{"id":241,"date":"2014-12-12T21:21:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T21:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/?p=241"},"modified":"2020-01-23T09:52:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T09:52:03","slug":"st-thomas-historic-leadership-gift-honor-jane-bill-joplin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/2014\/12\/12\/st-thomas-historic-leadership-gift-honor-jane-bill-joplin\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Leadership Gift Results in Honor for Jane and Bill Joplin &#8217;54"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To honor Jane and Bill Joplin \u201854 for the largest leadership gift in the school\u2019s 114-year history, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the Basilian Fathers and the St. Thomas Board of Directors are proud to announce the naming of the expanded St. Thomas footprint as the Jane and Bill Joplin Campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Joplins recently provided an extraordinary $6 million donation to the 4500Forever capital campaign to secure the adjacent 11-acre property from HISD.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIn many ways Bill Joplin is the quintessential St. Thomas story,\u201d president Fr. Kevin Storey, CSB said. \u00a0\u201cOne of our most distinguished alumnus who has consistently been engaged and supportive of our educational mission. \u00a0He knows from his personal experience the life-long benefit of the school\u2019s tuition assistance program and has always been extremely generous in recognizing that gratitude. \u00a0I couldn\u2019t be prouder of having the Joplin name on our expanded campus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-241 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"Joplin-Naming-Grant-Storey-Dec-2014\" data-caption=\"\" href='http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/2014\/12\/12\/st-thomas-historic-leadership-gift-honor-jane-bill-joplin\/joplin-naming-grant-storey-dec-2014\/'><img width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Grant-Storey-Dec-2014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27711%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20711%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27711%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Grant-Storey-Dec-2014.jpg\" 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data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"Joplin-Naming-Grant-Dec-2014\" data-caption=\"\" href='http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/2014\/12\/12\/st-thomas-historic-leadership-gift-honor-jane-bill-joplin\/joplin-naming-grant-dec-2014\/'><img width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Grant-Dec-2014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27711%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20711%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27711%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Grant-Dec-2014.jpg\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Grant-Dec-2014-200x139.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Grant-Dec-2014-300x208.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Grant-Dec-2014-400x278.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Grant-Dec-2014-600x417.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Grant-Dec-2014-768x533.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Grant-Dec-2014-800x555.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Grant-Dec-2014.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"Joplin-Naming-Toast-Dec-2014\" data-caption=\"\" href='http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/2014\/12\/12\/st-thomas-historic-leadership-gift-honor-jane-bill-joplin\/joplin-naming-toast-dec-2014\/'><img width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Toast-Dec-2014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27711%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20711%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27711%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Toast-Dec-2014.jpg\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Toast-Dec-2014-200x139.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Toast-Dec-2014-300x208.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Toast-Dec-2014-400x278.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Toast-Dec-2014-600x417.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Toast-Dec-2014-768x533.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Toast-Dec-2014-800x555.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Toast-Dec-2014.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"Joplin-Naming-Joplins-Clays-Dec-2014\" data-caption=\"\" href='http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/2014\/12\/12\/st-thomas-historic-leadership-gift-honor-jane-bill-joplin\/joplin-naming-joplins-clays-dec-2014\/'><img width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Joplins-Clays-Dec-2014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27711%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20711%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27711%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Joplins-Clays-Dec-2014.jpg\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Joplins-Clays-Dec-2014-200x139.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Joplins-Clays-Dec-2014-300x208.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Joplins-Clays-Dec-2014-400x278.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Joplins-Clays-Dec-2014-600x417.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Joplins-Clays-Dec-2014-768x533.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Joplins-Clays-Dec-2014-800x555.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Naming-Joplins-Clays-Dec-2014.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Joplins timely gift invigorated the school\u2019s most ambitious capital campaign ever as St. Thomas approached the one-year anniversary of securing the $60 million final bid for the current High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joplin stepped forward in mid-September as the anonymous alumni donor leading the No Substitute For Victory Challenge &#8230; matching dollar for dollar, each donation and pledge through December 5 &#8230; up to $6 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBill understood our closing deadline was approaching and 4500Forever needed a jolt to break that $40 million threshold,\u201d Vice President of Advancement Mark deTranaltes \u201883 said. \u00a0\u201cThe entire St. Thomas community is making this campaign a success but Bill Joplin called the right play at precisely the right time when he issued the challenge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"lazyload alignnone size-large wp-image-235\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Revealed-Rooftop-Nov-2014-1024x711.