News / Posts from Giving to Carleton http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/development/givingstories/ Reason Carleton College, 2008 Vicki Rupp '66 returns to Carleton with support for generations of Carleton students. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:01:11 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/development/givingstories/?story_id=394104 The Class of 1954 generously built a council ring as part of their 50th Reunion gift to the College. The council ring design originated in the early 1900s by landscape architect Jens Jensen, a conservationist who worked closely with Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School of design. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:56:20 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/development/givingstories/?story_id=109562 A gift from Stephen Davis ’88 funds scholarships for students of color Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:21:03 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/development/givingstories/?story_id=420794 Margaret Ann “Ranny” Towsley Riecker ’54 was instrumental in helping Carleton receive a $2 million Towsley Foundation grant to strengthen the sciences. Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:49:36 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/development/givingstories/?story_id=286921 Judd Alexander '49 got some good advice from his first boss: Always contribute to charity. Alexander took those words to heart, and Carleton has been the beneficiary of much of his generosity. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:03:15 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/development/givingstories/?story_id=260600 As parents of two young children, Matt Forster '93 and Sarah Blaisdell Forster '93 took the usual step of setting up a will to provide for their family in the event of their deaths. But the Forsters also took a more unusual action—at least for people their age—of adding a provision to their will that gives some of their assets to Carleton. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:22:59 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/development/givingstories/?story_id=251303 Retired Carleton chemistry professor Jim Finholt and his wife, Bev, have designated Carleton as a beneficiary of Jim's retirement assets. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:19:00 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/development/givingstories/?story_id=251300 Through his charitable gift annuities to Carleton, Larry Meinert '75 is helping future Carleton students to acquire the skills they need to become the world’s next generation of leaders. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:15:52 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/development/givingstories/?story_id=251297 Whether through financial support or the gift of service, every donor makes a difference at Carleton. These stories highlight just a few of the ways Carleton alumni and friends are helping the College remain a leader among liberal arts colleges today and in the future. Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:25:42 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/development/givingstories/?story_id=232684 Judy Sosted ’61 has established the Judith Ann Sosted ’61 Scholarship for Off-Campus Studies, designed to provide financial assistance to women students who want to study abroad. Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:47:18 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/campus/development/givingstories/?story_id=189370