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TWU – Connecting the Dots

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Purposeful Giving<br />

VISIONARY FRIENDS AND ALUMNI<br />

The recent growth and future potential of our university depend on <strong>the</strong> engagement of a growing number of generous<br />

people who believe that advancing women’s education, capabilities and leadership are of paramount importance to<br />

society. In <strong>the</strong> past five years, we’ve doubled our endowment and <strong>the</strong> number of individual donors. We received two<br />

historic gifts: one from alumna and businesswoman Mary L.A. Stanton and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r from Richard W. Woodcock, <strong>the</strong><br />

world-renowned psychometrician who developed <strong>the</strong> Woodcock-Johnson cognitive test, among o<strong>the</strong>rs.<br />

$10M+<br />

2018<br />

single largest gift<br />

to <strong>the</strong> university<br />

As a working single mo<strong>the</strong>r, Mary L.A. Stanton ’85 wasn’t a<br />

typical undergraduate student when she attended <strong>TWU</strong>. Her<br />

experience motivated her to donate more than $10 million<br />

toward <strong>the</strong> construction of <strong>TWU</strong>’s new residential village.<br />

The east building now bears her name: Mary’s Hall.

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