September 19, 2005: Headlines: COS - Micronesia: University of Pittsburgh: Micronesia RPCV Valerie Hopkines is 100,000th contributor to University of Pittsburgh
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September 19, 2005: Headlines: COS - Micronesia: University of Pittsburgh: Micronesia RPCV Valerie Hopkines is 100,000th contributor to University of Pittsburgh
Micronesia RPCV Valerie Hopkines is 100,000th contributor to University of Pittsburgh
Valerie was a member of the Peace Corps, serving on the island of Sambula in the South Pacific, when she first learned of Pitt through a Web search. Among the things that attracted her to us was the fact that she could pursue dual master’s degrees in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) and School of Information Sciences here.
Micronesia RPCV Valerie Hopkines is 100,000th contributor to University of Pittsburgh
Securing Critical Support
September 19, 2005 Issue
It comes as no surprise, of course, that some of the new and renovated facilities bear familiar names—Baierl, Broadhurst, Blaisdell, Duratz, McCarl, Petersen, and Randall, among them. Those facilities, after all, stand not only as evidence of an institution that is on the move but as permanent proclamations of our gratitude to those whose generosity made the projects possible. And when it comes to securing the private support we need, our University also has come a very long way.
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But our success also has been tied to the broad-based support we have been able to attract. In fact, on April 15, we passed another milestone when we received a gift from Valerie Hopkins, who became the 100,000th contributor to this campaign. To make all of this more human, I thought that I might tell you a little bit about her.
Valerie was a member of the Peace Corps, serving on the island of Sambula in the South Pacific, when she first learned of Pitt through a Web search. Among the things that attracted her to us was the fact that she could pursue dual master’s degrees in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) and School of Information Sciences here. She completed her studies, earning both degrees in April, and only recently left Pittsburgh to join the information technology team of the Government Accountability Office in the District of Columbia.
During her time as a student, Valerie developed a special respect for Don Goldstein, a beloved GSPIA faculty member who is best known for his books on World War II. She first helped organize a fundraising roast of Professor Goldstein—which included the sale of “Goldy” bobble-head dolls—in order to create a Donald Goldstein Endowed Fund, which will provide financial assistance to students studying at GSPIA. Her own gift was to that fund.
Since that time, the number of donors to the University’s general campaign has further grown—at last count to 102,630, including 62,609 alumni donors. That group includes those who are positioned to make very sizeable donations, like those being inducted into our Cathedral of Learning Society this evening. It also includes those of more modest means, like Valerie Hopkins, who have been affected by the people and programs of Pitt and who want to give something back to their alma mater.
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