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Read about fundraising and development at the University of Oklahoma:

4/5/2012: Norman campus Presidential Professors named during 2012 Faculty Tribute. Presidential Professorships are designed to honor, reward top faculty members.

3/29/2012: OU alumna Mildred Hamilton’s nearly $1 million estate gift establishes scholarship endowment for female OU journalism students.

3/29/2012: University receives a $250,000 gift from the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma to endow OU’s Leader Summit. It’s one of the largest gifts ever to the Division of Student Affairs.

3/27/2012: Gifts to support biomedical research administered by the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center are eligible for the Oklahoma Biomedical Research Tax Credit.

2/23/2012: The College of Medicine Alumni Association saw its most successful Evening of Excellence event in history, raising more than $175,000.

02/03/2012: Gift to OU supports the Lanny Ross University Development Internship.

01/24/2012: OU College of Medicine is nearly halfway to reaching its $10 million private fundraising goal in the Second Century Scholarship Campaign and also is the recipient of two major gifts from the estate of Mary M. Jones of Mustang, Oklahoma.

12/15/2011: Taylor family's scholarships help students from the Muskogee and Eufaula communities.

12/01/2011: Parents of OU National Merit Scholar make gift to National Scholars Scholarship Campaign.

11/08/2011: The 2012 OU calendar is available for ordering, and proceeds benefit campus beautification.

10/26/2011: Marathon Oil contributes $135,250 to OU energy programs.

10/26/2011: The College of Medicine’s Second Century Campaign for Scholarships has raised more than $4.1 million in the first seven months of its five-year drive.

9/19/2011: OU School of Drama Named to Honor Peggy Dow Helmerich of Tulsa.

9/14/2011: OU College of Architecture's Gould Hall is dedicated.

8/23/2011: OU dedicates Anne and Henry Zarrow Hall for the School of Social Work.

7/27/2011: Women's Philanthropy Network Cancer Center campaign raises $150,000.

7/10/2011: Friends turn tables on longtime staffer by establishing a scholarship in his honor.

6/30/2011: The Peggy and Charles Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center, named for Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson, who made a $12 million commitment in November to benefit cancer programs, was dedicated June 30.

5/16/2011: Oilman and civic leader Harold Hamm is this year’s recipient of the Friend of Medicine Award presented by the OU College of Medicine Alumni Association.

4/11/2011: College of Medicine launches Second Century Scholarship Campaign.

3/24/2011: Ohio couple’s gift honors the memory and achievements of the late OU anthropology professor Robert E. Bell and his wife, Virginia.

3/24/2011: The College of Architecture’s new way of learning and teaching is featured in Architect magazine.

3/13/2011: $20 million gift from Harold and Sue Ann Hamm launches five-year, $100 million campaign for the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center.

2/17/2011: Price College scholarship fund honors the memory and legacy of alumnus, staff member Mel Penn.

1/26/2011: OU Law Professor Emeritus Frank Elkouri and Edna Asper Elkouri make historic $6 million gift to fund law student scholarships.

11/30/2010: OU receives $1.5 million commitment from the Stuart Family Foundation to assist in establishing the John B. Turner LL.M Program at the College of Law»

11/18/2010: Stephensons make historic $12 million gift to Oklahoma’s cancer programs »

11/08/2010: OU alumnus’ $11 million estate gift to advance OU’s stature as a pacesetter for American higher education»

10/27/2010: OU supporter makes $100,000 commitment to study abroad scholarships»

10/27/2010: Support from the McMahon Foundation of Lawton exceeds $1.5 million for OU projects, programs»

10/15/2010: The Edward E. and Helen Turner Bartlett Foundation was recognized for its exceptional support of OU

10/6/2010: Emery Taylor Scholarship provides assistance to incoming freshman students graduating from high schools in Eufaula and Muskogee

9/21/2010: OU receives $65,000 in grants from Exxon Mobil Corporation

9/20/2010: OU alumnus commits $1 million to Energy Management Program in honor of his mentor, teacher

9/15/2010: AT&T presents final check for $1.5 million Native American Scholars Program at OU

9/01/2010: A bronze sculpture of Curtis Mewbourne, a 1958 OU petroleum engineering graduate and founding donor of OU’s Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, was unveiled and dedicated

