Y P R O F I L E

B U I L D I N G A WO R L D - C L A S S T E A M Thanks to the vision and leadership of Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, who joined the Miller School of Medicine from Duke University in 2006, the school is making dramatic strides in a broad array of important medical disciplines.

The dynamic new dean has brought a constellation of illustrious leaders in biomedical science, clinical care, and academic leadership to UM. Internationally renowned geneticists Margaret Pericak-Vance and her husband, Jeffery M. Vance, are now leaders of the University’s genomics initiatives. Pericak-Vance, the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Professor of Human Genomics, directs the Miami Institute for Human Genomics; Vance leads the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine.

Bart Chernow, former vice dean of research at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is vice president for special programs and resource strategy, vice provost of technology advancement, and senior Renowned physicians and scientists

advisor to the dean.

Joshua M. Hare is the Louis Lemberg Professor of Medicine, director of

who have joined the Miller School of

the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, assistant dean for research, and

Medicine during the Momentum

chief of cardiology. The renowned cardiologist joined UM from The Johns

campaign include (from upper left)

Hopkins University School of Medicine.

genomics researchers Jeffery M.

Julio Licinio, whose groundbreaking work on obesity and depression led

Vance and Margaret Pericak-Vance,

to the first successful hormonal treatment of a genetic form of obesity in

cardiologist Joshua M. Hare,

adults, is chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He

cancer expert Marc E. Lippman,

joined UM from UCLA, where he directed multiple medical programs.

and neurologist Ralph L. Sacco.

Marc E. Lippman, chair of the Department of Medicine, joined UM after serving as chair of internal medicine at the University of Michigan. He has pioneered several advances in breast cancer research.

Ralph L. Sacco, an internationally respected expert on stroke, was recruited from Columbia University to lead the Miller School’s Department of Neurology with the philanthropic support of the Nieves and Isaac Olemberg Chair in Neurological Disorders.

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M O M E N T U M

ADVANCES AGAINST PARALYSIS Momentum helped advance efforts to enable millions of people paralyzed by spinal cord injuries to walk again.

In addition to leadership support from The Buoniconti Fund, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis received generous donations from several individuals and foundations.

Philanthropist Christine E. Lynn made a gift of $5 million to create two endowed chairs supporting treat-

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT

ment-focused research: one in honor

BAT T L I N G B R E A S T C A N C E R Breast cancer is diagnosed in some 200,000 U.S. women each year—and the rate of breast cancer deaths in Florida is among the nation’s highest. The University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center launched a new era in breast cancer research and care with the creation of the Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute at UM/Sylvester, made possible by a $5 million gift from the Braman Family Foundation.

Led by world-renowned breast cancer researcher Joyce Slingerland, the institute is a center for prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer, all informed by the latest disTop: Joyce Slingerland leads the Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute at

coveries. A major focus is the study of cell changes that precede cancer— insights that could lead to effective new therapies.

UM/Sylvester. Above:

“We’re doing this for women every-

Norman and Irma

where,” says Irma Braman, whose own

Braman, cofounders of the Braman Family

sister fought breast cancer. The institute’s comprehensive approach will

Foundation; Norman

ultimately benefit many other cancer

Braman, a University

patients as well; UM/Sylvester leaders

trustee, co-chaired the

plan to use it as a model for the creation

Miller School campaign.

of multidisciplinary centers for prostate, colon, and other cancers.

of Miami Project cofounder Barth A. Green, the other in orthopaedic trauma in honor of Gregory Zych.

Green appointed senior researcher Mary Bunge to the chair created in his honor, emphasizing the importance of Bunge’s research on the regeneration of axons damaged due to spinal cord injury.

The creation of a human clinical trials program—essential to expedite cure-focused spinal cord injury research—has been made possible by major gifts from supporters including University of Miami trustee Gloria Estefan, A.B. ’78, and her husband, Emilio, D.M.U. ’01; Christine Lynn; University Trustee Paul DiMare and his wife, Swanee; Gary and Pennie Abramson; Jim and Maddy Berlin; Gisela and Marvin Tucker; and Kandy and Jeffrey Kramer.

The Great Sports Legends Dinner raised over $16 million and has generated more than $35 million to support the quest for a cure.

Events including Destination Fashion in Bal Harbour, the Annual

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Buoniconti Fund Celebrity Golf Invi-

Foundations, as well as many other

tational hosted by Jack Nicklaus at

generous donations. A highlight was

the Bear’s Club, and the Roger King

the $3 million gift from the Toppel

Gold Invitational in Atlantic City

Family Foundation, which sought to

have garnered worldwide awareness

spur progress in the care of young-

for cutting-edge spinal cord injury

sters with leukemias, lymphomas,

research and significant funding.

Joycelyn Lawrence leads a school-based

and other serious blood-borne ill-

During the campaign, The

health initiative made possible by The

nesses by creating the Toppel Chair

Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation.

in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.

Miami Project to Cure Paralysis announced the exciting results of breakthrough research focusing on treatments for spinal cord injury.

The chair was filled in 2006 by

HELPING CHILDREN HEAL AND THRIVE

Thanks to the ongoing outpouring of

Julio Barredo, who recently won the 2007 Micah Batchelor Award for Excellence in Children’s Health

support, founder Nick Buoniconti’s

Miller School programs designed to

Research. “Clinical trials will allow

vow that “Nothing will stand in the

improve the health of infants and

us to make a real difference in the

way of research to conquer paralysis”

children inspired leadership grants

lives of the children who currently

is truer than ever.

from the Batchelor and Sylvester

cannot be cured,” he says.

BUILDING EXCELLENCE

E X PA N D I N G H E A LT H C A R E H O R I Z O N S

C

ampaign gifts funded sophisticated new facilities to provide better patient care, nurture biomedical research, and extend the reach of the Miller School of Medicine.

In December 2007, the University of Miami completed the purchase of Cedars Medical Center. The 560-bed, 13-floor facility, now known as University of Miami Hospital (left), provides outstanding services in several specialties and serves as the clinical flagship of the University’s academic medical enterprise.

