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Forever LSU Campaign ReportTRANSCRIPT
The Campaign for Louisiana State University
MORE THAN 61,000 DONORS
$798,217,300MORE THANKS THAN LSU CAN EVER HOPE TO GIVE
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A few short years ago,
The Honorable W. Henson Moore III Forever LSU Campaign Chair
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vision was launched of LSU becoming a flagship university and
being recognized as a world-class institution. We knew we were
on the cusp of becoming elite in terms of students, faculty, and
staff, but we had to find a way to fund that vision other than
from increased state funding or tuition increases alone. We
needed to increase private financial support to really make that
vision a reality.
Therefore, the university’s leadership made the historic decision to
reach out to you to make the Flagship Agenda happen—to add
endowed chairs and professorships, increase student scholarships,
and build a new Business Education Complex and LSU Band
Hall. The Forever LSU campaign was the vessel through which
we would engage you to meet these historic goals, and we did.
Thanks to you, more than $798 million was raised, endowing 794
new scholarships, 429 new professorships, and 36 new chairs.
Also, the Business Education Complex is under construction,
as is the LSU Band Hall. LSU has ascended to the top tier of
American universities for the first time through your dedication
and contributions. Now we have to stay there and continue to
improve, so our private support must also continue in the future.
But through you, Forever LSU has reinforced for our flagship
university a solid foundation from which to build as we enter our
second 150 years.
Much like the iconic arches that line our beautiful campus, you
have provided support, stability, and a path forward to the future
of our great university. You are an integral part of the rich history
and tradition of LSU...and you will be forever.
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You did it. You made it possible for the Forever
LSU campaign to not just meet, but to greatly exceed the most
ambitious fundraising goal in LSU’s 150-year history. And, you did
it despite the extraordinary impact of major hurricanes and the
most difficult economic environment in decades.
It has been a humbling, inspiring experience to usher in the
successful conclusion of Forever LSU. We have been on campus
daily throughout the campaign, and that proximity has brought
with it the privilege of being at the forefront of the countless
successes Forever LSU has enjoyed. Yet, you have been the ones
at the forefront of our minds throughout this journey. You are the
reason for these successes.
Forever LSU has been a successful partnership among the LSU
Foundation, the LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation, and the LSU
Alumni Association. On behalf of our organizations, we thank you
for joining us in this historic effort.
It is with tremendous pride and gratitude that we share with you
that more than 61,000 friends and alumni contributed almost
$800 million to Forever LSU to support LSU, the LSU AgCenter,
and the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. That this community-
wide support yielded such an outstanding result is nothing short
of remarkable.
We hope you will enjoy reading this special publication, a
celebration of just a handful of the myriad of achievements that
happened for one simple reason: Tigers gave.
Forever LSU,
Maj. Gen. R.G. Richard, USMC (Retired) President and CEO, Tiger Athletic Foundation
Dr. Charlie W. Roberts President and CEO, LSU Alumni Association
Maj. Gen. William G. Bowdon, USMC (Retired) President and CEO, LSU Foundation (Retired June 30, 2011)
“This again proves what the faculty, staff, and students here already know: that LSU is one of the top universities in the nation. As Louisiana’s flagship university, being ranked in the top tier not only brings recognition to our institution but to the state as a whole.”
~LSU Chancellor Michael Martin on the U.S. News & World Report designation of the university’s top-tier status
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STUDENT SUPPORT
FACULTY SUPPORT
PROGRAM SUPPORT
CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE
Forever LSU’s four pillars of support
have reached across LSU, the LSU Paul
M. Hebert Law Center, and the LSU
AgCenter, touching everyone in
a variety of ways. In the pages that
follow, you will read about just a few
of the many success stories that, without
your contributions, would not have
been possible.
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LSU’s academic standards have steadily risen over the past
decade, which has resulted in a richer, more challenging,
and intellectually stimulating environment for the entire
student body. Through your donations to merit- and need-
based student scholarships and graduate fellowships, you
have provided support to the next generation of problem
solvers, who are now better prepared to tackle our world’s
most pressing challenges.
to establish 794 endowed scholarships and thousands of nonendowed scholarships, awards, and other support
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A Covenant with In-Need Louisiana Students
Established by LSU in fall 2007, the Pelican
Promise Scholarship is awarded annually to
students who are enrolled at LSU full time or
are eligible for admission to LSU, are Louisiana
residents, are eligible for a Federal Pell Grant,
and come from families with an income less
than or equal to 150 percent of the poverty level.
Pelican Promise, the equivalent of tuition and the
registration fee, makes attending LSU possible for
more than 1,100 students, who may have never
become Tigers otherwise.
IMPACT: Rigoberto “Rigo” Herrera-Zelaya
Rigoberto “Rigo” Herrera-Zelaya is one such Tiger.
His humility and desire to give back to LSU is an
inspiration to us all. Without the Pelican Promise,
Rigo's dreams may have been deferred.
“The Pelican Promise was the deciding factor in my coming to LSU. I come from a low-income family; my parents weren’t able to pay for anything for me, and I had to manage my finances to get to college. The Pelican Promise really takes off a lot of that burden. It has allowed me to continue studying here, and that’s really important to me because if I didn’t have it, I’d probably be considering other options.”
~ Rigoberto “Rigo” Herrera-Zelaya
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Our merit-based scholarships have recognized
and supported outstanding academic work
of our brightest and most accomplished
students. Rewarding these students for their
academic accomplishments has been a key
element in student recruitment and retention
as our university has consistently improved the
quality of our student body.
Recruiting Scholars and Leaders
The LSU Alumni Association’s Leadership
Scholarships and Top 100 Scholarships help
LSU attract highly qualified and competitive
students. The Leadership Scholarships allow
LSU to offer $1,000 awards to high school
students with a proven record of outstanding
leadership in student organizations and
community activities. The Top 100 Scholarship
program, one of the university’s most
established scholarship programs, has
awarded scholarships to more than 3,900
high-achieving incoming freshmen. Each four-
year scholarship includes a $2,000 annual cash
stipend and a “Chancellor’s Student Aide” job.
“LSU was a central experience in my life and has led to many opportunities for me in my career. The Alumni Association Scholarship program was very important to me, and I hope that future generations of LSU students can have those same opportunities.”
~ Larry Franceski, a former Top 100 Scholarship recipient who recently provided a generous gift to support the program
Merit-Based Scholarships
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IMPACT: Charlotte Gates
“LSU has prepared me for this
Fulbright Fellowship by providing
a rich sense of Cajun culture and
diversity that I will share with my
community in France as the main
focus of the Fulbright Fellowship.
I have also been blessed to have
incredible professors that have
given training and guidance
during college, as well as helping
me to prepare my Fulbright
application.”
~ Charlotte GatesFulbright ScholarHonors College StudentBS Psychology, 2010
Fulbright Scholar -France
Foundation of Champions
“Our family bleeds purple and gold, loves rooting for the Tigers, and believes strongly in supporting higher education. Endowing the Foundation of Champions Scholarship in football for #15 and selecting Matt Flynn as the Legacy Player was a wonderful way to recognize an outstanding young man and give back to both LSU and the athletic program that have brought us much joy over the years.” ~Lee Boothby
BS Petroleum Engineering, 1983
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Continuing Athletic Excellence
The Tiger Athletic Foundation’s focus
is leading the university in building a
comprehensively superior athletic program.
TAF created the Foundation of Champions,
a general scholarship endowment fund, to
provide a perpetual source of financial support
for athletic scholarships in each sport.
IMPACT: Matt Flynn
Humanities & Social Sciences Graduate
2007 LSU Football National Champion
“I am honored to represent the Foundation of Champions Scholarship Program as a Legacy Player and to know the Boothby Family Scholarship will forever fund athletic scholarships. My time spent at LSU was very special to me, and I’m excited to know hundreds of others will have the same opportunity because of their special gift to endow an athletic scholarship.”~ Matt Flynn
Foundation of Champions
“Our family bleeds purple and gold, loves rooting for the Tigers, and believes strongly in supporting higher education. Endowing the Foundation of Champions Scholarship in football for #15 and selecting Matt Flynn as the Legacy Player was a wonderful way to recognize an outstanding young man and give back to both LSU and the athletic program that have brought us much joy over the years.”
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Family Association Scholarships
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Turning a University into Home
LSU might seem like a pretty big place
to some incoming students. The Family
Association is dedicated to helping families
with their transition, making our university
an extension of home, no matter where that
might be.
The LSU Family Association offers support,
information, and problem solving for parents
of LSU students, and a big part of that is
evidenced in the inaugural scholarships a
select group of students received.
Twelve students comprised the inaugural class
of LSU Family Association Scholars. Generous
donations from members of the LSU Family
Association made possible each student’s
receipt of a $1,000 award for the 2010-11
academic year.
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“I have developed a profound sense of
the depth to which LSU’s administration
and faculty cares about each, individual
student. There is a personal touch that we
never expected with a large, state university.
Additionally, there are excellent resources
for families and students. LSU is genuinely
interested in, and committed to, each
student’s success and no issue, however small,
has been overlooked.
Everyone we have met, students and
administrators alike, has shown a genuine
interest in my daughter’s happiness and
welfare, and everyone, without exception,
has been enthusiastic about the unlimited
potential at LSU.”
David Sapp
Attorney at Law & LSU Dad
Atlanta, Ga.
