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Chair-Elect
President, Searchwise, Inc. (retired)

Guides and Lesson Plans

2003
The Campaign for ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State concludes, bringing in $122 million in support

2009 
The Centennial Campaign is launched with a goal of $200 million

2010
The Centennial Campaign concludes, with a total of $265 million

2016
The Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement is constructed at 350 South Lincoln

2021
The Forever Brighter Campaign is launched with a goal of $350 million

1954
The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State State University Development Fund is created to encourage alumni to give back to their alma mater

1965
The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Foundation is established as the university formal fundraising division

1965
First alumni chapter is established

July 1, 1967-Dec. 31, 1968
18-month fundraising drive brings in gifts from 3,108 alumni (38,000 total alumni at the time)

May 1910 
Lowry Bill authorizes the creation of two new schools in northern Ohio to train elementary school teachers

1910 
William S. ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï donates 53 acres to establish the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Normal School, which is named in his honor

1911
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s first president, John E. McGilvrey, establishes the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Alumni Association (KSUAA)

September 1913 
The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Normal School begins its first full academic year on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus