Reflections Magazine Issue #48 - Spring 1998 | Page 12

A Message of Thanks From the Board of Trustees n behalf of the Siena Heights College Board of Trustees, it is my honor to express appreciation to all who supported the College during 1996-97. To our faculty and staff who give so much of themselves, beyond their daily tasks, in talent, knowledge, and dedication, we thank you for providing a quality education to the students we serve. To our students who are working hard to earn their degrees and to their families who are stretching their finances to support these efforts, we encourage your commitment. To our alumni whose leadership and contributions in their various careers and communities bring honor to the College, we send our sincere congratulations. To all the businesses, organizations, foundations and individuals who so generously support our mission, we extend our heartfelt gratitude for believing in Siena Heights College. O Through your gifts, the College realized many accomplishments. First, we are pleased to have met, and slightly exceeded, the 1996-97 Annual Fund goal. Secondly, we Gifts & Giving have been blessed with significant gifts to increase our endowment 1996-97 fund. The Herrick Foundation completed its $1,000,000 gift to endow the Sister Cathleen Real Scholarship Fund. The Sage Foundation finalized its endowed professorship in child drama and its endowed scholarship in honor of Margaret J. Mudgett. These gifts are particularly important because they support scholarship and academic programming in perpetuity! 12 While building our endowment, we have been able to attend to physical plant improvements through restricted contributions for that purpose. External building repairs, internal renovations, and equipment purchases have improved not only the appearance of our campus but also the quality of teaching and learning. Such improvements reflect President Artman’s pursuit of an educational environment which is safe, attractive and productive. The College enjoys broad-based financial support from alumni, corporations, foundations, parents and friends of the College. Such support represents a true partnership and confirms our sense of community. I speak for all Board of Trustee members when I say we are proud to belong to the Siena family. Gratefully, John Tierney Chairperson of the Board Gifts & Giving The New Siena Heights College Annual Fund Many changes have occurred in Siena’s Annual Fund Program. In the recent past, the Annual Fund offered only three levels of giving recognition. We now have five giving levels, as well as a special lifetime giving society. We hope these new benchmarks will allow donors to find the level of gift support with which they are most comfortable. We also have established specific benefits for each gift level. These benefits are a way to bring you, the donor, closer to Siena Heights and to bring Siena Heights closer to you. Siena Heights Society (Gifts of $100-$249) • Tax Deduction • Window Decal • Annual Report Honor Roll • Reflections Magazine Lumen Society (Gifts of $250-$999) • Tax Deduction • Window Decal • Annual Report Honor Roll • Reflections Magazine • Invitation to Special Events President's Cabinet (Gifts of $1,000-$4,999) • Tax Deduction • Window Decal • Annual Report Honor Roll • Reflections Magazine • Invitation to Special Events • Cabinet Contact Newsletter • Recognition Dinner Invitation Trustee Society (Gifts of $5,000-$9,999) • Tax Deduction • Window Decal • Annual Report Honor Roll • Reflections Magazine • Invitation to Special Events • Cabinet Contact Newsletter • Recognition Dinner Invitation • Leadership Golf Outing Invitation Saints (Gifts of ($10,000 +) • Tax Deduction • Window Decal • Annual Report Honor Roll • Reflections Magazine • Invitation to Special Events • Cabinet Contact Newsletter • Recognition Dinner Invitation • Leadership Golf Outing Invitation • Personalized Siena Heights Lapel Pin • VIP Dinner Invitation Founder's Society (Lifetime Giving of $1,000,000 and up) • Lifetime Membership at Saints Level • Bas Relief Plaque on Wall of Honor Join the new Annual Fund and become a part of the Siena Heights College family.