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Barbara Latz Cohen '68 Establishes Endowed Scholarship
(April 27, 2012) -- Trustee Barbara Latz Cohen '68 has pledged a two-part gift of $225,000 to the Making Education Work Campaign, providing both current-use and endowed funds. A long-time supporter of The Simmons Fund, she decided to significantly increase her giving after joining the College's board of trustees.
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Arthur and Andrea Waldstein '60SW Create School of Social Work Scholarship
(April 27, 2012) -- The strong ties Trustee Andrea Waldstein '60SW and her husband Arthur Waldstein both have to the School of Social Work inspired them to pledge a $100,000 gift for a current-use scholarship at the School. It's the first scholarship designated for SSW's "3+1" program that enables students to earn both bachelor's and master's degrees in four years.
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Class of 2012 Asked to Support Senior Class Gift
(April 26, 2012) -- As graduation day approaches, members of the Simmons Class of 2012 are being asked to participate in the Senior Class Gift program. This annual rite of spring gives graduating students their first opportunity to show their support for Simmons by giving back. Students are striving to achieve a record 60 participation rate this year.
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Festive Annual Scholarship Brunch Attracts Nearly 140 Members of the Simmons Community
(March 30, 2012) -- On Sunday, March 25, the Office of Advancement welcomed nearly 140 Simmons students, alumnae/i, trustees, senior administrators, and friends to the annual Scholarship Brunch, which was held in the Linda K. Paresky Conference Center. The event gives scholarship donors an opportunity to get acquainted with students who have been awarded scholarships.
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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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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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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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