Resources fundraising campaign amount
1 2025-04-10T17:34:50+00:00 Julia Teran 9aca9c408841ff28b321d7128a1e5c918a151e1d 9 1 Resources fundraising campaign amount, 1981 2025-04-10T17:34:50+00:00 CWRU Archives unknown Case Western Reserve University ; J35380 Fundraising Campaigns ; E64000 Official Events 00685 1981 unknown [Events and Activities] ; [People] Smith, Curtis L. ; Toepfer, Louis A. ; Hadden, Elaine ; Resources Campaign Julia Teran 9aca9c408841ff28b321d7128a1e5c918a151e1dThis page is referenced by:
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200 Events in 200 Years: 1980s
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This section provides detailed information about the university from 1980-1989
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1980
1980
David V. Ragone was inaugurated as CWRU's third president.
1981
The Resources Campaign ended. This was CWRU's first university-wide campaign. It raised $215 million over 5 years. Pictured holding the sign with campaign attainment are Curtis Lee Smith, National Chairman of the campaign, President Louis A. Toepfer, and Trustee Elaine Hadden.
1982
The University's 15-member grounds staff won the Professional Grounds Maintenance Award for athletic facilities maintenance in recognition of work at Finnigan Fields.
1983
Mather Dance Center (formerly Mather Gymnasium) was home to the modern dance program which had not only a graduate training program, but also produced a full season of modern dance concerts.
1984
CWRU football team went undefeated with a record of 9-0. It was the most successful season since the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University football teams merged in 1970. Pictured here is the football team carrying Coach Jim Chapman off the field.
1985
The first outdoor, University-wide, CWRU commencement ceremony was held.
1986
Cleveland Free-Net was officially started. Originating at CWRU, Free-Net was the nation's first free, open-access community computer system. Seen here are Ohio governor Richard F. Celeste (L) and Cleveland mayor George V. Voinovich (Center) with University staff.
1987
Agnar Pytte was inaugurated as CWRU's fourth president.
1988
Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation was held, beginning a new annual tradition. The first convocation in memory of Dr. King was a memorial convocation held April 11, 1968.
1989
CWRU formally announced a five-year $350 million fund raising campaign called, "The Campaign for Case Western Reserve University." The final attainment in 1994 was $416,518,332.
