Honoring Fundraising Efforts across the Years

Alumni Fund Directors' Trophy: Established in 1972 by the directors of the Alumni Fund, the Alumni Fund Directors' Trophy is awarded annually to the class that, in the opinion of the directors, achieved an outstanding performance that deserves special mention. This year, that honor goes to the Class of 1989-35^th Reunion Committee.

Led by co-chairs Kathleen Burke, Liz Cahn, and Mark Lenhart, the volunteers set an ambitious goal of achieving 50 percent participation in annual giving from their classmates this year. "Much of their success was influenced by a Reunion Challenge during BowdoinOne Day," commented nominator Sarah Daniels, an assistant director of annual giving at Bowdoin. "An anonymous classmate offered a $10,000 challenge if 50 classmates made gifts during the effort. The 35th Reunion Committee leveraged the opportunity and not only unlocked the challenge with fifty-five donors, but also ended up being the class with the most donors during BowdoinOne Day, the first time a non-GOLD (graduates of the last decade) class took the number one spot during this annual effort."

Leon W. Babcock Plate: Awarded annually to the nonreunion class making the largest contribution to the Alumni Fund, this award was created in 1980 by William L. Babcock Jr. '69 in honor of his grandfather, Leon W. Babcock '17. This year's winner is the Class of 1976, which raised $566,507 for the Alumni Fund.

Alumni Fund Cup: Awarded annually since 1932, the Alumni Fund Cup recognizes the reunion class making the largest contribution to the Alumni Fund. The cup for 2023-24 goes to the Class of 1964 which raised $1,307,734 for the Alumni Fund-a record-breaking total for the 60^th Reunion class which was greatly influenced by the incredible generosity of Glen Morie '64 who made a $1 million gift to the Alumni Fund to support the College where it's needed most to commemorate this milestone reunion year. Unsurprisingly, this class also broke the fundraising record for the 60^th Reunion, which was previously held by the Class of 1962, which raised $192,619 in fiscal year 2021-22.