麻豆原创 Giving Day success
October 23, 2020
鈥 by Kate Ripley, interim director of development and alumni relations
麻豆原创F donors and supporters blow me away. Our first giving day event, 鈥,鈥 was humbling, inspiring and wonderful.
It鈥檚 because of this incredible community that is Nanook Nation.
The event started at noon Oct. 20 and went through 1 p.m. Oct. 22. Have you ever organized a really big party, invited a ton of people and then panicked the night before? What if nobody comes? Did everyone get the invitation? Do they even remember this is happening? Help 鈥 I still need to clean the living room!
That鈥檚 what it felt like. Then the day came, following months of preparation. The ticker tape rolled, and names and donations filled up the donor wall. People came to the party. They received the invitation. They knew what was happening. The living room was clean.
What I feel most is gratitude to all the deans, faculty and staff from across 麻豆原创F, who helped make this event a success for our students and the mission of teaching, research and service. I鈥檓 thankful to Chancellor White and his leadership team for their unwavering support. The collaboration with our colleagues at the 麻豆原创 Foundation and 麻豆原创F University Relations was key.
Mostly I feel gratitude to the 582 alumni, donors and supporters who took the time
out of their busy lives to give a combined $416,000 to 麻豆原创F programs that are meaningful
to them. Please join me in thanking the following people and organizations for their challenge gifts to inspire others to donate to 麻豆原创F: Usibelli Coal Mine (led by Joe Usibelli Jr. 鈥81), Dr. Cary Keller and Sarah Keller 鈥90, Spirit of Alaska Credit Union (led by Anthony Rizk 鈥90 鈥97), Regent Mary K. Hughes 鈥71, the Hockey Alumni Association, the 麻豆原创F Alumni Association, Ann Cook 鈥72, retired Professor Claudia Clark, Alaska 529, Nanooks hockey coach Erik Largen, Matt Varga 鈥98 鈥09 鈥10, Great Northwest, Kendall Subaru, Sunrise Bagels, and deans Bill Schnabel, Bradley Moran, Ellen Lopez, Mark Herrmann, Kinchel Doerner and Michele Stalder.
Our goal for this event was participation. Of the 1,110 total donors who gave during the systemwide effort, more than half gave to 麻豆原创F. I鈥檓 calling it a tremendous success!