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S T. F R A N C I S C O L L E G E 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 1 Annual Donor Report A M E S SAG E F R O M D E N I S J. SA L A M O N E ’ 75 D E V E LO P M E N T CO M M I T T E E C H A I R M A N I t is my great pleasure to share with you that U.S. News & World Report has once again selected St. Francis College as a Best Regional College in the North. In addition, U.S. News ranks SFC as the 4th most diverse Regional College in the North. This good news is seconded by Forbes.com, which for the fourth year in a row has named St. Francis College to its America’s Best Colleges Denis J. Salamone ’75 list. This is a ringing endorsement of the College’s mission and of SFC’s ability to transform lives through the gift of a Franciscan education. These stellar results bear witness to the generosity, faith and loyalty of our alumni and friends, whose generous support despite economic uncertainty helped to make this 2010-2011 fiscal year a tremendous one for SFC. We attracted a record number of applicants for our freshman class and now have over 2,500 full time students. On behalf of the College’s Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, staff and the students whom we serve, please accept our heartfelt thanks. And in 2011-2012 we believe that our U.S. News and Forbes.com rankings will advance even further because of your ongoing dedication to making a difference in the lives of young women and men. T H O M A S F. F L O O D V I C E P R E S I D E N T F O R D E V E LO P M E N T O ur donor report offers us the opportunity to share the story of giving which is at the heart of St. Francis College. It also allows for the College to express our heartfelt gratitude. So many of the SFC supporters listed on the following pages are themselves graduates of the College and know firsthand the value of a St. Francis College education. Others are dra