- $30,334,383 in gifts
- 63% percent increase from previous year
- Number of donors:
- Alumni donors: 3,044
- Parent donors: 910
The Importance of Student Support
- Scholarships:
- # of students receiving institutional merit scholarships: 1,185
- # of student receiving merit, need and athletics scholarships: 1,537
- Our students receive over $30 million in scholarships each year!
- The Trustee Matching Fund
Thanks to Marsha and Jimmy Gibbs and the Trustee Matching Fund, 2016 was a record year for establishing permanently endowed scholarships at Wofford College.
- 72 new endowed scholarships established
- 43 additional commitments made to existing endowed scholarships
- 13 members of the Benjamin Wofford Society with estate plans established scholarships
Gift Planning:
- The Benjamin Wofford Society - The Benjamin Wofford Society recognizes individuals who have made the ultimate expression of their faith in the college by remembering Wofford in their estate plans.
- 34 new estate commitments totaling $4.7 million
- Including bequests, gift annuities, trusts, retirement assets and life insurance designations
- 15 estate gifts received totaling $1.2 million
The Wofford Fund:
- 130 Great Oaks Society members
- Total Wofford Fund contributions: $1,707,297
- The Wofford Fund allocations, ranked in order of contributions:
- Area of Greatest Need
- Scholarship Support
- Library & Technology
- Student Experiences
- Faculty & Staff Development
Terrier Club
- Total Terrier Club contributions: $1,574,564
- Terrier Ball record year: $350,000
- 856 guests at Terrier Ball
- 179 Terrier Club Goal Line Club members
- 348 Terrier Club golf tournament participants
The Benefactors: Senior Giving Campaign
- 192 seniors (that’s 56 percent of Class of 2016) made their first gift to the college before graduation, setting a new senior giving record.
- Class of 2016 total contribution: $4,500
- 16 students made leadership gifts of $100 or more
Wofford on Call
- $586,870 raised and 2,569 pledges
- 35 student callers
- Average commitment: $228
- 28,965 phone calls
Meet the Callers: Resharia ’19
- Majors: psychology, Spanish
- Activities: President of the Association of Multicultural Students, Resident Assistant, Arcadia Volunteer Corp
- Words of gratitude: “I wish I could personally thank each donor for their gifts to Wofford. We greatly appreciate your gifts as they afford us amazing opportunities here on campus. Your contributions do not go unnoticed. Thank you!”
Meet the Callers: Christopher ’18
- Majors: accounting, economics
- Activities: Pi Kappa Phi, Alpha Phi Omega
- Words of gratitude: “To each donor: Thank you for continuing to allow me and other students to experience Wofford in new ways!”
Alumni:
- Alumni events:
- # of events: 48
- # of cities: 23
- Total attendance: 6,634
Upcoming Alumni Events:
April 1 - Wofford tent at the Cooper River Bridge Run Finish Festival, Charleston, S.C.
April 12-16 - Wofford tent at the Heritage Golf Tournament at Sea Pines, Hilton Head, S.C.
April 25 - Spartanburg/Tryon-area alumni gathering
April 28 - Wofford tent at the Spartanburg Criterium bike race
April 28-29 - Terrier Club men’s and women’s soccer reunion
May 3 - Wofford vs. USC baseball pregame gathering, Columbia, S.C.
May 20-21 - Class of 1967 50th reunion weekend
June 10 - Boston Red Sox pregame gathering
July 1 - Cincinnati Reds game
August 24 - Spartanburg-area alumni oyster roast
September 22-23 - Family Weekend
October 3 - Camden alumni and admission gathering
October 12-14 - Wofford weekend in Charleston
October 20-21 - Homecoming
November 18 - Wofford vs. USC football pregame, Columbia, S.C.
Office of Advancement Staff
Dr. David Wood
senior vice president for advancement
864-597-4200 | woodds@wofford.edu
Calhoun Kennedy ’89
associate vice president and executive director for advancement
864-597-4211 | kennedycl@wofford.edu
Lisa De Freitas ’88
director of gift planning
864-597-4203 | defreitaslh@wofford.edu
Lisa Goings ’11
director of advancement operations
864-597-4210 | goingsle@wofford.edu
Mary Beth Knight ’96
director of foundation, corporate and government relations
864-597-4215 | knightme@wofford.edu
Ryann McCall ’13
director of advancement marketing and communications
864-597-4192 | mccallrk@wofford.edu
Dina Roberts
leadership gift officer
864-597-4198 | robertsdk@wofford.edu
Matthew Roos
leadership gift officer
864-597-4205 | roosmr@wofford.edu
Elizabeth Shuler ’07
director of donor relations
864-597-4204 | shulereb@wofford.edu
Pat Smith
donor research and management
864-597-4219 | smithpa@wofford.edu
Alumni & Parents Programs
Debbi Thompson ’88
director of alumni and parents programs
864-597-4208 | thompsondn@wofford.edu
Thom Henson ’96
assistant director of alumni and parents programs
864-597-4213 | hensontm@wofford.edu
Alex Hunt ’15
coordinator of young alumni engagement
864-597-4192 | huntam@wofford.edu
The Wofford Fund
Krista Redding ’11
director of The Wofford Fund
864-597-4191 | reddingjk@wofford.edu
Erin Hunter ’13
assistant director of The Wofford Fund
864-597-4193 | hunterem@wofford.edu
Terrier Club
Terri Lewitt
senior associate athletics director for development
864-597-4096 | lewitttl@wofford.edu
Luke Feisal ’14
membership development coordinator
864-597-4496 | feisaljl@wofford.edu
Mary Kathryn Jolly ’12
membership services and events coordinator
864-597-4468 | jollymk@wofford.edu