September 1995
Dear Alumni and Friends of Union College:
Thank you!
Your generous support of Union has added extra luster to a year that can only be described in superlatives.
We have celebrated our College during the opening convocation last September, the rededication of the Nott Memorial and the
nationally broadcast Founder's Day celebration in February, and the best-attended Reunion Weekend ever this past June.
And we have also invested in our College
Together, we gave more than $15 million to Union during 1994-95, surpassing the existing record by more than $2 million. Of that total, we gave just over $4 million (another record) to the Annual Fund. And included in that total is nearly $2.7 million in unrestricted funds.
Our Annual Fund support has, once again, allowed Union to close the books with the budget, in balance. Our support of the endowment has augmented and created new scholarships, prizes; lectureships and professorships. And our support of capital projects has enabled Union to reopen the Nott Memorial, dedicate the Yulman Theater and the Reamer Campus Center, and begin the $17 million campaign to renovate and expand Schaffer Library, the next major building project in the Bicentennial Campaign.
During the campaign, we have contributed more than $96 million in capital and annual fund gifts, eclipsing totals raised in any comparable timeframe in our College's history.
And these investments are worth celebrating. On behalf of the entire College community, I thank you for your support during 1994-95, a year in which we have reflected upon Union's proud history.
This year, we launch Union's third century. I hope you will join me in renewing your support during 1995-96, when our gifts take on new significance as investments in Unions' bright future.
Sincerely,
Norton H. Reamer 58 Chairman
The Bicentennial Campaign