A Parent's Perspective
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Manship School of Mass Communication student Ashley
Kirzinger is the inaugural recipient of the John Maxwell
Hamilton Fellowship for Media and Public Affairs Research,
which will provide Kirzinger up to $2,500 in support of her
fellowship research.
Kirzinger’s Hamilton Fellowship research will examine
the role of Twitter in the American press system. She will
explore what Twitter reveals about the social networks of
political reporters and how it affects norms and routines in
collecting and disseminating news stories.
“I am truly honored to be the inaugural recipient of
the Hamilton Fellowship for Media and Public Affairs
Research,” said Kirzinger. “I am extremely grateful for the
opportunity to delve deeper into my dissertation research
and look forward to sharing my results.”
Kirzinger plans to publish her fellowship research in a top-
tier political communication journal, as well as present her
findings at one or more national conferences.
“Ashley’s research is important and interesting, and I think
it will make a contribution to the study of media and
public affairs,” said Amy Reynolds, PhD, associate dean for
graduate studies and research. “It was the creativity of her
research design and potential significance of the work that
made her proposal rise to the top.”
John Maxwell Hamilton Fellowship forMedia and Public Affairs
Big News Day
Research
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was raised in faculty and research support. 429 endowed professorships funded 36 endowed faculty chairs fundedA university cannot recruit the best students without
having qualified faculty to educate and mentor them.
Forever LSU raised funds for endowed chairs and
professorships, providing our faculty with the proper work
environment, complete with sophisticated, modern,
well-equipped laboratory and research facilities.
Our outstanding faculty continues to bring recognition and
honor to LSU, upholding our long tradition of employing
dynamic, innovative professors and researchers to educate
our students.
$203,578,545
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The Dr. William A. Pryor Professorships were begun in
2004 by Michael Griffith (PhD, 1968, chemistry), who
was Dr. Pryor’s first doctoral student. Griffith began the
professorship as a tribute to his friend and mentor. Friends,
family, and Dr. and Mrs. Pryor themselves, have generously
contributed to the fund with the goal of honoring Dr.
Pryor’s legacy by reaching an endowed chair level of
funding.
And what a legacy it is.
Boyd Professor Emeritus William A. Pryor is a pioneer in the
field of free radical research. In the early part of his career,
Dr. Pryor studied the role of free radicals in a variety of
organic reactions. He showed early on that several kinds of
free radicals are important in biochemistry as well, and also
that similar reactive species in smog can enter the body
through the lungs and damage cells.
Dr. Pryor’s research on smog and oxidative stress led to
new insight into the toxicity of ozone. His studies of
the chemistry of nitric oxide (NO) are also relevant to
biochemistry because of the discovery that cells in the
body produce NO and use it as a hormone. He also made
numerous contributions to the use of antioxidants, such as
vitamin E, in disease prevention.
Dr. Pryor was the founding director of both the
Biodynamics Institute and the Pennington Biomedical
Research Center. His research group has been supported by
grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National
Science Foundation, the National Foundation for Cancer
Research, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Health
Effects Institute, and a substantial number of national and
international corporations. Research grants awarded to Dr.
Pryor exceed $50 million.
A Pryor Commitment
Pictured: Dr. William A. Pryor (left) and Dr. Michael Griffith (right)
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Program Suortwas raised in support of programs at LSU.LSU is committed to excellence across the spectrum,
offering curricula of the highest quality at the
undergraduate and graduate levels and in the arts,
humanities, business, law, agriculture, military sciences,
and sciences. University-wide support includes
endowments that have assisted the furthering of projects
that state funding could not. Both endowed and direct
gift opportunities have assisted nearly every department
at LSU.
Here are but a few of the programs that have been
impacted by Forever LSU.
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There is a lot to think about when you are going away
to college. The S.T.R.I.P.E.S.—or Student Tigers Rallying,
Interacting, and Promoting Education and Service—
program is offered through the LSU First Year Experience
department. S.T.R.I.P.E.S. is a four-day, three-night retreat
designed to prepare incoming students for the transition to
LSU. The program instills in first-year students the spirit of
LSU and teaches them what it means to be a Tiger not just
while they are enrolled…but for life.
In the past few years, S.T.R.I.P.E.S. has expanded through
the generosity of a $1.1 million gift from Charles Barney,
an LSU alumnus. The first S.T.R.I.P.E.S. program welcomed
a modest 65 incoming freshmen, but since the expansion,
the program has grown into one of the most popular
programs on campus, bringing in more than 500 incoming
students each year.
“The donation to S.T.R.I.P.E.S. more than doubled the number of participants. I would like to definitely say thank you because it does more than just get students excited. We’re hoping to cultivate the future leadership of LSU… and there’s nothing better.” ~Kelsi Moore
S.T.R.I.P.E.S. Leader
Bleeding Purple and Gold
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Strengthening Roots
The LSU Coastal Roots Program received $11,337
from Plow & Hearth Country Store as part of the
company’s “Campaign to Reforest America.”
In July 2009, Plow & Hearth pledged to donate
a tree for every transaction completed between
October 15 and December 31 of that year.
Thanks to higher than expected sales, the
company donated more than 729,000 trees to
be planted in Louisiana, North Carolina, and
Pennsylvania. The amount LSU received is the
equivalent of 226,739 seedlings.
The LSU Coastal Roots program provides hands-
on learning in environmental studies and science
for grades 2-12. Students grow seedlings and
grass plugs, which are transplanted to sites
across Louisiana.
IMPACT: Since the program began,
5,500 students have planted more
than 46,000 restoration plants on
nearly 130 trips to Louisiana’s coastal
areas. Coordinated by Associate
Professor Pam Blanchard of the LSU
College of Education, the program
touched more than 40 schools in 18
parishes last year.
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Oliver “Rick” Richard and his wife Donna pledged
$500,000 to the Forever LSU campaign. Half of their
gift helped to fund the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center’s
Clinical Legal Education Program, which expands
experiential learning opportunities for students, while also
providing a secondary benefit to lower-income populations
and local, state, and federal governments.
Through the Law Clinic and the program, the Law Center
offers second- and third-year students the opportunity to
practice law and represent in-need clients in the Baton
Rouge community. Like a medical school residency,
students practice under close faculty supervision.
By representing real clients with important legal issues,
students practice in local courts before administrative
agencies and other venues. This clinic is but one of many
reasons that the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center is a top
tier law school according to U.S. News & World Report.
“The basis for lifetime learning I received provided me
the opportunity throughout my career to interact with
wonderful people in business, government, and the media
to affect judicious change,” said Rick Richard.
Community Service
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4-Ever 4-H
LSU AgCenter employees are a generous bunch. Since
2006, employee giving through payroll deduction has
almost tripled, with 112 employees now making monthly
donations to endowed and nonendowed 4-H Foundation
accounts. Their contributions support a range of 4-H
programs, including scholarships, educational trips, awards,
and recognition programs.
In addition to gifts received via payroll deduction, many
LSU AgCenter employees and retirees contribute to 4-H
accounts each year. Employee donors have often shared
that the impetus to start giving was a desire to support the
future leaders of Louisiana. Last fiscal year, 22 percent of
4-H donors were LSU AgCenter employees.
Since 1908, more than four million young people have
been involved in the LSU AgCenter’s Louisiana 4-H youth
development program.
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The STAR Employer Program was created to recognize and
thank those employers that make significant contributions
to LSU Career Services. Employer gifts have played
an important role in building and sustaining services
essential to its success, such as assisting students and
alumni in choosing careers, obtaining career-related work
experiences while in school, developing job search skills,
and securing employment or admission to graduate or
professional school.
Plans are underway for the new Olinde Career Center that
will bring together LSU Career Services’ two locations. The
Olinde Center will be a state-of-the-art environment better
suited for preparing LSU students and alumni for the world
of work. This new home will be a better place for students
to engage in career planning, a better place for employers
to recruit…a place befitting Louisiana’s flagship university
and those who recruit here.
STAR Search
“Career Services is vital. All of these resources are free to students and that is directly because of funding to the STAR Employer Program.“ Andrea Guevara
Mass Communication
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LSU has one of the most beautiful campuses in the United
States. It is a botanical joy that illustrates the heights of both
natural and human design. But it is not just about aesthetics;
thanks to you, LSU now competes with some of the best
research-intensive universities in America. Your generous
donations have helped us beautify, strengthen, and innovate
our campus for the LSU of the future.
was raised in support of facilities at LSU.$399,774,397
“We’ll have one of the best facilities in the country for business. Not only are all the students going to see beautiful buildings, they’ll also know that this was a private-public partnership. The donors lead by such a good example, so thank you for setting that example for me.”
On March 19, 2010, the Business Education Complex,
future home of the LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business,
began to take shape at the official groundbreaking. And
“groundbreaking” is the perfect word to describe the
state-of-the-art learning environment.
Jimmy Maurin, chairman of Stirling Properties and co-chair
of the Louisiana Business Building Oversight Committee
(LBBOC), was elated that day. The LBBOC is a part of the
Dean's Advisory Council.
“With this groundbreaking, we’re dealing with one of the
greatest needs that LSU has,” Maurin said. “The LSU E. J.
Ourso College is one of the best in the country. It’s one of
the biggest colleges on campus, and for the first time it’s
going to have its own home, and that’s great.”
Completion of the BEC is on target for spring 2012, and
for Maurin, the ribbon-cutting ceremony cannot come
soon enough.
