Graduation is a tremendous achievement — a time for you and your student to be very proud. Giving back is a long-standing William & Mary tradition, and a great way to commemorate their W&M experience is to make a Senior Family Gift.

Best of all, a Senior Family Gift not only celebrates your student's achievements and lifelong connections, it helps generations of future W&M students experience their own life-changing education.

Please take a moment now to honor your graduate by making a gift to the Parents Fund or any other area of the university that is significant to you and your student. Whether you give $20.25 or $2,025 or beyond, your gift will have significant impact on the lives of our students.

You may also choose to make a more enduring contribution. With your gift commitment of:

• $2,500 or more, your family can name an expendable fund to support a program that reflects your student's experience. You may wish to support an academic discipline, athletic team or student life initiative such as the Office of Career Development & Professional Engagement, TutorZone, Counseling Center and more.
• $10,000 or more, your family can name an expendable scholarship. Unrestricted, need-based scholarships are the university's highest priority, but you may also wish to direct your gift to support undergraduate merit, global scholarships or annual faculty support. Donors who give $2,000 or more to the Scholarships Impact Fund are invited to meet some of William & Mary's remarkable scholarship recipients during Homecoming & Reunion Weekend.
• $100,000 or more, your family can name an endowment fund in honor or memory of a family member, a beloved professor or other individual or group. The fund may be created for a variety of educational and student life purposes at William & Mary. Such a gift would provide funding for all time coming.

When our son began looking at colleges, William & Mary was, quite frankly, hovering below the radar. We have lived in Norfolk since 1999, but it was striking how little we really knew about the school. However, as the process continued and our son began learning more about W&M and interacting with the staff, it shot to the top of his list. Then, as he conferred with deans and faculty about his intended academic path, he received certain promises – and the school followed through on every one of them. As that process played out and we witnessed the university’s commitment to our son, which really was reflective of the commitment to the entire student body, it became clear to us that "One Tribe" is not just a slogan at William & Mary. It is a philosophy of accountability, unity and inclusion that permeates everything the school does, and it resonated strongly with us. Our respect for that philosophy, as well as our gratitude for its benefits that our son has enjoyed, motivated us to go above and beyond to support William & Mary, which we have done since our son began his time on campus. As your student begins the "final lap" at William & Mary (where did the time go?), we hope you, too, will find the school worthy of a special gift in your student’s honor for their senior year.

Kathy Shelton P ’25 and David Shelton P ’25
Class of 2025 Representatives, Parent & Family Council

 

 

 

 

Don't miss this chance to leave a legacy and make a lasting impact!

Your student's friends, memories and academic success will be with them for a lifetime and, with your gift, you can make sure that their legacy at W&M will lead the way for other students who follow in their footsteps.

Please make your Senior Family Gift today! Thank you for your support.

For more information, please contact the W&M Parent & Family Giving staff.