Office of University Development

October 19, 2020
Twenty-seven to receive faculty awards at virtual ceremony

Twenty-six University of Michigan faculty members are receiving awards this fall in recognition of their notable contributions in the areas of teaching, mentoring, service and scholarship.
June 20, 2019
Todd Baily named AVP for development, campaign strategy, initiatives

Todd Baily, campaign director for the university’s $5.28 billion Victors for Michigan campaign, has been named associate vice president for development, campaign strategy and initiatives.
February 5, 2019
Victors for Michigan final results show $5.28 billion total

The university has released the final results of its Victors for Michigan campaign, which closed Dec. 31, 2018, with more than 398,000 donors giving $5.28 billion.
December 6, 2018
LSA’s Thomas Baird named next vice president for development

Thomas A. Baird, a longtime U-M fundraiser, has been named the university’s next vice president for development. His appointment is effective Jan. 1.
December 6, 2018
Donors exceed expectations in Victors for Michigan campaign

With less than a month left in the Victors for Michigan fundraising campaign, 393,000 donors have given a record-breaking $5.11 billion as of Dec. 1.
December 6, 2018
Regents, president praise VP May for decades of successful fundraising

The Board of Regents and President Mark Schlissel lauded outgoing Vice President for Development Jerry May for three decades of fundraising work in service of the university.
November 20, 2018
Fifth annual Giving Blueday aims for more than 10,000 gifts on Nov. 27

U-M’s fifth annual Giving Blueday, a 24-hour fundraising campaign for hundreds of different programs and university causes, will be Nov. 27 with a goal of more than 10,000 gifts.
October 4, 2018
U-M raises $5 billion, shattering records for public universities

U-M has shattered records as the first public university to raise $5 billion in its Victors for Michigan campaign, the most successful fundraising effort in its history.
October 4, 2018
Victors for Michigan campaign gifts

Here is a sampling of some of the gifts that are helping to transform the University of Michigan. Robotics: A gift from the Ford Motor Co. to the College of Engineering will allow Ford to establish an on-campus research laboratory on one floor of the new building now under construction. The four-story, 140,000-square-foot robotics facility…
March 22, 2018
VP for Development Jerry May to retire at the end of the year

After dedicating 29 years of his career to fundraising for U-M, Vice President for Development Jerry May announced Thursday he will retire Dec. 31.