Capital Campaign Progressing Well at Northwestern Health Sciences University

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Northwestern Health Sciences University has raised almost $4 million of its $8 million Capital Campaign cash goal, according to Brady Forseth, BA, director of development for Northwestern.

In addition, the campaign, “Imagine Our Future,” has raised more than $5 million of the $15 million planned giving goal, which will be used to establish a permanent endowment.

The cash gifts are going toward funding a 48,000-square-foot addition to the south side of campus, the Wolfe-Harris Center for Excellence. Northwestern will also extensively renovate the current building with funds from the Capital Campaign. The result will be nearly 300,000 square feet of state-of-the-art educational facilities.

“We are meeting lots of exciting prospective donors who are helping Northwestern move toward becoming the nation’s natural health care leaders in education,” Forseth said.

A phonathon was also recently held, Forseth said, which raised $27,000 in gifts and pledges.

“We are seeing our percentage increase in terms of alumni giving to the campaign,” Forseth said. “There are lots of new partnership programs, which is great.”

Susie Biwer, assistant director of development and Debbie Peterson, director of alumni, development and career services at Northwestern, said they were very pleased with the generosity of donors.

“We’re right on schedule, and everything is really coming together,” said Peterson. “Everyone has been really supportive and generous – we’ve had an amazing response,” Biwer agreed.

Some of the Campaign’s major donors to date include:

• The Monte Greenawalt Family Foundation, $1 million;
• David Stussy, DC, $1 million;
• William Harris, DC, $500,000;
• Integrity Management, $500,000;
• Standard Process, $250,000;
• National Chiropractic Mutual Insurance Company, $100,000;
• Jack Holtz, DC, and Joan Holtz, $100,000;
• John F. Allenburg, DC, $50,000;
• Jay Greenberg, DC,  and Barbro Brost, DC, $50,000;
• Kent Erickson, DC, $25,000;
• Mark T. Zeigler, DC, $25,000;
• Albert Hoff, DC, and Janet Hoff, $10,000; and
• Edward P. Sweere, $10,000.

Northwestern Health Sciences University offers a wide array of choices in natural health care education including chiropractic, Oriental medicine, acupuncture, therapeutic massage, human biology, and integrative health and wellness. The University has more than 900 full-time students on a 25-acre campus in Bloomington, Minn.