JAMES B. COLGATE SOCIETY AND THE PRESIDENTSe ... - Alumni

Benefits
Members of the President’s Club are
the most engaged, passionate, and
committed people. As Colgate alumni,
parents, and friends, they share a
lifelong commitment to Colgate and to
the Chenango Valley. The friends they
made at Colgate are still central to their
lives. In addition, membership in the
Presidents’ Club also offers:
• Regular, exclusive, personalized
communications from the
university including the PC
Newsflash, a members-only
e-newsletter with up-to-date
information on programs, priori-
ties, issues, and events at Colgate.
• Frequent opportunities to greet
one another and discuss relevant
campus issues at regional
presidential roundtables, dinners,
and events.
• An exclusive invitation to our annual
auction and reception.
• Special attention during Reunion
Weekend, including Presidents’
Club business services, breakfast
with the president, and listing on
a recognition board.
• Involvement with students
through a partnership with
Colgate’s Career Services.
The mission of the Presidents’ Club
Since its founding, the Presidents’ Club has recognized Colgate’s most generous
benefactors. Members of the Presidents’ Club support the university across
all disciplines and throughout the campus in ways that benefit every student
and faculty member. Gifts at the Presidents’ Club level underwrite an educational
experience that is among the finest available anywhere, preparing Colgate
graduates to be thoughtful, productive citizens of the modern world.
The Presidents’ Club exists to:
Promote active interest and participation in university affairs by alumni, parents,
and friends;
Encourage an exemplary standard of giving in support of the university; and
Provide an opportunity for members to meet with university representatives to
discuss plans and objectives for Colgate.
How to join
To make a Presidents’ Club gift to
Colgate, follow the membership
level guidelines and ways of giving.
Your gift entitles you to membership
for one year.
Check — mail in business reply
envelope.
Online giving — Colgate website
(www.colgatealumni.org), click
“Giving to Colgate.”
Credit card — call 1-800-668-4428
— monthly deductions offered on
the 13th of each month.
Appreciated securities —
call 315-228-7732 for details.
Life income agreements —
call 315-228-7450 for details.
For additional information,
call or write:
Patricia D. Caprio
Director of the Leadership Giving
Colgate University
13 Oak Drive
Hamilton, NY 13346
315-228-7489 or 1-800-668-4428
e-mail: pcaprio@colgate.edu.
Membership levels
Alumni, parents, and friends
who made unrestricted or restricted
annual gifts to Colgate during the
2007-2008 fiscal year at the levels
listed below were automatically
enrolled in the Presidents’ Club.
James B. Colgate Society $1 million
cumulative gifts over lifetime
Member in Perpetuity $500,000
cumulative gifts within 10 years
Founder $250,000
Benefactor $100,000
Patron $50,000
Council $25,000
Fellow $10,000
Partner $5,000
Member $2,000
Classes of 1959 through 1999, Parents,
Grandparents, and Friends
Member $1,000
Classes of 1925 through 1958, and Widows
Graduated Levels 2007–2008
Class of 2000 $900
Class of 2001 $800
Class of 2002 $700
Class of 2003 $600
Class of 2004 (5th year reunion) $500
Class of 2005 $400
Class of 2006 $300
Class of 2007 $200
Class of 2008 $100
Class of 2009 $100
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