As Duke University honors 50 years of black scholars at the university, we ask that you consider leaving a lasting legacy through our collective gifts.
Our goal in the next nine months is to raise one million dollars through gifts and pledges. Long term, we hope to sustain giving to the university beyond this wonderful commemoration.
If your passion is the arts and growing student leaders, consider a gift to the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture. If your passion is undergraduate student scholarship and service, consider a gift to endow the Reggie Howard Scholarship Fund.
In honor of the 50-year anniversary, you may want to consider a $50 gift, a $250 gift ($50/year over 5 years), a $3,000 gift ($50/month for 5 years) or a $50,000 gift ($10,000 year over 5 years). There is no gift too great or small.
On behalf of the 50th Anniversary Development Committee, I’d like to thank you in advance for your generous gift and your support of this great legacy.
Sincerely,
Melvia L. Wallace T’85
Chairperson, 50th Anniversary Development Committee
Committee Members
D. Michael Bennett, T’77, Vice President, Duke Alumni Association Board
Marcus Benning, T’14, President, Black Student Alliance
Mary Ann E. Black, Associate VP for Community Relations, Duke University Health System
G. Malik Burnett, T’07 MD’12, MBA’12, Graduate Young Trustee
Chandra Guinn, Director, Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture
Reginald Lyon, T’84, President, Duke University Black Alumni Connection
Dorothy Powell, Associate Dean, Duke School of Nursing
Danielle Squires, T’02, Duke Annual Fund Executive Council
Sharon White, Assistant Director, Marketing and Communications, Duke Annual Fund
Hank Woods, Assistant Vice President, Duke Annual Fund