Lynn Slifer
New gifts to the college
Diane (B.A., ’51, education) and James Lindquist have made a future
gift of $10,000 to the college through a charitable gift annuity.
Lisa (Ph.D., ’04, child development) and Jerry O’Brien made a
gift of $5,000 to the Institute of Child Development in support of
the Institute’s resource library.
Seeds that surprise
Spring is finally here and being an avid gardener, I am
anxious to get out in my yard and start planting. What I like best about
this season, though, is watching what is already planted begin to come
up, the furled stalks and green shoots pushing their way through mulch
and dead leaves. Bulbs I planted last fall and have forgotten are
springing up as tulips and crocus. Perennials bloom again as though
brand new.
The seeds we plant sometimes surprise us. The same holds true
for philanthropy. Every year, many of our students receive scholarships
and fellowships funded by alumni and friends of the college. These
donors support the college because they received an education that
launched them in a successful career or took them down a satisfying life
path. They believe in the power of education to improve lives. They may
have received a scholarship themselves when they were a student, and
they are now motivated and able to give back.
The seeds that were
planted twenty, thirty or forty years ago have produced surprising
results—and now current students are benefiting. New seeds are being
sown. Lives are being changed.
If you are interested in learning more
about supporting CEHD students, now is a good time. The University will
match all new endowed scholarships and fellowships of $25,000 or more,
effectively doubling the impact of your gift.
For more information about making gifts to the College
of Education and Human Development, please contact me at 612-625-5511 or (slife001@umn.edu).
— Lynn Slifer, director of development
The following is standard language you can
provide to your attorney if you wish to include the college in your
will:
“I give, devise and bequeath to the University of Minnesota
Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, [percentage of residue,
sum, or description of property] the principal and income of which
shall be distributed by the Board of Trustees to the College of
Education and Human Development for the purpose of [fill in
purpose].”
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