The 15-story Clinical Research Building (center) is home to programs including the Michael S. Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education. Another facility currently under construction, the 188,000-square-foot Biomedical Research Building, will significantly increase the Miller School’s wet-lab space and house programs such as the Miami Institute for Human Genomics.

The new Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Palm Beach Gardens (right) is the nation’s most technologically advanced eye care center, providing the latest ophthalmic technologies, sophisticated surgical and outpatient services, and direct access to promising clinical trials for area residents.

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M O M E N T U M

EYE-OPENING ADVANCES Promising new treatments developed

nations; donors funded his ground-

tinued their generosity to the Univer-

breaking work.

sity and established an imaging center

Enriching programs in glaucoma,

to support a spectrum of vision

at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute for

age-related macular degeneration,

research. Anne and Matthew Smith

age-related macular degeneration

and diabetic retinopathy, Helen

created a $1 million endowment to

(AMD) have revolutionized the

Herold left the Bascom Palmer Eye

fund research in pediatric eye diseases.

treatment of the world’s leading

Institute a bequest of more than

In December 2006, a crowd of

cause of blindness in people over 50.

$1.5 million for vision research.

more than 600 Bascom Palmer Eye

Retina specialist Philip J. Rosenfeld

Grateful Bascom Palmer patient

Institute supporters, joined by Florida

pioneered the off-label use of Avastin

Lorheta Higgins left the institute an

Governor Charlie Crist, celebrated

to treat the wet form of AMD, now

exceptional $3.3 million bequest.

the dedication of the $22 million

a standard treatment in several

Estelle and George Rosenfeld con-

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at Palm Beach Gardens. Gifts of more than $1 million each from Tamar and Milton Maltz, Samuel and Connie

FA C U LT Y P R O F I L E

Frankino, Isabel Collier Reed, Hugh

P R O B I N G V I TA L L I N K S

and Sally Lalor, Iris and Carl Apfel,

Renowned endocrinologist and Nobel laureate Andrew V. Schally joined UM in 2007 as Miller Distinguished Professor in the Miller School of Medicine. Schally was one of a pair of scientists to first isolate, analyze, and synthesize several important chemical links between the brain and the pituitary gland. Camillo Ricordi, scientific director and chief academic officer of the Diabetes Research Institute, also received a distinguished professorship, the University’s highest faculty honor.

Among other gifts designated to support medical Nobel laureate Andrew V. Schally

faculty research, the Walter G.

is developing novel hormone

Ross Interdisciplinary Medical

therapies for breast, prostate, lung,

Research Program received

colorectal, and brain tumors at

more than $8 million from the

the Miller School.

Walter G. Ross Foundation, named for the distinguished

diplomat and avid supporter of the University. During the campaign, the foundation also funded chairs in ophthalmic research, developmental neuroscience, and vascular biology.

and Morty and Gloria Wolosoff provided essential support for the creation of the 7.5-acre campus, a state-of-theart, multidisciplinary model for 21stcentury eye care centers.

ENHANCING COMMUNITY HEALTH Innovative approaches to improve the health and well-being of area residents inspired significant campaign support.

A $6.25 million grant from The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation funded a school-based primary care program for at-risk children, while grants totaling $5 million from United Health Foundation to the Jefferson Reaves Sr. Health Center support the delivery of coordinated, comprehensive health care services for families in Miami’s impoverished Overtown neighborhood.

To help children living in poverty in Miami-Dade County, the Dyson Foundation’s Anne E. Dyson Com-

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T H E

C A M P A I G N

F O R

T H E

U N I V E R S I T Y

O F

M I A M I

munity Pediatrics Training Initiative provides up to $500,000 per year for five years for outreach programs designed to meet their needs.

The Miller School’s commitment to community health on a global scale received a $2.5 million boost with the 2003 creation of the Green Family Foundation Initiative in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology and International Health. In addition to supporting extensive programs to improve care for pediatric infectious diseases such as HIV in Florida, a portion of the

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT

funds will train health care workers in the treatment and prevention of HIV and tuberculosis in Haiti. The grant also sent medical teams specializing in infectious diseases to Thomonde, Haiti, where a Project Medishare clinic operates.

Barry Schwartz and his wife, Sheryl, made a $1 million gift to the Jay Weiss Center for Social Medicine and Health Equity at the Miller School to honor the memory of Miami philanthropist and Miller School campaign co-chair Jay Weiss, a longtime champion of underserved communities and vulnerable

COMMUNITY ‘DOCS’

E

very year, more than 100 medical students—volunteers in the nonprofit Mitchell Wolfson Sr. Department of

Community Service (DOCS)—provide blood tests, physical exams, and other screening services to evaluate thousands of needy South Florida residents for common diseases and several types of cancer. DOCS health fairs and clinics are operated by the students under the supervision of Miller School faculty members in Little Haiti, Hialeah, and several other underserved communities in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe Counties.

Recently named in honor of the Mitchell Wolfson Sr. Foundation’s ongoing support of the Miller School’s community service activities, DOCS won a 2007 Health Care Heroes Award from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.

populations.

OTHER NOTABLE GIFTS

Renal vascular disease, a variety of

lar Disease Research. The gift also

conditions that affect the arteries and

created an endowed chair in kidney

A $5.6 million gift from Harry

veins of the kidneys, can be difficult

and vascular disease research, a

Feldman and his wife, Beatrice,

to diagnose and treat, and often leads

physician-scientist fund, and a

supported leading-edge education

to severe complications. To help the

research investigator fund.

of health care professionals by

Miller School build leadership in

establishing the Harry and Beatrice

this challenging medical discipline,

McKnight Brain Research Founda-

Feldman Division of Multiprofes-

The Harold Katz Family Foundation

tion helps scientists and physicians at

sional Health Education at the

recently donated $5 million to

the Miller School unlock the myster-

Miller School’s Gordon Center for

establish the Peggy and Harold Katz

ies of the aging brain. The gift cre-

Research in Medical Education.

Family Center for Kidney and Vascu-

ated the Evelyn F. McKnight Center

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A $5 million gift from the

M O M E N T U M

for Age-Related Memory Loss, with

generous support of interdisciplinary

the goal of becoming the nation’s

pediatric translational and genetic

foremost center of research into the

research in the Miller School’s

causes and treatment of memory loss

Department of Pediatrics.

and other age-related disorders of the brain.

