http://illinois.edu/lb/imageList/600 news items on the UIF homepage http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=944 General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/63593 Thu, 24 May 2012 08:00:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News The University of Illinois closed out its most ambitious fundraising campaign ever with gifts, commitments and pledges of nearly $2.43 billion for the Brilliant Futures Campaign. That is $179.6 million (8 percent) more than the announced goal of $2.25 billion; the campaign ran from July 1, 2003, through Dec. 31, 2011. http://www.uillinois.edu/our/news/2012/March22.HoganEaster.cfm General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/61347 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:15:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News On Friday, March 23, the Executive Committee of the Board will meet to approve the terms of Hogan's resignation and to appoint Robert Easter, a long-time faculty member and former interim provost and interim chancellor on the Urbana-Champaign campus, as president-designate. http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=940 General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/61114 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:45:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News When Bert A. Gayman graduated from the University of Illinois in 1897a mere 30 years after the founding of the Universityhe may not have known the mark he would leave with an anonymous gift he would make more than six decades later. http://ahs.illinois.edu/VeteransCenter.aspx General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/59752 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:30:00 CST University of Illinois Foundation: News The University of Illinois announced plans to build a Center that will provide educationally integrated services to student veterans of recent conflicts who have sustained severe and multiple injuries. http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=938 General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/58559 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:00:00 CST University of Illinois Foundation: News Dr. Sidney S. Micek, president of the University of Illinois Foundation for the last 12 years, announced today (Jan. 9, 2012) that he is stepping down as the fundraising organizations chief administrator. http://news.uis.edu/2011/11/uis-graduate-honors-former-faculty.html General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/56547 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:30:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News The University of Illinois Springfield proudly announces the establishment of a new named professorship, the first from a graduate honoring a former professor. The Judith E. Everson Professorship in English honors Everson, an emeritus professor who taught at the university for 31 years. http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=935 General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/54982 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:00:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News Sixteen private gifts totaling more than $18 million earmarked for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign programs were announced today (Friday, Sept. 23, 2011) at the U of I Foundations 76th Annual Meeting. http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=936 General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/54983 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:00:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News The University of Illinois and the U of I Foundation enjoyed another excellent year in private gifts received for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2011. The University and UIF raised $216.6 millionthe third highest gift total ever, according to Walter Knorr, U of I chief financial officer and treasurer of the U of I Foundation. FY11 was the fourth consecutive yearand only the fifth year everthat the University and Foundation eclipsed the $200 million mark in gifts received. http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=937 General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/54984 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:00:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News The University of Illinois Brilliant Futures Campaign has surpassed its $2.25 billion goal four months before the campaigns Dec. 31, 2011, conclusion. As of Aug. 31, 2011, the University has gifts and commitments totaling $2.267 billion. http://ahs.illinois.edu/Dedication.aspx General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/54966 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News Shahid Khan, president of Flex-N-Gate Corporation in Urbana, Illinois, and his wife Ann Carlson Khan, have continued their generous support of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign by making a gift of $10 million to fund the new north addition of Huff Hall. The addition, known as the Khan Annex, houses programs of the College of Applied Health Sciences, including the Center on Health, Aging, and Disability and the Master of Public Health program. The Khan Annex will be formally dedicated at an event on Thursday, September 22, at 3:00 p.m. on the northwest side of Huff Hall. http://www.uillinois.edu/our/news/2011/Aug3.Wise.cfm General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/53348 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:45:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News Phyllis M. Wise, Ph.D., has been selected to become a Vice President of the University of Illinois and the Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, effective Oct. 1, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees at its September meeting. http://www.uillinois.edu/our/news/2011/June9.ScholarshipAnnounce.cfm General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/52135 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:15:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News University of Illinois President Michael J. Hogan on Thursday launched a $100 million fundraising campaign that will increase financial aid to help students and their families offset tuition costs that have risen sharply as state funding for the University has declined over the last decade. http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=931 General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/48493 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:00:00 CST University of Illinois Foundation: News Zachary Grotovsky, a 23-year-old senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is a student caller for the University of Illinois Foundation. He recently wrapped up a wildly successful fall semester, prompting the Foundations calling center to rename its top fundraiser award the Zachary Grotovsky Excellence Award. http://www.adm.com/en-US/news/_layouts/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?ID=286 General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/47230 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:00:00 CST University of Illinois Foundation: News Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) announced Wednesday a $10 million grant to establish the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss at the University of Illinois. The global institute will work with farmers in the developing world to help preserve millions of metric tons of grains and oilseeds lost each year to pests, disease, mishandling, and other factors. http://illinois.edu/here_now/videos.html?webSiteID=mbPAkSfY5U6szjNeqq6ZFw&videoID=kVG7yNYbzUyBaujyngYy7g University of Illinois Foundation General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/45900 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:00:00 CST University of Illinois Foundation: News This program profiles three alums of the University of Illinois who have used their success to enrich the experience of current students and have a profound effect on the entire campus. The generosity of each is also inspiring the next generation of graduates to give back to their alma mater. Chicago businessman Ron Chez gives economically disadvantaged students from his hometown a chance to get a higher education by his Chez Family Scholarship program. Selected students also connect through group and individual mentoring. Mannie Jackson parlayed his talent on the basketball court into financial success as owner of the Harlem Globetrotters. His desire to sustain a supportive environment at Illinois, lead to the creation of the Mannie L. Jackson I-LEAP Program. I-LEAP scholars have a higher rate of retention and GPAs. The Siebel Center for Computer Science, which was the gift of alum Tom Siebel, breaks all stereotypes of computer lab. Illinois has long been a pioneer in computer science with graduates inventing YouTube and PayPal. Now the next generation of computer scientists is using this innovative, collaborative space to foster their own vision of the future. http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=925 University of Illinois Foundation General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/43402 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:00:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News Eleven private gifts totaling more than $10 million earmarked for University of Illinois programs at the Urbana-Champaign campus were announced today (Friday, Oct. 1, 2010) at the U of I Foundations 75th Annual Meeting. http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=927 University of Illinois Foundation General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/43405 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:00:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News The University of Illinois and the U of I Foundation enjoyed another banner year in private gifts received for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2010. http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=926 University of Illinois Foundation General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/43403 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:00:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News The University of Illinois Brilliant Futures Campaign, the largest in the schools 143-year history, has passed the $2 billion mark and was 89 percent towards its $2.25 billion goal as of Sept. 15, 2010. http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/annualmeeting2010/ University of Illinois Foundation General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/43014 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:00:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News Annual Business Meeting, highlights will include: 2010 Gift AnnouncementsThe Impact of Private Giving Brilliant Futures Campaign update Speakers including UI President Michael J. Hogan; Chancellor & Provost (Interim) Robert A. Easter; UIF Board Chair, Richard S. Hill; UIF President, Sid Micek; and, UIF Treasurer, Walter Knorr http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=924 University of Illinois Foundation General http://illinois.edu/lb/article/600/39194 Thu, 27 May 2010 09:45:00 CDT University of Illinois Foundation: News The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution presented the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship to Thomas M. Siebel, a University of Illinois graduate, and the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service to The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State, May 26, 2010, in Palo Alto, Calif.
