| Campaign Arizona is a celebration of the
partnership between the University of Arizona and its many friends and
supporters. With a goal of $1 billion, the Campaign features more than
200 interdisciplinary projects from every corner of campus, including
the Sarver Heart Center.
Before its scheduled conclusion on June 30,
2005, Campaign Arizona will further lift the University's high profile
across America. More than 200 projects comprise the drive, including
an expanded array of endowed faculty positions and increased student
scholarship funding. Priorities also include increased funding for life
saving research and a more solid base of supporting technologies and
facilities. The variety of projects encompassed by Campaign Arizona
attests to the incredibly broad range of service provided by the University.
Campaign Arizona is organized according to
a series of individual projects endorsed along comprehensive "mega-concepts."
Mega-concepts typically involve multiple units or colleges and are interdisciplinary
in nature. The Sarver Heart Center was intentionally formed as an interdisciplinary
Center of Excellence focused on the common interests of faculty and
scientists across departments and units. Research at the Sarver Heart
Center is focused on "… a future free of heart and vascular
disease." Garnering private gifts in support of this mission is
a critical priority of Campaign Arizona.
President Peter Likins feels strongly that
Campaign Arizona is a watershed project for the entire campus: "This
is a pivotal time in the evolution of our fine institution. Together,
we can capture the moment and help shape the future of our beloved University
of Arizona."
Co-chairs for the campaign include Karl Eller,
chairman and CEO of Eller Media Company; Helen Lovaas, retired chairman
and CEO of Hudson RCI; Norman McClelland, chairman, Shamrock Foods;
James Rogers, owner and president, Sunbelt Broadcasting; and Melvin
Zuckerman, chairman of the board, Canyon Ranch Health Resorts. Honorary
Co-chairs include Roy P. Drachman, Peter Kiewitt Jr., and Donald N.
Soldwedel.
Campaign Arizona is an effort to assist alumni
and friends in finding ways to help their areas of interest and to learn
the many ways to make a difference by giving to specific projects.
"It is a highly effective effort to assist
alumni and friends to find their passion and to learn the many ways
to make a difference through the university," Mrs. Lovaas says.
"There are so many tremendous projects under way and progress is
being made on many fronts at the University. Campaign Arizona is enabling
people to invest in that which they truly believe."
For more information about the priorities
of the UA Sarver Heart Center under Campaign Arizona, please see Contributions
and Private Support.
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