Alumni Participation

AQuinas Fund - The Alumni Difference

Over 2,700 alumni believe in the difference an Aquinas education makes. For many alumni, it was scholarship assistance that made an Aquinas College education possible. With a sense of gratitude, our alumni are moved to give year-after-year to the AQuinas Fund.

The Wege Challenge - New/Renewed Donor Alert!

If you have not donated in the past five years, or have never donated, now is your chance! For your minimum gift of $25.00, The Wege Foundation will donate $250 to the AQuinas Fund!

December Alumni Challenge


Gretchen Rumohr-Voskuil, M.Ed. '01	Kate Pew-Wolters, '78

December is over and the New Year is here, but our wonderment at the Christmas Spirit of Giving remains with us here in the AQuinas Fund. The response to the December Alumni Challenge was tremendous, raising $23,184! Thank you again to Gretchen Rumohr-Voskuil M.Ed. ’01 for asking the question about a match. And thank you to Kate Pew Wolters '78 for offering the match and issuing the challenge to the rest of the Aquinas Alumni. What a motivator that was to instill the spirit of Christmas giving among others.

We also want to thank all of you that donated to this challenge! Alumni inspired alumni to help make Christmas mean a little bit more to our students. And although this is a true-life story, our challenge had a fairy tale ending, and so we close this final chapter with…
…and they lived happily ever after.
The End.

The 2012-2013 Reunion Scholar Program

Beginning last year, for every $1,500 that is raised by a reunion class, a Reunion Scholar is named and awarded the tuition assistance in the name of their class. That student will become a Reunion Scholar in the name of the class who made it possible.

This year, our Reunion Scholar Program has raised $76,166.27 from 430 donors! That is a $26,428.57 increase from the $49,737.70 raised last year. We also have 89 more donors than we did last year! That means we were able to award 47 Reunion Scholars with financial aid! Congratulations to our Reunion Classes for all of the scholarships that they were able to provide!

The breakdown as follows:

Reunion Class	Total Dollars Raised	Total Donors	Total Scholarships Awarded
Golden Saints	$31,596.06	180	21
Class of 1962	$11,385	29	7
Class of 1967	$9,000	24	6
Class of 1972	$3,035	33	2
Class of 1977	$2,791	24	1
Class of 1982	$6,350	34	4
Class of 1987	$4,570	27	3
Class of 1992	$1,825	15	1
Class of 1997	$2,412.50	27	1
Class of 2002	$2,093.06	19	1
Class of 2007	$1,134.50	18	0

Alumni Giving Rates

The AQuinas Fund's Alumni Giving is at approximately 14%, with a five-year goal of 20%. Our benchmark schools have achieved up to 31% and higher. Absolutely any gift, large or small, affects this percentage -- even a $5 gift. If each Alumni were to step up and make a single gift to the AQuinas Fund each year, our Alumni Giving Rate could be at 100%! Imagine the impact that could have on student scholarships!

Aquinas College - 14%

Benchmark Achievement - 31%

Total Capacity - 100%

About the AQuinas Fund

The AQuinas Fund is working toward making our campus the best place for a student to be. We realize the importance of a great college education and understand the sacrifices and commitments our donors make to contribute to that education. Our new fiscal year is underway and we're asking for your help. Our goal is $1.3 million and every gift matters... YOUR gift matters.

Will you consider a gift and help support the AQuinas Fund?

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Your gift makes all the difference in the world. Invest in the AQuinas Fund today!



To learn more, contact the Senior Director of the AQuinas Fund: Kate Davis at (616) 632-2817 or daviskat@aquinas.edu or the Director of the Phone Center and Internet Strategies, Bridget Harrigan at (616) 632-2806 or harribri@aquinas.edu. To make a gift to the Aquinas Fund online, click here.