The Miami University Campaign - Giving Tribute Spring-Summer 2006 - Former Miami student leadercontinues to show the way

Spring-Summer 2006

Former Miami student leader continues to show the way

J. Timothy Eaton `73 knows quite a bit about the importance of student leadership on Miami University’s campus. Serving as student body president as an undergraduate, he experienced first-hand the challenges facing student leaders as they served the interests of students on campus. That experience may be one reason why, years later, Eaton is continuing to advance the welfare of Miami students through the Associated Student Government.

Eaton has pledged $50,000 to establish the Associated Student Government Leadership Fund, to ensure that Miami’s student government leaders are equipped with the skills to set policy and enhance the overall well-being of students on campus.

Student government leaders at Miami have several obstacles that may prevent them from fully realizing the possibility for a successful term. Often, officers do not have adequate time to develop a deep understanding of the multifaceted issues on which they must lead.

The goals set by the Associated Student Government Leadership Fund will be accomplished through sponsored summer workshops on leadership and organizational effectiveness led, in part, by former ASG presidents. The fund will also support retreats during the academic year to allow the student government leaders to reflect on their progress and efficiency.

Eaton graduated with a BA in political science from Miami in 1973. After spending one year in Washington, D.C., he returned to school and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law and an LL.M. degree from Washington University School of Law. He is a past president of the Illinois State Bar Association and currently is a partner at Shefsky & Froelich in Chicago. Eaton is an active Miami volunteer with the Student Affairs Campaign Committee.

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COMMITMENT UPDATE

Gifts received between January 1, 2006, and March 31, 2006.
Several major gifts and pledges were made during the last quarter to the Miami University Campaign For Love and Honor. These commitments include:
$15 million from the estate of Lois Klawon `39 to benefit university-wide, need-based student scholarships through the Lois K. Klawon Scholarship Fund.
$6.7 million unrestricted gift from William Mayhall `69, in a charitable remainder trust, to benefit the most pressing needs of the Richard T. Farmer School of Business.
$4 million pledge from Thomas Petters to create the Jennifer Petters Chair in Asian Business in the Richard T. Farmer School of Business.
$1 million unrestricted pledge from David Burr `57, to address the most imperative financial requirements of the university.