CAMPAIGN HAPPENINGS Otterbein Receives Donation from Grateful Former Parents In January, president Kathy Krendl returned from the holiday break to find an unexpected letter from grateful former Otterbein parents with a donation of more than $60,000. The letter explained that a family member had benefitted from scholarship and grant support during his years at Otterbein in the 1990s, and they wanted to re-pay the funds to support the next generation of students. They had calculated the support he received into today’s value, and the total resulted in the sum of their gift.
Model Community Core Value Inspires Gift In support of Otterbein’s model community core value of inclusiveness, Vice President for Enrollment Management Jefferson Blackburn-Smith and his wife, Denise, established the Otterbein LGBTQ+ Scholarship, an annual $1,000 award that may be given for four years for up to four students. If you would like to support this scholarship, please contact Institutional Advancement at 614-823-1400.
Estate Gifts to Benefit Otterbein’s Future With the intention of supporting the Otterbein endowment, Alan Goff ‘75 and his partner, Coral Harris, have made generous planned gift bequests that will make a significant impact on the University in the future. In 2017, Goff and Harris started the Innovative Sustainability Fund and are funding the soon-to-be completed Outdoor Lab at The Point which will include a sustainable water feature. If you are interested in a planned gift for Otterbein, please contact Candace Brady, executive director of development for individual giving, at 614-823-1953 or cbrady@otterbein.edu.
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