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, • Present: Meeting: MINUTES FOR TilE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING February ~, 1986 Charles Hedlund, Richard F. Pedersen, Miner Crary, Thomas Bartlett, Lachlan Reed, Lawrence Hyde, Thomas Lamont, Barbara Miller, Carol Yost, Andrew Snajth, Janet Des[orges, James F. Pelowski, Brett O'Brien and KaLherine N. Hughes. Tuesday, February 4, 1986, Hill House, AUC campus. 1. The agenda and minutes and interim report were approved. 2. James Pelowski, Chief Development Officer, opened the meeting by calling attention to that section of the Interim Report which stresses the need for active Truste~ involvement if the campaign goal of $22 million is to~e reached by September 1987. To qUDte: "The time and effort of the President and all Trustees is crucial". There was brief reference to staffing problems in N.Y. It was agreed these would be addressed separately in administrative channels. Turning to campaign figures, it was indicated that the U.S. total had increased by $200,000 since September 1985, bringing the total itself to $7.2 million. Dr. Pelowski emphasized that this was a hard total, i.e., one from which all soft or dubious pledges had been removed. Regarding alumni fund-raising, the $25,000 which has been pledged to the alumni scholarship fund has yielded disappointingly small Feal support (only $2-3000) Therefore, the amount for this fund should no longer be regarded as a pledge. Janet Desforges noted the disappointing results of the Tri-state and D.C. Alumni efforts; with 125 alumni in each location, there have been a number of fundraising parties held to woo these groups. Although pledges have been made, the issue from them has been negligable. Mrs. Desforges added that Mrs. Hassany too has had little success with alumni. Dr. Pelowski noted that the Scott Fund is now being treated as an annual gift due to the family's having established a trust (outside the University) from which AUC receives the proceeds. This shift will reduce the campaign total by $35,000