“Once the BEC opens, LSU will no longer be the only
university of its kind that doesn’t have a freestanding
business school,” Maurin said. “For our students, it will
bring to an end the necessity to walk back and forth across
campus on a daily basis for business classes. The students
will have more time to prepare for their next task at hand,
will be able to prepare with their peers, and will have all
the amenities they will need to accelerate their learning.
That is invaluable.”
Comprising 156,000 square feet of space, the BEC will
accommodate undergraduate and graduate business
students, executive education, and business community
and college functions that previously have had to be
held off-site. Even when the BEC is finished being built,
however, the act of building will continue. The BEC will
allow the strengthening of programs, initiatives, and the
world’s future business workforce. By providing our faculty
and students this tremendous advantage, the LSU
E. J. Ourso College is giving them the means to compete
with anyone.
Opening with an Impact
~Anne-Marie Fontenot Business
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“The stadium that we’ve been given is unbelievable. It’s second to none around the country. With 10,000 screaming fans every weekend, it’s a really special place. Thank you so much for spoiling us.”
~ Mikie Mahtook Sport AdministrationLSU Outfielder, 2009 National Championship Team
Knocking It Out of the Park
The LSU baseball team opened its new Alex Box Stadium in 2009. With
a school record for attendance, the Tigers have now led the nation in
total home attendance for 15 straight years dating back to 1996.
Generous donors to the Tiger Athletic Foundation helped to fund
the new Alex Box Stadium. It seats nearly 3,000 more fans and has
6,000 additional square feet of locker and meeting room space than
its previous incarnation some 200 yards away, as well as new batting
cages to help hone the skills of generations of Tigers to come.
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A $500,000 gift to the LSU Foundation for the LSU College
of Engineering's Department of Mechanical Engineering
enabled the late Frank H. Walk Sr., DE, PE, and 1942 ME
graduate, to present engineering students with a state-
of-the-art presentation room for the ME capstone senior
design course sequence, in addition to three new CNC
lathe machines for students to engineer their designs.
Walk, former chairman/CEO emeritus of Walk, Haydel &
Associates, Inc. and former consultant to URS Corporation,
was a true “LSU Engineer” who combined the highest
standards of professional excellence and accomplishment
with seemingly limitless energy and a deep commitment to
his community, state, and alma mater. The result was a life
full of engineering achievement and a distinguished record
of selfless service.
Before his death, Mr. Walk explained his experience at LSU.
“The first thing that attracted me to engineering was the
shops. I made straight A’s in shop work. I am very proud
of my degree from LSU. Everywhere I’ve been in the world,
I have bumped into engineering grads from LSU who have
been successful. That speaks well of the university and the
degree attained.”
IMPACT: LSU mechanical engineering students face a
formidable challenge prior to graduation by competing
in a Senior Design Capstone Program. For the capstone
projects, teams of students devise solutions to engineering
problems submitted by industry, faculty, and the
community at large. These design solutions require
consideration of all aspects of engineering. Alternative
designs are investigated during the first semester, and a
functioning prototype must be manufactured by the close
of the second semester. Engineering seniors then devise a
solution to a problem in society and fabricate the result.
“It’s had a significant impact on the mechanical engineering students here at LSU. It really mirrors what we’d expect in a professional setting…we’ll be better prepared for what we do in the future because of it.”
Walk This Way
~ Evan LedetMechanical Engineering
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The “I Like Mike” campaign began in 2001, uniting
fans, students, and members of the LSU community to
raise money that gave our former mascot, Mike V, a new
home. On August 27, 2005, Mike V moved from his old
1,100-square-foot home to a 15,000-plus–square-foot
habitat. In so doing, he stepped into one of the largest
and finest tiger habitats in the nation, featuring lush
planting, a large live oak tree, a waterfall, a stream, and
a swimming pond.
Now, Mike VI is enjoying the fruits of all the generous
donations and labor that went into the “I Like Mike”
campaign. With constant care and attention from his
caretakers at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, Mike
is one lucky and well-taken-care-of cat.
We All Like Mike!
"We think there are about 100,000 people that visit him on an annual basis, and it’s just really a top-notch facility. We can’t thank you enough.”~ Nicholas P. CrossVeterinary MedicineMike VI’s Caretaker
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For veterinary medical students Randee Monceaux and
Nick Cross, Mike the Tiger’s student caretakers, Mike
VI is more than just the LSU mascot: he is a 450-pound,
five-year-old tiger that needs to be cared for 365 days a
year. And caring for him, while simultaneously thrilling
and rewarding, is not an easy job. The habitat provides
a unique opportunity for these students to gain hands-
on experience in an incredible research environment.
While the role of caretaker is a popular one within the
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine—one in every seven
students applied for the current rotation—it is one that is
only filled after careful deliberation.
