Exeter College Donors' Report

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The College formally purchased the
Walton Street site on 17 March 2010
with confidence gained through early gifts
received from members of the Campaign
Committee, including Sir Ronald Cohen
(1964, PPE), Mark Houghton Berry (1976,
Literae Humaniores), John Leighfield
(1958, Literae Humaniores) and Charles
Outhwaite (1984, Modern History),
together with other Old Members, Parents
of a current student, Friends of Exeter and
from Valerie Barr, the widow of Rector
Emeritus Barr.
We are also grateful for the ongoing
support for the tutorial system which we
believe is the sine qua non of an Oxford
education and which we insist on protecting.
Over the last year gifts have been received
from David Hughes (1965, Medicine) who,
as he retired from the medical profession,
made a generous gift to support the teaching
of medicine at Exeter. Adam Hogg (1962,
Animal Physiology), Iain Lumsden (1964,
Mathematics) and others have also made
generous gifts which have been directed
towards the support of the tutorial and it
is this focused giving that ensures that the
tutorial will survive.
We have also been much encouraged by
the generosity of Old Members who have
supported very specific needs over the last
year. Stephen Green (1966, PPE) and his
wife Jay have committed to supporting the
post of Chaplain at Exeter College over the
coming years; Costas Prapopulos (1955,
Literae Humaniores) made a generous gift
to the Boat Club for training and equipment
which they used to fund a training camp
at Wallingford over Easter; and David
Hartnett (1971, English), John Quelch
(1969, Modern History) and John Hughes
(1950, PPP) have all been very generous
in their support for different aspects of the
College Library and provision for study,
research and archives.
Every gift makes a difference and, without
your support, we would not be able to
support our students nor offer the calibre
or depth of teaching that we do. Whether
you choose to give to the Annual Fund
or to direct your gift to a specific project
such as those described above we – the
Fellows and current students – know how
much the College benefits as a direct result
of your generosity. And we in turn rise to
the example you have set us. Fellows and
students alike have started supporting the
College financially, with 56% of the leaving
class this year making their first gift! Long
may this continue and long may Exeter
flourish. Thank you.
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