Seven Students Receive DES Scholarships in 2014

The DePaul Emeritus Society Members have been generous again this year. Highlights of your philanthropy include:

• 54 gifts made, as of May 11, to the 2014 DES Scholarship Fund campaign, totaling $14,210
• Again this year, the Office of Mission and Values has matched our total giving
• Seven scholarships granted to upper-level undergraduates, mostly to students graduating June, 2014, from the colleges of Education (2), LA&SS, Business, Communication, Science and Health, and Computing and Digital Media.
• Nearly $20,000 distributed in scholarships
• DES Scholarship principal, as of April 30, over $105,000.
• 32 DES members gave to funds other than the DES Scholarship totally over $93,000 in additional gifts

Comments from our Scholarship recipients regarding receipt of the 2014 DES Scholarship:

• This has been such a blessing. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.  Having not attended college themselves, my parents are -- and have been for most of my life -- financially burdened. This scholarship means that I can cut down slightly on the hours I'm working outside of school, thus allowing me to place more focus on my studies in my final quarter here at DePaul. '

• I'd just like you to know that later in life when I become more financially stable, I fully intend on paying this forward and donating scholarship money back to DePaul for future students. Thanks you again, this has helped me immensely.

• It means a lot to me; simply put without added financial help I would not have had a chance to attend DePaul.  Six years ago I would have not thought this was possible.

• As happy as I am to have benefited from this scholarship, there are others in worse positions than I was that are just as deserving.  Please continue to donate and help others like myself who can make a difference, but need help along the way.

• During my four years at DePaul, college financing has been challenging. With only my mother's source of income, this scholarship has eased my family's financial stress.  This scholarship is giving me the privilege of completing my degree as a first generation college graduate. I hope to one day give back to the DePaul community by helping others reach their education goals just as this scholarship had done for me.

• I just want to thank the donors for this generous gift. Words cannot express how much this scholarship means to me and my family.  Thank you for allowing me to get one step closer to achieving my education and professional goals.

Thank you to all the members of the DES for helping seven of our DePaul undergraduate students realize their dream of graduation. If you wish to make a donation to the DES Scholarship Fund, contact Alice Farrell afarrel@depaul.edu and she will help process the gift.

DES and Philanthropy, 2013

The FY 2013 DES Philanthropy report is final.  You were all most generous - our students thank you.

Highlights of DES giving FY2013:

• Total raised for The DePaul Emeritus Society Scholarship this year: $16,893.  The most raised in one year.
• 95 DES members generously supported the philanthropy efforts.
• Office of Mission and Values, for the second year, matched up to $15,000 of the money raised
• With this matching gift and $3,155 in earnings from the principal of the endowed scholarship fund, we were able to give 7 scholarships during Spring Quarter, 2013.  Most scholarships were in the $2,000 - $2,500 range.
• Including the DES Scholarship gifts, retirees gave more than $250,000 to the University this year.
• The DES Scholarship's current principal balance is now in excess of $90,000.

Read some comments from this year's scholarship recipients.

The Mission and Values Office committed to a three-year, matching grant of $15,000 per year.  This is year three. Let's exceed the $15,000 again!

Thanks to all who support DePaul University and its students.