President’s Report 2017
a message from the president I remember my first visit to Hendrix. Seeing the beauty of campus. Meeting friendly folks who wanted me to love Hendrix as much as they did. It certainly made an impression on me. This fall, we rolled out the orange carpet and celebrated the completion of the new Mary Ann and David Dawkins Welcome Center. As the new home of Admission and Financial Aid, the Dawkins Welcome Center will be part of every future student’s first impression of Hendrix. It’s a spectacular space. And very Hendrix-y. We didn’t splash orange and black everywhere or plaster the mascot or motto on every wall. The Hendrix-y touches are subtle but strong. Works of art by professors. Word clouds pulled from student writing. A glass wall (designed by an alumna, naturally) etched with iconic campus images and showing videos that capture both the magical and mundane moments that make up a day at Hendrix. In other words, the Dawkins Welcome Center highlights the best of Hendrix to every new visitor. The best of Hendrix is, of course, the people. Our faculty, staff, and students who bring campus to life every day and make this such a remarkable institution. And our alumni and friends whose incredible generosity to our Be Hendrix campaign made this facility possible. We look forward to celebrating many more milestones during our campaign. The new Miller Creative Quad on the site of Hulen Hall will bring new energy into the historic heart of campus with an art museum, an auditorium and film-screening room, music practice spaces, and student residences. And beyond bricks and mortar, new endowed programmatic centers will support teaching and learning; increase the diversity and inclusive climate of our campus; and better prepare our students for careers with new internship experiences, stronger mentoring and networking opportunities, and skills that will help nurture their professional paths during and long after their time at Hendrix. Years from now, when the new building smell is long gone from the Dawkins Welcome Center, I know that this community will still give every guest a good glimpse of life on campus and a warm Hendrix welcome. How future students discover Hendrix will continue to change in the years to come. Why students choose Hendrix never will. Thank you for all you do to help us #BeHendrix! All the best,
William M. Tsutsui President and Professor of History
why be bor ? ing
2016-2017 financial information Unaudited results from the fiscal year beginning on June 1, 2016, and ending on May 31, 2017.
53,329,862
Tuition and Fees
12,797,750
Room and Board
(37,565,780)
Less: Scholarships and Financial Aid
28,561,832
Net Student Revenue Annual Fund Endowment Draw Other Sources
1,932,520 9,815,465 1,493,517
Total Revenues
41,803,334
Instruction Academic Support Student Services
12,897,829 2,529,616 7,642,374
Institutional Support
6,474,354
Plant O&M
6,075,698
Auxiliary Services Interest
3,978,962 2,204,501
Total Expenses
41,803,334
endowment Value of the endowment on the last day of the fiscal year provides a snapshot of the financial health of the College’s investments through time.
2017
$201,016,000
2016
$186,790,000
2015
$185,541,373
2014
$179,660,000
2013
$177,854,000
Elizabeth Smith Small ’81, Dr. Rosemary Henenberg, and Tom Small ’76 celebrate Henenberg’s 80th birthday, 40 years of Cabe Theatre, and 40 years of the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation.
2017 HIGHLIGHTS
#76 in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report
“Best National Liberal Arts Colleges”
#7 on the “Most Innovative” U.S. News & World Report
National Liberal Arts Colleges list, sharing that position with Amherst College and Harvey Mudd College
#213 overall in Forbes’ 2017 America’s Top Colleges
rankings, up 20 spots from last year, and remaining higher on the list than any other Arkansas college or university
Jessa Thurman ’16
Hendrix-in-Bonn 2017
Community Partnerships Sarah Donaghy joined the Hendrix College staff as Coordinator of Community Partnerships, a newly-created position focused on building vibrant, mutually beneficial relationships with diverse community organizations in central Arkansas. The position was made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supporting diversity and inclusion initiatives at Hendrix, and marks a significant step in furthering the College’s desire to engage more intentionally and effectively with the communities of Conway and central Arkansas.
