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The surname D'Campus belongs to this beloved Golden Eagle.
Who is Seymour?
Jon Johnson is an alumnus of the School of Accountancy. He called Brenda to ask about his matching gift from ExxonMobil. This staff member would be the best person to help him?
Bonus: What's ExxonMobil's current employee matching rate?
Who is Karyn?
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At the close of FY 2018, the USM Foundation met a major milestone regarding the endowment. Explain that milestone.
What is the market value of the endowment surpassed $1,000,000?
Every file folder has a purpose. What is the color of file folders used for booked pledges?
What is yellow?
The campaign's honorary co-chairs are ambassadors for the campaign and the Institution as a whole. What three recognizable alumni have agreed to serve in this capacity?
Who are Brett Favre, Torie Bowie and Chuck Scarborough?
Located in Long Beach, Mississippi this live oak covered property is Mississippi's only beachfront campus.
What is USM's Gulf Park Campus?
This person worked to set up the online scholarship application system. The employee has been with the Foundation for more than fourteen years and has served in both the Manager of Financial Services and CFO roles.
Who is Jennifer Boucher?
Name the condition in which the market value of the (endowment) fund is greater than the corpus, but there are not sufficient earnings to make a full spending allocation available.
What is underfunded?
With the recent academic reorganization, this administrator is now dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences.
Who is Dr. Trent Gould?
FUndamentally, there are three main pillars of the campaign. Name them all.
What are "Student Success," "Academic Excellence" and "Discovery" (Research)?
This first president of then-Mississippi Normal College oversaw construction of the original buildings and guided the school during its formative years, from 1911-28.
Who is Joseph "Joe" Cook?
A questionable expense has hit your budget, who would be the best person to ask for assistance?
Who is Amy Pullens?
If the market value of Joe Jackson's endowment fund is less than the amount of his original gift (or the corpus), that fund would be known as...
What is underwater?
A gift set up by a donor with regularly scheduled payments and no end date is known as what?
What is a recurring gift?
A development officer needs a proposal to present a potential donor to make the lead gift in the campaign. What should the development officer do first?
What is fill out the online "proposal request form."
Colloquially known as Founders' Day, this DATE is the institution's official birthday.
What is March 30, 1910?
Haley K and Daniel are working with a College of Nursing and Health Professions alumnus on a hybrid gift. Who should they speak to first about charitable remainder trusts or gift annuities?
Who is Leslee Smith?
This fee provides the budget from which the Foundation operates and what is the current rate of said fee?
What is the administrative fee?
What is 1.75%?
These two types of funds can currently be established by private giving through the USM Foundation.
What are "Current Use" and "Endowment?"
This month and year will mark the launch of the public phase of the campaign?
March 2020
The Southern Miss athletic department’s new multi-year apparel deal with this company began on July 1, 2018.
Who is Addidas?
This staff member is an omniscient research sleuth.
Who is Pam?
For extra credit - what is her nickname?
This person who, through his/her position with the University, is granted the authority to approve withdrawals for the stated purpose of a particular fund.
Who is the Signature authority?
Donors to the University through the USM Foundation and the Southern Miss Athletic Foundation who have given more than $25,000 over their lifetimes are recognized in the Honor Club. Starting at the lowest giving level, name the six levels of the Honor Club.
What are the Patrons of 1910, The Joseph Cook Fellowship, the President's Circle, the Black and Gold Society, the Southern Miss Society and the Gallery of Benefactors?
The University has two alumni who have been inducted into the Pro-Football Hall of Fame. Name them both.
Who are Ray Guy and Brett Favre.
Mr. and Mrs. Hickman can’t make a donation now, as they have four children in college. However, they are interested in establishing an estate gift. The Hickmans should call this person.
Who is Daniel Barton?
This organization is the largest single donor to The University. Name the organization, as well as the program their endowment supports.
Who are the Luckyday Foundation? What is the Luckyday Scholars Program?
The USM Foundation (typically) employees more than 25 student workers. The largest percentage of those students hold what position?
What is a student caller (phonethon)?