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CAPITAL GIVING
See what the Class of '63 has done in the following areas of Capital Projects: For more information on these areas, please scroll through the information below. You may also jump to a specific topic by clicking on its name in the list above. What is Capital Giving? “Capital” gifts are those made for a specific purpose designated by the donor (whereas gifts to Annual Giving are, by definition, unrestricted). Such gifts vary from millions of dollars to fund a new building or to endow a professorship to $25 to the Friends of Basketball. During the Anniversary Campaign for Princeton (1995-2000), members of the Class of 1963 contributed more than $15,500,000 in capital gifts to a wide variety of programs and purposes (in addition to our five-year total of $5,800,000 for Annual Giving). Currently – starting in 2007 and continuing until 2012 – Princeton is engaged in a campaign to raise a total of $1.75 billion. “Aspire: A Plan for Princeton” includes both unrestricted contributions to Annual Giving and restricted contributions for other specific priorities. For more information about the Aspire campaign click on this link: http://aspire.princeton.edu To discuss making a restricted gift to Princeton, call (609) 258-8972 and you will be directed to the appropriate member of the staff. Academic Programs The Freshman Seminars Program began in 1985 to provide incoming students with more opportunities for close collaboration with senior members of the faculty in the setting of a small class. At the time of our 25th Reunion, the Class of 1963 completed the original funding for the program with an allocation from our Memorial Fund. From a modest beginning, the program has continued to expand to more than 60 seminars each year. Individual members of the class continue to support this program by adding voluntary contributions to their class dues. The Class of 1963 Library Acquisition Fund was created on the occasion of our 25th Reunion in 1988. It is a permanent endowment, the income from which is used to purchase books (or their electronic equivalent) for the library. The Fund originated with an allocation from our Memorial Fund. The Fund is also supported by individual members of the class who make voluntary contributions in addition to their dues. The G. S. Beckwith Gilbert Lecture Fund was created by a gift from Beck Gilbert in 1988. It brings to campus entrepreneurial business leaders to share their experience and insights with students and other members of the campus community. The Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education was established with a gift by Dennis and Connie Keller in 2008. The mission of the Center is to strengthen the links between engineering and the liberal arts and to prepare all students – both engineers and non-engineers – to be leaders in an increasingly complex society. * * * * * Other ‘63ers have made donations to funds being created for professorships, prizes, academic departments and programs, the Art Museum, and other academic areas of the University. top Campus Life ‘63ers have donated to funds for the Student Volunteers Council, the residential colleges, Community House, friends groups (athletic teams, the library, the Art Museum, etc.), and to create a venture fund for student agencies. top Facilities Five campus facilities are prominently identified with '63ers:
Financial Aid The Class of 1963 Scholarship Fund was created on the occasion of our 25th Reunion in 1988. It is a permanent fund consisting of units invested in Princeton’s endowment portfolio. Each year the income from the fund is used to provide the financial aid needed by one or more undergraduates. The Scholarship originated with an allocation from our Memorial Fund. Additions to the Scholarship are made regularly by individual members of the Class who add voluntary contributions to their dues. The Winston H. Cox, Class of 1963 Memorial Scholarship Fund was created following Tony’s sudden death in 1996. A number of ‘63ers participated, in addition to Tony’s business colleagues, friends, and family. Like the Class Scholarship, it is a permanently endowed fund. The Dennis J. Keller, Class of 1963, Scholarship was endowed in 2003 by gifts from Dennis’s friends and family in honor of his 60th birthday. Four scholarship funds have been created by individual members of our class:
'63ers have also donated to various other scholarship funds. Memorial Fund The Class of 1963 Memorial Fund originated with a pledge canvass conducted during our senior year, which was led by Bill Peacock as chairman and Hank Gutman as vice chairman. About 450 members of the class pledged to make modest yearly contributions (the typical amount was about $20) for the first 25 years after graduation. The funds were invested in various ways, and grew to about $640,000 by the time of our 25th Reunion in 1988. At that time, a committee chaired by Dave Gouldin considered various possibilities in consultation with University officials and arrived at the purposes to which the Memorial Fund would be applied: a Scholarship Fund, a Library Acquisition Fund, the Freshman Seminars Program, and our 25th Reunion Annual Giving campaign. |
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