Reaching the World: A Campaign for Colby

2008-09 Annual Report of Contributions

We are excited that the Reaching the World campaign is entering its last year having achieved so much to make Colby a better place. While there is still important work to be done, we want to share with you some of the inspiring stories, the new initiatives, and the results with lasting impact that have come from this magnificent effort. We hope you will enjoy these brief Flash presentations and accept our heartfelt thanks for all that you have done and will do to support Colby.

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Giving Opportunities
Make a Colby Fund Gift
 Colby Fund gifts provide budget relief and supports important items such as financial aid, academic programs, libraries, and campus beautification.

Endowment
Gifts to Colby's endowment are invested for long-term growth. A fixed percentage of endowment assets is spent annually.
Make a Colby Fund for Parents Gift
Gifts from parents and grandparents of current and former students directly support the education of all Colby students.

Facilities
The spectacular Mayflower Hill campus, long heralded as one of the nation's most beautiful college campuses, is in the midst of its most ambitious expansion since the move from downtown Waterville more than a half century ago.
Campaign News Campaign Progress
Fund Honors Tietenberg
Tom Tietenberg

Mitchell Family Professor of Economics Tom Tietenberg retired in 2008, but the textbook he wrote, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, remains a standard in environmental economics classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.


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Alums Honor Maisel
L. Sandy Maisel

Did a Colby professor inspire you, push you to accomplish more than you thought you could, or open the world to you intellectually? Have you ever wondered how to let that professor know how much you appreciated his or her efforts?


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$347.3 Million
(93.86%)
as of December 31, 2009
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Donor Profiles
Jay ’86 and Laurie Haley Allen ’87
The Allens Because of their many ties to Colby, James (Jay) '86 and Laurie Haley Allen '87 feel strongly about contributing to the Alumni Fund. Jay and Laurie were married in Colby's Lorimer Chapel in 1989 with many Colby friends in attendance . . .
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Gifts at Work
The Goldfarb Center
Lovejoy lecture The Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement facilitates collaborative teaching and research among faculty members and students from different disciplines.
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