Anonymous Donor

Anonymous Donor

An anonymous member of the Class of 1951 established The Colby Twentieth Century Alumni Scholarship Aid Fund in 1994. The donor expessed an abiding interest in providing the opportunity to young people who wouldn’t otherwise have a chance to get a Colby education. “Providing this type of opportunity obviously benefits recipients, but it equally benefits the school, by helping ensure such things as diversity and academic quality. Everyone benefits, not just the recipients, but the whole Colby community.”The donor hopes that this fund will accomplish the following goals: “First, I would like to inspire others to join us in providing more scholarships from alumni of our century for the students of the next century. Second, I would hope to inspire the recipients in the twenty-first century to pass the torch. I feel that those who have benefited, as so many of us have, should give back to the next generation. That’s true repayment of the most important kind.” In 2013, the original donor added $2M to this fund.