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Miami Campaign to Graduate Champions Miami University Director of Athletics

Sayler stated during the announcement, made at

David Sayler has announced the

the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new David and

Graduating Champions Campaign, an $80 million capital campaign focused

Anita Dauch Indoor Sports Center, that the campaign already has raised $49 million and resulted in the completion of several key facility projects.

on improving Miami intercollegiate

“Sports are of tremendous value as a

athletics’ facilities

teacher to our student-athletes and

and increasing

as a statement about our university.

private support for

I’m excited about the commitment

scholarships.

to this vision by our university and

“Miami is nationally recognized for excellence in teaching, academics and a top-rated undergraduate experience. Likewise, our athletic programs can and should be nationally respected

athletic department leadership and by my fellow alumni.”

Another focus is a significant increase in scholarship support, which will strengthen Miami’s ability to recruit top students and athletes and reduce scholarship demands on the overall athletic department budget.

“Miami offers an ideal environment for our studentathletes to pursue excellence

—JAY HAYDEN ’74 CHAIR, GR ADUATING CHAMPIONS CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMIT TEE

as both students and athletes,” Miami President David Hodge said. “Our student-athletes

for their ability to win

are wonderful ambassadors

championships and graduate

who add to the quality and

scholars and leaders,” Sayler said. “The Graduating

diversity of our overall student body while bringing

Champions Campaign is bringing alumni and friends

pride to the university. We are grateful for the progress

together to provide the facilities and resources needed

already made and the continued investment in

to meet those goals.”

their success.”

Campaign Steering Committee Randy Ayers ’78 Dr. Richard Chaifetz David Dauch ’86 Wayne Embry ’58 Randy Gunlock ’77 John Harbaugh ’84 Jay Hayden ’74, Chair Andrea Parker Simpson ’82 Colleen Jones Underhill ’77

Get Involved The Graduating Champions Campaign seeks to engage Miami alumni and friends at all giving levels, from annual support of Miami’s Red & White Club to naming gifts and endowed funds. To learn more, visit MiamiOH.edu/GraduatingChampions or contact: Coleman Barnes Senior Director of Development for Intercollegiate Athletics 513-529-8285 barnesd@MiamiOH.edu

MAJOR FUNDING PROJECTS

Gunlock Family Athletic Performance Center

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David and Anita Dauch Indoor Sports Center

Legacy Project at Hayden Park

Weight and Conditioning Room at Goggin Ice Center

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Gunlock Leadership Gift Honors Miami Athletics Connections Gift Names Gunlock Family Athletic Performance Center Randy Gunlock ’77 was part of

Anita Dauch Indoor Sports Center, the Gunlock

in a game at Miami that we didn’t think we were

arguably the three greatest seasons

Family Athletic Performance Center will provide a

going to win.”

in the history of Miami University’s

new home for Miami Football. The facility features a new team locker room, weight room, coaches’

illustrious football program, but it

offices, meeting rooms and a state-of-the-art sports

is that fourth season that haunts

medicine and rehabilitation center that will serve all

him and, ultimately, drove him to succeed in life.

After posting a 32-1-1 record and three Tangerine

Miami’s student-athletes.

In making the gift, Gunlock, the founder of a successful real estate development company, cites a desire by both he and Vicki—a four-year letter winner on the University of Charleston (W.Va.) rowing team—to pay forward the lifelong lessons they learned as student-athletes. It also is an

“We believe Miami can have great

investment in Miami’s commitment to restoring excellence to its athletic programs.

Bowl victories over Southeastern Conference

students and win championships, and

(SEC) opponents from 1973-75, Miami lost its first

we wouldn’t make this investment if we

“Miami Athletics is getting kids educated and

six games and stumbled to 3-8 in 1976. Gunlock

didn’t believe strongly that the university

particular, has hired an extraordinary coach who,

was starting center and a team co-captain that season, and the sting of that disappointment left an impression.

is committed to winning championships.”

–R ANDY GUNLOCK ’77

“It was Miami Football’s first losing season in more than 30 years, and it was devastating,” Gunlock recalled. “We had a talented team, but we didn’t take care of the details and it cost us dearly. I’ll never forget it. When I started developing properties, I worked to obsession on every part of the business. I was never letting that happen again.”

As a tribute to his family’s connection to Miami Football, his experience as a student-athlete and those life lessons taught through athletic competition, Gunlock and his wife, Vicki, made a $6 million gift to name the Gunlock Family Athletic Performance Center as part of Miami Athletics’ recently announced Graduating Champions Campaign.

