Huntington shatters fundraising efforts
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As Huntington University celebrates its 125th birthday this year, the institution has received a massive gift from alumni, friends and donors. The university says it is closing its Step Forward Comprehensive Campaign having raised $22 million more than the original $34 million goal.
The campaign was launched in the fall of 2014. Due to early successes, the board of directors raised the campaign to $40 million in 2019.
“For those of us in the room when that was decided, that was a large goal and frankly, a pretty daunting one,” said Tom Clounie, Advancement Committee chair. “And it had a ticking clock on it. We knew this campaign was intended to wrap up in 2022 as part of the University’s 125th birthday year.”
Clounie says the $56.6 million effort is the largest campaign in school history.
The original goal included six capital improvements projects. But with its fundraising success, the university has completed 22 projects.
“The results of this campaign allow HU to move forward faster to accomplish the mission God has called us to do,” said Dr. Sherilyn Emberton, president of Huntington University. “God’s faithfulness to the University through challenging times and a global pandemic is beyond evident in this campaign, not only in the capital projects completed and the dollars raised, but more importantly in the lives impacted.”
Emberton says nearly 400 additional graduates earned Huntington degrees as a direct result of the campaign.