Thanks to the generosity of thousands of alumni and friends, the Bicentennial Campaign set several records in 1994-95 and has received a national honor recognizing sustained improvement in fundraising results.
Total cash receipts for the year exceeded $15 million, breaking the previous record (set last year) by $2.5 million. The Annual Fund brought in more than $4 million, an increase of more than $500,000. Of the total, almost $2.7 million was unrestricted.
Percent participation-the number of alumni who gave to the College-increased to more than fifty-two percent, a number that puts Union among the top two dozen or so colleges in the country. Union is one of the few colleges and universities that reversed a nationwide decline in percent participation.
More detailed information about the records will appear in the annual Report of Gifts in the November issue of Union College.
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education recognized the College with a 1995 Circle of Excellence
Award for Educational Fund Raising. Union was cited for significant overall improvement over the past three years.
The award is based on a detailed analysis of the data supplied by hundreds of colleges and universities to the
Council for Aid to Education.
“This award speaks volumes about the dedication of our hard-working alumni volunteers who have done so much to raise the level of giving among their peers,” said Dan West, vice president for college relations.