Slated to overlook Yager Stadium’s north end zone and stand in the foreground of the new David and

preparing them in all aspects of life. Football, in with the right tools, will get them back to the top of the MAC,” Gunlock said. “We believe Miami can have great students and win championships, and we wouldn’t make this investment if we didn’t believe

Woven throughout the Gunlock Center’s lobby and hallways will be powerful reminders of a tradition

strongly that the university is committed to winning championships.”

the Gunlock family helped build. Randy was a three-year letter winner for the Red and White (1974-76). His father, Bill ’51, played on two MidAmerican Conference championship teams and the 1951 Woody Hayes-coached Salad Bowl champions.

Randy’s brother, Tom ’76, got his start in coaching as a student assistant at Miami.

“My dad came from a different environment than me,” Gunlock said. “Without football, he would not have gone on to college. As for me, I consider myself

$49 million Dollar total announced by Athletic Director David Sayler that has already been raised toward the $80 million Graduating Champions Campaign.

lucky to have played in that environment and to have been part of those great teams. Going through those grueling off-season workouts and becoming a true team was something special. I never played

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The Dauch Family (from left): Zach, Lindsay, David, Anita and Charlie.

Not pictured: Luke.

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Dauch Gift Provides Leadership, Vision for Indoor Sports Center David and Anita Dauch Name Indoor Sports Center David Dauch ’86 is Miami through

standards,” Dauch said. “If we’re providing our

The 91,000-square foot facility opened in February

and through. He uses terms like

student-athletes the opportunity to compete at the

and is the only of its type in Southwest Ohio. It

Division I level, then it’s our responsibility to give

features a full 120-yard FieldTurf field; a 100-yard

them the support and resources they need to be

sprint lane; special netting for baseball, softball and

competitive.”

golf practices; and a high-jump area and long-jump

“hidden gem” and “the perfect place and perfect college experience” to describe his alma mater. In talking about his decision to attend Miami and all the highs and lows of his time at Miami, he says he would not

So Dauch and his wife, Anita, a Purdue University graduate he first met outside the Yager Stadium

pit. In the evenings, it is available to the broader campus for intramural and club sport use.

locker room following a football game; took a

For the Dauchs, who already have sent three

leading role in doing something about it.

sons—and potentially a daughter in the near future—on to Division I athletics, the gift came

change a thing.

“We have a proud heritage of winning here,

And recently, during a trip to Louisiana, he took

and we should be winning in every sport,

a responsibility to give back instilled by David’s

particular satisfaction when learning that residents

every year. It’s exciting to see that generations

educational and football experiences at Miami; and a

of the Bayou State still remember the stunning 1986 upset he and his Miami Football teammates

of alumni who share in that common interest

orchestrated over then-No. 8 LSU.

and passion are coming together to lead by

That made it all the more difficult when Dauch, the

example and make a difference.”

chairman, president and CEO of American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM), made a stark realization.

While visiting top college athletic programs during the recruiting process for his son, Luke, now a senior on Northwestern University’s baseball team; Dauch saw first-hand that Miami Athletics had fallen behind the times.

“College athletics is a changing marketplace, and we were not modernizing our facilities to today’s

3.11 Miami’s cumulative studentathlete grade point average over the past decade.

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–DAVID DAUCH ’86

from a combination of factors. Among them were parents; the opportunity to pay forward David’s desire to make a difference in student-athlete’s lives, including their son Charlie, a freshman on Miami’s baseball team.

“I was on the first Miami Football team to play in Yager Stadium. Someone made that investment in my experience,” Dauch recalled. “We’re doing

When the Miami administrators and coaches they

this because we love Miami and because we want

spoke with almost universally echoed the need

to do something that will benefit not just today’s

for a year-round, all-weather practice facility, the

student-athletes but generations of future Miami

Dauchs made one of the first leadership gifts for the

student-athletes.”

construction of an indoor sports center. They later added a second major gift to name Miami’s David and Anita Dauch Indoor Sports Center.

100% Graduating student-athletes from 2013 and 2014 who were employed or in graduate school within six months.

600 Average hours of community service served each year by Miami student-athletes.

LIVES TRANSFORMED

Read these and other student impact stories at ForLoveandHonor.org/Impact.

Amber Logemann is not only living out a dream on

For Logemann, whose day typically begins before

the softball field, the small-town Iowa native also has

5 a.m. with preparations for a 6 a.m. practice, the

found a dream for what comes next.

days can be long and demanding, but she finds

A first-team all-league pitcher on Miami’s softball team, Logemann

that she is working toward something bigger.

arrived at Miami

“Yes, you complain and you’re sore

uncertain about a

some days. But just being here with this

“It’s hard sometimes,”

in the sciences

group of energetic girls and coming

major at Miami is going to be

eventually led her to

to this environment every day makes

major, but her interest

biology and a passion for research.

