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6 C AM PAIGN Buffalo State Launches Public Phase of Transforming Lives Campaign. Buffalo State marked the beginning of its historic $20 million fundraising campaign with a celebratory program for the campus community at Rockwell Hall on September 28, 2012. At the event, it was announced that donors had contributed $13 million during the yearlong silent phase of the campaign, which preceded the public launch. As of June 30, 2013, the campaign had received $16.5 million toward the $20 million goal. The Transforming Lives campaign invites donors to contribute to these five priorities: n Student Scholarship Support n Enhancing the Student Experience n Enhancing Campus Facilities n Excellence in Faculty Teaching, Research, and Service n The Fund for Buffalo State Leadership Gifts Propel Campaign's Success. Numerous major gifts accounted for the success of the Transforming Lives campaign during the 2012-2013 academic year. A sampling of these gifts: The Whitworth and Dorothy Ferguson Foundation contributed $1 million to benefit the college's new planetarium, which will open in 2016 in the final construction phase of the expanded Science and Mathematics Complex. n n Louis P. Ciminelli, chairman and CEO of LPCiminelli Inc., made a $750,000 gift for Music Department scholarships. In recognition of the gift, the new recital hall in Rockwell Hall was named the Louis P. Ciminelli Recital Hall. n James O. Grunebaum, professor emeritus of philosophy and humanities, and his wife, Penelope Prentice, established a $500,000 charitable remainder unitrust to support students in the Muriel A. Howard Honors Program. n Efner Allen "Lucky" Davis committed $402,000 in a charitable gift annuity to endow the Efner Allen "Lucky" Davis Scholarship Fund. The fund honors returning Western New York combat veterans through scholarships. n Sylvia L. Rosen, '71, made a gift of $250,000 to fund programming and equipment for the ceramics program. In recognition of the gift, a new ceramics space in Upton Hall was named the Sylvia L. Rosen, '71, Senior Ceramics Studio and Library. n M&T Bank established a $250,000 endowed fund for Buffalo State's new Science and Mathematics Complex. The gift funds the repair and replacement of science equipment in the new building. Faculty and Staff Appeal Raises $192,000 for Campaign. Buffalo State's 2013 Faculty and Staff Appeal surpassed its goal, raising more than $192,000 for the Transforming Lives campaign. These funds will support student scholarships and programs. More than 450 Buffalo State employees made a gift to the college through the appeal, which ran from March to May 2013. Scholarship Classic Nets More Than $75,000. The Muriel A. Howard Honors Program received a boost from 144 golfers and 10 tennis players who participated in the college's 15th annual Golf and Tennis Scholarship Classic on September 10, 2012, at the Brookfield Country Club in Clarence. The event raised more than $75,000 for scholarships for honors program students. Pepsi Beverages Company served as the presenting sponsor. 

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