Dear Alumni and Friends of the College,
I am pleased to present you with our Fiscal Year 2010 annual report. In an effort to save money, we have chosen to publish a brief online edition of our Annual Report for FY10.
Though our economy is still sluggish, our total gifts and pledges for FY10 exceeded our FY09 total by almost $900,000. Almost one-fifth of our alumni community made gifts to our College — a figure that has held firm despite successive difficult years. Thanks to you, our CVM continues to have one of the strongest alumni donor bases among all the schools and colleges at the University of Georgia.
As you will read in this report, our total revenue dropped by almost $1 million for FY10, including a 6 percent drop in state support. Through careful management of our financial resources, and holding firm in not filling vacant positions, we have continued to avoid layoffs. Despite our inability to give raises, and the thinning of our ranks through attrition, our faculty, staff and students remain among the most loyal supporters of our beloved institution.
We have all been touched by the financial hardships of these last few years. Yet, every time I review our annual financial data, and compare it to the previous year, I am amazed — and so proud — that our entire CVM community has remained solid in its financial support of our College. Your unwavering generosity is a tremendous statement about the strength of our CVM community, and about your love for this institution.
On behalf of the College, thank you!
Sheila W. Allen
Dean
This page was last reviewed on June 8, 2011.