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Features: July 29, 2002
Annual Fund Raises $4.3 Million
 At
the close of the fiscal year on June 30, the Rensselaer
Annual Fund reached $4.33 million dollars, up from last
year's total of $4.23 million. The number of alumni donors
to the Annual Fund increased by 5 percent.
"This success is particularly striking
in a climate of economic uncertainty," says David Haviland
'64, vice president of institute advancement. "Among
private research universities, giving from alumni has been
flat, and giving for current unrestricted purposes has been
declining."
"This success is particularly
striking in a climate of economic uncertainty."
—David Haviland '64 —
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Gifts to the Annual Fund provide the unrestricted
resources necessary to support the Institute's highest priorities,
including student and first-year experience programs, teaching,
and research.
Annual Fund gifts also support student scholarships,
and can have a dramatic impact on attracting talented students
to Rensselaer.
"I am able to attend Rensselaer for
a strong undergraduate foundation before attending law school.
Your generous support helped to ease the financial burden
of today's education for my family and me," said Preeti
Gupta '03, a Lally School of Management and Technology student,
in a speech to faculty, staff, and retiree donors at a breakfast
in April.
The 2001-2002 Rensselaer Annual Fund was
led by a team of volunteers headed by Glenn Brown '54.
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