Great Expectations, The Campaign for Maryland

Supporting the University in Many Ways

Barry and Mary Gossett, passionate supporters of Maryland Athletics, have given generously to create opportunities and better facilities for university athletes.

Bill Mayer: Greening Up the Campus

Bill Mayer, chair of the University of Maryland College Park Foundation Board of Directors, knows the university campus well, having spent several years here earning his undergraduate degree and a master's of business administration, and later serving as dean of the business school for five years.

Alice Horowitz: Giving for Better Health Literacy

The most recent national survey data indicate that the majority of American adults have difficulty applying health information with accuracy and consistency. Health literacy is a shared function of patient skills, effective provider communication and the demand placed on patents by health care systems.

Jean Mullan: Supporting and Improving Literacy

Improving literacy in American schools is a complex and challenging issue. Research in this critical field will be further advanced with the establishment of the Jean Mullan Professorship in Literacy at the College of Education.

Aaron Cahn '06: Improving all Aspects of the Future

Alumnus Aaron Cahn '06 never imagined that he would inherit thousands of dollars, especially not within six months of completing his bachelor's degree.

Erik B. Young: Ensuring Richer University Experiences

For alumni Erik B. Young, M.D., and his father, Willis H. Young, Jr., their Maryland education was "life-changing."

Jessica Shu-Kuen Chang: College's Generosity Supported Exploration

Jessica Shu-Kuen Chang '07, Connie Chung Scholarship recipient and computer science alumna, had an invaluable cross-disciplinary experience at Maryland.

James A. Ruckert: Gift Honors Wife, Supports Special Collections

James A. Ruckert '53 pledged a bequest of $500,000 to establish the James A. Ruckert Special Collections Endowment in the University Libraries.

Chevy Chase Bank: Terps Fans Will Get Better Seats...and So Much More!

Fans gathering at the university to watch the Terps take on their gridiron opponents will soon do so in an improved setting at Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium.

Gene West, Jr.: Continuing Family Tradition of Giving

Gene West, Jr., and his brother David West built on their parents' gift by adding $55,000 to the Gene and Olga West Family Scholarship Fund, bringing the total endowed scholarship to $100,000.

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University of Maryland © 2007

Dear Alumni and Friends,

At the University of Maryland, we are making great strides on our historic journey to position Maryland among the nation's truly great public research universities. From the enormous talent in our academic, arts and athletics programs to our new and renovated facilities to our growing influence in the science and technology sector of the region, our momentum to be the very best is unwavering. Great Expectations, The Campaign for Maryland, with its unprecedented goal to raise $1 billion by 2011, will help us to achieve the greatness that is within our grasp. As of June 30, 2007 our alumni and friends across the country and around the world have already committed more than $400 million to our efforts.

Great Expectations embodies our commitment to providing students with an exceptional education; recruiting and retaining the most outstanding faculty; developing a physical and technological environment for excellence; and supporting academic innovation and entrepreneurship. Maryland's generous alumni and friends are key to the fulfillment of our greatest expectations and we are grateful for your tremendous support.

Brodie Remington
Vice President for University Relations