8/10/2010: Sisters honor parents’ memory through scholarship awarded to active or retired police officers in Oklahoma or their dependents

5/13/2010: New endowed faculty position, the Farzaneh Family Chair in Iranian Studies, will focus on the culture and history of modern Iran

4/21/2010: OU surpasses $150 million scholarships goal with $157 million in gifts and pledges

4/19/2010: OU breaks ground for a new facility for the Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work during a public ceremony on April 19

4/16/2010: OU receives a $2.5 million contribution from ConocoPhillips to benefit a wide range of University programs

4/1/2010: The 2010 recipients of Norman campus Presidential Professorships were named during ceremonies on April 1

3/25/2010: OU receives major gift of Native American art

2/16/2010: ExxonMobil Lawrence G. Rawl Engineering Practice Facility dedication unveils first-of-its-kind facility

1/27/2010: Family of Haskell and Irene Lemon make largest gift in the history of the OU College of Architecture

1/26/2010: Devon Energy Hall dedicated

12/16/2009: Shell Oil Company contributions to the University of Oklahoma benefit several energy-related programs

12/02/2009: OU receives $90,000 grant from Science Applications International Corp.

12/01/2009: Chickasaw Nation Makes Major Gift to OU Cancer Institute

11/04/2009: Gift creates new endowment for Study Abroad scholarships in OU's Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education

10/30/2009: Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center recipient of $30,000 gift for prevention, education and outreach

10/08/2009: OU receives $54,800 in grants from Exxon Mobil Corp.

9/23/2009: Beatrice Carr Wallace Old Science Hall Dedicated

9/02/2009: Arvest Bank Sponsors Art After Hours Program at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

7/30/2009: AT&T gives nearly $5,000 to University of Oklahoma to match AT&T employee and retiree donations

7/14/2009: Grant from the Ernst and Young Foundation will launch a program to attract more students into the field of oil and gas accounting

6/30/2009: Josephine W. Freede honored as a member of the Seed Sower Society

5/14/2009: OU alumna Ruth I. Knee designates $1 million estate gift to social work school

4/17/2009: OU receives $3 million from ConocoPhillips

3/25/2009: Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation of Tulsa commits $5 million for Social Work

3/9/09: Pollster John Zogby to be the keynote speaker at President’s Associates dinner

2/27/2009: Annual golf tourney supports course improvements, PubLinks Championship

2/23/2009: President's Associates event features New York Times journalist

2/4/2009: College of Medicine fund-raiser supports young faculty scientists

12/18/2008: AT&T Native American Scholars Program helps students realize dreams

12/2/08: Stuart Family Foundation makes gift for Fred Jones museum addition

10/23/2008: Fountain to be dedicated in memory of OU freshman Bart Betow

10/22/2008: College of Education named in honor of Jeannine Rainbolt

10/4/2008: IRA Charitable Rollover rule extended

9/26/2008: Nobel Peace Prize winner to give Keynote address at Associates dinner

9/3/2008: David Gergen to speak at President's Associates dinner

8/28/2008: Austin family offers challenge grant to support golf tournament

7/2/2008: Private gifts to faculty endowments increase

6/25/2008: Campaign success creates thousands of new scholarships

6/5/2008: Reforestation Campaign taking root on OU's campuses

5/29/2008: OU on pace for record private giving

5/8/2008: Chesapeake Energy makes $2.5 million commitment to OU

5/8/2008: McClendons give $12.5 million to support various academic and athletics projects

4/28/2008: Bob Burke donates significant collection to OU Libraries

4/18/2008: Mewbourne challenge match raises $14.5 million in scholarships

3/27/2008: OU tops $100 million scholarship endowment goal

3/27/2008: Reforestation Campaign passes $1 million mark

3/14/2008: Make a gift to the Reforestation Campaign

2/19/2008: Hamms to give $3 million gift to Oklahoma Diabetes Center

2/13/2008: AT&T gift to support engineering program

2/12/2008: OU-Tulsa receives $50 million gift from George Kaiser Family Foundation

1/24/2008: Hall New Development VP

1/23/2008: Rainbolt Scholarship Established

12/13/2007: OU gets estate gift