Reunion Funds

A testimony of early alumni support for Whitman is found in the “Class of 1908 Bridge” near Maxey Hall and the Cordiner Glen. Dedicated in 1918 on the occasion of their 10^th reunion, the footbridge is an example of the legacy that your reunion fund gift through the reunion scholarship will offer for future generations of students. Each year, four reunion funds are chaired by volunteers from the 10^th, 25^th, 40^th, and 50^th reunion classes. All gifts in this fiscal year and pledges for the next four years from classmates are counted in the reunion fund, regardless of designation.

As you reflect on your contribution to the reunion fund, please consider making a gift this year and including a pledge for the following four years. As an example, to maximize your support towards your class project, you might consider a $5,000 gift to your reunion fund — a gift of $1,000 this year with a pledge of $4,000 to be paid over the next four years.

In the October issue of the Whitman magazine, all contributors are featured by class year in the college's annual report of gifts. Classmates who make contributions exceeding $1,000 in a fiscal year are also recognized as members of the President's Gift Societies.

For more information about your class's reunion fund, contact Brian Dohe, Director, Annual Fund.

10^th | 25^th | 40^th | 50^th

 10^th Reunion Fund - Class of 2003

Project: Launched in 2000, the 10^th Reunion Scholarship Endowment celebrates this milestone reunion through a new need-based scholarship fund.

Goal: $30,000 in gifts and pledges with 50% participation

10^th Reunion Fund Co-Chairs: Eric Jacks and Jake Rosenberg

Class Representative: Jake Rosenberg

Reunion Fund Committee Members: David Brown, Abra Talley Cooper, Denice Kelley, Scott Kilpatrick, Anna Marie Markee, Bob Martin, Bob Peachey

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 25^th Reunion Fund - Class of 1988

Project: Initiated three years ago, the 25^th Reunion Scholarship Endowment was established by the College to ensure that each graduating class can contribute to the benefit of future generations by making a substantial donation at its 25^th Reunion.

Goal: $88,000 in gifts and pledges with 100% participation

25^th Reunion Fund Co-Chairs: Todd Adams and Hilary Hoover

Reunion Fund Committee Members: Cathy Lee Crosslin, Karen Davenport, Mark Giordano, Danni Hart, Tim Hevly, Janet Knauss Larsen, Jennifer Haworth McCandless, Kristin Kershaw Snapp and Michael Wilcox

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 40^th Reunion Fund - Class of 1973

Project: The 40^th Reunion Scholarship Endowment was established two years ago to ensure that future generations of students will have the opportunity to attend Whitman College. You may honor this milestone anniversary of your graduation from Whitman by supporting the 40^th Reunion Scholarship, or you may designate your gift to a project of your choosing.

Goal: $150,000 with 50% participation

40^th Reunion Committee Co-Chairs: Nina Finch Beegle, John Coleman, and Robyn Swaim Phillips

Class Representative: Nina Finch Beegle

Associate Class Representative: John Clague, Dan Cutler, Mary Metastasio, Joe Osborne, Bill Priedhorsky, Don and Sue Allen Tanner

Reunion Committee Members: Judy Bonar Barry, Margie Boule, John Clague, Steve Dodds, Janet Dougherty-Smith, Jeff Kane, Rosemary Gunter Knapp, Roger Knapp, Noelle Nachtman Metting, Esther Hook Milnes, Bill Priedhorsky, Bill Purnell, Gay Price Purnell, Ben Stone, Don Tanner, Sue Tanner, Julie Jaccard Wood, Russ Wood, Wendy Woolery, Wes Young

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 50^th Reunion Fund - Class of 1963

Project: The 50^th Reunion Scholarship Endowment is a fund that all graduating 50^th reunion classes can contribute to on this milestone anniversary of their graduation from Whitman College. You may support this project or designate your gift to a project of your choosing.

Goals: Attendance: 50% ; Giving Participation: 100% ; Class Gift: $250,000

50^th Reunion Fund Co-Chairs: Gretchen Kafoury, Jim McCarthy, and Terry Parsons

Class Representative: Jim McCarthy

50^th Reunion Fund Committee Members: John Arbini, Susan Baker, Katherine Clarke, Victoria Cordova, Raleigh Curtis, Christina Pomeroy Grodem, Nancy Gray Hawley, Stephen McConnel, Lynn Riegel, Sally Rodgers, James Stovall, Evan Thomas, and Mary Helen MacLean Windell

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