The Miller School’s quest for bet-

Shoshana and Leroy Schecter committed $2 million to support the Miller School’s innovative care and

ter therapies for liver disease was

research, bringing their total giving

boosted by Philip and Linda Corey’s

to the University to $3 million.

gift of $4 million; $1.5 million estab-

With generous donations to the

lished an endowed fellowship in the

Gordon Center for Research in

Center for Liver Diseases, $1.5 mil-

Medical Education, the Department

lion endowed a clinical fellowship in

of Pediatrics, Bascom Palmer Eye

the Division of Liver and Gastroin-

Institute, and the Center for Family

testinal Surgery, and $1 million

Studies, The Kennedy Foundation

established a research endowment in

funded nearly $2.5 million in

the Division of Gastroenterology.

University-affiliated programs.

Clinical care and research initia-

The Miller School’s Division of

tives in the departments of surgery

Kidney and Pancreas Transplanta-

and neurology received significant

tion in the Department of Surgery,

support from a $3.5 million commit-

one of the top five programs of its

ment from the estate of David

kind in the nation, was renamed in

Kimmelman, B.B.A. ’49.

memory of Lillian Jean Kaplan. The

A $2.5 million gift from Miami

$2 million gift was made in apprecia-

philanthropist Donald Carlin and

tion of the care Kaplan received as

his recently deceased wife, B.,

a kidney transplant recipient and

endowed a chair in thoracic surgical

longtime patient.

oncology. Renowned UM surgeon

Thanks to generous commit-

A $1.6 million gift from Univer-

Richard Thurer is the initial holder

ments by Patricia M. Papper and

sity trustee David Fuente and his

of the chair.

several other major donors, the

wife, Sheila, launched a multidisci-

Miller School will endow the

plinary graduate program in the

the discovery of breakthrough treat-

Emanuel M. Papper Chair in Anes-

biology of cancer.

ments for an array of deadly diseases

thesiology. A renowned clinician,

and devastating conditions, Univer-

scientist, advocate, and mentor, the

focus of a $1 million gift made by

sity of Miami trustee Laura Gene

late Emanuel Papper served as vice

Robert Cornfeld and his wife, Judith,

Coulter-Jones gave $3 million to the

president for medical affairs and

to the Miami Transplant Institute at

Coulter Pathology Research Labora-

dean of the medical school from

UM/Jackson Medical Center.

tory. Coulter-Jones also provided

1969 to 1981.

In support of research geared to

A N D R E AS T Z A K I S, PHIL COREY, A N D EUGENE SCHIFF

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Transplant medicine was the

T H E

C A M P A I G N

F O R

T H E

U N I V E R S I T Y

O F

rations, and foundations.

In addition to the $5 mil-

BUILDING EXCELLENCE

M I A M I

her recent death—and her late husband, William J.

lion lead gift from Chicago

Chambreau. Split equally

A CENTER OF SUPERB N U R S I N G E D U C AT I O N

businessman Ted Schwartz in

between the School of Nurs-

honor of his wife, Christine,

ing and Health Studies and

the school’s building cam-

the University’s Sylvester

esigned to enhance education, improve practice,

D

paign received significant gifts

Comprehensive Cancer

expand knowledge, and build community, the M.

from South Florida philan-

Center, the Chambreaus’

Christine Schwartz Center dramatically increases the

thropist R. Kirk Landon, The

extraordinary gift will fund

ability of the School of Nursing and Health Studies to

Kresge Foundation, Miami

cancer research at UM/

meet the urgent need for well-trained health professionals.

Children’s Hospital, HCA-

Sylvester as well as an

The four-story, 53,000-square-

Christine and Ted Schwartz

East Florida Division, and

endowed chair in education

foot structure—made possible

Virginia and Roger Medel, a

and administration at the

by a lead gift from Chicago

UM trustee. The hundreds of

nursing school that will bear

businessman Ted Schwartz in

alumni who supported the

Dolores Chambreau’s name.

honor of his wife, Christine—

endeavor include Joan Abess,

incorporates an array of “smart”

B.S.N. ’68, in whose honor

and Blue Shield of Florida

technology communications,

the new facility’s lobby is

($600,000) and North Dade

instructional media, and Web-

named, and Anne Marie

Medical Foundation ($2 mil-

based capabilities. The school’s

Grants from Blue Cross

McCrystal, B.S.N. ’59, who

lion) supported the Educa-

state-of-the-art, 5,500-square-foot International

with her husband, Hugh

tional Partnership B.S.N.

Academy for Clinical Simulation and Research is the

McCrystal, named the stu-

Program, a joint initiative

largest facility in the nation dedicated to fulfilling the

dent services reception area.

that allows students from

vast potential of high-fidelity simulation to improve

Funds raised by the nurs-

nursing and health science education.

St. Thomas University and

ing school, which signifi-

Florida Memorial University

cantly surpassed its original

to complete their nursing

goal, will also support

education at UM. In addi-

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH STUDIES

of a magnificent new home,

endowed chairs, scholarships,

tion, the William Randolph

the M. Christine Schwartz

program development, and

Hearst Foundation and The

Center. A testament to the

ongoing infrastructure needs.

Dr. John T. Macdonald

CAMPAIGN TOTAL: $21.2 million

vision and generosity of alumni, University leaders,

campaign highlights was a

arship funds that address the

On February 15, 2007, the

and community members

$5 million bequest from

national nursing shortage

School of Nursing and

who value world-class nurs-

Dolores Jean Chambreau,

through financial assistance

Health Studies celebrated

ing and health science edu-

B.S.N. ’67—who led a distin-

to outstanding undergradu-

the realization of a dream

cation, the project reflects

guished career in health care,

ate and graduate nursing

more than half a century in

the contributions of more

community service, and

students.

the making: the dedication

than 750 individuals, corpo-

University leadership before

Among the University’s

$418M

Foundation provided schol-

Campaign support for research programs surpassed $418 million.

