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Record-breaking $50 Million Capital Campaign Announced
On Friday, May 27, Headmaster Bo Dixon and Henry Rosenberg '48 announced McDonogh's new, $50 million capital campaign, the largest undertaken by an independent school in Maryland. Mr. Rosenberg, campaign chairperson, was delighted to report that the school has already raised $26 million toward its goal for such projects as endowment funding for faculty compensation, need-based student scholarships, and preservation of buildings on the school’s 132-year-old campus, as well as construction of a new swimming pool.
The official kick-off, literal and figurative, took place in the John McDonogh stadium after classes on May 27. Headmaster Bo Dixon wondered aloud why none of the campaign leaders present had a football. Finally, the crowd cheered and clapped when kindergarten teacher Donna Ward arrived on her motorcycle with the ball stowed in her backpack.
Three administrators attempted a kick before the ringer, Ravens placekicker Matt Stover, arrived to do the job. Fireworks commenced when he succeeded. A banner unfurled from the goalposts announcing the campaign name: "There's No Place Like McDonogh: Becoming Our Best."
Half of the amount already raised—$13 million—has come from the Rollins-Luetkemeyer Foundation, which awarded McDonogh a $20 million matching challenge grant in February 2004. The Rollins-Luetkemeyer gift is the largest gift in McDonogh’s history and at the time was the largest made to any mid-Atlantic independent school.
While much of the campaign funds will be directed to endowment for faculty compensation and student scholarships, a portion is also earmarked for refurbishment of facilities. For example, the pool will replace an existing 55-year-old structure. Plans also call for an endowment fund to preserve campus buildings, the oldest of which dates back to 1899.
On Friday, May 27, Headmaster Bo Dixon and Henry Rosenberg '48 announced McDonogh's new, $50 million capital campaign, the largest undertaken by an independent school in Maryland. Mr. Rosenberg, campaign chairperson, was delighted to report that the school has already raised $26 million toward its goal for such projects as endowment funding for faculty compensation, need-based student scholarships, and preservation of buildings on the school’s 132-year-old campus, as well as construction of a new swimming pool.
The official kick-off, literal and figurative, took place in the John McDonogh stadium after classes on May 27. Headmaster Bo Dixon wondered aloud why none of the campaign leaders present had a football. Finally, the crowd cheered and clapped when kindergarten teacher Donna Ward arrived on her motorcycle with the ball stowed in her backpack.
Three administrators attempted a kick before the ringer, Ravens placekicker Matt Stover, arrived to do the job. Fireworks commenced when he succeeded. A banner unfurled from the goalposts announcing the campaign name: "There's No Place Like McDonogh: Becoming Our Best."
Half of the amount already raised—$13 million—has come from the Rollins-Luetkemeyer Foundation, which awarded McDonogh a $20 million matching challenge grant in February 2004. The Rollins-Luetkemeyer gift is the largest gift in McDonogh’s history and at the time was the largest made to any mid-Atlantic independent school.
While much of the campaign funds will be directed to endowment for faculty compensation and student scholarships, a portion is also earmarked for refurbishment of facilities. For example, the pool will replace an existing 55-year-old structure. Plans also call for an endowment fund to preserve campus buildings, the oldest of which dates back to 1899.