Home In this issue: Bill Cosby Benefit Supports "Rising Stars in Education" Reunion Giving Affirms Penn's Strength A Year to Remember: Fundraising Highlights Museum Dedicates Mainwaring Wing and Stoner Courtyard Penn Parents of the Class of 2002 Support Quad Renovations Recent Gifts Past Issues: Spring 2002 Winter 2002 Fall 2001 Spring 2001 Links: Alumni Homepage Penn Gazette Penn Homepage		Fundraising Highlights Reflect Generosity of Donors Fiscal Year 2002 saw a number of fundraising records as well as gifts that, by supporting University priorities, will have a significant impact on Penn's future. Subscriptions-including gifts and pledges-totaled $326 million, making FY02 the second best fundraising year in Penn history, while the $320 million in receipts set a new Penn record. Highlights of the year include: The best year ever for the School of Arts and Sciences, with $39.1 million in subscriptions and six new endowed chairs. A new fundraising record for Penn Medicine, with $105.2 million raised. A new annual giving record for Penn Engineering, plus a $6 million gift that will make possible a new home for the Department of Bioengineering. Sixty-six newly endowed undergraduate scholarships. A total of $1.3 million in unrestricted gifts-the highest ever-from Penn Parents. A record $2.7 million raised in annual giving for Athletics priorities. In Addition… The Academy of the University of Pennsylvania-created for donors whose extraordinary generosity has helped to shape Penn through the years-was launched at a two-day retreat in Palm Beach, Florida. Agenda for Excellence celebrations took place in eight different U.S. cities (plus London!) and engaged more than 115,000 alumni in discussions on the future of Penn. The Celebration of 125 Years of Women at Penn attracted more than 1,200 alumni and raised over $4 million, which was used to establish The Women's Walkway and Class of '49 Generational Bridge, as well as an endowed scholarship for undergraduate women. New Scott Equine Sports Medicine Building at New Bolton Center More than 200 of New Bolton Center's most dedicated supporters -- Penn President Judith Rodin included -- braved the June heat to help dedicate the eagerly anticipated Almira and Hardie Scott Equine Sports Medicine Building. The 10,000-square-foot facility will greatly expand the School of Veterinary Medicine's equine sports medicine program, significantly boosting its treatment, research, and teaching capabilities. In addition to tripling examination space, the Scott Building contains holding stalls, faculty offices, a conference room and a consultation room. A cardiology office and a laboratory equipped for studying exercise physiology are also housed in the building.

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