5a83 Southwestern University: Giving to Southwestern

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Giving


Recent Gifts and Grants

Foundation supporters provide essential gifts for key initiatives at Southwestern.

ORGANIZATIONS:

Ralph H. and Ruth J. McCullough Fund   $20,000    April 2013    

  • The McCullough Fund made a $20,000 gift toward the completion of the Coach Jim Mallon Baseball Field House.

Associated Colleges of the South   $32,000  and  $8,000    April 2013                                                 

  • The Associated Colleges of the South made a final payment of $32,000 toward its support of an Environmental Studies Teaching Fellow at Southwestern.  The two-year program assisted Southwestern in adding environmental chemistry modules to its curriculum. 
  • Two additional grants of $4,000 each will support Blended Learning projects in the 2013-14 Academic Year, adding on-line elements to traditional classroom instruction.

The Dallas Foundation   $22,500     April 2013      

  • Of this $22,500 gift from The Dallas Foundation, $20,000 was directed toward The Southwestern Fund and $2,500 was directed toward fine arts initiatives.  This gift was made at the direction of a Southwestern trustee and his wife.

Perkins-Prothro Foundation   $100,000     April 2013        

  • Perkins-Prothro Foundation made a $100,000 gift toward the Jake & Jane Schrum Paideia Fund, in honor of the Schrum’s retirement.  This fund supports scholarships and a fellowship program bringing distinguished professionals to campus to work with Paideia seminars.

The Fondren Foundation   $62,500     April 2013          

  • The Fondren Foundation made a $62,500 pledge payment toward its $1 million gift supporting a new science center at Southwestern. 

The Grogan Lord Foundation   $100,000 and $1,612,910    April 2013 

  • The Grogan Lord Foundation made a $100,000 gift toward the Jake & Jane Schrum Paideia Fund, to honor the upcoming retirement from Southwestern of President Schrum on June 30, 2013.  The Lord Foundation also made an unrestricted gift valued at $1.6 million to Southwestern’s endowment.

J.S. Bridwell Foundation   $100,000    April 2013     

  • The Bridwell Foundation made a $100,000 gift toward the Mabee Challenge for the construction of Phase I of Southwestern’s new science center.

James S. Kemper Foundation   $12,900    April 2013       

  • The James S. Kemper Foundation made two gifts totaling $12,900 to support the summer internship experiences of the two rising seniors who are Kemper Scholars.

James A. & L. Doris Williams Scholarship Foundation     $30,000   March 2013

  • The James A. & L. Doris Williams Scholarship Foundation granted $30,000 for scholarships for transfer students.

The Cullen Trust for Higher Education     $500,000   March 2013

  • The Cullen Trust for Higher Education granted $500,000 to support the Coach Jim Mallon Baseball Field House project, the Cullen building renovation, and the Varsity Locker Room renovation in the Robertson Center.

 

 INDIVIDUALS:

  • An alumna from the Class of 1967 documented her bequest to Southwestern for $100,000 to establish an endowed scholarship fund to benefit students seeking a teaching certificate for grades 4 - 8.  April 2013
  • First Texas Bank in Georgetown, TX gave $10,164 to Athletics and the Dixon Minority Scholarship Fund.      April 2013
  • A Board of Trustee and his wife from Houston made a $245,233.50 gift to the Paideia Endowed Scholarship Fund.  April 2013
  • Group Two Architecture, Inc. in Austin, TX made gifts of $29,500 for capital projects.  April 2013
  • An alumni couple in St. Louis, MO, Class of 1971, gave $15,000 to the Science Center.  April 2013
  • Current parents in Austin, TX made a $25,000 gift to the Science Center.   April 2013
  • Significance Foundation made a $15,689.57 gift to the Dr. Seng & Helen Ooi Endowed Scholarship Fund.     April 2013
  • An alumni couple in Austin, TX, Class of 1981 and 1983, gave $50,000 to the Jake and Jane Schrum Paideia Fund.  April 2013
  • An alumnus in Newark, CA, Class of 2000, gave $10,000 to the Science Center.  April 2013
  • An alumna from Houston contributed $10,000 as a pledge payment in support of Football.  March 2013
  • An alumni couple in Fort Worth gave $10,000 to the Schrum Paideia Fund.  March 2013
  • An alumnus in Nashville contributed $10,000 to the Lucy Bedinger Finch Endowed Scholarship Fund.           March 2013
  • A friend in Wichita Falls contributed $50,000 to the Schrum Paideia Fund.  March 2013
  • Parents of a graduate, from Dallas, contributed $20,000 to the Southwestern Fund for Scholarships.  March 2013

 

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