Amber Logemann ’16

energy from her teammates and the knowledge

it worth it.”

“As I started taking classes and talking to my professors and other students, the research part of

BIOLOGY

it jumped out to me as something I’d love to do,”

EARLHAM, IOWA

Logemann said. “I’ve just always enjoyed helping

Logemann admitted. “Any hard when you’re balancing it with a sport. I really have to manage my time with all the biology and chemistry

courses and extra labs. Now that I have a goal, though, I know the work I’m putting in is going to pay off in the future.”

people and see research as a way to do that.”

When it seemed that Miami had forgotten about

He also has earned another distinction from Head

Heath Harding during the recruiting process, it

Football Coach Chuck Martin, who has dubbed the

became the last place the accomplished high school

jovial Harding “the mayor of Oxford.”

running back wanted to go.

Still, when Miami offered a

A double major in journalism

“A lot of places wanted me as a

and sports leadership and

accepted an invitation to

football player. Miami wanted

initially intimidated by Miami’s

visit campus.

me as a student and an athlete.

“The moral of the story

They want me to succeed long

is that if you don’t want

beyond football.”

scholarship, he reluctantly

to come to Miami, then

JOURNALISM/SPORTS LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT DAYTON, OHIO

has found the support in terms of guidance and tutoring to as on the field.

“Once you’re here, you’re not going to find any fault

“I really believe Miami Athletics wants you to be

with the university, the people, the academics or

the best at everything you do—on the field, in class,

anything else.”

socially—and they really invest in that with the

Now a two-year starter on the other side of the

support they give you,” Harding said.

ball, Harding led Miami in tackles as a sophomore.

Ana Rajkovic has families on both sides of the

Rajkovic, whose hometown of Belgrade, Serbia, has

Atlantic Ocean.

a population of more than 1.2 million, was initially

A three-time conference champion as part of Miami’s women’s tennis team, Rajkovic came to the U.S. for college partly

concerned about Oxford’s small size, but she has come to embrace the tight-knight community and sense of family. This

because intercollegiate

“There are so many great moments

athletics are not an option

and people I would have missed if I

in her native Serbia.

“I was pretty serious about playing tennis since I was 12,” Rajkovic said. “I had

had not come here. Even though it’s sometimes hard not seeing my family, I would repeat everything.”

some injuries and realized

Ana Rajkovic ’16

academic reputation, but he

thrive in the classroom as well

don’t visit,” Harding said.

Heath Harding ’17

management, Harding was

it was much better to get into a good university than to try to make it

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

professionally. I didn’t want to stop playing tennis,

BELGRADE, SERBIA

but I wanted a good education.”

is especially true in the classroom, where the chemical engineering major values the support of her professors and classmates.

“Coming from a place where you could not contact professors and they

did not have office hours, I’ve been very impressed with how much attention professors give their students at Miami,” Rajkovic said. “I could not get this type of college experience if I’d have stayed at home, and it is really helping my future.”

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Roethlisberger Invests $1 Million in Miami Student-Athletes NFL Quarterback Names Indoor Sports Center Field Ben Roethlisberger has twice

and likely has destined

enjoyed the privilege of hoisting the

him for the NFL Hall of

Vince Lombardi Trophy as a Super Bowl Champion.

Last season, he broke an NFL record by completing 12 passing touchdowns over the course of backto-back games.

No matter how far his strong right arm has carried him, though, the two-time Pro Bowler is never far from his memories of Miami University and a 2003 season that he still describes as “magical.”

Roethlisberger and his wife, Ashley, recently made a $1 million investment to support current and future Miami student-athletes in creating their own great moments. The family’s investment named Ben Roethlisberger Field—a full 120-yard football field with an artificial FieldTurf playing surface—in the new David and Anita Dauch Indoor Sports Center.

“Miami has meant to so much,” Roethlisberger said.

“It gave me an opportunity to play football, to get a great education and to play in the NFL. I’ve been blessed in many ways, and we wanted to give back to the next generations of Miami student-athletes so they can have this place where they can train year around—something that my teammates and I didn’t have.”

Entering his 12th season as a starter for the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers, Roethlisberger has built a football résumé that already has earned him entrance into the Miami Athletics Hall of Fame

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Fame. He also has used his success to support worthy causes through the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation, which primarily supports police and fire departments throughout the U.S. with a particular emphasis on K-9 units and service dogs.

