Campaign News & Events
Building Momentum, The Campaign for Andover
Goes Public
November 5, 2009
This evening the Phillips Academy community will mark with great pride the public announcement of The Campaign for Andover, Building on the Surest Foundation. “The people, programs, and facilities at the heart of the 2004 Strategic Plan now form the core elements of this campaign,” says Oscar Tang ’56, president of the Board of Trustees and chair of the campaign.
Students, faculty, alumni, parents, and guests will gather in Cochran Chapel for a program titled “Andover’s Foundations,” during which Andover’s leaders will offer remarks and special acknowledgements of the donors who have contributed to the campaign’s early efforts.
“The generosity of so many alumni and parents allows us to experience the extraordinary every day at Andover,” says Faiyad Ahmad ’10, school president and one of three speakers who will open the event. Alumni Council President Susan Urie Donahue ’73, P’05, ’08 and Dean of Faculty Temba Maqubela, P’03, ’06, ’11 will welcome guests on behalf of alumni and faculty.
Featured tonight will be performances by Fidelio, Academy organist and music instructor Patrick Kabanda, and vocalist Charlene Sadberry ’99 accompanied by pianist and faculty member Bob Baumann. In addition to the musical performances, Head of School Barbara Landis Chase, Oscar Tang, and David Underwood ’54, honorary cochair of The Campaign for Andover and former president of the board, will speak about the power and relevance of an Andover education.
Calling The Campaign for Andover a “new journey,” Underwood says that the previous campaign—The Surest Foundation—and Chase’s 15-year leadership have given Andover “the potential to achieve an even greater magnitude of excellence.”
The Campaign for Andover, a comprehensive campaign, seeks to raise $300 million in endowment and current-use funds to support students, faculty, academic programs, and campus restoration. The Andover Fund, with a fiscal year 2010 goal of $12.2 million, is a part of the campaign.
Since July 1, 2005, the campaign has been in a “silent phase,” with all gifts given to one of its priorities counted toward the $300 million goal. To date, more than 15,000 donors have made gifts and pledges totaling $178.8 million.
More News
- Academy Receives Largest Gift
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January 2008
Oscar L. Tang ’56, president of the Board of Trustees and chair of The Campaign for Andover, commits $25 million to the Academy. This, the largest gift in the history of the school, will support several strategic initiatives, including need-blind admission for students across the economic spectrum.
- Need-Blind Admission is Achieved
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September 2008
Andover achieves need-blind admission in 2008. Though the Academy is need-blind, there is still much work to be done to fully fund the initiative. The campaign seeks $65 million to endow need-blind admission for the future and additional current-use funds to sustain it in the short-term.
- Anonymous Gift Will Help Restore the Andover Inn
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November 2008
With a $10 million unrestricted commitment from an alumnus, the Academy is now able to move forward with the renovation of the Andover Inn, which will be completed in 2011. Playing a vital role in the community, the inn graciously accommodates parents, alumni, and other visitors to the Academy.