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Supporters of the university and contributors to the record-breaking fundraising effort gathered in Schar Center Friday night to celebrate the conclusion of the university’s Â鶹ÊÓƵ LEADS campaign.

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Alumni Board has endowed a new $50,000 scholarship with the hope of making internships a reality for students with financial limitations.

During the largest fundraising campaign in Â鶹ÊÓƵ history, donors provided funding for hundreds of new scholarships, access to engaged learning programs, faculty and staff mentors and Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s iconic campus.

President Connie Book and Â鶹ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign co-chairs Christian Wiggins ’03, Priscilla Awkard ’95, Maity Interiano ’07 and Jack McMackin ’08 share the historic impact of the largest campaign in the university’s history. There's still time to make a difference in the campaign. Â鶹ÊÓƵ LEADS ends on Dec. 31, 2022.

The scholarship established by Â鶹ÊÓƵ parents Dave and Suzanne Lissy P’24 through the Lissy Family Foundation will help recruit outstanding students who will become graduates the world needs. The couple’s gift is part of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign, which concludes Dec. 31, 2022.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumnus and parent Grayson Whitt ’79 P’08 P’09 and his wife Connie Whitt P’08 P’09 continue their loyal support of Â鶹ÊÓƵ athletics by making a generous gift through their estate. Their gift is part of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign.

The scholarship created by Â鶹ÊÓƵ parents William and Laura Wilson P’23 will help recruit outstanding students who will become graduates the world needs. The couple’s gift has helped fuel the success of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign.

Alumni Rich ’97 and Jenn Nowalk ’99 continue their loyal support of Â鶹ÊÓƵ to help secure the university’s future. Their estate gifts are part of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign, which concludes on Dec. 31.

A generous gift from Â鶹ÊÓƵ parents Clay and Cameron Smith P’22 will endow a scholarship in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ College Fellows program. Their gift is part of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign whose top priority is increasing scholarship funding.

The gift from Â鶹ÊÓƵ parents Kevin and Jennifer Trapani P’07 P’23 P’24 will broaden access to an Â鶹ÊÓƵ education and support faculty research on corporate social responsibility. Their gift is part of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign.