Vicki Rupp '66 returns to Carleton with support for generations of Carleton students.

$300,000 from the Luce Foundation will launch the Integrative Spatial Modeling initiative.

A gift from Stephen Davis ’88 funds scholarships for students of color.

On May 18, 2007, the College announced the most ambitious campaign in Carleton’s history.

Before leaving Carleton in spring 2007, members of the Class of 2007 took their first steps as soon-to-be alums by raising $2,235 for a senior class gift, surpassing their goal of $2,007.

Margaret Ann “Ranny” Towsley Riecker ’54 was instrumental in helping Carleton receive a $2 million Towsley Foundation grant to strengthen the sciences.

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.

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.

Retired Carleton chemistry professor Jim Finholt and his wife, Bev, have designated Carleton as a beneficiary of Jim's retirement assets.

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.

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.

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.