Named Endowment Funds An endowment is a permanent fund invested to assure Hockaday’s financial security for years to come. As of June 30, 2012, Hockaday’s endowment totaled over $122,000,000. We are grateful to all our endowment donors. Below are some descriptions of the more than 100 Hockaday endowments with a value of $100,000 or more as of June 30, 2012.
General Endowment Funds The Kalita Beck Blessing Endowment Fund This Fund supports the mission of The Hockaday School to provide an education that prepares girls to assume positions of responsibility and leadership within their communities and to equip them to make considered choices. It is used especially to encourage girls of all ages to learn how to be responsible stewards of their financial resources and thereby to improve the community around them. It funds the development of coursework, training of faculty, and purchase of instructional materials within the applicable areas of the curriculum. The Elizabeth Mayer Boeckman ’50 General Endowment Fund Established in 2000 with a gift from the Frederick and Mildred Mayer Foundation, The Elizabeth Mayer Boeckman ’50 General Endowment Fund honors Kathryn Boeckman Howd ’75 and Caroline Boeckman ’79. The Effie and Wofford Cain Foundation Endowed Fund Established in 1983 with a grant from the Foundation, the Fund supports general purposes.
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The Clara R. and Leo F. Corrigan Foundation Endowment Fund Established in 1979 with a grant from the Foundation, the Fund supports general purposes and honors the Corrigan family whose association with Hockaday spans three generations. Louise Corrigan Jordan ’35 is the mother of Anne Jordan Logan ’63 and the grandmother of Claire Jordan ’01. Marilyn Ray Corrigan ’47 is the mother of Catherine Corrigan ’79. The Jeannette Eppler General Endowment Fund Established in 2004 by Mrs. William B. Eppler, mother of Jennifer Eppler Long ’74 and Gretchen Eppler ’78, the Jeannette Eppler General Endowment Fund supports excellence in education at The Hockaday School. The Dr. and Mrs. William B. Heroy, Jr. Endowment Fund Established in 1981 by Dr. and Mrs. Heroy, parents of Barbara Heroy John ’73, the Fund supports general purposes. Dr. Heroy served as a Trustee of the School from 1969 to 1976. The Elizabeth B. Higginbotham Endowment Fund This Fund, which supports general purposes, was established in 1976 by Mrs. Joseph L. Higginbotham, the first woman to serve as Chair of the Hockaday Board of Trustees, on which she served from 1968 to 1975. Mrs. Higginbotham was a Life Trustee of the School, an Honorary Alumna, and the mother of four Hockaday graduates: Jane Higginbotham Bayes ’56, Life Trustee Ellen Higginbotham Rogers ’59, Marian Higginbotham Niles ’62, and Harriet Higginbotham Stoneham ’66. Her granddaughter, Katherine Rogers Roberts, is a member of the Class of 1989 and great-granddaughter, Alice Goodrich Roberts, is a member of the Class of 2020. The Hockaday Alumnae Association Endowment Fund Established in 1964 by the Board of The Hockaday Alumnae Association, the Fund initiated Hockaday’s endowment.
The Lacerte General Endowment Fund Established in 1998 and augmented in 2006 by Joyce and Lawrence Lacerte, parents of Megan ’02, Madison ’06, Monroe ’07, and Quincy ’08. The Lacerte Endowment Fund supports Hockaday’s technology needs. Proceeds from the Fund are used to fund technology infrastructure costs and to provide technology training for Hockaday faculty and staff. The Mary O’Boyle Endowment Fund Established in 1982 by Mary O’Boyle, a Trustee of the School from 1981 to 1987, a member of the Class of 1970, and the mother of Abigail English ’00, Hannah English ’04, and Tess English ’06, the Fund supports general purposes, especially financial aid. The Elizabeth Hudson Penn Endowment Fund Established in 1974 by Mrs. Penn, mother of Nancy Penn Penson ’41, grandmother of Ann Penson Vreeland ’64, Suki Penson Jarzemsky ’65, and Read Penson Gendler ’70, and great-grandmother of Lizzie Gendler Watson ’01 and Hilary Vreeland ’05, the Fund supports general purposes. The Mr. and Mrs. H. Ross Perot Endowment Fund Established in 1981 by Mr. and Mrs. Perot, the Fund supports general purposes. Life Trustee Margot Perot served as Chair of the Hockaday Board of Trustees from 1981 to 1984. Four Perot daughters are Hockaday graduates: Nancy Perot Mulford ’78, Suzanne Perot McGee ’82, Carolyn Perot Rathjen ’86, and Katherine Perot Reeves ’89. The Ashley H. Priddy Endowment Fund Established in 1981 to help maintain Hockaday’s excellence for future generations by Ashley H. Priddy, Trustee of the School from 1966 to 1977 and Chair of the Board from 1974 to 1977, this Fund honors one of the School’s most beloved friends and benefactors, husband of Life Trustee Kathryn Priddy, father of former Trustee Betty Priddy Walker ’69 and Ann Priddy Bentley ’73, and grandfather of Kathryn Walker Francis ’94, Caroline Walker ’98, Ashley Walker ’05, Elizabeth Ann Bentley ’10, and Virginia Draper Bentley ’12, and great-grandfather of Ashley Francis, Class of 2024.
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