Roethlisberger credits a brilliant career at Miami for putting him on the map and helping make the rest possible. During his three seasons, he rewrote the Miami record books and, in 2003, he led the Red and White to a record 13 straight wins, a Mid-

“I’m still incredibly proud to say I’m a Miami

American Conference championship and a No. 10

alum, to say I got my degree from here and to

ranking in the final AP poll. The season still ranks

say I played football for the RedHawks.”

among his most treasured memories.

“It was such a magical run,” Roethlisberger said.

–BEN ROETHLISBERGER ’12

“My teammates in Pittsburgh just can’t believe little Miami could have been that good, and I tell them

“Who knows what would have happened had I

they would not have wanted to play us. Anyone

gone to any other school and played for any other

around that team knows how talented that group of

program,” Roethlisberger said. “It was great for me.

guys was and how special that season was.”

I’m still incredibly proud to say I’m a Miami alum,

It has been an enjoyable ride for Roethlisberger, and he still credits Miami, his Miami Football teammates, and his coaches, particularly the late Terry Hoeppner, for putting him on the right path.

to say I got my degree from here and to say I played football for the RedHawks.”

AROUND MIAMI

President Hodge to Retire in June 2016 Miami University President David Hodge announced to

Commitment Update

university trustees May 1 that he will retire June 30, 2016, completing 10 years of service to Miami and 42 years as

Additional recent major-gift commitments to Miami University include the following:

faculty and an administrator in higher education.

Hodge’s announcement comes as Miami reported that it had well exceeded the goals for the incoming

$1 million from Patricia ’60 and Stephen Lang for Graduate School research

class, which will be the most diverse and academically accomplished in the university’s history. The university also has enjoyed an academic year full of noteworthy accomplishments and national recognition, including for the fifth year in a row being ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 public university in the nation for its commitment to undergraduate education.

“Valerie and I feel honored to have been able to serve alongside the most committed and talented faculty and

“Throughout his time as president, President Hodge has displayed exceptional dedication and vision, and

staff imaginable. We have enjoyed

a passion for working with Miami faculty and staff.

the energy of our students and the

Together, they have continued to build a vibrant learning and discovery environment that shapes what I believe is the best undergraduate experience in the nation,” said David Budig ’84, chair of Miami’s board of trustees.

affection and loyalty of our alumni.”

–PRESIDENT DAVID C. HODGE

Miami’s next president.

■ Phyllis Callahan, formerly Miami’s dean of the

College of Arts and Science (CAS), assumed the role of provost and executive vice president for academic affairs in February. A professor at Miami since 1988, Callahan had led CAS since 2012.

■ The College of Education, Health and Society

announced the return of long-time faculty member Michael Dantley as its new dean. Dantley started as an assistant professor at Miami in 1986. He most

$250,000 from Ralph ’82 and Mindy Busch ’83 for Gunlock Family Athletic Performance Center $250,000 from Marie Campagna ’74 for College of Engineering and Computing Women’s Initiative Fund $250,000 from David Karg ’65 for need-based scholarships A generous gift from Ralph ’55 and DeeAnn Kah for Intercollegiate Athletics

The board of trustees will conduct a national search for

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$1 million from Jack ’47 and RoseMarie Anderson for Farmer School of Business

recently served as dean of the School of Education at Loyola University Chicago.

■ Christopher Makaroff has been named dean

of the College of Arts and Science, after serving as associate dean since 2012. Makaroff has been a professor and respected scholar in the department of chemistry and biochemistry since 1989.

■ Miami has announced another record-breaking class. The university has admitted a record 4,002 students from a record pool of nearly 27,500 applicants into its Class of 2019.

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30.8% Percentage of incoming Class of 2019 students with an ACT score of 30 or above—a Miami record.

the Farmer School of Business.

Karg Scholarship Reflects Confidence in Miami A $250,000 bequest for need-based scholarships is repaying the confidence a 1965 graduate was given by his Miami professors.

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ANNUAL GIVING

Class Scholarship Participation Key to Campaign Success As Miami University continues to make impressive progress in its $100 million Miami Promise Scholarship Campaign, the university’s class

Chris ’10 & Steph Andrews Mazzocco ’10

scholarship program provides an attractive option for all Miamians to participate.

