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Bradley-Mellichamp Innovation Fund
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Walter Bradley and Rae Mellichamp Faculty Innovation Fund
Dr. Walter Bradley (1943-2025) and Dr. Rae Mellichamp were the founding professors of Cru’s faculty ministry, originally Christian Leadership Ministries and now Faculty Commons.
The Walter Bradley and Rae Mellichamp Faculty Innovation Fund seeks to honor the Bradleys and Mellichamps by being a place for professors to express their gratitude and tributes to Rae and Peggy and to Walter and Ann, and by raising resources for future generations of faculty who desire to follow in their footsteps.
Have your tributes and memories posted below. Please email them to rich.mcgee@cru.org for posting.
- Write a tribute: Express your appreciation to either Rae, Walter, or both, and/or their wives. What, specifically, would you like to thank them for? How did they influence you?
- Recount your memories: Whether it’s from the early years of the faculty ministry or more currently, please recount stories of how your life, academic career, and walk with Christ have been impacted by Walter and/or Rae and this ministry.
Make a financial gift to Cru’s Walter Bradley and Rae Mellichamp Faculty Innovation Fund.
- Express your thanks and tangibly honor Rae and Walter by investing in the work of identifying and resourcing the next generation of Christian faculty innovators and pioneers. The fund’s goal is to raise $100,000 annually, primarily from professors who have been impacted by the Bradleys and/or Mellichamps. Funds will be disbursed directly and exclusively to defray the expenses of selected professors and PhD students/future professors for their ministry activities such as leading local faculty or graduate student ministries, helping launch new campus ministries, attending conferences for their equipping and resourcing, and going on short-term international mission trips.
- For tax effective giving from an IRA Required Minimum Distribution or other QCD, or from a donor advised fund, stock or other ways of support, please see More Ways to Give. For credit card giving, use the Give a Gift button below. For checks, make payable to Bradley-Mellichamp Innovation Fund, attach instructions “For acct 1281066,” and mail to Cru, Box 628222, Orlando FL 32832-8222. For more information, please contact rich.mcgee@cru.org.
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