October 12, 1998 Volume 21, No. 4
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October 12, 1998 Volume 21, No. 4 |
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Ithaca College Parents Continue SupportIthaca College parents continued their giving ways in the 1997–98 fund year. The Parents Fund received gifts totaling $160,570 from 2,086 parents of current students and alumni. Those totals are just slightly lower than the previous year, but 26 percent of the parents solicited in 1997–98 made gifts. Thanks are due to John and Paula McClung, the 1997–98 chairpersons, for their leadership of the Parents Fund.
The Parents Fund Committee is gearing up for
the 1998–99 fund year under the leadership of its new chairpersons,
Sherry ’72 and Stephen Shulman P’99, P’02. Any
parents who are interested in serving on the committee can contact
Jennifer Lockley, associate director of the Annual Fund, by phone
at 607-274-1155 or by |
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As the chart to
the right shows, parents designated their gifts to many areas
of the College. Most parents chose to make their contributions
undesignated, or available to be used by the College where the
need is greatest. Others chose to designate their support to
the capital campaign for the School of Music, to the academic
schools, or to specific purposes such as athletics, the campus
chaplaincies, the library, or scholarships. No matter how they
are directed, the College benefits from parent gifts, which are
an important part of the annual giving campaign.