“Our class scholarship program has a tremendous

While planning their May 2014 wedding in Oxford,

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applied science and Steph with a B.A. in sociology—the couple has settled in Chris’ hometown

collective impact on the success of Miami

Chris ’10 and Steph

University students,” said Emily Berry ’01 MA ’11,

Andrews Mazzocco ’10

works as a manager for Accenture, while Steph is

wanted to do something different

an independent events consultant.

for their guest favors.

In between their professional responsibilities, the

senior director of annual giving. “Last year, 173 students were awarded nearly $400,000 through this program.”

“When you combine your support with that of thousands of other Miamians, it adds up in a big way.”

–EMILY BERRY ’01 MA ‘11 DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL GIVING Every class since the Class of 1939 has its own class scholarship, and the recently graduated Class of 2015 is the second straight Miami class to endow its class scholarship before graduation, raising more than $67,000. Over the past decade, more than 13,000 donors have contributed more than $3.1 million in support of class scholarships.

In the midst of an effort to raise $100 million in new scholarship by 2019 to ensure a Miami education remains within reach of bright, hardworking students and their families, the university is emphasizing the impact of annual support like that of class scholarship gifts.

“You might not think your gift is that significant when you’re talking about $100 million, but when

of Columbus, Ohio; he currently

“We had been to a few weddings since graduating, and when it came time to choose favors, we wanted to do something meaningful to us, yet also unique,” Steph recalled.

In lieu of more traditional wedding favors, Steph and

Mergers remain actively involved and connected with Miami through alumni programming and volunteer work. Chris and Steph also continue to loyally support the Annual Fund by giving to the Class of 2010 Scholarship,

“For future Miamians to have the same opportunities

Chris decided to make a

we did, we need to pay it

gift on behalf of each family

forward and keep Miami

in attendance to Miami’s Annual Fund.

“Since we were getting

which they hope will inspire others to perpetuate a culture of giving back.

“Chris and I make a point to talk to people about the

going in that same direction”

importance of giving and

–STEPH MAZZOCCO ’10

impact,” Steph said. “For future Miamians to have the same

married on campus, Chris and I wanted to give all our guests the chance to be part of Miami’s impact,” Steph said. “We thought, ‘Let’s keep it simple and

how everyone can make an

opportunities we did, we need to pay it forward and keep Miami going in that same direction.”

pay homage to what brought us together.’”

After falling in love with Miami on their respective college visits, Chris and Steph soon fell in love with each other after meeting through a mutual friend their freshman year.

Since graduating in 2010—Chris with a B.S. in

The Red Brick Society includes donors who have made a gift every year since graduation or donors who have given in at least 25 consecutive years.

To learn more about Annual Giving and Miami’s Annual Giving Societies, contact us at 513-5295229 or AnnualGiving@MiamiOH.edu. Or visit ForLoveandHonor.org/AnnualGiving.

you combine your support with that of thousands of other Miamians, it adds up in a big way,” Berry said. “Your participation and that of your Miami friends are key to the larger Campaign’s success.”

Reunion years are a great time to support your class scholarship. If you graduated in a year ending in a “0” or “5,” 2015 is a reunion year. Please consider making your gift by visiting ForLoveandHonor.org/ GivetoMU or by calling the Office of Annual Giving at 513-529-5229.

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$4.35 million Dollars raised from 33,000 donors through Annual Giving in 2014, up from $4.14 million in 2013

$363,412 Dollars raised for class scholarships in 2014, up 40 percent from 2013

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Miami University-Mercy Health Affiliation Announced Agreement Provides $10 million for Sports Medicine Center Miami University and Mercy Health-

On July 1, Mercy Health will become Miami’s

reputation as an outstanding undergraduate

Cincinnati have formed the Miami

exclusive provider of sports medicine and

institution by creating a robust program of

rehabilitation services for Miami varsity sports, club

educational initiatives that can help students

sports and recreational-intramural sports under

advance their careers across a broad range of

collaborate on academic initiatives, to

the health services agreement. Miami varsity sports

healthcare roles, research opportunities and more.”

provide sports medicine services and

medicine will remain under the direction of football

University-Mercy Health Affiliation to

to sponsor a student-athlete sports medicine and rehabilitation center.

