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Joan and Dick Niemiec’65 established the Edwin F. Wilde, Jr. Distinguished Service Professorship to support the College and to honor a favorite professor and lifelong mentor and friend. Read more

“The College contributes so much to the quality of life in the Beloit community. It plays a significant role in recruiting top-level executives and professionals to the area,” says John Eldred'52, president of First National Bank and Trust Company. “It is our strong obligation to support it.”Read more

“The tax advantages and the income for my wife and I were factors in selecting a gift annuity,” says  Peter Kostantacos’48. “But equally important, however, was the gift to the College. I’ve always wanted to do something more substantial than my annual giving.” Read more

Virginia Olga Skinner’49 established the Ralph C. Huffer Professorship to honor Prof. Huffer's excellence in teaching and advising. It also gives her the satisfaction of seeing important facets of her own Beloit experience replicated for new generations of students. ” Read more

“Our senior class felt very strongly about what our class gift should accomplish,” says class gift co-chair Laura Grube’08. “We identified an area of need where our gift could supplement College resources and directly benefit students.” The class of 2008 raised more than $25,500 to create the Off-Campus Education Endowed Fund. Read more

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