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DOLOR E S J E A N C H A M B R E AU

M O M E N T U M

INFLUENTIAL DISCIPLINES ACHIEVE NEW LEVELS OF DISTINCTION

W

hether improving energy management

or enhancing environmental protection, solving complex business and legal challenges or seeking enduring values in a changing world, high-profile University programs address today’s challenges and set tomorrow’s agendas. These varied academic endeavors were strengthened by benefactors who share their pioneering spirit and ambitious goals.

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

within the Department of

CAMPAIGN TOTAL: $30.7 million

ing Center. In recognition of

With a distinguished new

sity named the state-of-the-art

dean guiding an ambitious

facility that now houses the

plan to enhance scholarly

psychology department the

achievement, the college—

Fred C. and Helen Donn

the University’s largest aca-

Flipse Building.

Psychology and the Counseltheir generosity, the Univer-

demic unit—is making its

Alumni Jeffrey and Patricia

mark in several important

Aresty are helping reshape the

University trustee Rose Ellen

fields.

University with their generous

Meyerhoff Greene, A.B. ’69,

philanthropy.

made a $1 million gift to the

Patricia Aresty, B.S. ’76, and Jeffrey Aresty, B.S. ’77,

Miami philanthropist and

college, saying it “represents

first met as UM biology

Aresty Chair in Tropical

the best a university can

students conducting field

Ecology.

offer its students.”

research in Ecuador. In

The late Fred C. and

A global perspective is the

appreciation for the Univer-

Helen D. Flipse gave more

focus of the Alan and Ann

sity’s impact on their lives,

than $3 million over the

Raff Endowed Scholarship.

the Arestys donated $2 mil-

years to support various Uni-

To help ensure that today’s

lion to endow the college’s

versity programs, primarily

young people are informed

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Momentum provided support for 33 new and renovated facilities.

RO S E E L L E N M E Y E R HO F F G R E E N E A N D H U S BA N D G E R A L D

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT

LINKING SCIENCE AND POLICY

A

n innovative interdisciplinary approach to addressing the new millennium’s complex environ-

mental issues was given powerful support with a generous gift of $5 million from Leonard and Jayne Abess.

The Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy draws upon the University’s inter-

Faculty member Matthew Potts

nationally recognized programs in marine science,

(above) conducts sustainability

ecology, and environmental law and policy to foster

research at the Abess Center

creative and effective strategies for environmental

for Ecosystem Science and

management and decision-making. The gift helps posi-

Policy, which received leader-

tion the program as an international academic leader

ship support from Jayne and

in this urgently important field.

Leonard Abess.

about other countries and

and more than $1.7 million

Augustina Curtis Chair in

cultures, the scholarship

in African art from Alan

Accounting in memory of his

benefits students who are

Potamkin. Other significant

wife, who always encouraged

studying international rela-

gifts of art came from Dr.

her husband to continue his

tions and are studying abroad

and Mrs. Joseph Kurstin,

education.

during their college career.

the Rubin-Ladd Foundation,

The campaign for the

Marcie and James Henderson,

at the School of Business

and Dr. Marta Freyde.

Administration include a

Lowe Art Museum, led by

Other campaign highlights

University trustee Marilyn Holifield, raised some $33 million, including nearly $20 million in donated art.

In addition to generous support from UM alumni

multimillion-dollar bequest

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Thomas A. Curtis has made

from David Kimmelman,

contributions to programs

B.B.A. ’49, to the Department

throughout the University.

of Accounting to establish the Eloise Kimmelman Endowed

CAMPAIGN TOTAL: $37.5 million

single gift to date: $10 mil-

Scholarship, a $1 million

Sheldon and Myrna Palley

Drawing on its cultural diver-

lion from Miguel (Mike)

commitment from Gabelli

(see page 10), highlights

sity and unique location, the

Fernandez, a South Florida

Asset Management to create

include Thea Katzenstein’s

school produces entrepre-

health care entrepreneur.

professorships in the Depart-

$1 million bequest for art

neurial leaders and helps

A campaign gift from

ment of Finance, and several

acquisitions, gifts of ancient

shape global enterprise.

businessman Thomas A.

gifts totaling $700,000 from

American art from Ed

The Momentum campaign

Curtis, a longtime supporter

the George B. Storer

Roberts valued at $5 million,

marked the school’s largest

of the University, funded the

Foundation.

LAURIE S. SILVERS

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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT

SCHOOL OF LAW

ing the Larry J. Hoffman

CAMPAIGN TOTAL: $22.5 million

Greenberg Traurig Distin-

With its highly regarded fac-

Business of Law. The family

ulty and comprehensive

of Meyer Simcha Leiter,

programs, the School of Law

J.D. ’02, established in his

provides extraordinary prepa-

memory the Meyer

ration for the next generation

S. Leiter Judaic Collection

of lawyers and leaders. Dur-

and Study Area in the Law

ing the Momentum cam-

Library, one of the most

paign, alumni made all of

complete and unique

the school’s major gifts—

collections of its type in

remarkable proof of its

South Florida.

guished Professorship in the

importance among those

I N F O R M I N G VA L U E JUDGMENTS

F

rom Enron accounting practices to end-of-life dilemmas, ethical questions are everywhere in

contemporary life. The UM Ethics Programs provide an interdisciplinary, campus-wide approach to nurturing critical thinking on these issues through a variety of activities. The programs collaborate with schools throughout the University, as well as with organizations such as the Florida Bioethics Network and the Pan American Health Organization.

A $1 million campaign gift from Programs such as the

community leader and philanthropist

Ethics Society debate

Adrienne Arsht to the Ethics Programs

team (top) have

greatly expanded their impact, funding

expanded with support

ethics debates, a distinguished speaker

from Adrienne Arsht.

series, and research grants. The programs also recently received a major grant from

the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

In 2007, the UM Ethics Society’s debate team— with support from Arsht; Karl Schulze, B.B.A. ’74; and the UM Citizens Board—emerged victorious from its very first competition in the 13th National Championship Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. “We worked incredibly hard and debated with style and flair,” said Joshua Morales, a member of the team.

