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REPORT of GIFTS July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012 REPORT OF GIFTS July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012 Bard College TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Letter from the President 4 Donors by Giving Societies 26 Foundation, Corporate, and Government Donors 29 Gifts in Honor of 33 Gifts in Memory of 35 Gifts in Kind 35 Bequests Received 35 John Bard Society Members 36 Bard College: Campus, Students, and Curriculum 53 Bard College: Graduate Education 55 Bard College: International Initiatives in the Liberal Arts 56 Bard College: Education Reform 62 Bard College: The Arts 65 Bard College: Boards LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Alumni/ae, Parents, and Friends: It is my pleasure to present to you our annual Report of Gifts. It is our way of thanking and recognizing the generosity of all our donors from the 2012 fiscal year. Your gift was counted among the almost 3,500 others that resulted in $42,015,898 in funds raised this year to support scholarships and annual operating expenses, create and enhance endowment funds, and finance capital projects. Financial contributions are critical to the operations of the College; so too are the many volunteers who give of their valuable time and resources. My deepest thanks go to Board of Trustees, Board of Governors of the Bard–St. Stephen’s Alumni/ae Association, Parents Advisory Council, and members of the Boards of the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard Graduate Center, Conservatory of Music, Fisher Center, Levy Economics Institute, Bard High School Early College, Bard Music Festival, and our newest group, the members of the Longy School of Music of Bard College. Two years ago we launched a five-year comprehensive campaign that had the ambitious goal of raising $594 million for our endowment and capital projects. To date we have met 63 percent, or $372,825,907, toward that goal. The campaign has already provided funding to expand Kline Dining Commons, renovate and add new squash courts to the Stevenson Athletic Center, and build an Alumni/ae Center, which houses the Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs. And in April, we are proud to celebrate the new László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building. All that we have accomplished in the last year has been made possible by philanthropy—the generosity of individuals. Bard has never had the privilege of an endowment to support its operations. It has managed to operate in the black for the last 37 years, owing to the trustees, alumni/ae, parents, friends, students, staff, and faculty who give each year. Our annual fund is our living endowment. The more than $30 million we give every year in scholarships is paid for annually by all of you. On behalf of all of my colleagues at the College, I want to thank you for your contributions this year. Your support of the College makes possible what we do. Bard is more than a worthy cause. It is a priority. Every gift affects the life of a student. Each gift supports the reform of public education, the extension of international education, and the arts. These are, and must remain, vital dimensions of our contemporary democratic society. Cordially, Leon Botstein, President, Bard College Bard College Report of Gifts 3 DONORS BY GIVING SOCIETIES Coronam Vitae Fellows Arnold J. Davis ’44 $1,000,000+ $25,000–49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo de Las Heras Anonymous (2) Anonymous (2) Thomas Dengler ’61 Marieluise Hessel and Edwin L. Artzt Jan and Warren J. Adelson Beth Rudin DeWoody Martin T. and Toni Sosnoff Helen ’48 and Robert L. Bernstein Dr. Michèle Dominy Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Sybil B. Bernstein Catherine C. Fisher and Gregory A. Murphy Dr. Leon Botstein Adaline H. Frelinghuysen President’s Circle Alexandre and Lori Chemla Charlotte Furth $500,000–999,999 Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg Dr. Joy P. and Robert J. Greenberg Anonymous (1) Kit Kauders Ellenbogen ’52 Barbara S. Grossman ’73 and Michael Gross Fiona Angelini and Jamie Welch Elizabeth W. Ely ’65 and Jonathan K. Greenburg Agnes Gund Lynda and Stewart Resnick Selma Ertegun Catherine Gund Stefano Ferrari and Lilo Zinglersen Sally and William Hambrecht Founder’s Circle Eric Warren Goldman ’98 Prof. Frederick Fisher Hammond $100,000–499,999 Michael D. Haddad Barbara Haskell Anonymous (4) Jennifer U. Johnson Charles and Laurence Heilbronn Howard and Judy Berkowitz Michael L. and Rosalind Keiser Bruce L. Helford Stanley Buchthal and Maja Hoffmann Mrs. Mortimer Levitt Susan Hirschhorn and Arthur Klebanoff Gale and Shelby Davis Adam Lindemann Tessa Huxley and Andrew Reicher Emily H. Fisher and John Alexander Jennifer and Marc Lipschultz Benjamin and Cathy Iselin Jeanne Donovan Fisher Fredric S. Maxik ’86 Barbara S. ’50 and Ralph Italie Audrey M. Irmas Christopher and Susan Molineaux Curtis and Jill Kaufman Dr. Herbert J. Kayden Karen Ranucci and Michael Ratner Belinda