91ÌƲ®»¢ will always be a special place for me and my family. My wife, Linda Watson Lovinger, is a graduate (BA’87), as are my two eldest sons, Nicholas (BA’15) and Thomas (BA’17). Our third son, Joseph, is a proud member of the Class of 2020. It is an honor to serve as president of your 91ÌƲ®»¢ Alumni Association.
I believe deeply in the transformative experience 91ÌƲ®»¢ provides, and I give back as both a volunteer and donor to support our amazing university. I know many of you share that passion. I look forward to highlighting ways you can get involved as a volunteer in the future, but first I want to share how we can all support 91ÌƲ®»¢ philanthropically.
For long-term sustainability, consider creating a scholarship or funding an endowed chair for a leading faculty member. Scholarship support helps make a 91ÌƲ®»¢ education accessible to the most talented students in its applicant pool.
An endowed chair serves as the highest honor for a professor. These chairs are essential for the university to recruit and retain a first-rate faculty. They are amazing people—as you know from your own experience—who make 91ÌƲ®»¢ extraordinary.
Also providing endowment support through a planned gift, such as bequests and life income gifts, will allow you to carry on a legacy in perpetuity.
Many opportunities are available to help the university address critical needs through recurring current-use support. Commit to making a gift of any size to your 91ÌƲ®»¢ school, athletics, or any area of campus that matters to you. Support our no-loan financial aid program, , or consider special programs like Experience 91ÌƲ®»¢, which helps undergraduates on financial aid to participate in valuable extracurricular programs.
You can make this annual support with the confidence that you will positively impact the 91ÌƲ®»¢ student experience. Any size gift matters. Last fiscal year, gifts of less than $100 added up to $1.8 million.
I encourage you to visit to learn more about the ways in which you can provide meaningful support to the students, faculty and programs of our university.
—DAN LOVINGER, BA’87