“We took the room in our hands and compelled the audience to listen.” Thanks to visionary leadership and support, that audience is growing rapidly.

who earned their law degrees at UM. Their investment of over $22 million will allow the school to train the finest

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING CAMPAIGN TOTAL: $16.4 million

lawyers, recruit outstanding

Dedicated to educating

faculty, and build facilities

tomorrow’s engineers to deal

that will equal those of the

effectively with complex

finest law schools in the

physical, societal, and envi-

country.

ronmental challenges, the

Among the many leader-

College of Engineering

ship gifts received during the

offers dynamic programs,

campaign from alumni are

real-life learning opportuni-

those from media entrepre-

ties, and innovative interdis-

neur Laurie S. Silvers, A.B.

ciplinary studies in a broad

’74, J.D. ’77, and her hus-

array of technical specializa-

band, Mitchell Rubenstein;

tions highly relevant to busi-

Washington, D.C. attorney

nesses and governments.

and businessman Michael

A $500,000 grant in

Klein, B.B.A. ’63, J.D. ’66;

2006 established the Office

successful business and com-

Depot Innovation Labora-

munity leader Stuart Miller,

tory, which seeks to make

J.D. ’82; and the co-chairs of

business more efficient by

the school’s campaign, Hilarie

developing methodologies

Bass, J.D. ’81, and Wayne

for tracking and modifying

Chaplin, B.B.A. ’79, J.D. ’82.

energy consumption. This

The international law firm

exciting academic-industry

of Greenberg Traurig hon-

partnership provides a set-

ored one of the school’s most

ting in which students can

distinguished alumni, Larry J.

analyze real-world problems

Hoffman, J.D. ’54, by creat-

in areas such as supply-

FA C U LT Y P R O F I L E

SERVING WITH DISTINCTION Several new distinguished professorships to support the research activities of outstanding faculty scholars were created by an anonymous 2006 gift to the campaign.

Four of the professors honored by the award are affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences. They are Charles S. Carver, a nationally renowned professor of psychology who studies stress, emotional experience, and personality; David R. Ellison, a professor of French who brought numerous innovations to the college while serving as chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures; Howard R. Gordon, a physics professor who specializes in experimental ocean optics; and Susan Haack, a Cooper Senior Scholar and professor of College of Arts and Sciences faculty members Susan Haack, Charles S.

philosophy and law.

Carver, David R. Ellison, and Howard R. Gordon were honored wih

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, dean of the School of

distinguished professorships during the Momentum campaign.

Architecture, also received the honor.

chain management and pur-

donated $250,000 to endow

pheric research and educa-

sue innovative solutions.

a scholarship for engineer-

tion institutions, the

ing students; recipients cross

Rosenstiel School musters

systems donated by IBM

engineering disciplines.

robust resources to fulfill a

dramatically increase the

vital role in helping to

school’s ability to build

ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

address crucial environ-

high-fidelity models that are

mental issues.

critical to research programs

Institute for Ocean Science,

state-of-the-art technologies.

CAMPAIGN TOTAL: $33.1 million

funded with a $2.9 million-

The school’s innovative

per-year renewable grant

partnership with Royal

One of the nation’s premier

from the Pew Charitable

Caribbean International

oceanographic and atmos-

Trusts, seeks to improve the

launched an extraordinary

health of the world’s oceans

research project on the ship

through marine research

known as Explorer of the

and promotion of conserva-

Seas. Equipped with high-

tion solutions.

tech atmospheric and

Structural design expert and building components entrepreneur Salvador Jurado, B.S.C.E. ’73, M.S.C.E. ’76, a member of the college’s visiting committee, made a $500,000 gift to the college to establish the Jurado Family Endowed Scholarship.

The Florida Power and Light Group Foundation

The school’s new Pew

to the marine ecosystem.

Two p-Series Model 690

while training students in

Assistant professor

oceanographic laboratories,

Alexandra Z. Worden

the ship is providing robust

received a Gordon and Betty

learning experiences and

Moore Foundation Young

helping scientists collect an

Investigator in Marine Sci-

unprecedented wealth of

ence grant. The $875,000

data that could guide the

award, spread over three

development of effective

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science students conduct

years, supports Worden’s stud-

solutions to issues such as

research aboard the school’s boat, the F. G. Walton Smith.

ies of microbes that are vital

global warming.

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ENGAGING COMMUNITIES AND ENRICHING LIVES

C

reating harmonious new towns that

nurture community spirit. Composing music that harnesses the latest technologies or honors hallowed traditions. Redefining education in an increasingly diverse society.

Reaching out to people around the globe to address common concerns. With impassioned support from donors who share their aspirations, superb University programs that engage communities and enrich lives soared even higher during Momentum.

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

Program in Community

and Vera Lea Rinker Founda-

Building, established in 2001.

tion, Inc.; and an exhibition

In 2005 the school

CAMPAIGN TOTAL: $9.1 million

gallery.

expanded into a new 8,600-

SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION

Led since 1995 by Dean

square-foot building, funded

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, a

in part by University trustee

renowned architect and Uni-

and Miami developer Jorge

versity of Miami distinguished

M. Perez. In addition to

professor, the School of

donating $1 million to the

With exemplary graduates

Architecture is a leading

school, Perez pledged

and innovative programs,

center of the international

$250,000 toward construc-

the school plays a pivotal

and highly influential New

tion of the facility. Designed

role in expanding the poten-

Urbanism movement. To

by European architect Leon

tial of communications

support that vision, the John

Krier, the facility houses a

technologies and expertise

S. and James L. Knight

state-of-the-art lecture hall

to meet global challenges.

Foundation awarded the

named for Stanley Glasgow,

In an effort to address some

school a $1.1 million chal-

B.S.A.E. ’53, and his wife

of the world’s most urgent

lenge grant that continues

Jewell; a multimedia class-

yet underreported problems,

the successful Knight

room named for The Marshall

the University created the

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CAMPAIGN TOTAL: $18.2 million

Twenty-one new centers and institutes were created during Momentum.

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legendary for his teaching,

“Jack,” B.B.A. ’66, made a

mentorship, and generosity,

generous bequest to fund

made gifts totaling some

scholarships for education

$5.5 million to the school

students. Real estate busi-

and other University

nessman Richard J. Kurtz,

programs.

