{"id":1155,"date":"2012-09-30T01:44:20","date_gmt":"2012-09-30T01:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/?p=1155"},"modified":"2012-09-30T01:44:20","modified_gmt":"2012-09-30T01:44:20","slug":"alison-kothe-a-giant-among-little-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/thegrunge\/2012\/09\/30\/alison-kothe-a-giant-among-little-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Alison Kothe – A Giant Among Little Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alison Kothe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The college had a lot to celebrate over Homecoming. \u00a0A big item was the completion of the Challenge of Excellence almost a year early and at over $68,000,000 – $8,000,000 above the goal for June 2013!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

A lot of people were praised over the weekend for this great result. \u00a0From the Grunge’s perspective though, we didn’t acknowledge and thank one of the main drivers – Alison Kothe – nearly enough.<\/p>\n

Here are the numbers:<\/p>\n

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  • October 2010 – Campaign announced and quiet phase had generated a total of over $36,000,000.<\/li>\n
  • Fall 2011 – the college decided to accelerate the completion of the campaign looking at the upcoming elections and fears of their impact on the economy.<\/li>\n
  • October 2011 – The COE stood at $44,700,000.<\/li>\n
  • December 2011 – Alison took over the staff leadership of the COE and agreed to delay her retirement to lead the effort.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • September 2012 – COE at over $68,000,000 – up over $23,000,000 in less than a year. \u00a0Well over 95% of the increase was the result of the staff’s efforts.<\/li>\n
  • And “oh, by the way”:\u00a0\u00a0Largest gift to the college in that timeframe was cultivated by…Alison Kothe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    It was Alison’s vision, leadership, drive, and personal dedication that motivated the staff to achieve. \u00a0She modeled dedicated, over-the-top performance.<\/p>\n

    Thanks, Alison. \u00a0Those of us who have the pleasure of working beside you know how hard you’ve worked and how much you have done.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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