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Business Education Complex Football Operations Center, including indoor and outdoor turf fields
Shaw Center for the Arts Rural Life Museum Visitors Center
Veterinary Medicine Equine ICU LSU Olinde Career Center
Clarence P. Cazalot Jr. Marathon Oil Corporation Atrium in the Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex
Basketball Practice Facility
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Major Building Projects not pictured include:
Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-AthletesLSU Band HallLSU Soccer StadiumTiger Stadium-West SidePete Maravich Assembly Center RenovationsNew Alex Box Stadium (see page 30)Old Alex Box ParkingNorth Stadium Window ReplacementLSU Golf Practice FacilityChemical Engineering BuildingMultiple classrooms, laboratories, and research space
New Softball Tiger Park University High Renovations and Gym
Women’s Basketball Locker Room Mike The Tiger’s New Habitat
University Club Golf Course Renovations LaHouse
Frank H. Walk Design Presentation Room
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$764,177,300 Private Giving
Faculty Support $203,578,545
Campus Infrastructure $399,774,397
Student Support $124,493,449
Program Support $31,116,648
Unrestricted $5,214,261
Alumni 24,938
Friends 28,971
Individuals 53,909
Corporations 7,477
233,595 Gifts & Pledges
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As of December 31, 2010, donors to Forever LSU gave:
$798,217,300
$700,000,000
$600,000,000
$500,000,000
$400,000,000
$300,000,000
$200,000,000
$100,000,000
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$122,551,853.76Endowed
$641,625,438.96Nonendowed
$34,040,000.00State Match
Total Raised by Category
Private giving consisting of cash, pledges, in-kind gifts, and planned and testamentary gifts
Generated in-state matching funds (professorships &
chairs through 6/30/2010)
Total raised from all funding sources
Regional Forever LSU Campaign Locations (Listed Alphabetically by State)
California Los AngelesSan Francisco
ColoradoDenver
FloridaTampa
GeorgiaAtlanta
Louisiana AcadianaAlexandriaBaton RougeFlorida ParishesHouma/ThibodauxLake CharlesMonroeNew OrleansShreveport
New YorkNew York
TennesseeNashville
TexasAustinDallasHouston
Washington, D.C.
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Chinese proverb states, “A journey
of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Similarly, a journey
toward $798 million begins with a single donation. This is the
story of how the historic Forever LSU campaign received ours.
My first day as director of the campaign was April Fool’s Day,
2006. I was busy moving everything in with the help of my sons
when my oldest, Brennan, then eight, asked me what my new
job would entail. I explained to him that we were beginning a
campaign that would propel LSU, Louisiana’s Flagship University,
into the top tier of national universities and that our mission was
very important to the future of not only LSU, but the state as well.
When Brennan asked how this would be accomplished, I told him
that it would take a lot of money, but luckily there were hundreds
of people just like us who loved LSU and who would be willing
to help us reach our goal.
The next day, as I was leaving for work, Brennan handed me
his piggy bank, which contained $83.47, and said that he was
thankful for the scholarship he received at his school and figured
if he could help a student go to LSU, he wanted to help. Tears
of pride and humility fell from my eyes. Someone believed in
Brennan, and because of that, he believed in the future of an
LSU student. The piggy bank has been in the campaign
office since the beginning as a reminder. I realized then that
philanthropy is taught.
Since that first donation, the generosity expressed by donors
like you has been overwhelming. It has been an extraordinary
honor to serve as a member of the stellar campaign team Forever
LSU. Between Shelley Favre Zeringue, Danielle Nienaber, and me,
we hold five LSU degrees. We bleed purple and gold. We are all
grateful to have been able to represent our alma mater across the
country and beyond in such a worthwhile endeavor.
Together, we would also like to give a special thank you to the
three foundations and three campuses. A very personal thank you,
specifically, to Congressman Henson Moore and his wife Carolyn,
whose leadership, steadfast vision, and personal sacrifice for
LSU have been inspiring. They are a joy to work with. Thank you,
Katherine Kennedy Burlette for all of your hard work. Thank you
to the entire Forever LSU Campaign Cabinet, who we have grown
to know as personal friends and comrades-in-arms.
Last but not least, a very personal thank you to Shelley and
Danielle. You are, quite simply, the BEST. It has been a privilege
to work with you. Many blessings in your future endeavors.
Sincerely,Beverly Brooks Major, LSU ’93, ‘05Director, Forever LSU
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Dr. Mary Lou Applewhite
Mr. Jon D. "Jay" Babb
Dr. and Mrs. Terence Beven
Mr. Jamie B. Bice
Mrs. Linda H. Bowsher
Dr. Bert R. Boyce
Mrs. Laura Boyce (deceased)
Honorable John B. Breaux
Ms. Claire L. Cagnolatti
Mr. Ronald C. Cambre
Mr. E. R. Campbell Jr.