B.S.Ed. ’62, made gifts total-

Sheryl A. Weisinger,

ing more than $260,000 to

B.Ed. ’66, established a

support the school’s building

charitable lead annuity trust

fund.

The school also gives spe-

The Knight Center for International Media, led by Sanjeev Chatterjee,

to name world-renowned

vice dean of the School of Communication, was launched with grants

psychotherapist Donald

cial thanks to the following

totaling $8.5 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Meichenbaum a distin-

alumni for their support:

guished visiting professor in

Michael and Judy Adler;

$10 million Knight Center

high-definition cameras,

the school. An anonymous

Ilene Massarsky Dresner and

for International Media at

a projector, simultaneous

$500,000 bequest endowed a

Bruce M. Dresner; Lewis

the School of Communica-

translation technology, and

scholarship. The Children’s

and Eddi-Ann Freeman;

tion. The center, which will

other advanced capabilities

Trust made a $610,671 grant

Philip Charles Genet;

house endowed chairs in

for global teleconferencing.

to fund Miami SPECS:

Stewart and Lori Karger;

Learning by Changing and

Nancy G. Pastroff; Dr.

visual journalism and cross-

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Pamela Jo and Richard J.

CAMPAIGN TOTAL: $11.2 million

Vara Jr. and his wife, Ana;

James L. Knight Foundation

The School of Education

W. Welch, who made a joint

and previous Knight endow-

prepares leaders,

gift with Robert L. Strong.

ments totaling more than

researchers, and change

$5 million.

agents in education and the

from the Florence Bayuk

community. The school’s

Educational Trust; Creed

cultural communication, was launched with the help of a new grant of $3.5 million from the John S. and

A $1.5 million gift from

Mooney; Jules Reich; Albert J. Scott Watt; and Edward

Other notable gifts came

UM alumni Masoud Sho-

three departments—Teach-

Jay W. Jensen supported

Family Foundation; the

jaee, B.S.E.E. ’83, M.S.E.E.

ing and Learning, Educa-

education, theatre, medical,

Dauer Family Foundation;

’85, and his wife, Maria, A.B.

tional and Psychological

and other programs.

Gallagher Financial Sys-

’85, named Shoma Hall, a

Studies, and Exercise and

state-of-the-art lecture facility

Sport Sciences—work

Doing, based on Dean Isaac

Osiason Educational Foun-

in the school’s new Interna-

together to build educa-

Prilleltensky’s research on

dation; Ronald McDonald

tional Building, and pro-

tional, psychological, and

personal, organizational,

Charities; Constance and

vided funds for general

physical well-being in multi-

and community change.

Robert McGee; Shepard

scholarships. The 140-seat

cultural communities.

Linda Eads, B.S.Ed. ’69,

Broad Foundation; Taplin,

and her husband, Harvey Jr.

Canida & Habacht; Mr. and

auditorium features three

tems; Lee Osiason and the

Jay W. Jensen, B.Ed. ’60,

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M O M E N T U M

Mrs. Michael Wohl; and

many illustrious graduates.

Russell Wright.

He and his wife, Kathy, made a landmark gift of $600,000

FROST SCHOOL OF MUSIC

to endow a scholarship and

CAMPAIGN TOTAL: $64 million

gram: The Bruce Hornsby

With graduates making their

Experience.

marks in every aspect of

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT

EXPLORING JUDAISM

E

Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies

is one of the first U.S. academic centers of its type— a multidisciplinary, community-oriented resource for the study and exploration of all aspects of modern Jewish society and culture.

The center, which is affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences, received a major gift of $5 million from the Miller family during Momentum.

The Miller Center also received generous support from Gloria Scharlin, A.B. ’54, who pledged $2 million in memory of her late husband, Howard, and donated the five striking sculptures of Hasidic rabIn 2005, the University’s Judaic Studies Program was renamed for George Feldenkreis in honor of a

With the retirement of Dean William Hipp, many

duction, and performance,

trustees, alumni, and friends

the renowned school

joined to establish a scholar-

entered a new era thanks to

ship fund in his honor.

gifts totaling $30 million

More than $700,000 has

from philanthropists Phillip

been raised to assist gradu-

and Patricia Frost.

ate students majoring in the Departments of Music Edu-

Marta and Austin Weeks

cation/Music Therapy and

Music Library and Technol-

Instrumental Performance.

ogy Center (see page 31)

Other campaign high-

was another remarkable

lights include generous gifts

milestone in the school’s his-

from M. Lee Pearce, J.D.

tory. Later that year, when L.

’66, in support of the

Austin Weeks passed away,

Salzburg Summer Program

he left a $5 million bequest

and student scholarships; a

for the Frost School of

gift from Peggy Hollander

Music to utilize as needed

and The Succession Group

and an additional $2 million

to sponsor Jazz on the

for music scholarships.

Green concerts; a gift from

Three-time Grammy win-

bis that now grace the center’s leafy patio.

Creative American Music

musical composition, pro-

The 2005 opening of the

stablished in 1998, UM’s Sue and Leonard

create an innovative pro-

the Ress Family Foundation

ner Bruce Hornsby, B.M. ’77,

to create the Ress Family

is one of the Frost School’s

Endowed Hospital Performance Project; a $500,000

$2 million gift from the Cuban-born University

scholarship gift from

trustee and clothing entrepreneur. Managed by the

Virginia Medel, M.D. ’75,

Miller Center, the gift enables the program to invite

and Roger Medel, M.D. ’75,

visiting scholars and guest lecturers to the University

M.B.A. ’89; a gift annuity

and supports a variety of enrichment programs.

worth nearly $500,000 from

Campaign support for Judaic studies at the

Jay Morton-Levinthal to

University totaled more than $12.6 million; among

name the lobby at the Gus-

many other generous gifts, it included $1 million

man Concert Hall; and a

from the Gumenick Family Foundation and $500,000 from Woody Weiser and Donald Lefton.

