{"id":10657,"date":"2023-03-16T11:48:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/?p=10657"},"modified":"2023-03-16T11:48:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T15:48:50","slug":"devoted-donors-help-georgia-southern-reach-a-record-breaking-fundraising-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/2023\/03\/16\/devoted-donors-help-georgia-southern-reach-a-record-breaking-fundraising-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Devoted Donors Help Georgia Southern Reach a Record-breaking Fundraising Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For the second year in a row, Georgia Southern University set a record for private fundraising. According to figures from fiscal year (FY) \u201922, total cash, pledges and in-kind gifts to the University amounted to $22,363,915 during the fiscal year, which ended June 30, 2022. That surpasses the total from the previous year, which set a record at $17.8 million. Prior to that, the record was $16.2 million raised in FY \u201919, the year the University\u2019s College of Business was named for Greg Parker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation, in conjunction with the Department of Athletics, significantly helped the University\u2019s overall total with its own record-setting fundraising numbers for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation raised a record $10.6 million in new pledges and outright gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis record of private fundraising is a tremendous validation of what we have accomplished over the last few years and of our vision for the future of the University,\u201d said Georgia Southern University President Kyle Marrero. \u201cI\u2019m incredibly thankful to our donors for fueling the transformational power of education in southeast Georgia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the major gifts to the University this past year included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The largest philanthropic gift ever committed to Georgia Southern Athletics was when Anthony Tippins and his family committed to the lead gift for the Indoor Practice Facility, which will be named in honor of this monumental gift. The 100,000-square-foot facility will provide an elite and year-round practice and training facility for all 17 intercollegiate athletic teams and give many sports a place to practice during inclement weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A $1 million donation to the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing to develop the Advanced Processing Research Network (APRN) from Crider, Inc. of Stillmore, Georgia, a global processor of shelf-stable and fully cooked protein products. As the Criders have seen their business grow through automation technology, the need for talented engineers to program and maintain that technology is growing with it. They believe Georgia Southern holds a local opportunity to find the talent they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marrero said much of the credit for the past year\u2019s success should go to the Athletic Foundation Board Chair Leonard Bevill and the Georgia Southern Foundation Board Chair Mike Sanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGeorgia Southern is already a force in this state. From Atlanta to Savannah, from Macon to Augusta, and from Rome to Brunswick, we are making an impact,\u201d Sanders said. \u201cAs we hear about the new Hyundai plant coming to Bryan County, the continued emergence of the ports, the need for research that impacts the local community, and more, Georgia Southern is in the middle of it all. These fundraising achievements make us more than ready to meet these demands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bevill said athletic supporters are feeling a similar momentum, with significant building projects, a new football coach and an unwavering commitment to success on and off the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have almost $80 million in new facilities coming on line to benefit all of the University,\u201d Bevill said. \u201cAt no time in our history has this been done before. Things we have wished for and talked about are now a reality. We are truly changing the landscape of our University for generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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