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Report on Giving 2021-2022

"Thanks to your record-breaking generosity this year, Dickinson is educating students who will change the world."
— John E. Jones III '77, P'11


$38.9M
In Total Gifts and Commitments
$5.1M
Dickinson Fund Annual Giving Total
6,423
Donors

Dickinson’s Largest Single-year Fundraising Total in More Than a Decade! Thank You!

23%
Alumni Participation
35%
Parent Participation


BECAUSE OF YOU,

our graduates are ready for success!

The achievements of the 508 members of the class of 2022 are quite impressive (learn more about them on pages 8-9 in this issue), but equally impressive are the ways your gifts fueled their success, changed their lives and will help them change the world.

 

Class of 2022—by the gifts

THANKS TO YOUR GIFTS TO:

 


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SCHOLARSHIP + STUDENT LIFE + INTERNSHIP =

Job conducting liver-transplant research at the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery

"I'm deeply grateful for the support that has allowed me to study and flourish at Dickinson."

—DAISHEAU "SHEA" PLAYER '22, chemistry major, scholarship recipient and Student Senate president, who completed several internships

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING + SUSTAINABILITY =

Admission into the master’s program at the Columbia Climate School

"These experiences helped me get to my next step, studying for my master’s in climate policy at Columbia University."

—SAMUEL LAVINE ’22, a history major and Baird Sustainability Fellow at Dickinson who conducted research to create a climate vulnerability assessment for Cumberland County and climate action plans for Dickinson, Carlisle and Cumberland County.

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MCANDREWS FUND + FACULTY SUPPORT GIFTS =

Job as a consultant at LabWare Global Services

"My professors have always been willing to take the time to help."

—RACHEL FLAME '22, a biochemistry & molecular biology major and tennis player, who credits her student-athlete experience, mentoring relationships with her professors, and student-faculty research project on genetics with setting her up for success.


Your Gifts at Work

Your Gifts at Work

Learn more about the many 2022 graduates whose lives were impacted by your gifts.


 

BECAUSE OF YOU,

lives are transformed through scholarships!

The Campaign for Scholarships: Change a Life—Change the World

Dickinson’s Campaign for Scholarships ensures that every student who needs a scholarship gets a scholarship.

1,651
total donors to scholarships and financial aid
1,800+
students supported by grants and scholarships this year
26
new permanently endowed scholarship funds this year

$23.1M

DONORS MADE GIFTS OF $23.1 MILLION TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS THIS YEAR, bringing the campaign total to $46.6 million, 62% toward its goal.

  • Jenn Eser
    “Thanks to scholarship support from Dickinson, my family is relieved from some of the burden of paying for me to attend the college, and I can continue with my amazing, well-rounded liberal-arts education. I know that I am making my family proud.”

    Jenn Eser ’25

    a DJ with Dickinson’s WDCV and a member of the Pre-Health Society, Martial Arts Club, women’s club basketball team, the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society and the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority
  • Darrell Pacheco
    “Dickinson has given me a world-class education, an amazing network and a sense of confidence. Paying that forward is an easy decision. ... The college needs our support, and future generations need our support, just as past generations have supported us.”

    Darrell Pacheco ’12

    member of the Mermaid Society and John Dickinson Society
  • Chris Althouse
    “The faculty here have allowed me to meet my fullest potential linguistically and have been nothing but helpful when it comes to assignments.”

    Chris Althouse ’24

    an Italian studies major whose Dickinson scholarship has enabled him to forge close mentoring relationships with professors and intern at an Italian-American newspaper.
  • Rediet Patterson
    “My scholarship has made it possible for me to attend my dream school. I am grateful for the strong international programs that Dickinson offers to study all over the world. ... Your generosity and support provided many opportunities at Dickinson to excel inside and outside the classroom.”

    Rediet Patterson ’22

    an international business & management major, whose Dickinson scholarship enabled her to deepen her global understanding by participating twice in the Department of State’s Critical Language Studies Program and earn a job as a financial analyst after graduation.
  • Ross Kleinberg
    “I want my gift to light a spark and encourage others. This place helps you live the life you’ve imagined!”

    Ross Kleinberg ’92

    a member of the Mermaid Society and the class of 1992 Reunion Committee.
  • The Crouch Family
    “We hope our gift will support the programs students love, programs that enrich their lives. We also hope that they will one day give back to the college.”

    Tim ’09 and Anna Marks Crouch ’09

    members of the Mermaid Society
  • Sheela Jane Menon
    “Your scholarship gifts open as many doors as possible for students to get the kind of engaging and vibrant college education they deserve and which we provide here at Dickinson.”

    Sheela Jane Menon

    assistant professor of English
  • Deb and Mike Huber
    “I hope that all students who benefit from our scholarship will pursue their interests, stay curious about new possibilities and, eventually, pay it forward.”

    Deb Young Huber ’77

    a member of the John Dickinson Society and the Mermaid Society who established a scholarship in honor of her late husband, Mike Huber ’77


15%

of graduates in the class of 2022 were first-generation students

92%

of students completed an internship, externship or research, service learning or field experience course


You broke records this year! Thank you!


$8,412,156

RAISED BY CLASSES
CELEBRATING A REUNION

1

NEW CLASS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
CREATED BY THE CLASS OF 1987 TO
CELEBRATE THEIR REUNION

59%

THE CLASS OF 1992 BROKE THE
RECORD FOR 30TH REUNION CLASS
GIFT PARTICIPATION WITH A RECORD
59% PARTICIPATION AND MORE THAN
$600,000

$35.1M

in gifts from 6,201 members of the loyal MERMAID SOCIETY, which is made up of donors who make automatic recurring gifts or have made an annual gift for at least three consecutive years.

283

MERMAID SOCIETY MEMBERS
CELEBRATED 20 YEARS OF GIVING TO
DICKINSON DURING THE 2021-22 FISCAL YEAR

1,217

DONORS TO THE MCANDREWS FUND
FOR ATHLETICS GAVE $764K

Funds provided everything from team uniforms to the upgrade to Dickinson Park, providing year-round state-of-the-art locker rooms for men’s and women’s soccer, baseball and softball.


3,587

DAY OF GIVING DONORS GAVE A COLLEGE RECORD $1.46 MILLION IN A SINGLE DAY.

3

NEW MEMBERS INDUCTED INTO THE FOUNDERS’ SOCIETY HONORING DONORS WITH $1 MILLION+ IN LIFETIME GIVING

$37.7M

in gifts from 946 members of the JOHN DICKINSON SOCIETY, which brings together donors who provide $2,500 or more in annual support.

$26.6M

IN TOTAL GIFTS AND COMMITMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE OLD WEST SOCIETY



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