About the Campaign
“The Golden Anniversary Campaign for Florida Tech is the single most ambitious undertaking in the university’s 50-year history. Our goal, $50 million, is the largest ever for a Florida Tech campaign, and each of the university’s six colleges will benefit. This is an extraordinary time to be a part of the Florida Institute of Technology family.”
With these words, Florida Tech President Anthony J. Catanese heralded the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the university. The wide-ranging Golden Anniversary Campaign will, over the next two-and-a-half years, bring dramatic change throughout the campus and at Florida Tech’s sites around the country.
“The Golden Anniversary Campaign at Florida Tech is all about the university’s transition to a new era,” said Catanese.
Florida Tech Campaign Chairman Phillip W. Farmer believes this is the right campaign, at the right time, for the university.
“Florida Tech has reached a key stage in its development as it prepares for its 50th anniversary,” said Farmer. “All organizations pass through several stages—formative, struggling, growth and maturing. Florida Tech is now an established university, with excellent faculty, students and facilities. But we must begin the maturation process and become the great university that we want to be.”
For Farmer, this campaign is all about choices.
“The Golden Anniversary Campaign is the answer to the question: What’s the next step? To make this next step, Florida Tech must have the resources to meet its wishes,” said Farmer. “By the end of the campaign, I expect that we will be able to make some choices. What choices we make are not that important; we need to have the ability to make those choices that in turn make a difference.”
Some of the choices will focus on new scholarship and fellowship recipients, and hiring decisions to fill new faculty chairs. For Allen S. Henry, former chairman of the board of trustees, these scholarships, fellowships and chairs are a vital part of the campaign.
“We’re focusing on the continuing growth of Florida Tech. We hope to grow the student body by 1,200 as part of the 10-year plan,” said Henry. “In order to do this, we must grow our scholarships, faculty chairs and facilities. You can’t just grow one; you have to grow them all together in balance.” (Continued) |
