Campaign Executive Committee Members
John H. Myers ’67, H’02
Co-Chair, Alumni
Robert C. O’Brien ’66, H’95
Co-Chair, Lifetime Trustee
Donald W. Spiro ’49, H’88 &
Evelyn Lindfors Spiro ’49, H’92
Honorary Co-Chairs
Michael Nicolais ’49 &
Margaret Christie Nicolais ’49
Honorary Co-Chairs
Margaret Bambach Buck Reynolds ’40, H’98
Honorary Co-Chair
Walter H. Baumhoff ’59
Tad Bender ’06
Howard Braren ’50
Kinsey Casey ’02
Jeffrey D. Forchelli ’66
Richard Guarasci
Jay P. Hartig ’67, Chair, Board of Trustees
Richard Herburger ’66
Louise Repage Kaufman ’75, M’78
Fred W. Lange ’53, H’06
Donna Mollica New ’68
Warren R. Procci ’68
PRESIDENT GUARASCI TO RING NYSE CLOSING BELL MARCH 23
EVENT CELEBRATES $50 MILLION RAISED FOR CAMPAIGN
(Staten Island, N.Y.)—Wagner College President Richard Guarasci will ring the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange on March 23 at 4 p.m., to celebrate the raising of $50 million toward the largest campaign in the school’s history: Putting Wagner First.
President Guarasci will be accompanied to Stock Exchange by several of the key Wagner donors and friends who helped to make this milestone in the school’s history possible.
Video of this event will be webcast live on the New York Stock Exchange website. Go to this page and follow the link for the closing bell webcast: http://www.nyse.com/attachment/liveflashbell.htm
The video will be archived at this web address after the closing:
http://www.nyse.com/events/Cal_1259061213284.html
It can also be viewed on CNBC television.
Putting Wagner First: The Campaign for Wagner College was launched in October 2007 with a gala event in the Great Hall on New York’s Ellis Island. It has been the most ambitious, and most successful, fundraiser in Wagner’s history. Read about the launch of the campaign, and its goals, below.
“Putting Wagner First: The Campaign for Wagner College” will provide the financial resources to make major investments in students, through increased scholarships and tuition assistance; in faculty, through the establishment of distinguished chairs and funding for research, scholarship, and professional development; and in the college itself, through upgrades to facilities and campus infrastructure.
This campaign will build upon Wagner’s legacy of excellence and match its resources to its aspirations, guaranteeing a future of distinction. Financially stable, Wagner College is in the healthiest financial position it has enjoyed since its founding. Now, our challenge is to secure this stability for the future. “The challenge that Wagner faces now is to solidify its competitive edge,” states Jay P. Hartig, former chair, Board of Trustees. “In order to perpetuate our strengths, we must expand endowment funding, enlarge our appeal to students, and attract and retain faculty of the highest possible quality while we embark on the plans to educate a diverse student body with high potential.” To build on Wagner’s legacy of excellence, Wagner will undertake a major capital campaign to raise $50 million. The campaign will address three critical areas: the endowment fund, campus enhancement and the annual fund.
"The future of this gem of a college is in our hands," says President Richard Guarasci. "We can take comfort in our achievements and rest on our laurels – a sure path to mediocrity. Or we can find the resources to leverage these accomplishments, endow them, and further shape this very special college to better serve the students who choose to study here, the faculty who come here to teach, and our alumni who are living what they have learned here in their personal and professional lives. “Putting Wagner First” means deepening teaching and learning, internationalizing our curriculum, and providing the technology and facilities to enhance the excellence and achievement of our graduates. "
