Union University tops capital goal, sets record

JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University’s “Building a Future” capital fund-raising campaign has been completed one year ahead of schedule and has exceeded its $60 million goal by more than $3 million.

“This is by far the most ambitious capital campaign in Union’s 181-year history, and it is ending as a resounding success,” said Union University President David S. Dockery.

Building a Future started as a $35 million campaign in 1998, but the goal was revised upward two years later to $60 million. Prior to 1998, Union’s most ambitious capital campaign goal was $10 million.

Of the $63,100,000 raised during the campaign, $9.6 million will go for endowment and scholarships, $21 million for support of the campus master plan, and nearly $32.5 million for operations gifts and grants.