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Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to our organization and others.

  • Caroline Burgos '19, '20 MS, Creating Opportunities
    Caroline Burgos '19, '20 MS, Creating Opportunities
    As a student, Caroline blazed a trail of advocacy and accomplishment, and now she has blazed a new trail by including Alfred University as beneficiary of her retirement plan.
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  • Frances and Alfred Sugarman '62
    Frances and Alfred Sugarman '62
    Dr. Natasha Renner, an internationally-known physicist who worked on the Manhattan project before joining the Alfred faculty in 1956, is remembered for her joyful approach to her field and to teaching.
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  • Lucille Weichert Croscup '63
    Lucille Weichert Croscup '63
    Lucille Weichert Croscup '63 grew up in the small rural town of Bennington, Vermont.
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  • The Gregory Family
    The Gregory Family
    As a family, the Gregorys value creativity, acquiring knowledge, and making a meaningful impact.
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  • Martha Zimet '74
    Martha Zimet '74
    Martha Zimet graduated with a BFA in Art & Design, mentored by Professors John Wood, Harland Snodgrass, and others.
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  • Mary Louise Carter '93
    Mary Louise Carter '93
    Mary Louise Carter is a preeminent artist whose work brings thoughtful, elegant solutions to functional ceramic forms.
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  • Louis Mendez '52
    Louis Mendez '52
    Renowned artist Louis Mendez '52 was inspired & influenced by his travels.
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  • Daryl Murray ’78
    Daryl Murray ’78
    As a customer relations specialist at a bank, Daryl Murray ’78 knows first-hand that when family members inherit IRAs, the benefits are often diminished (by taxes)...
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  • Ken '57 and Marcia Myers
    Ken '57 and Marcia Myers
    "The people at Alfred University made all the difference. Dean Gertz was my mentor, and I'll always be grateful for having served as a dormitory counselor under Fred's direction." – Ken Myers ’57
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  • Jay Okun Yedvab ’56
    Jay Okun Yedvab ’56
    Jay Okun Yedvab ’56 established a scholarship at AU with distributions from his IRA. Scholarship recipient Kayla Greil ’16, had the chance to thank Jay in person when he visited campus.
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  • Bob '49 and Elaine Whitford
    Bob '49 and Elaine Whitford
    Bob Whitford ’49 graduated with a B.S. in ceramic engineering, and became vice president for North American Refractories Co. He participated in football at Alfred, and married Elaine during sophomore year.
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  • Dick '67 and Renée Merchant
    Dick '67 and Renée Merchant
    Dick ’67 and Renée Merchant are teambuilding experts, and their teamwork began at Alfred! Dick was a ceramic engineering student at AU, and a Kappa Psi brother, when he met Renée, a medical technology student at Alfred State. Married in 1967, their partnership has lasted more than 40 years.
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  • Kurt Wray '51 and Torj Wray '51
    Kurt Wray '51 and Torj Wray '51
    “Alfred University put us on the road to a wonderful life. It is our pleasure to give something back.”
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  • Warren ’59 & Judy Smith
    Warren ’59 & Judy Smith
    Warren and Judy created a charitable gift annuity with AU which they later gifted back to the University to fund an endowed student scholarship. Warren graduated with a BA in economics.
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  • Tania Condon ’90
    Tania Condon ’90
    Tania Condon graduated from Alfred in 1990, a Track II major in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. She obtained her Masters of Theological Studies at Harvard University in 1993.
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  • Col. Sara J. Pritchett ’62
    Col. Sara J. Pritchett ’62
    In 2005, Col. Sara J. Pritchett USMC (ret), the highest-ranking woman in the armed services among all AU alumnae, created an endowment to benefit the Women’s Leadership Center at Alfred University.
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  • This is Why
    This is Why
    Richard and Ellen Rulon were members of the Alfred community for decades, contributing to students’ lives through their instruction and their example.
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  • Roberta Auerbach ’74
    Roberta Auerbach ’74
    Roberta Auerbach ’74 finds joy in everything she does. And she does a lot! She has biked across the US, walked in Antarctica, and hopes to kayak in an exotic location someday.
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  • Gene ’69 and Kathy Bernstein
    Gene ’69 and Kathy Bernstein
    Alfred University alumnus Gene Bernstein ’69, a long-time member of the University's Board of Trustees and Chair Emeritus...
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  • Bruce Conroe ’53
    Bruce Conroe ’53
    Bruce Conroe is hitting the high notes for Alfred University! Here he plays the Van Cliburn piano at Alfred's 2017 MostArts Festival.
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  • Join us -- Stonewall Fund -- Rick Russo ’92 and Luis Lifschitz
    Join us -- Stonewall Fund -- Rick Russo ’92 and Luis Lifschitz
    In a May, 2017 New York Times article, a student in Mississippi shared his moving story about finding acceptance as a gay man while in college...
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