Founders Society

The Founders Society is the special group of alumni and friends who support Delaware Valley College through a bequest in their will, a charitable annuity or trust, an insurance policy or some other strategy. These planned gifts are also wise gifts, because the donor and the college mutually benefit.

A planned gift always benefits the donor as well as the receiver, both by the realization of doing something good and doing something wisely. Therefore, the benefits of "Giving Wisely" are financial as well as personal.

I suspect that some alumni or friends might have already named Delaware Valley College in their will or as the beneficiary of some other planned gift. If so, we warmly invite you to become a member of the Founders Society of Delaware Valley College. We also want to acknowledge you and to encourage others to follow your lead.

Thank you for joining us and so many others in the perennial founding of Delaware Valley College. Our students are the ultimate beneficiaries of your wisely planned gifts, and we welcome you as founders of Delaware Valley College.

Membership in the Founders Society

The founding of a venerable institution such as Delaware Valley College is much more an ongoing process than a one-time event. After the mission and bylaws were written, the block foundation laid, the cornerstone set in place and the ribbon cutting completed, the equally challenging task of prospering the college took center stage. So, in this sense, the founding of a college is a continuing process. The members of the Founders Society of Delaware Valley College recognize this truth, and they choose to be part of this perennial founding.

At the same time, members of the Founders Society fully understand the phrase "giving wisely." When donors take the time to plan their gift, the outcomes are often greater than they imagined and, hence, the expression "giving wisely." Through a planned gift, donors almost always are able to achieve more at the college than they expected and, in many cases, the gift costs the donor less because of the tax benefits and increased income the donor can receive from the gift.

Donors who notify us that they have chosen to "give wisely" by preparing a planned gift for Delaware Valley College thereby become members of the Founders Society.

The list of current members follows, and new members are added as soon as we are notified about their planned gift. Names of members are also published in the college's Annual Report. Please consider joining this special group of alumni and friends of Delaware Valley College. The benefits to you and the college are attractive and multiple.

Alumni and friends who wish to discuss preparing a planned gift may contact Tom Knadig, Director of Leadership and Planned Gifts at 215-489-2318 and Thomas.Knadig@delval.edu.

The Founders Society of Delaware Valley College Members

Russell C. Albright '67
Stanley E. Barber '52 & Family
Robert & Marren Berthold
Doris Blau
John Mark Bloomfield '79
Marvin '62 & Arlene Brand
Martin '54 & Rebbeca Brooks
Joseph '57 & Betty Lou Catino
Arthur '53 & Jean Collings
Harry `55 & Christine Conover
Clifford H. Cortelyou `68
Leonard '51 & Elizabeth Crooke
Raymond, Jr.`64 & Bonnie Cupples
Dennis N. DeSimone '72
James '61 & Elizabeth Diamond
Joshua '52 & Miriam Feldstein
Gery '70 & Carol Fisher
Howard S. Hauser `72
Thomas R. Hawk '65
Patricia Hilton '76
Ivar '53 & Mary Holmberg
Bret A. Hoover '90
John '66 & Nancy Howell
Thomas J. Johnson `70
Jack Kamison '31
Kevin '68 & Jacquelyn Keim
Jean Work Kenneally
Joseph `84 & Jeanette Kentos
Thomas M. Knadig
Theodore '30 & Sarah Krause
Lora Smith-Lago `90 & family
Frank '52 & Nancy LaRosa
Oskar '52 & Ruby Larsson
Joseph G. Lerner '39
Gerard '52 & Rita Marini
Paul P. McFarland '62
Ira E. Moumgis '51
Robert M. Morgan '70
Harold '63 & Nancy Nightwine
Nancy J. Ondra '89
Edward '69 & Marie Plotka
David L. Purdy
Peter G. Rolland '52
David '37 & Dorothy Rothbart
Mark Saunders '74
John W. Segraves
Norman '52 & Gail Shayer
Richard '68 & Nancy Smith
Kurt '55 & Martha Sonneborn
Ronald '56 & Jean Stammel
Joseph R. Stryjewski '73
Alex `06 & Susan Szarka
Nikolas A. Urban '02
Neil '65 & Marie Vincent
Susan B. Ward `80
Harry '56 & Elizabeth Weber
Robert G. Weber `52
William Weisberg '41
H. Thomas Wineman, II '76
Anonymous '39
Anonymous '45
Annonymous '56
Anonymous '60

December, 2007

Activities of the Founders Society

Members of the Founders Society are invited to two complimentary "Lunch and Learn Seminars" each year in the fall and spring semesters. The seminars, conducted by professional financial advisors, focus on current issues in financial management, investments and taxation. The seminars are followed by lunch, a time for socializing and a tour of an area of the campus where significant events or changes are happening.

A group of financial advisors, tax accountants and attorneys who are alumni and friends of Delaware Valley College is available for free consultation by anyone who wishes to discuss preparing a planned gift for the college.

Delaware Valley College
700 East Butler Avenue
Doyelstown, PA 18901-2697
215-489-2396 | Fax: 215-489-2965