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Simmons Partners with Girl Scouts to Develop New Women Leaders
(December 5, 2011) -- In an effort to support the development of new women leaders, Simmons is proud to partner with Girl Scouts of the USA to offer a new scholarship. As part of the Gilbert and Marcia Kotzen Scholars Program, a Girl Scout entering Simmons in fall 2012 will receive full tuition.
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The Power of Planned Giving: Professor Emerita Edith F. Helman '72HD Honored with $700,000 Tribute Scholarship
(December 1, 2011) -- The late Professor Emerita of Spanish Edith Fishtine Helman '72HD touched the lives of hundreds of students, colleagues, and friends in her almost-four-decade tenure at Simmons, from 1932–1971.
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Thanks to You, We're More Than Halfway to Our Making Education Work Campaign Goal
(October 3, 2011) -- Vice President of Advancement, Marianne E. Lord, thanks the community for all the support of the Making Education Work Campaign.
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Why She Gives: SNHS Staff Member Sandra Northrup Tells Her Story
(September 30, 2011) -- A postcard outside Sandra Northrup's office show a group of smiling Simmons students who participated in last year's Alternative Spring Break project with Habitat for Humanity in Washington, Penn.
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Trustee Deborah Brittain '74SW Endows New Scholarship
(August 29, 2011) -- Deborah Brittain '74SW says establishing an endowed scholarship at the School of Social Work is a natural extension of her dedication to the school's mission, Simmons more broadly, and the Making Education Work Campaign.
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2011 Reunion Giving Tops $1 Million
(July 18, 2011) -- This year's Reunion classes celebrated their milestone year by giving an impressive $1,029,111 to Simmons and all Reunion gifts count toward the Making Education Work Campaign which gives additional cause for celebration.
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Cricket Laun '46: Finding the Fun in Philanthropy
(July 18, 2011) -- Sixty years have passed since Cricket Laun '46 was a singer in the Simmons Bluettes, but she relives her experience every week when she sings with a group in her community. "I had such a good time at Simmons," Laun said. "It was perfect for me."
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Teresa 'Terri' Winter Messer '68 Says "Thank You" with Scholarship Gift
(July 18, 2011) -- Ever since fifth grade, Terri Winter Messer '68 knew she wanted to write. And she says Simmons prepared her well for a fulfilling career in journalism and public relations.
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2011 Presidential Award Grants 23 Students Reprieve from Loan Payments
(June 8, 2011) -- Twenty-three students from the Class of 2011 were granted a 2011 Presidential Award of $10,000 each to go towards student loan payments. The names of the students were announced by President Helen G. Drinan '75LS, '78SM at the Commencement Recognition Celebration, to the delight of the students, their families, and the standing room only crowd.
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Standing Room Only as Donors and Honorary Degree Recipients Are Honored at the Commencement Recognition Celebration
(June 8, 2011) -- More than 300 guests attended this year's Commencement Recognition Celebration to applaud the 2011 honorary degree recipients and donors from the 1899 and John Simmons giving societies.
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New IRS Tax Laws Create Tax Savings Through Planned Giving
(March 3, 2011) -- From now through December 31, 2011, individuals who are 70½ and older may give up to $100,000 directly from an Individual Retirement Account to charity. This opportunity comes as part of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, which provides a two-year extension of the IRA Charitable Rollover. The new law also allows any eligible gifts made by January 31, 2011, to be treated as a 2010 donation to satisfy the taxpayer's minimum distribution requirement for 2010.
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