Dear Alumni and Friends of Mercyhurst,
Your generous support continues to make a major diference to Mercyhurst. Thanks to you, we are able to announce several exciting achievements in philanthropy. To begin, we met and exceeded our Annual Fund goal for the third year in a row. These critically important funds help to support a variety of student-centric projects on campus. In addition to raising more dollars, Mercyhurst also saw an increase in individual donors. This fact bucks a national trend in which colleges are seeing fewer individuals donate on a yearly basis. We repeated a similar phenomenon on Giving Day – surpassing last year’s record for both dollars and donors. Not only is Mercyhurst seeing new donors, but we are receiving support from across the entire age spectrum. Take, for example, this year’s Young Alumni Award recipient, Dr. Ivan Rusilko. At just 34, Ivan became one of the youngest donors in the history of Mercyhurst to set up an endowed scholarship. His gift will help aspiring Mercyhurst students to complete their pre-med studies as they move toward medical school. Mercyhurst also saw unprecedented support from our 50th reunion class as well as our 2018 graduating class. In a remarkable show of generosity, both classes created endowed class scholarships – the Class of 1968 created an $80,000 class scholarship, and this year’s seniors created a $25,000 class scholarship. The students raised $15,000 for their senior class gift, and were matched by Trustee Lev Kubiak for another $10,000. In a moving tribute, the seniors decided to name their scholarship in honor of Sister Lisa Mary McCartney, who’s featured on the cover of this magazine, for her many years of service to Mercyhurst. As you can see, there are many inspiring stories to share regarding our most generous Mercyhurst community. We look forward to another wonderful year ahead, and sincerely appreciate your generosity!
This Mercyhurst University Donor Report recognizes individuals, businesses and organizations that made gifts from June 1, 2017, through May 31, 2018. Is your name missing? The reason may be: • You made your gift prior to June 1, 2017, or after May 31, 2018; • You made a pledge instead of a gift. The donor listing includes only gifts received. Please note that if you made a pledge during our 2017-2018 annual fund
’ campaign and elected to begin payment after May 31, 2018, you will be listed in next year s donor report; or
• Sorry, we made a mistake! Great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this report. We regret any errors or omissions. If your name is missing, misspelled or misplaced, please feel free to call Meaghan Hubert at 814-824-2379 or email mhubert2@mercyhurst.edu . We continue to update last name changes as provided. DONOR ROLL KEY: * Deceased
Carpe Diem,
+ Denotes those who have helped Mercyhurst secure a matching gift
Caleb M. Pifer Vice President External Relations and Advancement Mercyhurst University
~ Emeritus Trustee
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