Benedict College Alumni Celebrate a Decade of Achievement While Punching Above Their Weight
2024年7月26日 - 12:00AM
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Benedict Tigers Surpass Their Fundraising Goal
for the 10th Consecutive Year!
Benedict Tigers across the world are celebrating a major
milestone today. For the last 10 years, Benedict College alumni and
friends have collectively pushed past their record-setting
fundraising goals. The 2024 Annual Fund goal was $1.5M. The goal
was surpassed by $230,000 for a total of $1,730,173.45.
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Benedict College President Dr. Roslyn
Clark Artis is flanked by the Annual Giving Campaign Leadership
team members and the volunteer leadership team from across the
country. (Photo: Terrell Maxwell)
“Maintaining this incredible momentum of philanthropy since 2014
is no easy feat,” said Ada Brown Belton, Assistant Vice President
for Benedict College. “A decade of overachieving our financial goal
has been led by some remarkably dedicated alumni.”
Leading the record-breaking campaign this year were Chairwoman
Dr. Elsie Hamler and Co-Chair Marlene McClerklin along with 10
devoted volunteers. “We applaud Hamler and McClerklin’s leadership
and our phenomenal Benedict Tigers and friends for their commitment
to helping deserving students who will benefit from this year’s
fundraising success,” said Mrs. Cedelle E. Gates, President of the
Benedict College National Alumni Association.
“Benedict College alumni consistently punch above their weight,”
said Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, President and CEO of Benedict College.
“Although our alumni body is small in numbers, they are large in
their giving and support of the College. Our alumni who contribute
to the Annual Fund far exceeds the amounts given at larger
institutions.” The average Benedict College gift is $1,444.
“Benedict College alumni club presidents have rallied their
members to support their alma mater in a grand way,” noted
Co-Chairwoman McClerklin. Of the 63 alumni clubs reporting 42 clubs
or 67 percent met their individual goals during this
record-breaking year.
Top 10 Alumni Clubs
Club Name
Club Ranking
2023-24 Giving
Columbia #2
1
305,092.02
Atlanta
2
100,537.03
Washington #46
3
93,166.59
Columbia #1
4
90,738.08
Progressive Club
5
88,687.00
Augusta
6
78,548.97
Greater Jacksonville
7
47,910.00
Tiger West
8
36,458.26
South Florida
9
34,650.00
Greenville
10
32,666.00
Click here for full Alumni Club listing.
“Bravo to all club presidents and members, reunion classes and
the top ten clubs. Over the past 10 years, alumni have raised over
$14,906,283 in support of Benedict College. Since the
arrival of our 14th president, Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, Alumni have
provided over $8,952,042 for the Alumni Campaign,” said
Chairwoman Hamler.
The selflessness of the Benedict College Annual Campaign’s
leadership and the devotion of the alumni has propelled these
record-breaking contributions into a decade-long streak that well
exceeded $1 million.
About Benedict College
Founded in 1870 by a woman, Bathsheba A. Benedict, Benedict
College is a private co-educational liberal arts institution
offering 26 competitive baccalaureate degree programs and two
master’s degree programs. The Midlands HBCU welcomes students from
all 46 counties in South Carolina, 30 states across America, and 26
countries around the world. The College also has a diverse faculty
deeply engaged in teaching, research, and service.
Benedict College has been highly regarded and exceptionally
ranked for its programs by several academic and traditional
publications. Benedict College received the 2019 ACE/ Fidelity
Investments Awards for Institutional Transformation and was named
the HBCU of the Year by HBCU Digest. Benedict College was listed
among the top half of ranked HBCUs in the 2022 edition of Best
Colleges by US News and World Report.
Benedict College is accredited by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate
and master’s degrees. Five of the College’s degree programs hold
national accreditation: Social Work Program, Environmental Health
Science Program, Environmental Engineering, Studio Art, and the
Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Kymm Hunter, Assistant Vice President
Kymm.Hunter@Benedict.edu | 803.705.4519