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With Illinois: The Campaign for Illinois officially concluded on June 30, 2022. Explore the impact of the most ambitious and successful fundraising effort in Illinois history.
A BOLD VISION
We've been built this way from the beginning—to serve the state and its people, and bring the whole world right along with us. Our past and future are tied together through immeasurable impact, made matter-of-factly. This is no myth. It's a phenomenon. And it lives within all of us. Together.
ADVANCEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Commencement 2024
Saturday, May 11-12, 2024
Memorial Stadium
Champaign, IL
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Surpasses $2.25 Billion Fundraising Goal Early
In 2017, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign publicly launched With Illinois, an ambitious $2.25 billion philanthropic campaign—the largest in the school’s history. Illinois is thrilled to announce that this bold campaign has surpassed this lofty fundraising target, a full year ahead of schedule.
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Gift named for Dr. Jerry Walker honors alumnus and belief in quality science education
Dr. Jerry A. Walker (BS, ’69) and Christine Walker, his wife, both earned advanced degrees in chemistry, worked in the pharmaceutical industry, and shared an unwavering belief that there is no substitute for a quality education in the sciences.
Christine Walker said that establishing the Jerry A. Walker Endowed Chair at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in honor and memory of her late husband is an expression of these beliefs.
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