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Bruce Hornsby endowed a

$500,000 gift from Penny

scholarship and program in

and Roe Stamps to create

American music.

the Stamps Family Charita-

T H E

C A M P A I G N

F O R

T H E

U N I V E R S I T Y

O F

M I A M I

ble Foundation Distin-

of this effort, to be built with

paign, de Varona—who has

guished Visitors Series,

additional philanthropic sup-

played a pivotal role in the

now in its fifth year.

port and University funding.

development of this premier research resource—also

STRENGTHENING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE

UM LIBRARIES

secured a striking new home

CAMPAIGN TOTAL: $9.1 million

for the collection: the Roberto

CAMPAIGN TOTAL: $9.3 million

With extensive collections

Enhancing the student expe-

gies, University of Miami

Esperanza Bravo de Varona,

the Helen C. Purdy Founda-

rience to ensure that the

Libraries are full partners in

director of the University’s

tion and Friends of the

University continues to

the University’s academic,

Cuban Heritage Collection,

Library, funded lectures and

attract the best and brightest

scholarly, and teaching enter-

holds a $1.5 million chair

outreach programs, helped

was a key priority of the

prises. This dynamic library

named in her honor.

to expand collections of

Momentum campaign. A

system is now ranked among

planned Student Center

the top 50 academic research

faculty chair: the Esperanza

supported other exciting

Complex comprising a stun-

libraries in the nation.

Bravo de Varona Chair,

acquisitions, such as a rare

named for the current direc-

16th-century volume that

ning new Student Activities

C. Goizueta Pavilion.

Campaign gifts from long-

and state-of-the-art technolo-

time benefactors, including

historic Floridiana, and

UM Libraries received an

Center and a renovated

anonymous campaign gift of

tor of the Cuban Heritage

became the libraries’ three

University Center is the focus

$1.5 million to endow its first

Collection. During the cam-

millionth book last fall.

BUILDING EXCELLENCE

MUSIC-MAKING MECCA The 2005 opening of the Marta and Austin Weeks Music Library and Technology Center was a milestone in the history of the Frost School of Music. The $10 million facility created more than 160 seats for studying and reading and added cutting-edge technology labs and playback equipment.

The library portion of the 28,000-square-foot facility places under one roof the school’s collection of scores and sound recordings, as well as other holdings that include the nationally known Larry Taylor–Billy Matthews musical theatre archive. The adjoining 5,200square-foot music technology center features five stateof-the-art computer-based laboratories, including a music engineering lab, a multimedia instruction and learning lab, an electronic lab, a media writing and production lab, and two keyboard/computer labs.

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M O M E N T U M

T O D A Y ’ S A C H I E V E M E N T, TOMORROW’S OPPORTUNITY

A

t every turn, Momentum: The Campaign

for the University of Miami has been distinguished by extraordinary levels of enthusiasm, optimism, and energy. Thanks to an outpouring of generous support from individuals, foundations, and the corporate sector, our total campaign proceeds rose to more than $1.4 billion— a remarkable 40 percent beyond our original one-billion-dollar goal.

Dramatically increased levels of alumni participation were one of the most gratifying aspects of Momentum. The number of ’Canes giving back to their alma mater increased by more than 50 percent; alumni were responsible for one out of every four dollars donated to the campaign.

Already, Momentum has made a dramatic and lasting impact throughout the University. Every dollar given during the campaign will be returned many times over to our community through an educated workforce, enhanced health care delivery, and civically engaged citizens.

Because every achievement holds the seeds of new ambitions and aspirations, our efforts to propel the University of Miami to higher levels of excellence are a continuing quest. We will continue to raise the bar, to demand more of ourselves, to seek new ways to expand knowledge and meet the needs of our rapidly changing world.

At this moment, however, with the triumphant close of Momentum, we celebrate our success and honor the thousands of supporters who have made this proud milestone possible.

Again, my deepest gratitude to all of you for sharing and supporting our vision.

Sergio M. Gonzalez Vice President for University Advancement and External Affairs

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U N I V E R S I T Y B O A R D

Marta S. Weeks

1, 2, 3, 4

Chair

Leonard Abess

1, 2, 4

Vice Chair Chairman and Chief Executive Officer City National Bank of Florida

Norman Braman

1, 4

Vice Chair President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Braman Management Association

Nicholas A. Crane

Gonzalo F. Valdes-Fauli

President Nucrane Corporation

Chairman Broadspan Capital, L.L.C.

Bernard J. Kosar Jr.

Carlos M. de la Cruz Sr. 1, 4

BJK Enterprises

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers

Frances L. Wolfson Charles J. Zwick

Jayne Sylvester Malfitano Robert A. Mann President R.A. Mann Florida

Phillip Frost

Jon Batchelor Executive Vice President The Batchelor Foundation

1, 2

Preston J. Clark Laura G. Coulter-Jones Edward A. Dauer 1

1

Managing Partner Presidential Capital Partners

Executive Vice President (Retired) Dow Chemical Company/Guidant Corporation 2

George Feldenkreis

H. T. Smith Jr., Esq. 1 H. T. Smith, P.A.

David I. Fuente

Ronald G. Stone

Board Member Office Depot, Inc.

President The Comprehensive Companies

1, 2, 3, 4

1

General Partner Toppel Partners

President Theodore R. Gibson Memorial Fund

Barbara A. Weintraub LIFE TRUSTEES

Stanley H. Arkin

Randall C. Johnson

2

Private Investor

Manuel Kadre, Esq.1 Vice President and General Counsel CC1 Companies, Inc.

Immediate Past President, Alumni Association Shareholder Carlton Fields, P.A.

Steven E. Chaykin, Esq.

2

President, Citizens Board Shareholder Akerman Senterfitt

President Arkin Consulting, Inc.

