Both our donors and the beneficiaries of their generosity have stories to share.

Read their stories below:

 
Steven Karp

Steven Karp

I could not have imaged a school better suited for me than the University of Vermont. UVM felt right from the first day I arrived on campus.
 
 
Ken Wheeling

Kenneth Wheeling

UVM students from Monkton, Vermont will have the chance to benefit from a scholarship established by Kenneth Wheeling, a retired teacher and former director of the Shelburne Museum.
 
 
Anne Trask Forcier andLarry Forcier

Ann Trask Forcier and Larry Forcier

A native of Montpelier, Vermont, Anne graduated from UVM in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in social work and went on to earn her master's in counseling from Bradley University in 1981.
 
 
Jeanne Detenbeck

Robert and Jeanne Detenbeck

 
William A Meezan

William A. Meezan

Dr. William A. Meezan '67 says when he was at UVM back in ‘60s, "first of all, there was no such thing as gay, certainly no safe place on campus, and nobody identified that way."
 
 
Paula Oppenheim Cope

Paula Oppenheim Cope

When Paula Oppenheim Cope '75, G'83 took to the podium to accept the Alumni Association's Distinguished Service Award, she took the opportunity to share what she said was "my story."
 
 
Joy Fagan

Joy Fagan

"I am a person who loves books," says Joy Fagan '66. And not just any books.
 
 
 

 

Anne Brown

Anne Brown

"This was one of Harold's favorite spots. He loved to come down here," says Anne Brown of her late husband, UVM Class of 1952, known to generations of Vermonters as a true country veterinarian.
 
 
John and Donna Kunkel

John and Donna Kunkel

John and Donna Kunkel met and married in Minnesota in 1975 not knowing that a little place called Vermont would play a major role in their lives.
 
 
Thomas Votta

Thomas Votta

Thomas J. Votta '89 was dedicated to the environment. It was during his high school years that Tom's intellectual curiosity led him to develop his passion for environmental issues.
 
 
Robert and Shirley Johnson

Robert and Shirley Johnson

Dr. Robert and Shirley Johnson arrived in Vermont in 1971 when Robert accepted an appointment as assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery in the College of Medicine.
 
 
Wolfgang and Barbara Mieder

Wolfgang and Barbara Mieder

Wolfgang and Barbara Mieder have been generous donors to UVM over many years, including a major estate gift during UVM's last comprehensive campaign.
 
 
 

 

Talk to Us

For more information, please contact Cheryl Brodowski, Director of Legacy Giving:

phone(802) 656-8417

Cheryl.Brodowski@uvm.edu

 

Quotation MarkI give back because people’s journeys in life are important to me...especially when it moves the needle toward civility, kindness, equity, and justice."

- WANDA HEADING-GRANT ’87, G’03