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2024 Highlights

The Class of 1999 had many notable accomplishments as part of their 25th reunion gift effort. They set a new fundraising record with more than $7.3 million committed to all areas of the University. They set new 25th reunion records for both the Annual Fund and the class project, committing $1.2 million for the Annual Fund and $1.4 million to the Lindley Center for Student Wellness. They contributed a new personal best for their single-year Annual Fund total and set a new record for the number of leadership donors in the class at 53. Overall class participation was 55%.

History of the Class Gift/ What Counts

Each of W&L's 25th reunion classes, beginning with the Class of 1961 in 1986, has honored the tradition of the university's benefactors by raising funds for a 25th reunion class gift. There are two primary components of the 25th reunion class gift:

The Class Project

The class project, selected by the reunion committee, is the hallmark of the 25th reunion gift and what distinguishes the 25th reunion gift campaign from the ones in previous reunion years. Each fall, the committee will select a strategic university priority to support as the project that will include naming recognition for the class. Typical class projects include bricks and mortar projects like the Lindley Center for Student Wellness, the Ruscio Center for Global Learning and the Harte Center; and important endowments supporting student scholarships and experiences.  

The W&L Fund

W&L's annual giving program allows for directed gifts to key areas of university operations. Directed giving recognizes the personal nature of philanthropy. Every W&L alumnus/a owes a part of their success to their unique experience at this distinctive university. Your time on campus made an impression on you. Now you can give directly to those areas of the university of greatest personal significance. Gifts directed to financial aid, academics, the arts, athletics, diversity and inclusion, and student opportunities allow us to provide unparalleled education and experiences, year after year. Gifts made without direction will continue to support the university's remaining areas of greatest need.

Members of the class may give to other areas of interest in lieu of or addition to these two areas. All gifts and pledges made by class members to W&L during the July 1 to June 30 fiscal year will make up the class gift.

Largest 25th Reunion Gift Totals

1. Class of 1999: $7,355,168
2. Class of 1996: $4,707,475
3. Class of 1994: $4,681,957
4. Class of 1997: $2,559,778
5. Class of 1998: $2,546,464
6. Class of 1989: $2,239,000
7. Class of 1995: $2,069,731
8. Class of 1988: $2,001,098
9. Class of 1993: $1,961,752
10. Class of 1979: $1,900,039

For questions about the 25th reunion gift, please contact Erin (Fleming) Fairorth, reunion giving officer.