3. "Challenged to Lead", 1994 - 1999

The collection contains materials related to fundraising efforts run by Pepperdine University, including major fundraising campaigns "Wave of Excellence" and "Challenged to Lead." Other materials relate to smaller fundraising efforts such as the "Trees for Pepperdine program," "The Campaign for Pepperdine," and other efforts. Paper items include correspondence, advertising material, campaign handbooks, flyers, brochures for deferred giving, gift letters, photographs, a large "Wave of Excellence" scrapbook, and other items. Also included are audiovisual materials, primarily "Wave of Excellence" film reels and "Challenged to Lead" VHS tapes. Audiovisual items for "Wave of Excellence" include film reels, film negatives, and audio reels for the Wave of Excellence film produced by Seven Seas Cinema, Inc. Interview transcripts, transcript summaries, and scripts used in Wave of Excellence are also included.