Rumors of gypsies and monsters in the woods, but no one seemed to know what was happening for sure.

not many, but when they did, it made the people afraid. It was a prosperous and peaceful kingdom, but for years, a cloud had been forming over the land and was worrying the people that lived there.” “The kingdom was known as Iisen, or the Iisendom as it was sometimes called. There was a proud kingdom that had fallen on darker days.” way past where our real world ends and your imagination begins, things were different than here. Our mission in fund-raising – to enable clients to fulfill their fund-raising dreams through a unique, educational, professionally directed partnership – has proven successful in now more than 29 years of business.“A very many trickster moons ago,” said Tony’s grandfather, “and very, very far away. Smith Group has conducted feasibility studies and capital campaigns for clients across the country – from Edmond, Oklahoma, to Washington, D.C., and from Chicago, Illinois, to Orlando, Florida. At the end of the meeting, Jerry was asked if he would take the job. In 1991, Jerry was asked to speak to the board of trustees of a large Christian school in Birmingham, AL, to offer advice with regard to a possible capital campaign.

These three stops in Jerry’s career illustrate his passion for being part of something that is growing and constantly improving. The goal was $61.7 million, and AU raised $110 million with the help of three development officers. Jerry moved over to the AU Alumni and Development Office in January of 1977, and the university immediately began laying the ground work for Auburn’s first major capital campaign. When he left in 1977, Auburn had 157 All-Americans. When Jerry arrived back on the AU campus, Auburn had only one All-American in track. In 1971, Jerry moved to Auburn University in Auburn, AL, where he had similar success helping them rebuild their track and field teams to a championship level. Jerry spent seven years coaching and building the track program at Livingston, competing with the best teams in the South. At the time, they had no track, equipment or team. Jerry’s career began when he started the first track program at Livingston University (now University of West Alabama) in 1965. Jerry Smith has always enjoyed building – starting with nothing and having nowhere to go but up.

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