“This agreement brings together the strengths of two

alumnus Dr. Stephen Dailey ’84, who will continue to work in conjunction with Dr. Ronald Hess of Wellington Orthopedic & Sports Medicine, an affiliate of Mercy Health.

top people-centered institutions.” Miami President David Hodge said. “This partnership establishes a platform to create significant opportunities for

years to support the construction of the Gunlock Family Athletic Performance Center beyond Yager Stadium’s north end zone. In addition to serving as home for Miami football, the Athletic Performance Center—scheduled to open Jan. 1,

“This partnership establishes a platform

Miami students and faculty to engage with a wide

to create significant opportunities for

range of people and activities at Mercy Health. It

Miami students and faculty to engage

also provides dedicated support for the physical

Mercy Health will also provide $10 million over 13

2017—will include a state-of-the-art sports medicine and rehabilitation center offering improved care and treatment for all of Miami’s more-than-500 student-athletes.

with a wide range of people and activities

“Miami is an ideal environment for the academic,

at Mercy Health. It also provides

personal and athletic development of any student-

dedicated support for the physical care,

athlete, and better supporting their preparation

jointly appointed leadership team to explore and

athletic preparation and ultimate success

implement educational initiatives with Mercy Health

facilities is an important factor,” said Miami athletic

of our student-athletes.”

director David Sayler. “We are grateful for Mercy

–PRESIDENT DAVID HODGE

for Miami Athletics, but I am also excited about

care, athletic preparation and ultimate success of our student-athletes.”

The academic affiliation agreement will include a

at Miami’s Oxford and regional campuses as well as at Mercy Health locations throughout Ohio.

Potential areas include: allied health professions;

success of Miami students, faculty and staff.”

leadership development; gerontology—centers of athletic training/sports medicine.

The initiatives may also include opportunities for sponsored research, student scholarship support, internships and more. The leadership team will begin meeting this year.

Health’s game-changing investment in our vision the university-wide partnership that will aid in the

nursing; health information technology; physician healthy aging; diversity/cultural awareness; and

and success through a new generation of athletic

“Mercy Health is pleased to be expanding its longstanding relationship with Miami University,” said John Starcher, president and CEO of Mercy Health–Cincinnati. “In addition to continuing to provide the top quality care that Miami University’s student-athletes have come to expect from Mercy Health, we will build upon Miami University’s

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GIFT PLANNING

Alan Ullman ’80 undergraduate course Yamauchi offered over the

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next four years.

than they ever thought possible and have deep

history and the uncertainty of finding a job

and profound impact on the lives of current and

near home steered Ullman away from a

future Miami students.

and a more than 20-year career practicing

“We are here to offer support to alumni

law in Ohio and Kentucky.

and friends at all stages of the charitable

too short not to show appreciation

threatening condition, Ullman found

Ullman and his wife, Marjorie, recently expressed their appreciation for Miami University and professor of history emeritus Edwin M. Yamauchi by committing to an estate gift endowing a scholarship in Yamauchi’s name.

Yamauchi is a long-time faculty member, author and respected authority on ancient history, biblical archaeology and early church history.

“Professor Yamauchi was amazing in his ability to

himself pondering his life and reconsidering

Today, after going back to school to earn a

through testamentary plans—wills, trusts

second bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree,

and beneficiary designations.”

he works as a certified family nurse practitioner with Centerpoint Health in Franklin, Ohio, where he provides care for the underserved at a federally qualified healthcare center.

and it is all the more

Ullman also is the author of

meaningful to be able to

two novels “One in a Million,”

honor a man who had such

and “Hit or Miss,” a thriller—

an impact on my life.”

–Alan Ullman ’80

a Cincinnati-based love story, under the name A.J. Ullman.

“We’ve both had good careers, and it’s important to us to

bring to life events and

share that financial success

people from thousands of years ago,” Ullman

with others,” Ullman said.

remembered. “He taught me to do more, read

“I wouldn’t be where I am without Miami

more, research more, and I still love history to

University, and it is all the more meaningful to

this day. I’ve never had a professor who inspired

be able to honor a man who had such an impact

me as much as he did.”

on my life.”

a freshman-year western civilization course.

The two clicked, and Ullman took every

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provide ideas about gift planning vehicles or providing the legal language for gifts

without Miami University,

even as a boy, Ullman first met Yamauchi in

planning process, whether that’s helping

his priorities.

“I wouldn’t be where I am

A Cincinnati native who felt drawn to history

the use of charitable tax strategies in estate

challenges of earning a doctorate in ancient

Then life happened. Stricken with a life-

shaped our lives.

flexible and may provide estate tax relief. Often planning allow individuals to make larger gifts

powerful personal experience, life is for the people and places that have

Bequests and other testamentary gifts are simple,

In the end, Yamauchi’s candor about the

career in history. He went on to law school

As Alan Ullman ’80 knows from

Office of Gift Planning Offers Guidance, Support

The Calvin S. Brice Society was established to recognize Miami University alumni and friends who provide visionary support to the university through their estate plans.

