Recent gifts, grants, and bequests to the College include:
A distribution was received from a pooled life income fund established by the late Myron Cohn '32. The proceeds were added to the Nott Memorial Maintenance Endowment, the Memorial Chapel Maintenance Endowment, and the Myron J. '32 and Elaine M. Cohn Scholarship Fund.
The Jeanne L. and Robert L. Slobod Endowed Scholarship was created
from the proceeds of three charitable gift annuities established by the late Robert L. Slobod '35. First preference in awarding this scholarship will be given to students of Iroquois heritage. If no eligible student meets the criteria,
the next preference will be given to Native American students.
Moey L. Friedman '42 established a second charitable gift annuity.
Sara Earngey Stone, widow of William C. Stone '42, made a gift through her estate to establish the Sara Earngey Stone Endowment Fund, which will be used by Schaffer Library to purchase books on the Ottoman (and Turkish) Empire, its art, culture and history. William C. Stone, former professor of mathematics at the College, served as the Fulbright lecturer in math at Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey during the late 1960s.
The estate of James Fry '46 made
a partial distribution establishing the James W. “Wes” Fry Scholarship for the benefit of graduates of Lake George (N.Y.) High School.
A distribution was received from the estate of Gordon F. Newell '46 and was added to the scholarship already established in his name. This scholarship is awarded to students pursuing majors
in the physical sciences or engineering, with the exception of computer science.
Ronald Q. Jennett '52 established the Ronald Quentin Jennett and Margaret Anne Jennett Scholarship Fund. First preference in awarding this scholarship will be given to students from Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties in New York State or from Fort Worth, Texas or
Tarrant County, Texas.
Donald C. Loughry '52 established the Alice and Donald C. Loughry Endowed Prize Fund, to be awarded to the student or students completing the best senior projects in computer science, computer systems engineering, or electrical engineering.
The Thomas W. Duffy '71 Endowed Scholarship was established from
the estate of Thomas Duffy '71.
A ten-year term trust established
by Robert J. '78G and Ann M. Perry has matured and made a partial distribution that was added to the Professor Leo A. Aroian Fellowship for the benefit of graduate students who require financial assistance to attend the Graduate Management Institute.
The estate of Ruth Anne Evans,
a long-time employee of Schaffer Library, made a distribution for the benefit of
the library and its programs.
Richard Huxley, a friend of the
College, established a deferred
payment charitable gift annuity.
Mildred Steele made a gift in memory of her father, Kenneth S. Sheldon '20,
for an endowed scholarship. In addition, she established a charitable gift annuity with the College that will ultimately be added to the scholarship.
A gift was received from the estate of Herbert Strong, a former employee of the College, for the purchase of equipment or in the furtherance of programs conducted by the Physics Department.