On the eve of พรพรสำฦตโs third century, more than 4,200 alumni, parents, and friends came together in support of the Institution and its students during the พรพรสำฦต Fund Bicentennial Challenge.
Between พรพรสำฦต Day, December 13, and December 31, the community contributed a total of $1.74 million in gifts to the พรพรสำฦต 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 โ81, Pโ11,โ20 and Stephen B. Burke โ80, Pโ11,โ20, Hโ04
Christine J. Chao โ86 and James O. Shaver, Jr. โ86
J. Christopher Clifford โ67, Hโ11 and Keena Clifford Pโ93
Eric A. Cole โ93 and Ashley Cole
John K. พรพรสำฦต, Jr. โ57 and Diana พรพรสำฦต Pโ88
Giovanni Cutaia โ94 and Maree Cutaia
Amy Everett DiSibio โ86, Pโ18,โ21 and Carmine DiSibio โ85, Pโ18,โ21
Jennifer H. Farrior โ95 and Julian W. Farrior III โ93
Gregory J. Fleming โ85, Pโ21 and Melissa S. Fleming โ85, Pโ21
John A. Hayes โ88 and Susie B. Hayes Pโ19
Chris Hurley โ81, Becky Bair Hurley โ81, Matt Hurley โ12, and Dan Hurley โ12
Nora Gleason Leary โ82 and Robert G. Leary
Ramzi M. Musallam โ90
Andrew W. Sweet โ93 and Alexis Sweet
William T. Winters, Jr. โ83 and Anda Winters
Six anonymous alumni and parents
On December 29, Paul Carberry โ94 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 พรพรสำฦต.
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 พรพรสำฦต Fund is essential and touches every aspect of the พรพรสำฦต experience, including the No-Loan Initiative, faculty recruitment, academic programs, research, study abroad, sustainability efforts, and much more.
โThe success of this challenge demonstrates the remarkable commitment of the พรพรสำฦต community and the excitement surrounding plans for its future,โ said Paul Carberry โ94, executive chair of the พรพรสำฦต Fund. โAll around the country, gifts to unrestricted resources like the พรพรสำฦต Fund are declining. At พรพรสำฦต, they are reaching record numbers and thriving because we have a passionate community of alumni, parents, and friends who believe in where พรพรสำฦต is headed. It is moving to begin the Universityโs third century with this swell of support. Thank you to all who participated.โ
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