donor-stories

Three families, three gifts, untold impact

The reasons people give are as varied as the individuals making the gifts. Some make financial commitments to Furman to remember a loved one. Some give to advance a program or major of study. Still...

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A gift to remember

[caption id="attachment_49154" align="alignright" width="305"] Deb, Sam, Kate (Sam's sister) and David Spear in Saint Martin, the location of Kate's 2013 wedding to Jean-Louis Delayen (not pictured).[/caption] Sam E. Spear ’09 grew up in the ’90s...

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Furman University Announces new Furman Athletics Fund

In a move designed to broaden donor recognition and enhance financial support for Furman’s athletics programs, Furman Athletics and the university’s Office of Development has launched the Furman Athletics Fund. The new fund replaces the...

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Furman Announces New Giving and Recognition Societies

Last fiscal year, friends of the university committed more than $31 million in support of Furman’s mission to guarantee every student an unparalleled education that combines classroom learning with real-world experiences and self-discovery. This level...

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Three families, three gifts, untold impact

The reasons people give are as varied as the individuals making the gifts. Some make financial commitments to Furman to remember a loved one. Some give to advance a program or major of study. Still...

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Mary Seawell Metz ’58 champions faculty development with $1 million directorship endowment

During her career, Mary Seawell Metz ’58 has served as a professor, president and trustee at colleges from one coast to the other, affording her an appreciation of university life that few enjoy. Among the...

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Furman Fellows Announce 2020 Award Recipients

The Furman Fellowship is an endowed scholarship fund founded in 2004 with a gift from Furman trustee emeritus Bob Buckman and Joyce Mollerup. Each year, five seniors are recognized as Furman Fellows and receive a scholarship...

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Giving Tuesday raised a record-breaking $353,552

The Furman community came together on December 1 to celebrate the university's eighth annual Giving Tuesday event. In total, 842 alumni, students, parents and friends gave a record-breaking $353,552 to more than a dozen funds...

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Mike ’72 and Sondra Hogan pledge gift of $500,000 to men’s golf

Mike Hogan ’72 and his wife, Sondra, have pledged an estate gift of $500,000 to the Furman men’s golf scholarship endowment, bringing the program closer to being fully funded. Hogan, who played from the 1969...

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Alumni Gordon and Sarah Herring donate $6.1 million to music department

Gordon Herring '65 and Sarah Herring '66 have pledged a gift of $6.1 million to the Furman Department of Music. Through the donation, the Herrings have established the Herring Music Chair Endowment and the Herring...

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Work begins on Joseph Vaughn Plaza

Furman University will break ground next week on the Joseph Vaughn Plaza, which will be home to a statue honoring Furman’s first Black undergraduate student and establish a place for reflection and celebration of those...

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Students, alumni, parents and friends join together for Dins Day on June 16

Furman University students, alumni, parents and friends will join together Tuesday, June 16, to kick off the sixth annual Dins Day, a 24-hour celebration of Paladin pride and philanthropy. After a date change due to...

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