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Two recent gifts to Trinity College will make a substantial impact on students for generations to come.<\/p>\n
$5 Million to Fund New Scholarship Program<\/h3>\nHenry Mallari-D\u2019Auria \u201983<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Henry Mallari-D\u2019Auria \u201983, a member of Trinity College\u2019s Board of Trustees and a longtime donor to the college, has made a $5 million gift that will expand Trinity\u2019s ability to recruit the best students of every background and will establish the Henry Mallari-D\u2019Auria \u201983 Scholarship.<\/p>\n
\u201cHenry\u2019s contributions to Trinity have long had an impact on the success of students and the institution,\u201d says Trinity College President\u00a0Joanne Berger-Sweeney. \u201cHis personal and professional accomplishments are a wonderful example of a Trinity success story, and his commitment to the college will expand our capacity to enroll incredible students who lack only sufficient resources for an educational experience like ours.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mallari-D\u2019Auria, who serves as chief investment officer of emerging markets value equities at AllianceBernstein and portfolio manager for the Next 50 Emerging Markets Fund, sees his gift as a way of opening doors for students, the way\u00a0financial aid\u00a0and\u00a0internships\u00a0at Trinity did for him. \u201cMy first job, and ultimately my career, was driven by an internship at the school,\u201d says Mallari-D\u2019Auria. \u201cAll of that would not have been possible if Trinity hadn\u2019t offered me financial aid.\u201d<\/p>\n
During his junior year, Mallari-D\u2019Auria, an\u00a0economics\u00a0major, interned with the investment management division of Travelers Insurance. The connections he made there led to his first job after college at PaineWebber. \u201cTrinity was key to being able to get that first job,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Mallari-D\u2019Auria recalled that shortly after his graduation from Trinity, he felt an obligation to give back to his alma mater. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t big dollars, but it was something. The school had been important to me.\u201d His involvement with Trinity continued through the years, including attending\u00a0Reunions\u00a0and making annual\u00a0Trinity Fund\u00a0gifts. As his donations increased, he decided to focus his philanthropy on financial aid.<\/p>\n
Says Mallari-D\u2019Auria, \u201cI understood that the price of a small liberal arts school is out of reach for many families and that I had an opportunity to ease some of that burden. My view is that if you are in a position to, you ought to contribute to the school\u2019s ability to enroll the best students.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mallari-D\u2019Auria\u2019s gift contributes toward the current initiative to raise $100 million in new support for recruitment and financial aid, an endeavor that is part of the college\u2019s commitment to opening Trinity\u2019s doors to the very best students from across the country and around the world.<\/p>\n
$4 Million to Support Human Rights Program<\/h3>\nJoanne and Everett \u201cEv\u201d Elting Jr. \u201958, P\u201985, \u201987<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Everett \u201cEv\u201d Elting Jr. \u201958, P\u201985, P\u201987 has made a $4 million gift to support Trinity\u2019s\u00a0Human Rights Program\u2014the first of its kind at an American liberal arts college\u2014greatly enhancing opportunities for students to study, and ultimately shape, the cause of human rights around the world.<\/p>\n
Elting\u2019s gift comes more than two decades after he donated $500,000 to create the program, which incorporates the study of human rights into the college\u2019s liberal arts curriculum. Inspired by the program\u2019s impact, Elting has designated his new gift to establish the Elting Fund for Human Rights and Global Citizenship. This latest commitment will build on the success of the Human Rights Program and offer additional resources for interdisciplinary study.<\/p>\n
\u201cEv\u2019s transformational gift will markedly boost Trinity\u2019s impact as a leader of undergraduate human rights education,\u201d says Trinity\u2019s Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs\u00a0Sonia Cardenas. \u201cStudents across the academic spectrum will deepen their appreciation of human rights\u00a0and global citizenship in their lives. They\u2019ll experience unparalleled learning opportunities in this tremendously important field.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elting\u2019s passion for human rights and commitment to the imperatives of empathy, responsibility, and global citizenship began at Trinity more than 60 years ago. Coursework in art history, philosophy, religion, linguistics, ethics, and economics sparked his interest in diverse peoples and cultures. \u201cAt Trinity, my interests broadened and provided me the basis for a much more enjoyable and enlightened life,\u201d he says. \u201cI am a true believer in a small-school liberal arts education.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elting was able to combine his divergent interests\u2014in business and humanitarianism\u2014by investing time and philanthropy in service to human rights causes while building a successful career. After Trinity, he rose through influential work in advertising and marketing to become president and CEO of Grey Advertising in Canada, which became the fourth-largest advertising firm in the nation under his leadership.<\/p>\n
For Elting, his investment in support of Trinity\u2019s Human Rights Program is deliberately timed to address what he sees as an inflection point in global history. \u201cI believe,\u201d says Elting, \u201cat this time when political and social dissension is rampant in our country, nothing is more important for citizens of the U.S. and the world than to profit and prosper through increased understanding and empathy toward one another.\u201d<\/p>\n
These stories were excerpted from longer pieces on the Trinity website. To read the complete versions, please visit:<\/p>\n
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