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Lifelong Love of Books Inspires Planned Gifts to Support Colby Libraries and Establish Director Fund

To honor his many personal and familial connections to libraries and reading, Michael D. Wormser ’59 has documented a total of $2 million in planned gifts to Colby College to establish the Michael and Eugenia Wormser Director of the Colby Libraries Fund, which will permanently name and support the salary, benefits, and recruitment of the Michael and Eugenia Wormser Director of the Colby Libraries.
August 11, 2022

Gift from Richard Zipser ’64 Establishes Endowed Study Abroad Financial Aid Fund

Colby College has accepted a $100,000 gift from Richard A. Zipser ’64 to establish an endowed financial aid fund for students completing academic programs in Germany or Austria. Zipser spent his junior year at Colby studying in the Black Forest region of Germany.
July 13, 2022

$1-Million Gift from Carol Fisher ’57 Establishes Scholarship Fund

Colby College has received a $1-million bequest gift from Carol Fisher ’57 to establish the Carol A. Fisher Scholarship Fund. The unrestricted gift to financial aid will expand access to Colby for more students.
May 25, 2022

Nancy and Andrew Weiland Endow New Welcome Grant

Nancy Greer Weiland ’65, P’93, GP’24 and Andrew ’64, P’93, GP’24 have endowed the Weiland Welcome Grant, which will award $1,250 in addition to financial aid for expenses associated with necessary school items to first-year students, starting with the Class of 2026 whose families earn $65,000 or less per year with typical assets and are eligible for $0 parent or guardian contribution.
February 7, 2022

Colby Becomes Steward of Two Historic Islands

Colby College has become the new steward of Allen Island and Benner Island, two historic islands off the coast of Maine where renowned American artist Andrew Wyeth painted some of his greatest works—inspired and influenced by the landscape and architecture that were curated by his wife, Betsy Wyeth.
February 3, 2022

Leave Your Mark Legacy Challenge Launches with $1M Pledge Toward Financial Aid

To continue to make a lasting difference in the College’s future, Colby is pleased to announce the Leave Your Mark Legacy Challenge. As part of the challenge, anonymous donors have pledged a generous $1 million gift in support of financial aid. Individuals who will be 60 or older by June 30, 2023 and document a new planned gift for Colby will have 10 percent of their gift’s value matched with an immediate, outright gift to support financial aid.
January 21, 2022

Colby’s Dare Northward Continues Groundbreaking Momentum Toward Campaign Goal

Just over four years into its $750-million Dare Northward campaign—the largest campaign in liberal arts college history—Colby College has surpassed $650 million with contributions from more than 24,700 alumni, family members, and friends. The campaign is already making a substantial impact on the student, faculty, and staff experiences at Colby.
January 11, 2022

$2-Million Gift to Support Costume Shop in Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts

Colby has received a $2-million gift in support of the Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, on track to be the most advanced and innovative arts facility in the region. The anonymous gift will name two key backstage spaces: the costume shop and the dressing rooms. The gift was made possible through the generosity of a loyal Colby alumna and longtime resident of Waterville.
December 17, 2021

Colby Announces Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship

Colby will establish the Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship to provide distinctive opportunities and experiences for understanding and applying the principles of entrepreneurship. The new lab, which will create a unique and leading entrepreneurship program among liberal arts colleges, is the result of a generous gift from Trustee Emeritus Todd Halloran '84.
October 21, 2021

$2-Million Gift Goes Directly to Newly Tenured Colby Faculty

Colby has become the inaugural college in the Haynesville Project, a first-of-its-kind pilot program that provides financial support for newly tenured faculty. Developed by Tom P'10 and Cathy Tinsley P'10, the core of the initiative is a generous $2-million gift to Colby that will provide direct funding to talented faculty who are at pivotal points in their careers. The project is named after Tom Tinsley’s late father, James A. Tinsley, an exceptional scholar and teacher who grew up in Haynesville, Louisiana.
October 7, 2021
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