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Hayden-Clark Alumni Center

Two $2.5 million gifts pledged toward construction of a new Alumni Center directly west of Bradley Hall were announced October 4 by Bradley Universtiy President Joanne Glasser.

Jerry ’59 and Marilyn Hayden ’61 and Bob ’67 and Kathleen Clark made the contributions for the 34,700-square-foot Hayden-Clark Alumni Center. Groundbreaking is scheduled for Spring 2009 with a completion date within two years.

“The Hayden-Clark Alumni Center will change the way we greet alumni and guests forevermore,” Glasser told a capacity crowd at the Michel Student Center Ballroom during Founder’s Day ceremonies on campus. “It will be a facility we can all be proud of.”

The Haydens have long supported Bradley. Jerry was a captain of the track team, and a member of the Vets Club and the B-Club. He is the retired chairman and CEO of Peacock Engineering Company and a Bradley Centurion. Marilyn was a member of Chi Omega. Their support began 40 years ago with a $10 gift.
Residing in Denver, Col. with his wife, Bob Clark is president of Bear Cub Investments with a distinguished career in various energy-related endeavors. He is a Bradley Centurion and long-time contributor, beginning with a $5 gift in 1969.

“This is a landmark day for Bradley University, for the Haydens and Clarks, and for our alumni,” Glasser said.

The Hayden-Clark Alumni Center will include an alumni hall of pride, an alumni library, offices, conference rooms and a ballroom that can accommodate more than 200 guests. In addition, the view from the balconies over the new campus Alumni Quad is expected to be stunning, with aesthetically-pleasing landscaping in between the Markin Family Student Recreation Center, the Puterbaugh Men’s Basketball Practice Facility and the athletic performance arena.

“I’m confident the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center will be a wonderful addition to the Bradley campus and will encourage our alumni to be more involved with, and more supportive of, the University,” Glasser said.
The cost of the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center is projected to be about $12 million. It is one of six building projects included in the $150 million Renaissance Campaign that was launched last April.  To date nearly $115 million has been pledged to the campaign, the largest in the University's history.