Imagine Tomorrow Campaign

Imagine Tomorrow Campaign Timeline

College completes feasibility study for fundraising campaign.

Del Case hired to lead Imagine Tomorrow.

Board sets $28 million goal for leadership phase.

Karen Alworth volunteers as chair of campaign steering committee.

Trustees approve 5-year strategic plan, giving the go-ahead for the Wellness Center project.

Imagine Tomorrow Campaign announced at President's Dinner kicking off a record-setting Reunion weekend.

Alumni anniversary class representative program in place. They encourage classmates to attend Reunion and support class gifts.

Recognition of leadership gifts totaling $1.5 million for new Wellness Center by St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic Healthy System (SMDC), the Bush Foundation and Richard and Elizabeth Burns

Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery give a $300,000 capstone gift ensuring the success of the campaign.

Final audit shows that the campaign has exceeded both its planned gifts ($10 million) and cash gifts ($21 million) goals.

$34.6 million raised! 10% over goal and six months ahead of schedule.

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Campaign named "Imagine Tomorrow." Begin counting gifts.

The Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery make benchmark $3 million gift in support of Tower Hall and Catholic Studies.

Sister's gift

Trustees approve $31 million public campaign goal with completion date of June 20, 2007.

Regional campaign committees in action. Mary Ives, committee chair; Linda Kloss '68 central states chair; Jay Mitchell '79 east coast chair.

Two significant gifts announced helping to meet a Bush Foundation Challenge Grant to help with Wellness Center construction.

$26 million benchmark is reached on time

Campaign completes its goal of $31 million a full year early.

Total number of donors exceeds 7,000

Campaign gifts accepted through Dec. 31, 2006!