Campus Boost
Jewish community elevates U-M fundraising drive.
Ann Arbor
S
outheast Michigan Jewish phi-
lanthropists and volunteers have
played a key role in the historic
success of the Michigan Difference, the
University of Michigan's fundraising cam-
paign.
The campaign has exceeded its $2.5 bil-
lion goal with $3.116 billion already raised
— a record for giving to a public university.
While the campaign doesn't officially
conclude until Dec. 31, the U-M celebrated
its results to date on Nov. 14 with a cam-
pus-wide convocation and a range of relat-
ed events to honor the more than 364,000
campaign donors and 1,600 volunteers.
Overall, donors to the Michigan
Difference have helped fund 22 building
initiatives, endowed 185 professorships,
raised $519 million for student support,
and contributed $1.329 billion for research
and programs.
"Donors have not only given to today's
faculty and students, they have invested in
the future — the future of the University,
the future of the state of Michigan, and
the future of our nation and world:' said
Campaign Chair Rich Rogel, who with
his wife, Susan, have residences in Metro
Detroit and Colorado.
Members of the Metro Detroit Jewish
community have been active cam-
paign leaders. In addition to Rogel, the
campaign's national leadership cabinet
includes Maxine (Stuart) Frankel, co-
chair; William (Karen) Davidson, honor-
ary co-chair; Stanley (Judith) Frankel, vice
chair; Doreen Hermelin, vice chair; and
Joel (Shelley) Tauber, vice chair. New York's
Stephen Ross, formerly of the Detroit
area, serves as co-chair and has been the
campaign's largest donor.
These individuals and others members
of the local Jewish community have made
significant gifts in support of students,
academic programs and facilities. The
impact of such generosity is evident
across campus, including:
The Stephen M. Ross School of Business
and the Stephen M. Ross Academic Center
on the Athletics campus; Frankel Institute
for Advanced Judaic Studies, established
by the Samuel and Jean Frankel Jewish
Heritage Foundation; the Maxine and
Stuart Frankel and the Frankel Family Wing
at the University of Michigan Museum of
Art; the Ronald and Eileen Weiser Center
for Europe and Eurasia and the Weiser
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December 11 . 2008
Michigan Difference Vice Chair Joel and Shelley
Tauber enjoy the gala atmosphere of the stroll-
Michigan Difference Co-chair Maxine Frankel
shares a laugh with fellow U-M supporters
ing dinner reception at Crisler Arena.
following the campaign convocation at Hill
Auditorium.
Ambassador and campaign philanthropist Ron Weiser
visits with a friend during the U-M donor dinner
reception at Crisler Arena.
For his commitment to Michigan,
Stephen Ross, Michigan Difference co-
chair, was recognized as a 2008 recipi-
ent of the David B. Hermelin Award for
Fundraising Volunteer Leadership.
Center for Emerging Democracies; the A.
Alfred Taubman College of Architecture +
Urban Planning and the A. Alfred Taubman
Medical Research Institute; the Frances and
Kenneth Eisenberg Institute for Historical
Studies.
In addition to thanking donors for
their financial contributions during the
campaign, the U-M also announced on
Nov. 14 its 2008 recipients of the David B.
Hermelin Award for Fundraising Volunteer
Leadership. The award pays tribute to the
Michigan Difference Vice Chair Stanley Frankel
was honored as a 2008 recipient of the David
B. Hermelin Award for Fundraising Volunteer
Leadership.
Maize and Blue faithful celebrated as the campaign
total to date was revealed: $3,115,644.
example of tireless service and devotion
to the U-M set by David Hermelin, the late
husband of Doreen Hermelin. Honorees
from the Detroit area Jewish community
have included Stanley Frankel, Ross,
Tauber and Rogel.
To learn more about the Michigan
Difference campaign and its impact on the
University of Michigan, visit
www.giving.umich.edu/campaign.
Communal Connections
Members of the Detroit-area Jewish
community have also served on local,
universitywide campaign committees:
Richard J. (Gayle) Burstein, Stephen
(Nicole) Eisenberg, Douglas (Judy)
Etkin, Oscar and Dede Feldman,
Nathan (Catherine) Forbes, Maxine
(Stuart) Frankel, Stanley (Judith)
Frankel, Kathy (Tom) Goldberg,
Doreen Hermelin, Lawrence (Eleanor)
Jackier, Andy (Linda) Jacob, Steven
E. (Katherine) Jacob, Sue Ellen (Alan)
Kaufman, Ira (Gail) Mondry, Mitchell
(Diane) Mondry, (co-chair, Detroit
Major Gifts Committee), Robert and
Marcie (Hermelin) Orley, D. Larry
(Jane) Sherman, Joel Tauber (Shelley)
(chair, Greater Detroit Leadership
Gifts Committee), Amy (Benjamin)
Willens-Rosenberg.