Momentous Milestones The College celebrated 40 years of Cabe Theatre, the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation Programs in Literature and Language, and the 80th birthday of professor of theatre arts emerita Dr. Rosemary Henenberg.
Fulbright Awards The flagship international educational exchange program of the United States recognized a Hendrix staff member and an alumna this year:
> Claudia Courtway, Assistant Director of International Programs, received a 2017 Fulbright International Education Administrators Seminar Award. The two-week seminar she attended in Tokyo enhanced her ability to serve and encourage international students and prospective study-abroad students.
> Jessa Thurman ’16 received a 2017-18 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Australia. She will represent the United States as a cultural ambassador while overseas.
be hendrix and annual giving in 2017 > The Windgate Charitable Foundation of Siloam Springs awarded a $10 million grant to fund the Windgate Museum of Art in the Creative Quad ($6 million for endowment and $4 million for construction).
> Completed fundraising for the new Dawkins Welcome Center
> Received gifts and pledges totaling nearly $20 million
> Received over 4,000 gifts from alumni and friends
> Surpassed $2 million in annual giving for the second time in the past decade
ways to give To make an online gift to the Be Hendrix campaign, visit www.hendrix.edu/makeagift. Learn more about the goals of Be Hendrix at www.hendrix.edu/behendrix. Contact us at 501-450-1223 (toll-free: 877-208-8777), or email DevelopmentOffice@hendrix.edu.
Total Goal
$110 million
Funds Raised
$81
million
hendrix college board of trustees Ms. Wendy R. Anderson ’93
Mr. Roger G. King ’76
Rev. Deidre Jo Roberts
Ms. Ruth H. Bernabe ’81
Mr. David A. Knight ’71
Mr. Martin W. Shell ’80
Ms. Jo Ann Biggs ’80
Rev. J. Mark McDonald ’88
Ms. Elizabeth S. Small ’81
Mr. Barry D. Blake ’91
Mr. Allen D. McGee ’61
Rev. Roy P. Smith ’77
Mr. Albert B. Braunfisch ’86, Chair
Mrs. Carolyn L. Miller ’74
Rev. William B. Smith ’63
Mr. Theodore H. Bunting Jr. ’81
Mr. Michael D. Malone ’92
Mr. Terry Joe Ticey ’80
Dr. Charles M. Chappell ’64
Mr. Charles D. Morgan
Dr. William M. Tsutsui
Rev. Pamela J. Estes
Bishop Gary E. Mueller
Mrs. Kimberly H. Evans
Mr. R. Madison Murphy ’80
Mr. H. Randy Wilbourn III ’68, Vice Chair
Rev. David M. Fleming ’84
Mr. Henry E. Neely II ’83
Dr. Hayden H. Franks ’89
Rev. Victor H. Nixon ’62
Mr. Joe R. Goyne III ’69
Dr. Paula L. Norwood ’68
Mr. Kenneth A. Gunderman ’93
Rev. James P. Polk ’79
Dr. Joe G. Hollyfield ’60
Mr. Walter Owen Pryor ’87
Mrs. Jan N. Hundley ’80
Mr. Martin M. Rhodes ’72
Mr. William H. Wilcox Mr. Darrin L. Williams ’90 Judge B.R. Wilson ’62 Mr. Larry T. Wilson Dr. Anne J. Goldberg Jordan Borst ’ 19
campaign committee Mr. Luke B. Duffield ’91
Mr. Robert L. Frazier ’81
Mr. Joe R. Goyne III ’69, Co-chair
Mr. Kenneth A. Gunderman ’93
Mrs. Jan N. Hundley ’80, Co-chair
Mr. David A. Knight ’71
Mr. Timothy J. Lomax, parent ’12
Mrs. Barbara Goad Moore ’63
Mr. Henry E. Neely II ’83
Mr. Derrick W. Smith ’97
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