UNI Kicks Off $150 Million Fundraising Drive

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Story Created: Oct 12, 2008 at 5:38 PM CST

Story Updated: Oct 12, 2008 at 5:38 PM CST

CEDAR FALLS (AP) - The University of Northern Iowa is kicking off a $150 million fundraising drive with a pledge of $300,000 - from the school's president.

UNI President Benjamin Allen says he and his wife, Pat, have made the pledge to help kick start the school's Imagine the Impact campaign.

The first phase of the campaign, which has a goal of $150 million, kicks off this year.

The Allens' gift will be divided among several UNI programs, including an endowed scholarship in honor of their daughter, Jessica Allen Terri.

The focus of the Imagine the Impact campaign is scholarships, professorships and program support. The on-campus drive for $150 million began this fall. School officials say it will move to the Cedar Valley in 2009 and kick off nationally in 2010.

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