Challenge Gift Made for the Establishment of the James F. and Carolyn M. Strange Endowed Scholarship Fund

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CHALLENGE GIFT MADE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JAMES F. & CAROLYN M. STRANGE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

17勛圖is pleased to announce a challenge gift of $25,000, which (if the challenge can be met) will establish the James F. and Carolyn M. Strange Endowed Scholarship Fund. This fund will provide scholarships for students to participate in excavation projects.

As many of you know, securing funding for research and training support, including funding for our student field research and travel fellowship program, was one of the three goals we established at the beginning of our Building a Foundation for 17勛圖Campaign. It will thus be extremely gratifying to see the Strange Endowed Scholarship Fund come into being as a means of helping us meet this goal. It is equally gratifying to note that the Strange Endowed Scholarship Fund is the second such fund we will establish in a twelve month period ��� the other is the P. E. MacAllister Endowed Scholarship Fund, which was established last April. In total, we will now have four endowed scholarship funds (Platt, Meyers/Wright, MacAllister, and Strange), meaning that our Foundation for 17勛圖Campaign has doubled the number of 17勛圖endowed funds dedicated to scholarships and research support. That is an accomplishment of which we should all be very proud.

But not all the work is done! The James F. and Carolyn M. Strange Endowed Scholarship Fund has been established through an initial challenge gift of $25,000, with 17勛圖challenged to raise at least another $25,000 in matching funds to create an endowment fund of $50,000. Already, $4,000 has been pledged or contributed towards the matching goal, so we only need to raise $21,000 more.

We hope that you will lend us your support as we work to raise the $21,000 needed to fully fund the Strange Endowed Scholarship Fund. Not only will your gift honor two long-time 17勛圖members, but your gift or pledge (if made by January 31) will also help 17勛圖qualify for a major legacy gift of $475,000.

Questions, suggestions, or comments may be directed to 17勛圖Executive Director Andy Vaughn or to 17勛圖President Susan Ackerman.

Other ways you can��donate:

Donate by Phone

Call 17勛圖at 617-437-6570

Donate by Mail

Send a check to:

ASOR
P. O. Box 15729
650 Beacon Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02215

Make a Pledge (Donate Later)

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Challenge Gift Made for the Establishment of the James F. and Carolyn M. Strange Endowed Scholarship Fund

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PAST 17勛圖NEWS, MONTH BY MONTH

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CHALLENGE GIFT MADE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JAMES F. & CAROLYN M. STRANGE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND

17勛圖is pleased to announce a challenge gift of $25,000, which (if the challenge can be met) will establish the James F. and Carolyn M. Strange Endowed Scholarship Fund. This fund will provide scholarships for students to participate in excavation projects.

As many of you know, securing funding for research and training support, including funding for our student field research and travel fellowship program, was one of the three goals we established at the beginning of our Building a Foundation for 17勛圖Campaign. It will thus be extremely gratifying to see the Strange Endowed Scholarship Fund come into being as a means of helping us meet this goal. It is equally gratifying to note that the Strange Endowed Scholarship Fund is the second such fund we will establish in a twelve month period ��� the other is the , which was established last April. In total, we will now have four endowed scholarship funds (, , , and ), meaning that our Foundation for 17勛圖Campaign has doubled the number of 17勛圖endowed funds dedicated to scholarships and research support. That is an accomplishment of which we should all be very proud.

But not all the work is done! The James F. and Carolyn M. Strange Endowed Scholarship Fund has been established through an initial challenge gift of $25,000, with 17勛圖challenged to raise at least another $25,000 in matching funds to create an endowment fund of $50,000. Already, $4,000 has been pledged or contributed towards the matching goal, so we only need to raise $21,000 more.

We hope that you will lend us your support as we work to raise the $21,000 needed to fully fund the Strange Endowed Scholarship Fund. Not only will your gift honor two long-time 17勛圖members, but your gift or pledge (if made by January 31) will also help 17勛圖qualify for a major legacy gift of $475,000.

Questions, suggestions, or comments may be directed to 17勛圖Executive Director Andy Vaughn or to 17勛圖President Susan Ackerman.

