Fort Hays State University’s Cornerstone Campaign ends early and $8-plus million above the $60-million goal.  The final total–$68,743,800.

The announcement was made Friday morning during a news conference at the FHSU Robbins Center.   President Ed Hammond was joined by Foundation CEO/President  Tim Chapman, Board of Trustees chairman Tom Thomas and Ed and Donna Stehno, co-chairs of the national campaign.

“FHSU and the Foundation kicked off the silent phase in November 2006 and went public in the fall of 2009.  Now we are excited to announce Picken Hall is completed, the training facility will become a reality in the fall of 2013, we more than doubled our Faculty of Distinction positions, and the goal for departmental and university support and scholarships was exceeded by 18 percent.”

This is the largest fundraising campaign in the history of FHSU.