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Report of Gifts Bard College Report of Gifts JULY 1, 2012 – JUNE 30, 2013 ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Letter from the President 4 Donors by Giving Societies 28 Alumni/ae Donors by Class Year 37 Foundation, Corporate, and Government Donors 41 Gifts in Honor of 45 Gifts in Memory of 47 Gifts in Kind 47 Bequests Received 47 John Bard Society Members 48 Bard College: Campus, Students, and Curriculum 66 Bard College: Graduate Education 69 Bard College: International Initiatives in the Liberal Arts 70 Bard College: Education Reform 75 Bard College: The Arts 80 Bard College: Boards 83 Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs We are delighted to acknowledge our loyal donors who have given for three or more consecutive fiscal years. They are listed with a + symbol. An asterisk denotes a deceased person. LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Alumni/ae, Parents, and Friends: It is my hope that you will take a moment to look through the list of names presented here—the individuals and institutions whose generosity makes Bard’s ambitious goals possible. Together they have raised over $38 million for the College. All of us here at Bard are extremely grateful. Three years ago, we launched the 150th Anniversary Campaign. To date, we have met 71 percent of our goal, raising $420,235,676. Twenty-three percent of this is in irrevocable testamentary gifts. Every gift in this report is a part of that effort. I am certain that we will reach our goal of $594 million—but in order to do so every gift is needed, no matter its size. Bard has never had the privilege of a significant endowment, but we operate on a balanced budget, thanks to the trustees, alumni/ae, parents, friends, students, staff, and faculty who give each year. Our priority now is support for the ongoing work of the College during the next five years. The College continues its role as an innovator both in the United States and around the world. Bard’s alumni/ae illustrate the potential of a liberal arts education. In 2013, donor philanthropy helped us award financial aid to 65 percent of all students, which totals more than $35 million in annual scholarships. Each and every one of you can be proud of the students we support. Thanks to our donors, solar panels are being installed on campus that will generate enough kilowatt-hours to power the electricity usage of 30 average American households for a year. Students taking an Environmental and Urban Studies Program class are working with an architect, contractors, and campus faculty and staff to design and build a grant-funded digital media studio using a repurposed shipping container. The Bard College Farm, behind Ward Manor, organized by students, is flourishing, and students and alumni/ae are pursuing, as a group, the study of drones—the outgrowth of a Senior Project from the Class of 2013. On behalf of all of my colleagues at the College, I want to thank the donors listed here for their support. I also want to extend my appreciation to the many alumni/ae, parents, and friends whose time, wisdom, and devotion to Bard make the College stronger. Their combined generosity permits the College to be a private institution acting in the public interest, not only through the Annandale campus, but also through the Bard High School Early Colleges, the Bard Prison Initiative, the College’s international programs, and the College’s programs in the arts. Cordially, Leon Botstein President, Bard College Bard College Report of Gifts 3 DONORS BY GIVING SOCIETIES Coronam Vitae Estate of James N. Rosenau ’48 Elizabeth W. Ely ’65 and $1,000,000+ Jonathan Slone ’84 Jonathan K. Greenburg + Hon. Anne Cox Chambers Bonnie and Kenneth J. Feld Fellow Emily H. Fisher and John Alexander + Stefano Ferrari and Lilo Zinglersen + $25,000–49,999 Lynda and Stewart Resnick + Catherine C. Fisher and Kathryn Keller Anderson and Martin T. and Toni Sosnoff + Gregory A. Murphy + Scott Anderson + Susan Weber + Estate of Richard B. Fisher + Helen ’48 and Robert L. Bernstein + Lawrence B. Friedman President’s Circle Sybil B. Bernstein + Kenneth and Sara Geld $500,000–999,999 Dr. Leon Botstein and Barbara Haskell + S. Asher Gelman ’06 + Anonymous (1) + Alexandre and Lori Chemla + Eric Warren Goldman ’98 + Dr. László Z. Bitó ’60 and Olivia Cariño Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg + Barbara S. Grossman ’73 and Marieluise Hessel and Edwin L. Artzt + Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg + Michael Gross + Estate of Theodore H. Smyth ’37 Selma Ertegun Dean Hachamovitch and Joan Morse Charles P. Stevenson Jr. and Adaline H. Frelinghuysen + Adrea D. Heebe and Alexandra Kuczynski + James Grosfeld + Dominick A. Russo Jr. Patricia Ross Weis and Robert F. Weis Michael D. Haddad Charles and Laurence Heilbronn + Helen Hecht Founder’s Circle Margaret Hempel Dr. and Mrs. Henry G. Jarecki + $100,000–499,999 Michele L. Hertz ’81 + Jennifer U. Johnson Anonymous (6) + Jacqueline Humphries Belinda and Stephen Kaye + Stanley Buchthal and Maja Hoffmann + Tessa Huxley and Andrew Reicher + Andrea Krantz and Harvey Sawikin Gale and Shelby Davis + Benjamin and Cathy Iselin + Geraldine and Kit Laybourne + Robert S. Epstein ’63 and Esta Epstein + Barbara S. ’50 and Ralph Italie + Jennifer and Marc Lipschultz + Jeanne Donovan Fisher + Richard H. Jenrette Tricia and Foster Reed + Pamela and George F. Hamel Jr. + Dakis Joannou + Estate of Anne Atwood Rieder Marguerite S. Hoffman + Curtis and Jill Kaufman Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz Dr. Herbert J. Kayden + Susan and Roger Kennedy + Gregg Seibert + Mr. and Mrs. George A. Kellner + Dr. Barbara Kenner + Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Selz + Estate of Lenore Latimer Edna and Gary Lachmund + Beatrice Stern Sandy and Barbara Lewis + Evelyn and Leonard Lauder + Lisa Stern + Patti* and Murray Liebowitz + Mrs. Mortimer Levitt + Alice and Tom Tisch + Lisa and Robert W. Lourie Cynthia Hirsch Levy ’65 + Richard W. Wortham III + Kate and Al Merck + Doris J. Lockhart John* and Wendy Neu + Tewksbury Roundtable Prof. and Mrs. Mark Lytle + Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ottaway Jr. + $10,000–24,999 Amy and Thomas O. Maggs + Vasily Shakhnovskiy Anonymous (3) + Geraldine Fabrikant Metz Marilyn and Jim Simons Helen and Roger Alcaly + Joseph and Cynthia Mitchell Melissa Schiff Soros and Robert Soros + Roland Augustine + Patricia and Peter Nadosy Prof. Alan N. Sussman + Anthony Barrett and Donna Landa + Joey O’Loughlin Felicitas S. Thorne + Sallie and Thomas Bernard Dimitri B. and Rania Papadimitriou + Jeffrey W. and Laura H. Ubben Cornelia S. Bessie + D. Miles Price + Fred Wilson March Avery Cavanaugh and Stanley A. ’65 and Elaine Reichel + Philip G. Cavanaugh + Drs. M. Susan and Irwin Richman + Scholar’s Circle Edward Lee Cave + Courtney Sale Ross $50,000–99,999 Michelle R. Clayman + Barbro Sachs and Bernard A. Osher Anonymous (2) Joan K. Davidson + David E. Schwab II ’52 and Carolyn Marks Blackwood + Mr. Arnold J. Davis ’44 + Ruth Schwartz Schwab ’52 + Anne Delaney Verónica Hernández de Chico William S. ’68 and Claire E. Sherman + Carla Emil and Rich Silverstein Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalo de Las Heras + Denise S. Simon and Chris and Morton Hyman + Christian Destremau Paulo Vieiradacunha + Audrey M. Irmas + Beth Rudin DeWoody + Vesna Straser ’95 and Karen Ranucci and Michael Ratner Edmund and Joanne Ellis + Brandon K. Weber ’97 + Bruce Ratner and Dr. Pamela Lipkin Illiana van Meeteren + Donors by Giving Societies Bard College Report of Gifts 4 Tewksbury Roundtable, continued Jeffrey R. Glass Kenneth Olshansky and Margot Owett Dr. Jan and Marica Vilcek + Elissa Goldstone ’07 Estate of William Pitkin ’49 + Margo and Anthony Viscusi + Marian Goodman + Habeeb Quadri Mildred Weissman Amy and Jeffrey Gui Syeda Quadri Millie and Robert Wise + Agnes Gund + Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rose Anita and Poju Zabludowicz Amar and Padmini Gupta + Rick Rosenthal and Nancy Stephens + Eliot D. and Paula K. Hawkins + Dame Theresa Sackler Warden’s Society Ernest Henderson III* + Mr. and Mrs. Irving Schlossberg $5,000–9,999 Alan Hilliker and Vivien Liu Jodi and Marc Schneider + Anonymous (1) + Drs. James S. Hoffman and David L. and Rebecca Y. Schroedel + Jan and Warren J. Adelson + Karen Zabrensky ’73 Paul F. and Peggy Schubert + Irene B. Aitken Joan M. Hutchins Lewis J. Silvers Jr. ’50 + David and Lauren Albert David W. Kaiser and Rosemary Corbett Nina Skaya Dr. Penny Axelrod ’63 and Renee and David Kaplan Prof. Peter and Eve Sourian + Dr. Jerome Haller + Dr. Michael and Robin R. Katz + Elizabeth M. Stafford Maria A. Baird and George J. Cotsirilos + Christopher W. and Geoffrey E. Stein ’82 + Valerie B. Barr and Susan Yohn Parthenia R. Kiersted + Dr. Kathryn E. Stein ’66 + John C. and Julia P. Begley Christine Kwiatkowski and David Stemerman Marshall S. Berland and John E. Johnson Robert Abraham Barnett Dr. Sanford B. Sternlieb + Harvey Berman Alison L. and John C. Lankenau + Michael Ward Stout Thomas R. Berner, Esq. + Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Robert B. and Toni Strassler + Jack A. Blum ’62 + Dr. Nancy Leonard and Faizah G. Syed Ted Bonin Dr. Lawrence Kramer Alison M. and Gustavo Cisneros and Jane K. Lombard + James A. von Klemperer + Patricia Phelps de Cisneros + Charles and Mary Macksoud Shelby White + Steven M. Dawson Vera Mayer Hon. Kimba Wood and Richard A. and Christopher J. and Jamie L. McGurk Frank E. Richardson III Dr. Barbara Knowles Debs + Constance McPhee Estate of Rev. Lyford P. Edwards + Grace and Shepard Morgan Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Jeffrey and Ora Nadrich Leonard and Susan Feinstein + Roger Netzer and Francie Campbell Sondra Gilman Jim and Talila O’Higgins Donors by Giving Societies Bard College Report of Gifts 5 Bard College Council Howard Read Amy Cappellazzo + $2,500–4,999 Frederick W. Richmond Pia Carusone ’03 + Susan and André Aciman + Enrique A.
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