ADVANCING THE MISSION
Faces of
Philanthropy
Stevenson University has made great strides in providing state-of-the-
art facilities, innovative student programs, and expanded resources
over the years. Our focus is to provide an exceptional student
experience in academics, career preparation, and campus life. We are
honored that others recognize the value of our mission and strength
of our future and have chosen to invest in the university and, most
importantly, its students. Highlighted here are some recent generous
gifts in support of Stevenson. We offer our sincere gratitude to these
and all of our donors.
Former Stevenson University Board Chair Kevin Byrnes pledged an
additional $75,000 to his existing scholarship endowments. This
increase will benefit future recipients of the Maureen Knerr Byrnes
Endowed Scholarship for Teacher Education, named in honor of his
late wife, and the Helen Fitzgerald Byrnes Endowed Scholarship for
Visual Communication Design, named in honor of his late mother.
Jack Dunn IV has been a generous supporter of the Stevenson
Fund, with an unrestricted $100,000 gift toward any area of need.
Most recently he has chosen to support SU’s new Biomedical
Engineering program with a gift of $80,000 to help with startup
costs. Dunn is the parent of a current student.
The Hackerman Foundation has included Stevenson in its phil-
anthropic mission by establishing The Hackerman Foundation
Endowed Scholarship Fund. This fund provides tuition assistance
to academically talented and financially needy female students
from underrepresented populations.
Stevenson’s Leadership Scholars program has received support
from M&T Bank through a pledge of $40,000 to assist students
selected to participate in the program.
The Middendorf Foundation made a gift of $50,000 to increase their
existing endowed scholarship fund, The Middendorf Foundation
Endowed Scholarship in Nursing, which supports Nursing students.
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