Webb alumni celebrated Webb’s 125th Anniversary with a very impressive, record-breaking year. Total contributions in the 2013-14 Webb Alumni Fund (WAF) amounted to $1,331,707 – a 6.8% increase over the previous year, and 3.6% over our 2013-14 goal.
The average gift increased to $1,721 (up 3.3%), the median gift increased to $650 from $525, the number of alumni in the William H. Webb (WHW) Society (contributors of $1,000 or more) increased to 346 (from 311), and of those, the number contributing $10,000 or more increased to 31 (from 27).Participation of Webb undergrads increased to 73% (from 71%), and the participation of all members of the Webb Alumni Association (including post-grads, honorary members, non-graduate members and exchange student members) increased to 71% (from 69%).
We congratulate all of our Class Agents for this achievement, particularly those 19 whose classes achieved 100% participation: ’43, ’44B, ’45, ’49, ’52, ’54, ’55, ’58, ’59, ’60, ’65, ’67, ’69, ’70, ’06, ’07, ’09, ’13, and ’14. We applaud the outstanding participation of the nine most recent graduating classes (’06 – ’14) – an awe-inspiring 96.4%. Please see our Class Giving 2013-14 chart to see how your Webb Class did last year.
“Webb Giving Day,” observed on May 16, 2014, was established with the objective of advancing the date by which we meet our annual WAF goals (both contribution amount and participation) to Homecoming weekend, rather than the end of Webb’s fiscal year (June 30). The inaugural Giving Day was moderately successful, with contributions (including matching) reaching 82% of the financial goal and 51.5% participation, versus 73% of the financial goal and 43.3% participation as of the same date the prior year. Our sights are set on reaching 100% of the financial goal and 75% participation by the next Webb Giving Day on May 15, 2015.
In touting the success of the 2013-14 Webb Alumni Fund, many thanks are due to the Board of Trustees’ Development Committee – and especially outgoing Chair Joe Cuneo ’57 – for their leadership and guidance, our outstanding team of Class Agents and Group Leaders for maintaining the personal connection between alums and their alma mater, and the Development Office staff for their dedication and support. And most of all, many thanks to each and every one of the 773 Webb grads, postgraduates, and honorary alums whose generosity perpetuates the legacy of William H. Webb to provide the bright, eager, and deserving students of today and future generations an extraordinary educational opportunity.
Congratulations on a job well done!