Barry and Mary Gossett, passionate supporters of Maryland
Athletics, have given generously to create opportunities and better facilities for university athletes.
Bill Mayer, chair of the University
of Maryland College Park Foundation Board of Directors, knows the university campus well, having spent several years here earning his undergraduate degree and a master's of business administration, and later serving as dean of the business school for five years.
The most recent national survey data indicate that the majority of American adults have difficulty applying health information with accuracy and consistency. Health
literacy is a shared function of patient skills, effective provider communication and the demand placed on patents by health care systems.
Improving literacy in American schools is a complex and challenging issue. Research in this critical field will be further advanced with the establishment of the Jean
Mullan Professorship in Literacy at the College of Education.
Alumnus Aaron Cahn '06 never imagined that he would inherit thousands of dollars, especially not within six months of completing his bachelor's degree.
Jessica Shu-Kuen Chang '07, Connie Chung Scholarship recipient and computer
science alumna, had an invaluable cross-disciplinary experience at Maryland.
Fans gathering at the university to watch the Terps take on their gridiron opponents will soon do so in an improved setting at Chevy
Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium.
Gene West, Jr., and his brother David West built on their parents' gift by adding $55,000 to the Gene and Olga West Family Scholarship Fund, bringing the total endowed scholarship to $100,000.
Great Expectations,
The Campaign for Maryland is
currently at $509 million
and growing!
The Campaign for Maryland is all about having
and fulfilling Great Expectations. Our mission is to transform
lives through exceptional educational opportunities and to change
the world through knowledge of the highest order. As the fastest
rising university in the nation, we have demonstrated the will
and ability to succeed.
Great
Expectations: the Campaign
for Maryland
is a landmark effort
to raise a record $1
billion in private support,
the largest goal ever
pursued by a public institution
in the state of Maryland
and the Washington, DC
area. The philanthropic
investments of this campaign
will provide support
to fund student scholarships,
recruit and retain top
faculty, enhance physical
facilities and library
and technology resources
and reinforce excellence
and innovation in academic
programs. This support
will help make the University
of Maryland a truly great
research university;
an institution with global
reach and impact.
We
are one of the nation's
top-ranked public research
universities and behind
that achievement is something
even greater—the dedication and support of our alumni, students, faculty and staff. Maryland's progress has been remarkable and we are fiercely determined to continue on a path to being the very best.
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