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Revealed-Rooftop-Nov-2014-1024x711.jpg\" alt=\"Joplin-Revealed-Rooftop-Nov-2014\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27711%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20711%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27711%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Revealed-Rooftop-Nov-2014-200x139.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Revealed-Rooftop-Nov-2014-300x208.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Revealed-Rooftop-Nov-2014-400x278.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Revealed-Rooftop-Nov-2014-600x417.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Revealed-Rooftop-Nov-2014-768x533.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Revealed-Rooftop-Nov-2014-800x555.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Joplin-Revealed-Rooftop-Nov-2014.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On November 7 Joplin was revealed as the name and the face to the driving force behind NSFV. \u00a0His bold generosity ignited contributions of $14.6 million during the 11-week period, raising the 4500Forever campaign total to $45.8 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen you receive a gift of such size &#8230; the largest single donation in school history &#8230; it produces an \u00a0an exponential impact and sends confidence to all your donors, particularly inspires your larger donors. \u00a0It\u2019s the ultimate game changer,\u201d Fr. Storey said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joplin had been a consistent St. Thomas financial contributor for years but never before approached a commitment of this multi-million dollar proportion. \u00a0A series of personal revelations compelled him to act decisively in a manner which he admittedly didn\u2019t anticipate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI really want to believe Bill was divinely inspired,\u201d Fr. Storey said. \u00a0\u201cHe speaks to that restless night when he was deciding whether or not to make a donation of this significance. \u00a0I believe he received a message from God. \u00a0And he listened. \u00a0He opened his heart to seeing a need and then emphatically responded to that need. \u00a0Bill was absolutely the catalyst at the time when our campaign critically needed it the most.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The North Campus addition will enable STH to eventually increase its enrollment to approximately 1,000 students, as well as a provide obvious and immediate tangible dividends such as additional classroom areas, enlarged science and drama departments, much needed and expansive athletic practice fields. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 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768w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-Law-Enforecment-2-2014-800x555.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-Law-Enforecment-2-2014.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"4500Forever-Law-Enforcement-3-2014\" data-caption=\"\" href='http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/2014\/12\/12\/st-thomas-historic-leadership-gift-honor-jane-bill-joplin\/4500forever-law-enforcement-3-2014\/'><img width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-Law-Enforcement-3-2014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" 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768w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-Law-Enforcement-3-2014-800x555.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-Law-Enforcement-3-2014.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-rel=\"iLightbox[postimages]\" data-title=\"4500Forever-Law-Enforcement-4-2014\" data-caption=\"\" href='http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/2014\/12\/12\/st-thomas-historic-leadership-gift-honor-jane-bill-joplin\/4500forever-law-enforcement-4-2014\/'><img width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-Law-Enforcement-4-2014.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27711%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20711%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27711%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-Law-Enforcement-4-2014.jpg\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-Law-Enforcement-4-2014-200x139.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-Law-Enforcement-4-2014-300x208.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-Law-Enforcement-4-2014-400x278.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-Law-Enforcement-4-2014-600x417.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-Law-Enforcement-4-2014-768x533.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-Law-Enforcement-4-2014-800x555.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.sths.org\/4500Forever\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/4500Forever-Law-Enforcement-4-2014.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The St. Thomas expansion provides the Basilian Fathers with the necessary resources to meet the future needs of their diverse student body and continue the educational mission and vision established in Houston more than a century ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSt. Thomas is a true community in every sense,\u201d deTranaltes said. \u00a0\u201cAnd when a community pulls together and acts as one, that produces an unstoppable force. And Bill said it best &#8230; there is no substitute for victory.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Catholic. \u00a0Basilian. \u00a0Teaching Goodness, Discipline and Knowledge since 1900.<\/em><\/strong><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-fullwidth.fusion-builder-row-1 { overflow:visible; }<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To honor Jane and Bill Joplin \u201854 for the largest leadership gift in the school\u2019s 114-year history, the Basilian Fathers and the St. Thomas Board of Directors are proud to announce the naming of the expanded St. Thomas footprint as the Jane and Bill Joplin Campus. 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