Class Fundraising 2003
Last updated November 10, 2003

Class of ’79 Contributions
to the '02-'03 Dartmouth College Fund


The 2002-2003 Dartmouth College Fund year ended on June 30, 2003. The Class of 1979 made a strong contribution to another outstanding year. We raised $442,963 (exceeding our goal of $400K) with 585 classmates (61%) participating (totally crushing our 53% participation goal).

Our Class set a number of Class and College records this year regarding participation:

  1. We set a new Dartmouth participation record for a class 24 years out with 61% of our classmates making a gift! The old record was 56%.
  2. We shattered the Dartmouth record for a class with the most donors in a Fund year – ever! The old record of 535 donors was set by the Class of ’86 in FY 96.
  3. We had the highest participation rate of all classes through 42 years out (Class of 1961 and younger) from graduation!
  4. We broke our own Class record for the most classmates making a gift. Our old record here was 528 donors.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF ‘79

And congratulations to the following members of the Class who helped with the process:

Quick Callers (each had four classmates to contact) - Thayer Wendell Adams, Colleen Sullivan Bartlett, Jill Kschinka Blackmer, Da’aga Hill Bowman, Laurie Branch, John Currier, Custis Glover, Peter Greulich, Louisa Guthrie, Steve Hufford, Deborah Krieger Jennings, Ann Kappler, Don Keller, Otho Kerr, Fred Lindberg, Dave Philhower, Laurie Laidlaw Raulston, David L. Reed, Libby Roberts, Carol Anderson Shaw, George Stone, Peggy Epstein Tanner, Mark Winkler, Ted Winterer, Dave Wolff, and Hank Young.

SWAT Team (who focused on outstanding pledges at the end) – Elyse Benson Allan, TJ Crane, Gail Frawley Granowitz, Burr Gray, Otho Kerr, and Peggy Epstein Tanner.

Many thanks to the Dartmouth personnel who were extremely responsive and supportive throughout the year – Dave Celone ‘79A, Tanya Lindley, and Vicki Riley.

Finally and most importantly, THANK YOU to our classmates who gave so generously to the College this year. The College is most grateful that in these financially challenging times they can depend on the unique Class of 1979 for outstanding support and leadership.

Signed,

Elyse Benson Allan & Burr Gray (Class Fundraising Co-Chairs)
Gail Frawley Granowitz – Class Participation Chair

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