–JAYNE WHITEHEAD HA ’06 SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT FOR GIFT PL ANNING Miami’s gift planning professionals can provide ideas and work with your personal legal counsel and financial advisers to ensure your charitable goals and wishes are implemented as you intend.

Additionally, all Miamians who support the university through a bequest are automatically qualified as members of the Brice Society.

To learn more about Miami’s Office of Gift Planning, contact Jayne Whitehead HA ’06, senior director of development for gift planning, at 513529-5223 or jayne.whitehead@MiamiOH.edu.

THE MIAMI PROMISE F O R LOV E A N D H O N O R . O R G / S C H O L A R S H I P S

Koschik Shows Gratitude for Life’s Foundation He Gained at Miami Recruitment Scholarship Qualifies for Match the Promise Program Before he could launch a more than

with other Miami students to

30-year career at a top international

Russia and Eastern Europe in

legal firm and ascend to a prominent leadership position within that firm, David Koschik ’79 first needed a strong personal and intellectual foundation upon which to build.

“I’ve always felt Miami University was the perfect place at the perfect time for me,” Koschik reflected.

“It gave me a good base in critical thinking, tackling challenges and learning life skills. Miami was the foundation that I’ve built on in the years since, and

the midst of the Cold War. Uncertain about his options after college, Koschik was drawn to Georgetown University by a joint, fouryear graduate program that offered both a J.D. and master’s in foreign service.

In the midst of his time at Georgetown, Koschik spent a summer at a law firm in

that foundation was critical.”

Cleveland and envisioned

Out of gratitude for that experience and a desire

practice law. That changed

to bring similar opportunities within reach of future students, Koschik and his wife, Izumi Hara, recently endowed the Koschik Family Ohio Scholars Scholarship. The recruitment scholarship will be awarded to entering first-year Miami students demonstrating financial need and pursuing a major

himself returning home to when he spent the following

The Koschik Family Ohio Scholars Scholarship both

summer at White & Case in New York City.

bolsters the university’s $100 million Miami Promise

“White & Case was more international in nature and seemed like a better fit with my joint degree,” Koschik said. “I’d never even been to New York as a

within the College of Arts and Science.

tourist, so I figured I’d give it a couple years and see

Koschik chose Miami because he viewed the

right there.”

university and its department of political science as the best among Ohio’s state schools. He majored in political science and picked up Russian as a second major along the way. One of the formative experiences of his college career was a summer trip

Miami University Foundation Board of Directors 2015

BY ELECTION Susan E. Naus ’67 (President) Indianapolis, Ind. Bruce R. Henke ’72 (Vice President) Holmes Beach, Fla. Ellen Schubert ’83 (Treasurer) Old Greenwich, Conn.

Charles Landes ’74 (Secretary) Cincinnati, Ohio

where life carried me. As it turned out, life left me

Now a partner with more than 30 years at White & Case, Koschik serves on the firm’s four-partner executive committee that runs day-to-day global operations.

Beth Mynhier ’82 Lake Forest, Ill.

Dr. Richard Chaifetz Lake Forest, Ill.

Michael Oxley ’66 McLean, Va.

James Chapman ’72 Powell, Ohio

Arthur Reimers ’77 Greenwich, Conn.

Thomas Hayden ’82 Cincinnati, Ohio

Sylvia Stanfield ’65 Washington, D.C.

Sue Henry ’73 Arlington, Va.

BY APPOINTMENT FROM UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Richard McVey ’81 Greenwich, Conn.

Match the Promise-Endowed Scholarship matching gift program.

“My wife and I are big believers in giving back to institutions that have served us well, and we want places like Miami to be accessible to as many

Mary Ann Casati ’77 New York, N.Y.

Gary Killian ’81 Rye, N.Y.

Scholarship Campaign and qualifies for Miami’s

Sharon J. Mitchell, ’73 West Chester, Ohio Jagdish Bhati Cincinnati, Ohio

students as possible,” Koschik said. “The fact that the matching program puts money in the hands of students very quickly while allowing us to create something permanent was very appealing to us.”

BY SERVICE TO MIAMI

Giving Tribute Staff

David Hodge President, Miami University

Editors

Phyllis Callahan Provost/ Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs Tom Herbert Vice President, University Advancement/ Executive Director, Miami University Foundation David Creamer Senior Vice President, Finance and Business Services/Treasurer Jayne Brownell Vice President, Student Affairs

Kim Tavares MBA ’12 Director, Advancement Communications Kevin Marks MS ’85 Senior Director of Development, Campaign Services Writing Vince Frieden Associate Director, Development Communications Emily Stewart ’07 Assistant Director, Advancement Communications Design Ali Place, Graphic Designer

The mission of the Miami University Foundation is to support the educational and research activities of Miami University through the identification and solicitation of contributions of money and gifts and the management and stewardship of the Miami University endowment. Learn more at ForLoveandHonor.org/Foundation.

