The Key to the Future Campaign Raised Record $53.5 Million

Successful campaign supported the dream, the vision and drive to become a Phi Beta Kappa-caliber college.

Now on the threshold of joining America’s finest small liberal arts and sciences colleges, Virginia Wesleyan College seeks to attain Phi Beta Kappa status, Phi Beta Kappa is the benchmark for excellence in liberal arts. Of the approximately 2,000 four-year colleges in the nation, only 276 have earned Phi Beta Kappa charters. Its golden key has been bestowed on America’s most distinguished citizens, including Chief Justice John Marshall, six American Presidents, six Supreme Court justices, John Updike, Stephen Sondheim, Pearl S. Buck and Jonas Salk.

The $53.5-million Key to the Future Campaign focused on the most critical needs for attaining a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. The Campaign ran from July 1, 2003 to December 31, 2009 and was the largest and most succesful campaign in the history of Virginia Wesleyan College.