Liesolotte Kurth's unique ties to President William G. Durden '71 have motivated her to give the Waidner-Spahr Library a complete collection of the works of one of the pillars of 18th-century German literature. Read more...

Seeing what Dickinson did for their daughter Emily ’07, Bob and Veronica Bailin pledged to give up to $100,000 in matching gifts to the Parents Fund “I’m excited and flattered that my experience has helped inspire my parents to make this gift,” said Emily. Read more...

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Dickinson a three-year, $1.4 million grant that will ensure the college’s status as a leader in environmental and sustainability studies. Read more...

Samuel G. Rose ’58 has given $10 million to increase opportunity and diversity at Dickinson through scholarships for economically disadvantaged students from urban areas. Read more...

Donning a Mission Impossible-style catsuit, Dickinson’s Red Devil recently told the senior class how a new challenge from President William G. Durden ’71 and his wife Elke makes the mission of raising an extra $4,000 for the Senior Class Gift Drive highly possible. Read more...

"A Charitable Gift Annuity allowed us to do something really special for my 50th reunion without disrupting our financial situation."
- Bill Houpt '57 (with his wife Ann Lemkau Houpt '59)
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Kirsten Guss, assistant professor of biology and Dickinson’s first John R. and Inge Paul Stafford Endowed Chair in Bioinformatics, is known for her cutting-edge research, her attentive teaching style and her passion for athletics. Read more...

Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Jorge Sagastume has revolutionized Dickinson’s Spanish program and brought the idea of a biannual international and multilingual poetry journal to life. Read more...

Claudia Shuba '08 has balanced her academic work as a math and chemistry double major with her commitment to community service on and off campus. Read more...

David Durstewitz '10 came to Dickinson in pursuit of an "internationalist" education. This Benjamin Rush scholarship and Engage the World fellowship recipient has found just what he was looking for. Read more...

Durwin "Whitey" Ellerman has been one of the keys to the success of the campus portion of the First in America campaign. An employee for more than 30 years, and father to three Dickinson alumni, Whitey has helped lead the Facilities Management group to a remarkable 98 percent participation rate. Read more...

Tom Zug '68 and his family established scholarships for his father, Tom '33, and his uncles, Richard '28 and Harry '34. While helping others and contributing to the success of tomorrow's leaders, the endowed scholarships also honor the past. Read more...

Michael Pennington '07 is a student, but he's already acting like a dedicated member of the alumni. He just donated part of an inheritance from his grandmother to the Waidner-Spahr Library. Read more...

"With my charitable gift annuity I receive quarterly from Dickinson what I had been receiving annually from stock dividends."
- David Cohn '48
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Campaign co-chairs George and Jennifer Ward Reynolds '77 are excited about the direction in which the college is heading. Read more...

A $5 million gift from the Stuart-Amick family will fund the lead hall of the new science complex being built at the corner of North College and West Louther streets. William Stuart Amick '93 and his mother, Wynne Stuart Amick '62, represented the family at the groundbreaking ceremony held in May. Read more...

Jean Louise Stellfox '60 was so inspired by a visit by poet Robert Frost in 1959 that she left more than $1 million to Dickinson. The gift will achieve Stellfox's lifelong mission to inspire students the way she was once inspired by Frost. British novelist and Booker Prize winner Ian McEwan came to campus in September 2005 as the first recipient of the Stellfox Prize and Residency for Literary Excellence. Read more...