USD President's Report 1991

Choral Schola1·s program, which is headed by Dr. Robert Campbell, direc- tor of choral activities. This program provides tuition assistance each year to 10 outstanding students who form a performing show choir called The New Tradition. The Choral Scholars' biggest fan: Agnes Crippen, of course. "I've been to see them perform, and they're just wonder- ful," she says. "Being a great admirer of Dr. Hughes, I wanted to honor his lead- ership in some way, and what better way than to let him do what he does best - lead. My husband passed away four years ago and he would have liked the idea of the Choral Scholars. We both loved music. If I had the chance to show my support for Dr. Hughes and the university over again, I would do it in the same way." The Choral Scholars perform a range of choral literature, from classical and sacred selections to Broadway musical numbers, vocal jazz, barbershop and popular songs. They perform at university functions and are USD's goodwill ambassadors when they compete and tour throughout California and other western states.

UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT

USD is a young, vibrant university. And young and vibrant, too, are its alumni. More degrees have been awarded since 1980 than the total conferred in the prior 26 years. But having a relatively young group of alumni just getting start- ed in their careers means the university relies more heavily on alternative means of support. The flexibility of unrestrict- ed endowment funds, which can be used for evolving university priorities, makes this type of gift vital to USD's long-term financial viability. A single unrestricted endowment g-ift from the "Education for a New Age" campaign now funds an ambitious new music program that brings greater visi- bility to USD's fine arts program and some of the most talented singers from the western United States to USD. Longtime university friend Agnes A. Crippen made the unrestricted gift in support of the President's Office. Dr. Author E . Hughes then designated a portion of the endowment to create the

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II ACHIEVED II $1.0

GOAL $2.5

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