Jose P. Bared Chairman (Retired) Farm Stores/Gardner’s Supermarkets 2

Managing Director - Investments Wachovia Securities

M. Anthony Burns Chairman Emeritus Ryder System, Inc.

President, Alumni Association Anchor WTVJ – NBC6 1, 2, 3, 4

EMERITI MEMBERS

Bernyce Adler Victor E. Clarke

Charles E. Cobb

Senior Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Cobb Partners, Limited

Dean C. Colson

Gloria Estefan Peter T. Fay Senior United States Circuit Judge United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Richard W. McEwen Charles E. Rice Vice Chairman, Corporate Development Bank of America

1, 4

Paul M. Orehovec Vice President for Enrollment Management and Continuing Studies

M. Lewis Temares Vice President for Information Technology

Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. Vice President for Human Resources

Aileen M. Ugalde Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the University

Aida Diaz-Piedra Associate Vice President and Controller

Leslie Dellinger Aceituno Assistant Secretary

DEANS

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk School of Architecture

Michael R. Halleran College of Arts and Sciences

Barbara E. Kahn School of Business Administration

Sam L Grogg School of Communication

Isaac Prilleltensky School of Education

James M. Tien College of Engineering

Terri A. Scandura Graduate School

Dennis O. Lynch School of Law

William D. Walker

Dean Emeritus Family and School Center Nova Southeastern University

Otis B. Brown

University Libraries Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Simms Associates, Inc.

Pascal J. Goldschmidt

Peter Storer

Shelton G. Berg

President The George B. Storer Foundation, Inc.

Partner Colson Hicks Eidson

Members of board committees authorized to conduct business and financial affairs of the University: 2 3 Member of Executive Committee Member of Finance Committee Member of Audit and Compliance Committee

Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music

Nilda P. Peragallo School of Nursing and Health Studies

*As of April 7, 2008 1

Vice President for Communications

Marilyn Segal

Robert H. Simms 1, 4

Jacqueline R. Menendez

Vice President for Student Affairs

Jacqueline F. Nespral

Donna E. Shalala

Vice President for Real Estate and Facilities

Patricia A. Whitely

Estefan Enterprises, Inc.

Managing Director Greenstreet Partners

2

Gregory M. Cesarano, Esq.

President and Chief Executive Officer Gables Engineering, Inc.

Steven J. Green

Fred Berens

President-elect, Alumni Association First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Executive Vice Chairman Adler Group, Inc.

Thelma V. A. Gibson

Chief Executive Officer JDM Partners, LLC

Larry D. Marbert

2

President University of Miami

2

Robert C. Strauss Patricia W. Toppel

Dany Garcia Johnson

Vice President for University Advancement and External Affairs

Patrick K. Barron

Founding Managing Partner Summit Partners

Partner Holland & Knight, L.L.P.

Sergio Gonzalez

Carlos A. Saladrigas

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer MBF Healthcare Partners, LP

Marilyn J. Holifield, Esq.

Alan J. Fish

Chairman Thomas D. Wood and Company

Banyan Street Partners

1

E. Roe Stamps, IV

1

Rudy Fernandez

Immediate Past President, Citizens Board Principal Appelrouth, Farah & Co., P.A. Certified Public Accountants and Advisors

Michael B. Fernandez

President and CEO Flagler Greyhound Track General Partner, Hecht Properties, Ltd.

Vice President for Medical Administration and Chief Operating and Strategy Officer, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and University of Miami Health System

4

Stewart L. Appelrouth

Managing Partner Holland & Knight, L.L.P.

Rose Ellen Greene Barbara Hecht Havenick

William J. Donelan

Sherwood M. Weiser

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Perry Ellis International

Chairman Brava, L.L.C.

Vice President and Treasurer

Vice President for Business Services

Steven Sonberg, Esq.

1

Diane M. Cook

Thomas D. Wood

President Hollywood Media Corp.

Enrique C. Falla, Sr. 2, 3

2, 3

Fredric G. Reynolds

Laurie S. Silvers, Esq.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

Archie L. Monroe David R. Weaver

Vice President for Government Affairs

Attorney Berger Singerman

2

Vice President (Retired) Cox Newspapers

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Williamson Automotive Group

Eduardo M. Sardiña Frank Scruggs

David L. Epstein

Vice President for Special Programs and Resource Strategy, Vice Provost for Technology Advancement, and Senior Executive Advisor to the Dean

Bart Chernow

G. Ed Williamson II

Vice Chairman Premier American Bank

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer The Easton Group

David Kraslow

President Leaders in Furthering Education, Inc.

Steven J. Saiontz

Edward W. Easton

Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Lois B. Pope

Major League Baseball Player New York Yankees

President DiMare Homestead, Inc.

Senior Vice President for Business and Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Pascal J. Goldschmidt

2, 3

Senior Partner Podhurst Orseck, P.A.

Alex E. Rodriguez

1, 2

Executive Vice President and Provost

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Wometco Enterprises, Inc.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer The Continental Companies

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer CBS Corporation

President Florida Medical Services, Inc.

Arthur H. Hertz

Thomas J. LeBlanc Joseph Natoli

Managing Partner and Chairman Intercap Institutional Investors LLC

Aaron S. Podhurst

President and Chief Operating Officer Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.

Phillip T. George

4

Chairman The Related Group

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer PLC Investments, Inc.

Richard D. Fain

President – PFS Northern Trust

Jorge M. Perez

Paul L. Cejas Wayne E. Chaplin

William L. Morrison

1

Private Investor

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer BankUnited Financial Corporation

President

General Partner, Flagler Greyhound Track, and Director, Southwest Florida Enterprises, Inc.

2

Judi Prokop Newman M. Lee Pearce

Joaquin F. Blaya Nicholas A. Buoniconti Alfred R. Camner 2

Donna E. Shalala

4

Florence Hecht

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Lennar Corporation

Chair, National Litigation Practice Group Greenberg Traurig, P.A.

CORPORATE OFFICERS

Chairman Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc.

1, 2, 4

Stuart A. Miller

Joe R. Arriola Hilarie Bass, Esq. 1

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Retired) Southeast Banking Corporation

Alfonso Fanjul Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Flo-Sun Incorporated and Florida Crystals Corporation

Chief Executive Officer Pediatrix Medical Group

President The Abkey Companies

M I A M I A D M I N I S T R A T I O N *

Chairman, The Sunlight Foundation Chairman, CoStar Group, Inc.

Roger J. Medel

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Michael R. Klein, Esq.

President Arva Parks & Company

Director, Miami Policy Group Akerman Senterfitt

Paul J. DiMare

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Arva Parks McCabe

Michael I. Abrams Betty G. Amos

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Member of Trustee Service Committee

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