OCC BOXES PACKED $1.5 Million GIVEN BY BARBARA “BINKY” MEAD

Limitless Campaign

As the Limitless Campaign continues, we persist in our fundraising efforts for a new convocation center, student scholarships, enhancing the student experience, and more. Launched in 2021, nearly $16 million has been committed to the $35 million goal of the Limitless Campaign.

The Barbara Mead Endowed Scholarship

As the impact of Barbara “Binky” Mead’s $1.5 million gift continues to bless our students, we celebrate the largest single gift ever received to endow scholarships in university history. Numerous students will benefit from Mead’s generosity for years.

THE DR. ROYCE W. BRELAND JR./DR. HAROLD H. ADAMS JR. ENDOWED CHAIR OF BUSINESS

Dr. Harold “Hal” H. Adams Jr. ’69, established The Dr. Royce W. Breland Jr./Dr. Harold H. Adams Jr. Endowed Chair of Business within the Hans A. Nielsen College of Business through a gift of $500,000. The gift honors the late Dr. Royce Breland, a longtime influential College of Business faculty member. The chair will position the Nielsen College of Business as a leader in a burgeoning new field that recognizes sustainability and values co-creation as a viable and lucrative corporate strategy.

WOMEN’S COUNCIL

The Women’s Council annual auction raised $53,518 for student scholarships through two main events the Women’s Council hosted, the auction and the Triumphant Quartet concert. Funds received directly support student scholarships, including the three established $100,000+ endowed scholarships: the Mattie Leigh Frances Endowed Scholarship, the Charlene Kirk Endowed Scholarship, and the CSU Women’s Council Endowed Scholarship.

HOMECOMING 2023 & GOLDEN BUCCANEER REUNION

All alumni, friends, and parents are invited to join us for Homecoming, Oct. 13-15, 2023. We celebrate our newest Golden Buccaneers, the Class of 1973, on Friday, Oct. 13, with a reunion in the Whitfield Center for Christian Leadership. We will host an all-alumni brunch on Saturday, Oct. 14, with a special focus on the graduating classes in years ending with 3 and 8. Formal invitations and more details to follow.