Exeter College Donors' Report

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Major Gifts
by Katrina Hancock, Director of Development
It might seem a little daunting to launch the Exeter Excelling
Campaign in September 2009 to raise £45m while the
economy still faces upheavals and every College budget has
been restricted or cut.
But a long history of philanthropic support
and a tradition of generosity have provided
a solid foundation on which we know we
can rely.
More than ever before the Annual Fund
has played a vital role in funding oneto-one
tutorials, revision classes, and
guaranteeing hardship support for all who
need it. In addition to this vital, regular
support are those whose philanthropy has
supported a specific area of the Campaign
such as scholarships, the purchase of the
Walton Street site and focused support
for the tutorial system, some of whom are
highlighted here.
Alan Lammin’s (1974, Modern Languages)
generous creation of the Mandarin
Scholarship has brought us Xinyuan Zheng
from the People’s Republic of China to
study Earth Sciences. Similarly, Richard
Mahoney (Friend) has continued his
support of Emily O’Brien who is studying
International Relations with a focus on
Churchill, and Peter Thompson (Friend)
has supported Daniel Koffler in his final
year reading Philosophy. Andrew Blake
(Friend) and Cung Vu (Friend) have
directed their support towards the Mary
Frances Cairncross Scholarship which the
Rector created in memory of her mother
to bring to Exeter a top graduate student
from a developing country. Two other
friends of the College, Bina Pandit and
Detta O’Cathain, have created scholarships
for graduates who did their undergraduate
degrees at Exeter so that we can keep hold
of these excellent students.
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