Other ways you can��donate:

Donate by Phone

Call 17勛圖at 617-437-6570

Donate by Mail

Send a check to:

ASOR
P. O. Box 15729
650 Beacon Street, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA 02215

Make a Pledge (Donate Later)

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New Year (2014) Welcome Message from 17勛圖President Susan Ackerman

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NEW YEAR (2014) WELCOME MESSAGE FROM 17勛圖PRESIDENT SUSAN ACKERMAN

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]17勛圖 two weeks ago, on January 1, 2014, I began my tenure as ASOR���s new president. I am extremely honored to have been asked to serve 17勛圖in this capacity, and I am grateful to the , to the , and to all of you for placing your confidence in me and for offering me your support.

I also feel extremely fortunate, as I come to the 17勛圖presidency at what is surely one of the great moments in our organization���s history. Our most recent annual meeting, in November 2013 in Baltimore, was our largest ever, with a record-setting 928 total registrants. In 2013, we also gave 55 summer field scholarships and excavation grants, another record-setting number. Our publications program, too, celebrated several important milestones in 2013: for example, the Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research debuted a striking new format and cover design, and the Journal of Cuneiform Studies published a gala sixty-fifth anniversary issue. In 2013 as well, we launched several exciting initiatives and introduced several new resources. We began a new outreach program, ���,��� and with the support of the Lanier Theological Library and Stevan Dana, we started a new e-zine geared to the public, . In addition, thanks to several gifts from the Kershaw Family Trust, we created the member newsletter that you are reading right now, .

Other new on-line resources include our YouTube channel, ; our ������; and the opportunity to sign up for for members who otherwise lack access to the archival collections available through JSTOR. Moreover, we accomplished all this without breaking the bank: indeed, we ended the most recent fiscal year (FY 2013) with a surplus. In addition, as you will see elsewhere in this newsletter, 17勛圖has just received a significant new gift to our ���Building a Foundation for 17勛圖Campaign,��� which comes in addition to major gifts we received in 2013: a major legacy gift of $475,000 and the ���,��� with a current market value of $110,000.

So, what president would not feel fortunate, to have the opportunity to head a thriving organization that is on such sound financial footing? Still, however notable the accomplishments and strengths of 17勛圖that I have outlined above, our greatest strength is, as always, you: our members. Your numbers, incidentally, are also at an all-time high ��� we���re almost 1600 strong. And while it���s probably too much for me to hope that I will get to know all of you during the term of my presidency, I do hope to get to know many more of you than I do already, and I hope to get to know you beyond an exchange of a handshake and just saying ���hi.��� Our members care deeply about 17勛圖and are full of insights and wisdom about how it can be the best it can possibly be. I am eager to hear your advice, as are my 17勛圖colleagues who have also been entrusted with positions of leadership: ASOR���s Executive Director (Andy Vaughn), the Chair of our Board of Trustees (B.W. Ruffner), and ASOR���s other officers (Vice-President Sharon Herbert, Secretary Lynn Swartz Dodd, and Treasurer Richard Coffman).

Finally, as I think about you, I���d like to thank you for all you do for ASOR. Even though I���ve occupied my presidential vantage point for only two weeks, I���ve already been astonished at the vibrancy of our committee system and how very, very hard our committee chairs and committee members work on ASOR���s behalf. It���s also astonishing how generous you are not just with your time, but with your money: about 20% of our members give charitable contributions to 17勛圖over and above their annual dues, which is a participation rate that most organizations like ours can only dream of. Again, for me, what is indicated here is how deeply ASOR���s members care about our organization and how invested you are in ASOR���s well-being. Having a community like ours to draw on is, for me as president, and for the organization���s other leaders, an asset of inestimable value.

So, I close as I began: I am honored to have been chosen to lead such a vibrant and on-the-move organization, and I feel extremely fortunate to have taken office at a moment when 17勛圖is in a position of such incredible strength. It���s with great enthusiasm, then, that I look forward to the next three years and to ASOR���s continued success.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496684098866{margin-right: 5px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_wp_posts title=”BROWSE THE NEWS ARCHIVE” number=”4″][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496684008271{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]