Stony Brook, NY- August 22, 2018 – Stony Brook University has concluded the most successful fundraising effort in SUNY history. Over the past seven years, The Campaign for Stony Brook raised $630.7 million from 47,961 friends, alumni, foundations and corporations, exceeding the $600 million goal by five percent.
Campaign leadership —including co-chairs Richard L. Gelfond, BA ’76, Peggy Bonapace Gelfond, James H. Simons, PhD, Marilyn H. Simons, BA’74, PhD ’84, Cary F. Staller, Esq., Marisela H. Staller, Glenn R. Dubin, BA ’78, Eva Andersson-Dubin, MD, President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., Senior Vice President for University Advancement Dexter A. Bailey Jr., and the Stony Brook Foundation Board of Trustees —collectively donated $310.9 million.