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Over the past 20 years, Bryant has seen a trajectory of growth that is unprecedented in our history. Expanding the World of Opportunity: The Campaign for Bryant’s Bold Future continues that momentum through the largest fundraising effort in Bryant’s history. The $75 million capital campaign will generate the resources the University needs to achieve the transformative goals of Bryant’s Vision 20/20 strategic plan and rise to new levels of excellence and national prominence in higher education. More than $55.3 million in support from 14,374 donors has been raised so far, and the campaign has already had a tremendous impact. With almost two years to go, we need the support of a growing group of alumni, parents, and friends in order to reach the campaign’s ambitious goals. Campaign co-chairs William J. Conaty ’67, Chair of Bryant’s Board of Trustees, and Michael E. Fisher ’67, past chair of the Board, note that “Giving to Bryant is an essential key to our success. Additional resources are needed so that we can continue our progress, and now is the perfect time to give back and help propel Bryant to the next level.” There are a variety of ways you can participate in the campaign and invest in Bryant’s future. Visit www.bryant.edu/Opportunity or call (877)353-5667 to learn more.
NEW SCHOLARSHIPS HONOR THE IMPACT OF ECONOMICS PROFESSOR WILLIAM SWEENEY Patrick Sweeney has a distinct memory about a visit to the San Diego Zoo years ago with his parents, Bill and Donna Sweeney—but it’s not about any of the featured attractions. Instead, he recalls a former student approaching his father, an esteemed professor of economics at Bryant, and gratefully describing the incredible impact Dr. Sweeney had on his life. William B. Sweeney, Ph.D. retired from Bryant in 2007, after 42 years of teaching, mentoring, and inspiring hundreds of students. He passed away in 2010. A graduate of Providence College, the University of Connecticut, Clark University, and the
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University of Sarasota, he served as a member of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation and the Rhode Island State House Foundation, among William B. Sweeney, Ph. D., numerous former Bryant professor other civic of economics commitments. In support of Expanding the World of Opportunity: The Campaign for Bryant’s Bold Future, Donna Sweeney has made a $55,000 gift to create two scholarships. Increasing access to a Bryant education
through student scholarships is one of the pillars of the campaign and Mrs. Sweeney is proud to aid students and honor her husband’s lifelong commitment to teaching and learning. The first Professor William Sweeney Endowed Scholarship will be awarded in the fall of 2017 to an economics major in good academic standing and proven financial need, with special consideration for a resident of Bristol, RI, where the Sweeneys resided, or another East Bay community. Additional consideration will be given to a student concentrating in Economic Forecasting or Health Care Economics, areas in which Dr. Sweeney had particular expertise. The gift to the Bryant Partners in Scholarship Fund will make a scholarship available in the fall of 2016.
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