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\nSt. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland announced today it has completed the College\u2019s building campaign, raising $2.5 million in private gifts. Reaching the fundraising goal now allows the College to utilize approximately $76 million in State of Maryland funding for a new academic building with an auditorium and a new athletic stadium complex.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to the Governor and Legislature for this tremendous and transformational opportunity that will not only benefit St. Mary\u2019s College but the region as well. Thanks are also due to a record-breaking number of donors who met the $2.5 million challenge,\u201d said Dr. Tuajuanda C. Jordan, president of St. Mary\u2019s College. \u201cThe outpouring of support is a testament to the dedication and commitment we receive from our employees, students, parents, the community, and especially our alumni.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of the Board of Trustees, I also thank the Governor and Legislature for giving our College such a great opportunity to significantly enhance our programs. This will also provide both cultural and economic benefits to the region,\u201d said immediate past Board of Trustees Chair Gail Harmon. \u201cI congratulate President Jordan and her team on reaching this milestone and thank the Roberts family for keeping our College on a promising path forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
The success of the campaign challenge can be attributed in part to the Jamie L. Roberts family. The Roberts family donated $2.2 million to the College, with $970,000 of the total donation enabling the building campaign to reach its goal. As a result of the total donation \u2013 the single largest gift in the history of the College \u2013 the new athletic stadium complex will be named the Jamie L. Roberts Stadium, in honor of Jamie L. Roberts, a St. Mary\u2019s College class of 2011 economics major and three-sport star athlete who was tragically killed in June 2014 while riding her bicycle across the country in the 4K For Cancer event, which raised money for the Ulman Cancer Fund to support young adults impacted by cancer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are truly humbled by the generosity of the Roberts family,\u201d said Dr. Jordan. \u201cJamie had a passion for her studies, respect for her fellow students and community, a deep love for athletics, and a constant drive to serve and give back. She exemplified our College\u2019s core values and we are honored to name the Jamie L. Roberts Stadium as a lasting tribute.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jamie\u2019s father, Bob Roberts, said, \u201cJamie\u2019s love for St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland, the athletics offered there, her teammates, coaches, faculty, staff and all her fellow SMCM student friends will live on as future students follow their own passion for college, Intercollegiate sports, and enjoy a top-tier stadium. We are pleased to be able to partner with St. Mary\u2019s and honor Jamie\u2019s legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 4,200-square-foot lighted stadium, including team rooms, a track, bleachers, press box, restrooms and concessions, will be situated between synthetic and grass fields on Mattapany Road. The building campaign also supports the completion of a new 52,289-square-foot academic building to house the College\u2019s music department, a 700-seat auditorium, education studies department, which includes the Master of Arts in Teaching program, and a multi-discipline learning commons area. The entire project is to be completed in phases beginning with the sports complex. The sports complex is scheduled for completion by 2019 and the completion of the entire project is anticipated by 2022.<\/p>\n
St. Mary\u2019s College began raising funds for the building campaign in earnest in January 2015. By April 2016, $1.5 million of the goal had been reached, according to Carolyn Curry, vice president for Institutional Advancement. By June 30, the campaign goal was reached through a portion of the Roberts family gift.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Sept. 17, St. Mary\u2019s College will officially mark the accomplishment of the building campaign by thanking the generosity of donors in a celebratory day of events that will include the groundbreaking for the Jamie L. Roberts Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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