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UNIVERSITY A D VA N C E M E N T

Miami Continues Post-Campaign Fundraising Momentum In its first year since the conclusion of the

already raised more than $18 million toward the

$535 million Miami University Campaign

$100 million goal.

For Love and Honor, Miami has continued its fundraising momentum.

■ Miami raised $4.35 million from

Miami’s two-year

■ The university’s alumni and

friends invested $50.7 million in new gifts and pledges during

an impressive $109 million

calendar year 2014, boosting its

in new gifts and pledges.

two-year fundraising total to an

Annual Giving in 2014, topping

#MoveInMiami August 20, 2015

the $4.14 million raised in 2013.

Come together with your fellow Miamians and

■ One of the strongest areas of

make a statement to the entering Class of 2019

nearly 30,000 donors through

fundraising total stands at

growth within the Annual Fund was Class Scholarships, which

impressive $109 million in new

raised $363,412—a more than 40 percent increase

gifts and pledges;

■ Spurred by the fall 2014 announcement of the

Miami Promise Scholarship Campaign, Miami has

Save the Date

from a year ago.

about the Miami Family they are joining. Last year, more 3,200 Miami alumni and friends came together to Move Miami, raising more than $506,000 while first-year students were moving onto campus.

■ Miami set an all-time record with $1.2 million in

online giving in 2014.

MoveInMiami.org

Homecoming 2015 September 18-20, 2015

M.I.A.M.I. Women Hosts Second Leadership Symposium

Enjoy a beautiful fall weekend in Oxford by making plans for Homecoming 2015.

Details are still coming together, but the date is set, and the archrival Cincinnati Bearcats

An initiative created and led by Miami’s

are coming to town for the Battle for the

Division of University Advancement

Victory Bell.

is uniting campus offices and student groups while engaging alumni in

MiamiAlum.org/Homecoming

its efforts to encourage and support opportunities for women in leadership.

Alumni College Abroad Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, 2015

The initiative’s signature event, The M.I.A.M.I Women in Leadership

Following the format of the award-winning

Symposium, took place over two

Winter College, this MU2U alumni education

days in April, welcoming keynote

program includes faculty presentations

speakers Nicholas Kristof and

and excursions set against the backdrop

Sheryl WuDunn, authors of “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.” The event also featured a number of notable Miami alumnae, including the Food Network’s Katie Lee ’03 and other distinguished speakers for a series of breakout sessions.

M.I.A.M.I. Women (Miami Initiative for Advancing,

2014 with its first Women in Leadership Symposium and gained significant momentum in attendance this past year, with several sold out events.

of Luxembourg City and Miami’s Dolibois European Center.

MiamiAlum.org/MU2ULux

To learn more about the initiative, how you can get involved and future events, visit MiamiOH.edu/MiamiWomen.

Mentoring and Investing in Women), launched in

Miami University Office of Development Leadership

Mackenzie Becker Rice ’99 Director of University Administration, Assistant Executive Director to the Miami Foundation

Tom Herbert Vice President and Executive Director of Miami Foundation

Coleman Barnes Senior Director of Development, Intercollegiate Athletics

Brad Bundy HA ’13 Senior Associate Vice President and Campaign Director

Emily Berry ’01 MA ’11 Senior Director, Annual Giving Erika Dockery Senior Director of Development, Central Programs, Corporate & Foundation Relations and Global Initiatives/MUDEC

Jill Gaby ’91 Senior Director of Development, Regional Development Evan Lichtenstein Senior Director of Development, College of Arts and Science

Susie Brower Sadler ’84 Senior Director of Development, Armstrong Student Center and Academic Programs Jayne Whitehead HA ’06 Senior Director, Gift Planning

Kevin Marks, Senior Director of Development, Campaign Services

David Zilch ’ 84 Senior Director of Development, Farmer School of Business

Ellen Paxton, Senior Director, Regional Advancement

Jay Fridy Director of Development, College of Education, Health and Society

Clark Kelly Director of Development, College of Engineering and Computing Heather Kogge Director of Development, College of Creative Arts Michael Kumler ’97 Director of Development, Student Affairs, University Libraries, Graduate School Whitney Riley Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

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