Author Archive: John Sponauer, UConn Foundation

• May 16, 2013 Couple Supports Global Studies Al ’75 and Lynda ’76 McMahon believe the experience of studying abroad benefits not just the students involved, but the locales to which they travel.
• May 9, 2013 ‘Ignite’ Giving Competition Raises $65,000 for Student Programs Community Outreach Alternative Breaks was the winning team in the University’s first crowd-funded philanthropy competition.
• March 28, 2013 A World Traveler Supports UConn Study Abroad Dr. Michael Rosen, an alum with two degrees from UConn, has established a fund to encourage students in the physical and life sciences to study abroad.
• March 25, 2013 Ignite Competition Kicks Off Crowdfunding at UConn A UConn alumnus is offering $25,000 to University-related causes that get the largest number of students and young alumni to support them by May 3.
• March 21, 2013 Honoring an Agricultural Legend When Bud Gavitt retired after a long career in agricultural communications, he set up a fund to help students get experience in the same field.
• January 4, 2013 CEA Joins UConn’s Fundraising Drive for Sandy Hook Memorial Scholarship Fund to Honor Newtown Victims The Connecticut Education Association pledges strong support for scholarship fund established by UConn in memory of Sandy Hook victims.
• December 25, 2012 Gift Honors an Engineering Icon The children of emeritus engineering professor Charles Knapp ’52, ’63, have created an endowed associate professorship in electrical engineering in honor of their father.
• November 28, 2012 UConn Fans Honor Coach Calhoun Through Major Group Gift Fans of Jim Calhoun are making a donation in his honor to the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center at the UConn Health Center.
• July 19, 2012 Investing in the Future of CLAS A new endowment fund will provide long-term, flexible support for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
• April 25, 2012 Deposits Eligible to be Used as Donations by Graduating Students Students graduating in May can now turn a $50 deposit they provided in their first semester into a philanthropic gift that will be doubled through alumni matching donations.
• March 9, 2012 Bridging the Gap Between Storrs and NYC UConn alums in New York City are strengthening the connections through networking, mentoring, and the creation of a scholarship fund.