Mr. Guy Campbell III
Mr. Jeff K. Carbo
Mr. James Carville
Ms. Sarah Clayton
Mr. William Conti
Mr. Lodwrick M. Cook
Mr. Robert H. Crosby III
Mr. John L. Daniel Jr.
Dr. Cheryl C. Fasullo
Mrs. Ashley S. Fox-Smith
Mr. Edward G. Galante
Mr. G. Lee Griffin
Dr. Arthur M. Halbrook
Mrs. Margaret Womack Hart
Mr. Harry T. Hawks
Mr. R. Brian Haymon
Forever LSU Campaign Cabinet
Mr. Mark L. Hefter
Mr. Thomas M. Hontzas
President Emeritus William L. Jenkins
Honorable J. Bennett Johnston Jr.
Mr. Kip Knight
Mr. Gary L. Laborde
Mr. Edward A. Landry
Mr. Richard A. Lipsey
Dr. John V. Lombardi
Mr. Harry J. Longwell
Mr. Roy O. Martin III
Mr. James E. Maurin
Mr. W. Shelby McKenzie
Honorable W. Henson Moore III
Mr. Shaquille R. O’Neal
Mr. J. Rock Palermo III
Dr. James R. Peltier
Mr. Roy A. Pickren Jr.
Mr. Eddie N. Pullaro
Mr. Milton J. Reese Jr.
Mr. Gordon E. Regan Jr.
Mr. Kevin P. Reilly Sr.
Mr. C. Stewart Slack
Dr. Steven V. Slaton
Mr. Donald J. Waguespack
Mr. Rick Wolfert
Mr. J. Lanier Yeates
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Development Staff
Tammy Abshire, CFREDanny AguirreKrista AllenChaunda AllenConnie AndersonWes ArdoinMelissa ArgraveLaura BaldenMarco BarkerKristin BatulisMona BecnelDanny BelangerCasey BennettRanda BordelonBeverly Brooks Major, CFREBen Broussard, CFREKatie BulotKatherine Kennedy BurletteRhett ButlerCary ByrdBunnie CannonJoe CarvalhidoPam ColtharpNancy ColyarJulie CooperMeredith CothernSara CourtneySteven CovingtonLaura CoxJacquelyn CraddockJeff CrowMelissa DalyKushal DasguptaDerek DentonKaren A. DevilleJosh DicharryCathy Dodge, CFRELori DowdenJane DunnChandler DupontPat EdwardsDon Eisenberg, CFREJennifer Eller
Tia Embaugh, CFREEric EskewTracy EvansGwen FairchildShelley Favre ZeringueCharlotte FrugeGigi GauthierLisa GeddesEmi GilbertRuss GreerJohn GrubbEric GuerinAngela GuidryJeff HaleStacey HalphenAmanda HaralsonStephen HarmonCourtney HartEmily HeinrothJane HensleeMartin HernandezTiffany HessJohn HightowerErnie Hill (deceased)Stephen HollidayBetty Karlsson, CFREMichelle KasischkeLindsey KellyVicki KingNorisha KirtsBryan LandryLaura Lanier, CFREKelly LastrapesMimi LaValleWendy LeudtkeBrenda MaconAnn Marie Marmande, CFREJohn McGeheeJeffery McLain, CFREWayne MillerAdrienne MooreGretchen Morgan, CFREKy Mortensen, CFRE
Carol NewmanLindsay NewportDanielle NienaberCharlotte NordykeTonja NormandLisa O’BeirneMichael OblingerWendy OvertonLori PattersonKelly PepperRick PerryCecil PhillipsHarriet PoolerQuinn RainwaterLee RaynerMike RobinsonMalcolm RobinsonLahna RocheArlette Rodrigue, CFREJill RoshtoBen RossRaychel RoyNicole RozasCynthia SandeferTodd SandemanBrian SchmolkeEmma SchneiderDick SchneiderGeorgia ScobeeJamie SegarDavid SeniorMila Sexton, CFRELynn ShieldsStacey SimmonsKaren SoniatDennis SpringLaura St. BlancEd SteimelCliff VannoyFrances WatsonJudyth Wier, CFREJensen YoungBobbi Zaunbrecher
List reflects everyone who served as development staff during the campaign
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Mr. Mark K. AndersonMr. Jeff H. BenhardMr. J. Herbert BoydstunMr. J. Terrell BrownMr. Robert H. Crosby IIIMr. Robert W. DaigleMrs. Laura L. DauzatMr. William T. Firesheets IIMr. T. Cass GaiennieMr. G. Lee GriffinMr. Frank W. Harrison IIIMr. Gary L. LabordeMr. Gene W. Lafitte Sr.Mr. Charles A. LandryMrs. Laura A. LeachMr. David B. Means IIIMr. William B. OwensDr. James R. PeltierMr. John F. Shackelford IIIMr. Robert M. Stuart Jr.Mrs. Sue W. TurnerMr. Burton D. Weaver Jr.Mr. Felix R. WeillMr. William H. Wright Jr.Mr. J. Lanier Yeates
