Page 7 - Meetings with Campaign Co-Chairs

Campaign Leadership Monthly Conference Call
Friday, February 21, 2020
Notes and Debrief

Attendees:
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, Art Collins, Larry Renfro, Bennie Harris, Christopher Taylor and Alicia Holloway

Strategy Conversation:
Hugh M. Gloster Celebration/Campaign Kickoff - $14 million in campaign gift potential for event
 Key $1M and above prospects: Dr. David Satcher ($2M); Dr. Louis Sullivan ($2M); Dr. Marlene MacLeish
($1M); Zach Hall ($1M) Anonymous ($1M)
 MSM has established Campaign Giving Societies for gifts of $100,000 - $249,999; $250,000 - $999,999 and
$1,000,000 or greater.
 Event cultivation/leveraging opportunities:
o Woodruff Foundation ($20M) -
o Truist ($10M) – Arnold Evans, EVP & Ethics Officer, is helping to develop ask to Truist
 Dr. Montgomery Rice is talking with Craig Menear, CEO of The Home Depot re: Vanguard Award recipient
 CEO letter from co-chairs
o David Abney will make phone calls to personally invite CEO’s to the event
o Larry and Art will consider who in their network they will invite to the event

Sandy Weill organization
 National Academy Foundation (NAF): Be Future Ready – Transforming High School Education
 NAF’s educational design ignites students’ passion for learning and gives businesses the opportunity to
shape America’s future workforce by transforming the learning environment to include STEM infused
industry-specific curricula and work-based learning experiences, including internships.
 Larry serves on the board of the foundation and will ask Sandy to include MSM among partner schools,
including having NAF provide internship opportunities to MSM medical students
 Potential NAF board connections:
o Ron Williams, Former CEO, Aetna – Larry will have lunch with Ron next week
o David Steward, Chairman and Founder, World Wide Technology and Member, Horatio Alger
o Ken Chenault, Former Chairman and CEO, American Express
o Robert Johnson, Co-Founder, BET – Art can assist Larry with relationship
 NAF will honor Larry in May at 17 Annual NAF Benefit
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o Dr. Montgomery Rice and Art Collins plan to attend

Campaign Council
 Council committee meetings (around signature initiatives) are being scheduled for March
 OIA team working with faculty on development of white papers around areas of excellence
 OIA team working with Council members to schedule Salon Events throughout the academic year
o 7 council members have agreed to host salon events
o 2-3 events will take place prior to Gloster/Campaign Kickoff