Monmouth College President Clarence R. Wyatt announced Monday that he will retire at the end of the 2023-24 school year, upon completion of his 10th year as Monmouth’s president, according to a news release. Wyatt led the recently completed Light This Candle Campaign that raised more than $80 million and is the most successful fundraising effort in […]
MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (April 25, 2023) Monmouth College President Clarence R Wyatt has announced that he will retire at the end of the 2023-24 school year, upon completion of his tenth year as Monmouth's president.Wyatt led the recently-completed Light This Candle Campaign that raised more than $80 million and is the most successful fundraising effort in the College's history.
Monmouth College President Clarence R. Wyatt announced this morning that he will retire at the end of the 2023-24 school year, upon completion of his 10th year as Monmouth's president.
Monmouth College has surpassed a major milestone several in its Light This Candle Campaign. The fundraising campaign has a goal of raising $75 million before the end of 2022 and with about 8½ months to go, the school exceeded that figure. "We are quite pleased that we have exceeded our $75 million goal well before our Dec. 31, 2022, completion date of the Campaign," said William Goldsborough '65, national Campaign chair. "This success reflects very favorably on the Monmouth College community and its strong sense of engagement and commitment." Launched in March 2019, the Light This Candle Campaign has four objectives: increasing scholarships and student financial aid; creating more opportunities for faculty and staff support and academic innovation; enhancing the College's living-learning environment by increasing funds for facilities; and building an even stronger culture of philanthropy through a larger annual fund and deferred gift register. Monmouth Pr