Record Fundraising to Usher in Capital Campaign

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Posted on January 8, 2026 by Alumni

Alumni

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The University of South Alabama, for the fourth year in a row, and as it prepares to launch a capital campaign in 2026, ended the year with record fundraising from alumni and other supporters.

The 2024-25 fiscal year finished with $47.5 million in new gifts and commitments from nearly 5,000 donors — nearly a third of whom had never given before.

The banner year sets the stage for a spring public launch of a campaign that has been in the quiet stage for several years.

“The remarkable generosity we have witnessed these past few years is not a final chapter, but a powerful reaffirmation of a shared purpose that serves as a foundation for bold ambitions,” says University President Jo Bonner. “The commitment made by our supporters allows us to embark on the work that will define the University of South Alabama’s next great era of achievement.”

Strategic priorities include student scholarships, healthcare services, research support, construction of a new Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine and a Jaguar Marching Band Complex (both underway), and the move of the College of Education and Professional Studies from a former shopping mall fronting University Boulevard to a more central location on campus near other academic buildings.

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