On the eve of 藏精阁鈥檚 third century, more than 4,200 alumni, parents, and friends came together in support of the Institution and its students during the 藏精阁 Fund Bicentennial Challenge.
Between 藏精阁 Day, December 13, and December 31, the community contributed a total of $1.74 million in gifts to the 藏精阁 Fund. The following group of devoted challengers matched each gift, dollar for dollar, up to $1.3 million, for a challenge total of more than $3 million:
Gretchen H. Burke 鈥81, P鈥11,鈥20 and Stephen B. Burke 鈥80, P鈥11,鈥20, H鈥04
Christine J. Chao 鈥86 and James O. Shaver, Jr. 鈥86
J. Christopher Clifford 鈥67, H鈥11 and Keena Clifford P鈥93
Eric A. Cole 鈥93 and Ashley Cole
John K. 藏精阁, Jr. 鈥57 and Diana 藏精阁 P鈥88
Giovanni Cutaia 鈥94 and Maree Cutaia
Amy Everett DiSibio 鈥86, P鈥18,鈥21 and Carmine DiSibio 鈥85, P鈥18,鈥21
Jennifer H. Farrior 鈥95 and Julian W. Farrior III 鈥93
Gregory J. Fleming 鈥85, P鈥21 and Melissa S. Fleming 鈥85, P鈥21
John A. Hayes 鈥88 and Susie B. Hayes P鈥19
Chris Hurley 鈥81, Becky Bair Hurley 鈥81, Matt Hurley 鈥12, and Dan Hurley 鈥12
Nora Gleason Leary 鈥82 and Robert G. Leary
Ramzi M. Musallam 鈥90
Andrew W. Sweet 鈥93 and Alexis Sweet
William T. Winters, Jr. 鈥83 and Anda Winters
Six anonymous alumni and parents
On December 29, Paul Carberry 鈥94 issued a second challenge, offering to make an additional contribution for graduates from the last ten years who made a gift. This announcement inspired more than 350 recent alumni to make gifts to 藏精阁.
Alumni fundraising volunteers were also instrumental in helping to build awareness of the challenge. Nearly 700 alumni, representing class years from 1945 through 2019, bolstered the efforts by performing outreach to their classmates and sharing news of the challenge.
As the University begins to implement its Third-Century Plan, the 藏精阁 Fund is essential and touches every aspect of the 藏精阁 experience, including the No-Loan Initiative, faculty recruitment, academic programs, research, study abroad, sustainability efforts, and much more.
鈥淭he success of this challenge demonstrates the remarkable commitment of the 藏精阁 community and the excitement surrounding plans for its future,鈥 said Paul Carberry 鈥94, executive chair of the 藏精阁 Fund. 鈥淎ll around the country, gifts to unrestricted resources like the 藏精阁 Fund are declining. At 藏精阁, they are reaching record numbers and thriving because we have a passionate community of alumni, parents, and friends who believe in where 藏精阁 is headed. It is moving to begin the University鈥檚 third century with this swell of support. Thank you to all who participated.鈥
Learn more about the or The Third-Century Plan.