Message from Alumni Giving Chair, Dick Neal (dneal77RH@aol.com)
Class of 1977, Electrical Engineering, Class Agent

I’d like to share my thoughts with you on the importance of supporting our #1 engineering school.  To continue to draw the best students and professors to Rose-Hulman we’ll need to increase the endowment, providing a higher level of tuition aid which might just make the difference to a kid who’s always known Rose was for him or for her.

Alumni participation is critical.  High levels of alumni support will bring in additional resources for students, teachers and programs.  Many foundations and government grants look closely at us, the alumni, not only in the level of giving, but in the level of participation as well.

Our Alumni group is growing at a high rate, with 332 new alumni in the last year.  I encourage each of you to contribute through the annual campaign, or class scholarship funds.  If you are new alum, we need you to be counted.  Please go online and make your gift today.  As for those of us who have been out of school for some time, please consider increasing your gift.

If you’re not sure what to give, give what you can, but most importantly make a gift to the Annual Fund Campaign. If you currently do support with an annual contribution, thank you.  If you aren’t an annual donor, may I suggest you go to https://alumni.rose-hulman.edu/donations/donate.asp?id=2221 and register your support with a contribution?  Even better, create a giving tradition, by making an ongoing pledge.