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KEZI anchorman Rick Dancer interviews Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore. The interview was projected onto a screen for guests
to watch during the cocktail hour.
“What a
wonderful
conclusion
to an
cxtimmlinciiy
week.”
R win Pah
Campaign chair
Guests arrive at the gala
for drinks, dinner and
entertainment. The
five-hour Hollywood
premier-style event
moved Campaign
Oregon, the University’s
program to raise private
funding, closer to its
$600 million goal.
Lauren Wimer
Senior photographer
Actor Fred Willard and Bryce Zabel, a producer and director, field questions from reporters about the gala at the Moshofsky Center on Friday.
Tim Bobosky | photographer
TCy Wood-style
University President Dave Frohnmayer announces
the third-largest gift ever to the UO at $15 million
BY JARED PABEN
NEWS EDITOR
Donors walked a red carpet, Univer
sity President Dave Frohnmayer
sang and the duck mascot was
blasted out of a cannon Saturday night.
And not lost in the fray at the Universi
ty’s gala was the announcement of an
anonymous donor’s $15 million gift — the
third-largest ever to the University — that
will fund scholarships, Presidential Chairs
and a new journalism program in Portland.
At a five-hour Hollywood premier-style
event, University alumni and donors
gathered to kick off the second phase of
the University’s $600 million fundraiser,
Campaign Oregon: Transforming Lives.
The campaign, which raised $300 million
in its ‘silent phase,’ received another
boost with the $15 million announce
ment and another announcement of
$1 million Saturday.
“What a wonderful conclusion to an
extraordinary week,” Campaign Chair
Randy Pape said. “So many people have
brought us to this point and now to have
this incredible gift push us well beyond
the halfway mark and into the cam
paign’s public phase is so inspiring.”
Five million of the $15 million gift will
go toward establishing the University’s
first two Presidential Chairs; $4.5 million
will go toward creating a journalism pro
gram in Portland; $2 million will go to
ward Presidential and Dean’s scholar
ships; and $2 million will go to
scholarships in the School of Journalism
and Communication. The money also
provides $1.5 million in unrestricted
funds for use by the University.
The $6.5 million going to the journal
ism school is the largest in its history.
Using the money, the University will de
velop a master’s degree program in pub
lic relations and an internship program
for all sequences.
The gala was the first of its kind for the
University, which seeks to make state his
tory with its $600 million fundraising goal.
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski,
who circulated through the crowd greet
ing friends and associates near the cock
tail bar, said the campaign shows every
one how important the University is to
the state.
“I think this tells the students that the
administration here actually understands
this issue of the rising costs of access, and
they are trying to do everything they can
do to keep it down,” Kulongoski said. “So
I think it sends a very positive message to
the students that this isn’t just about
bricks and mortar, but it’s about helping
students get into this institution.”
Gala organizers transformed the
Moshofsky Sports Center under the
direction of Hollywood producer and
University alumnus Bryce Zabel. About
1,100 people attended to enjoy music,
dinner and entertainment emceed by
actor Fred Willard.
Vice President of University Advance
ment Allan Price said the University
wanted to put on a dramatic event but
didn’t know what to do until Zabel said
he’d direct it.
“It became a natural that since he’d
done three Emmy shows that we do
something that resembled a Hollywood
award show,” Price said.
Price said the donors seemed to be
enjoying the evening.
Nancy Petrone, who, along with her
husband Dave, gave $2.5 million to
the University in the fall, said she was
enjoying the gala.
“The people are so important to us
from the University of Oregon,” she said.
“And almost everyone who is important
to us is here tonight.”
jaredpaben@dailyememld.com
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"... almost
everyone who
is important
to us is here
tonight. ”
Nancy Petrone
University donor
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Actor Fred Willard
receives an
award for his role
as the gala’s
master of
ceremonies.
Lauren Wimer
Senior photographer
Lauren Wimer | Senior photographer
University Gospel Ensemble Director Cedric Weary conducts a song during the gala's entertainment segment.
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