and Stephen Kaye Mr. and Mrs. George A. Kellner Ali R. and Sabine Sarikhani Susan and Roger Kennedy Sandy and Barbara Lewis Irene and Bernard Schwartz Richard F. Koch ’40* and Patti and Murray Liebowitz Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Selz Gladys Perez-Mendez Lisa and Robert W. Lourie Denise S. Simon and Paulo Vieiradacunha Edna and Gary Lachmund Nancy A. Marks David Teiger Evelyn and Leonard Lauder Kate and Al Merck Helena van Zuylen Cynthia Hirsch Levy ’65 Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ottaway Jr. Caroline Keller Winter Dorothy Lichtenstein Marilyn and Jim Simons Richard W. Wortham III Elisa Loti Francesca C. Slovin Prof. and Mrs. Mark Lytle Prof Alan N. Sussman Tewksbury Roundtable Amy and Thomas O. Maggs Felicitas S. Thorne $10,000–24,999 Grace and Shepard R. Morgan Alice and Tom Tisch Anonymous (1) Patricia and Peter A. Nadosy Jeffrey W. and Laura H. Ubben Fadi and Yasmine Agha Dimitri B. and Rania Papadimitriou Susan Weber Helen and Roger Alcaly Alexander Ribbink Kathryn Keller Anderson and Scott Anderson David E. Schwab II ’52 and Scholar’s Circle Roland Augustine Ruth Schwartz Schwab ’52 $50,000–99,999 Anthony and Donna Barrett Gregg Seibert Anonymous (1) Marshall S. Berland and John E. Johnson Paula Sholachman Shaw ’62 Hon. Anne Cox Chambers Sallie and Thomas Bernard William S. ’68 and Claire E. Sherman Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Cornelia S. Bessie Lewis J. Silvers Jr. ’50 Chris and Morton Hyman David Birnbaum John-Paul Sliva Gregory James Carolyn Marks Blackwood Bruce and Francesca Slovin Estate of Charles Flint Kellogg ’31 March Avery Cavanaugh and Courtney Smith Bruce Ratner and Dr. Pamela Lipkin Philip G. Cavanaugh Laura Stanley and Charles Collins Courtney Sale Ross Edward Lee Cave Richard A. and Jill F. Stuckey Laura-Lee Woods Gustavo Cisneros and Beth Uffner Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Illiana van Meeteren Michelle R. Clayman Dr. Jan and Marica Vilcek Paula Cooper Margo and Anthony Viscusi Donors by Giving Societies Bard College Report of Gifts 4 Shelby White Amar and Padmini Gupta Dr. Sanford B. Sternlieb Millie and Robert Wise Eliot D. and Paula K. Hawkins Michael Stevens David Zwirner Ernest Henderson III* Michael W. Stout J. Tomilson Hill III and Janine Hill Vesna Straser ’95 and Brandon K. Weber ’97 Warden’s Society Alan Hilliker and Vivien W. Liu Robert B. and Toni Strassler $5,000–9,999 Marguerite S. Hoffman Paul Sullivan Anonymous (1) Linda K. Jacobs, Ph.D. Seran and Ravi Trehan Kathleen Augustine Josh Kaufman ’92 Alison M. and James A. von Klemperer Mary I. Backlund Martin Kenner and Camilla Smith John A. Werwaiss Alexander Bazelow ’71 and Wendy Bazelow Christopher W. and Parthenia R. Kiersted Susan and Jeffrey Winn Jonathan I. Berger Ralph S. Levine ’62 Iwan Wirth Dr. Miriam Roskin Berger ’56 Jane K. Lombard Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Thomas R. Berner, Esq. Christopher J. and Jamie L. McGurk Aviva and Charles Blaichman Constance McPhee Bard College Council Diana Blank Nancy Milliken and Sergei Smirnoff $2,500–4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Brant Joseph and Cynthia Mitchell Ellen and Kenneth Aidekman Gavin Brown Barbara and Howard Morse Robert ’53 and Marcia Amsterdam Kenneth and Kathryn Chenault Karen G. Olah ’65 Alexander R. Baldwin III Joan K. Davidson Alexandra Ottaway Valerie Barr and Susan Yohn Edmund and Joanne Ellis Tricia and Foster Reed Melissa R. and Samuel F. Bayard Leonard Feinstein Stanley A. ’65 and Elaine Reichel Roger Berkowitz and Jenny Lyn Bader Britton Fisher Drs. M. Susan and Irwin Richman Jack A. Blum ’62 Jane Furth Mr. and Mrs. Felix Rohatyn Dave Chase Michael and Susan Gelman Rick Rosenthal and Nancy Stephens Kathleya Chotiros ’98 S. Asher Gelman ’06 Donald Rubin Krieger Rosemary Dolphin Jin Xun Goh ’12 Jacqueline and Mortimer Sackler Marcia Ely and Andrew McKey Elissa Goldstone ’07 Janet Zimmerman Segal ’50 Robert S. Epstein ’63 Marian Goodman Prof. Peter and Eve Sourian Larry Fuchsman and Dr. Janet Strain Mark Gordon Geoffrey E. Stein ’82 Emel Glicksman and Justin Israel Margaret Griffin Dr. Kathryn E. Stein ’66 Matthew M. Guerreiro and Christina Mohr James Grosfeld Lisa Stern Karen Hagberg and Mark Jackson Donors by Giving Societies Bard College Report of Gifts 5 Boriana Handjiyska ’02 John C. and Julia P. Begley Jerrold N. and Sally Ann Fine Margaret Hempel Eva Thal Belefant ’49 Douglas K. and Faith W. Finnemore Phillip Hewat-Jaboor Elizabeth and Richard K. Berman Matthew Follett Irene Hollister Elizabeth C. Birdsall ’93 Garson and Nicole Foos Frederic K. and Elena Howard Norris J. Bishton Charlotte and Bill Ford Anne E. Impellizzeri Paula Fuchs Blasier ’68 Tobias Forster-Fader Roger D. Isaacs ’49 Anne Donovan Bodnar and James L. Bodnar Kevin R. Foster ’92 and Donna Jarvis Steven Johnson and Walter Sudol Jr. Sarah Botstein and Bryan Doerries Dr. Richard G. Frank ’74 Helene L. and Mark N. Kaplan Stuart Breslow and Anne Miller Alice Franklin and Dennis Hawk Dr.
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