New Endowments

Thomas S. Johnson ’62, P’97 and Ann Johnson P’97 celebrated the installation of Daniel Blackburn as the inaugural Thomas S. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Biology on October 30, 2008. In December 2008, the Johnsons generously committed to fund a second endowed chair. Mr. Johnson is a former Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

A college’s endowment is its financial foundation, a perpetual source of support that sustains its growth over time. Trinity’s endowment provides, among many other things, financial aid for students, resources for faculty and academic programs, support for athletic and co-curricular programs, and even funds to help maintain the College’s physical plant.

In 2008-2009, generous gifts from alumni, parents, and friends established 26 new endowed funds noted below.

Dr. Sidney L. and Mrs. Beatrice K. Cramer, Class of 1937 Scholarship Fund
Bequest of Dr. Sidney L. Cramer ’37, of Hartford, CT. Income to provide an annual scholarship of up to $5,000 to a student, preferably a graduate of Hartford

Maxime C. and Margherita A. Fidao Scholarship Fund
Proceeds of a life income fund from Margherita A. and Maxime C. Fidao ’34 of Longmont, CO. Income from the fund is to be used to provide financial assistance to qualified students with no restrictions.

William S. and Jane R. Grainger Library Fund
Proceeds of a life income fund of Jane and William S. Grainger ’32. Income is to be used for the ongoing needs of the Library.

Thomas J. and Frank A. Hagarty Scholarship Fund
Bequest of Thomas J. Hagarty, Esq. ’35, of West Hartford, CT, in honor of his brother Frank A. Hagarty ’38. Income is to be used to provide scholarship assistance based on consideration of financial need and academic merit with preference for upper-class students.

Thomas S. Johnson '62, P'97 Distinguished Professorship
Gifts of Thomas S. and Ann Johnson of New York, NY. Income is to be used for the support of a second Johnson Professorship, which will not be restricted in use for a specific program or department. The selection and appointment of the Professorship shall be made by the President of the College upon the recommendation of the Dean of Faculty. Mr. Johnson is a former member of the Board of Trustees.

Katzman Family Scholarship
Gift of Elliot M. and Donna M. Katzman P’05 of North Andover, MA. Income to be used for financial aid purposes with no restrictions.

Lewis S. Keyes Fund
Bequest of Lewis S. Keyes ’58, M'60, of Norfolk, VA. Income to further the educational goals of the Chemistry Department for laboratory equipment and classroom teaching equipment and similar items of a teaching and/or research nature.

Lewis S. Keyes Scholarship Fund
Bequest of Lewis S. Keyes ’58, M'60 of Norfolk, VA. Income to provide tuition assistance to students of the College, with preference given to chemistry majors.

Kirk Family Scholarship Fund
Gifts of J. Alexander Kirk ’81, of New York, NY. Income is to be used to provide financial aid to qualified Trinity students with no restrictions.

Kathleen O. MacNerney Faculty Fund
Proceeds of a life income fund of Kathleen O. MacNerney of Bellaire, TX, widow of John MacNerney, 1943. Income will be used to supplement faculty salaries of outstanding teachers.

James J. Murren '83 Endowed Scholarship Fund for Summer Study at the Trinity College Rome Campus
Gift of James J. Murren ’83, of Las Vegas, NV. Income to provide financial assistance for qualified students for summer study at Trinity's Rome Campus. If, in a particular year, no qualified students fit these criteria, the income will be awarded to one or more qualified students for study at the Rome Campus during the academic year.

Lisa P. Nestor Memorial Prize for Excellence in Student Teaching in the Sciences
Gifts of James P. Nestor, family, friends, former students, and colleagues in loving memory of Lisa P. Nestor, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry from 1999 until her death in 2007, and who was instrumental in establishing the Supplemental Instruction Program at the College. Income is to be used to provide an annual prize at Honors Day for excellence in student teaching in the sciences.

Karen K. Thomas and David Thomas China Urban Studies Summer Program Fund
Gift of Karen K. Thomas ’78, P'12, and David Thomas, P'12, of Rye, NY. Income is to be used to provide financial aid resources to the College's students selected to participate in the China Urban Studies Summer Program, who demonstrate financial need based on the College's applicable financial aid criteria.

Trinity College Fund for Cross Country
Gift of an anonymous donor. Income is to be used to support the Men's and Women's Cross Country programs.