Mr. Al AdamsMr. Bruce A. AdamsMr. H.F. “Hank” AndersonMr. Woody D. BilyeuMr. Guy Campbell IIIMr. Brian P. CheramieMr. William T. DrostMr. Jerry D. Dumas Sr.Mr. Eric EdwardsMr. G. Archer Frierson IIMs. Theresa M. GallionDr. Eric T. GeistMr. Jamie HowardMr. James Fleet HowellMr. Patrick A. JuneauMr. Leonard K. “Lenny” LemoineMr. Roy O. Martin IIIMr. James E. Maurin Mr. Markham R. McKnightChris Miciotto, MDMr. Scott MoranMr. Jake NettervilleMr. Tyron D. PicardMrs. Stacey Paretti RaseMr. William W. “Billy” Rucks IVMr. Gordon L. “Gordy” Rush IIIMr. Todd SchexnayderMr. Jerry Shea Jr.Mr. Steven J. ShermanMr. Eulis Simien Jr.Mrs. Aimee SimonMr. Robert M. Stuart Jr.Mr. Collis B. Temple IIIMr. E. Robert “Bobby” TheriotMrs. Beth TopeMr. Craig WebbMr. Charles S. Weems IIIMr. Charles S. “Burney” WilliamsMr. Brian H. WoodardMr. Richard E. Zuschlag
Scott L. AndersonJack A. Andonie, MDMary Lou Applewhite, MDJon D. “Jay” BabbJ. Hals BenhardPatricia C. “Pat” BodinCarney A. “Buddy” Brice III, DDSJohn S. Butler, PhDGuy Campbell IIILodwrick M. CookGregory J. “Gregg” CordaroRobert W. Dugas, MDTheresa M. GallionRonald M. JohnsonJan K. LuizzaTed A. MartinLouis R. Minksy, MDCharles H. Moniotte, CPARichard C. “Ricky” OustaletJohn T. Shelton Jr. Carl J. StrevaSusan K. Whitelaw, CPAMichael H. “Mike” Woods
LSU Foundation Board of Directors
LSU Foundation Ex Officio Board of Directors
LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation Board of Directors
LSU Alumni Association Board of Directors
Maj. Gen. William G. BowdonMr. Jeffery McLain, CFREMr. George MossMs. Gina DugasMr. Bill Silvia
List reflects board membership as of December 31, 2010
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LSU System Board of Supervisors
Mr. Ronald R. AndersonDr. Jack A. AndonieMr. R. Blake ChatelainMr. Garret H. DanosHonorable Ann D. DuplessisMr. Anthony G. FaltermanDr. John F. GeorgeMr. Stanley J. JacobsMr. Alvin E. KimbleMr. Raymond J. LasseigneMrs. Laura A. LeachMr. James W. Moore Jr.Mr. Ben W. MountMr. Roderick K. WestMr. Robert V. YarboroughMs. Ali V. Lieberman
University Administration
Chancellor Michael V. MartinChancellor Jack M. WeissChancellor William B. RichardsonExecutive Vice Chancellor and Provost John Maxwell HamiltonDean Jennifer CargillDean Kevin R. CarmanInterim Dean Kenneth E. CarpenterDean Nancy L. ClarkDean William David ConstantDean Christopher F. D’EliaDean Gaines M. FosterDean Peter F. HaynesInterim Dean Ralph S. IzardDean Eli JonesDean Laurence D. KaptainDean Kenneth L. KoonceDean Richard KoubekInterim Dean Laura F. LindsayDean Christian E. MolidorDean Beth M. PaskoffVice Chancellor and Athletic Director Joseph Louis AllevaVice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer Brian D. VossVice Chancellor Cheney C. Joseph Jr.Vice Chancellor Christopher M. PietruszkiewiczVice Chancellor Eric N. MondayVice Chancellor Paul D. CoreilVice Chancellor John S. RussinInterim Vice Chancellor Thomas R. KleiVice Chancellor Isiah M. WarnerVice Chancellor Kurt J. KepplerVice Provost Katrice A. AlbertVice Provost Jane W. CassidyVice Provost T. Gilmour Reeve
Special thanks to former LSU chancellors Mark Emmert and the Honorable Sean O'Keefe, President Emeritus William Jenkins, and former LSU Law Center Chancellor Emeritus John Costonis.
List reflects leadership as of December 31, 2010
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