Profiles Online - March 1999 - Features: Fête Accomplie

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Fête Accomplie

YORK'S $100 MILLION CAMPAIGN WRAP-UP WAS A GALA AFFAIR

York is feeling like a 100 million bucks these days. Well, actually a little more than that - $108 million to be exact. That's the final figure for York's National Campaign which drew to a close December 1998. And with $25 million in matching funds under the OSOTF program, the campaign's grand total for funds raised was $133 million. The campaign officially wrapped up with a black tie gala dinner and celebration at the Design Exchange on Bay Street, December 8. York University President Lorna R. Marsden and Campaign Co-Chairs John Bankes and Tim Price were on hand to officially cap off the campaign by placing the last volume on a 12-foot high stack of books representing key contributions. (Campaign Co-Chair Margot Franssen was ill and unable to attend.) "In fewer than four decades [York celebrates its 40th anniversary officially on March 26,1999] York has earned a national and international reputation for innovative research and programming, and award-winning teaching," said Marsden. "I want to thank everyone inside and outside the community who contributed so generously, especially the Campaign Co-Chairs." ALL BOOKED UP
York University President Lorna R. Marsden (left to right) and Campaign Co-Chairs Timothy Price and John Bankes put the last book in place to represent the final tally of $108 million raised in the National Campaign for York University.

ALL BOOKED UP
York University President Lorna R. Marsden (left to right) and Campaign Co-Chairs Timothy Price and John Bankes put the last book in place to represent the final tally of $108 million raised in the National Campaign for York University.

1 Anthony Barbisan, Ross MacMillan, Dawn Palin, President Dr. Lorna Marsden, Kevin Baker, Joe Sorbara. 2 Dr. Marsden and Allen Lambert. 3 Bill Dimma. 4 Allan and Hinda Silber. 5 Judy Cohen and Larry Heisey. 6 Tim Price. 7 "Bookmaker" James McCrindle. 8 Hinda Silber, Rudy Bratty and Anna Maria de Souza. 9 Gladys Fogler and Donald McColl. 10 Miles Nadal. 11 Laurielle Chabeaux and Marion Lambert. 12 Gary J. Smith and Allen Lambert. 13 Musicmaker Mark Crawford. 14 John F. Bankes. 15 Tim Price and Neil Reid. 16 Eileen Mercier and Charles Hantho. 17 Jocelyn Allen. 18Miles Nadal and Paul Cantor. 19 Donors "on display". 20 Nadina Jamison, Erin Sargeant, Terry Pursell and Gary J. Smith. 21 Avie Bennett and Barbara McDougall.

Seymour Schulich's gift of $15 million to The Schulich School of Business

more than 42,000 campaign gifts from alumni, corporate partners and individual donors

York's endowment quadrupled from less than $20 million to more than $80 million

211 new scholarships, awards and bursaries were created for student financial aid

increased funding for 400 existing scholarships

$1.5 million from the Brazilian Ball to the LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution for reducing violence in the lives of children and youth

$1million contribution from entrepreneur Miles Nadal for the Schulich School's Downtown Management Centre

14 new chairs and professorships were created

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