Bowdoin alumnus Charlie Micoleau '63 isn't planning on retiring for another year or two, but that hasn't stopped him from planning ahead
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For Cam Sarrouf '55, giving back to Bowdoin is the best way to say "thank you" to the professors and mentors he can no longer thank in person. When the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers recently presented Cam with its Lifetime Achievement Award, the event left him thinking of all the people who have influenced his life and contributed to his success; mentors like Bowdoin Professor John Sweet, who taught public speaking Cam's first year. Professor Sweet took Cam under his wing after a difficult first semester, and Cam went on to take the freshman prize for oratory and later starred as Richard III in the first production in Pickard Theater. The oratory skills he developed under Professor Sweet's guidance became central to Cam's career as one of Boston's top ranking trial lawyers.
In 1997, Cam and his wife Joyce founded the Sarrouf Family Scholarship Fund in memory of Cam's parents, providing the opportunity for students from the Middle East to receive the benefits of a Bowdoin education. "I was the first of my family to go to school, let alone college," Cam explains. "My immigrant parents, who never had an opportunity for even a rudimentary education, instilled in me the value of an education, and I feel an obligation to honor the heritage they passed to me."
Cam and Joyce have continued to build the Sarrouf Family Scholarship Fund through gifts of cash and appreciated stock.Working with the Gift Planning Office, they also created a charitable remainder unitrust that pays them quarterly income during their lifetimes and will provide a final legacy gift to the College. So far, the Sarrouf Family Scholarship Fund has helped six students attend Bowdoin. Joyce and Cam have supported many other projects at Bowdoin as well, including the renovations of Pickard Theater. Their spirit of giving back has become a family affair, with their children, Camille Jr., Leza '86, Thomas, and John '93, all deeply involved in philanthropy.
In a distinguished career of public and professional service, Cam has made Bowdoin a priority for more than fifty years. "Without financial aid and College interest-free loans, I could not have had a Bowdoin education. I have to give back."
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Fifty years after graduating from Bowdoin, Jack Abbott ’63 describes the experience as life-changing and he and his wife, Kip, have found several generous ways to say thank you to his beloved alma mater.
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In 2009, Bob and Judy Toll of Oakland, California, gave nearly two hundred pieces of Canadian Inuit Art to Bowdoin’s Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center.
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"Looking back on Bowdoin at his 50th Reunion, Dick Burns '58 reflected, "the good fortune I had to be able to go to Bowdoin has been a significant and positive force in my life.
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For Cam Sarrouf '55, giving back to Bowdoin is the best way to say "thank you" to the professors and mentors he can no longer thank in person.
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John's commitment to keeping a high-quality liberal arts education relevant and affordable motivated him to provide for Bowdoin in his estate plans.
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Over the years, Don has supported that principle not only with regular contributions to the Alumni Fund, but also with a contribution to one of the College's Pooled Life Income Funds.
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“Comparing the guaranteed fixed Charitable Gift Annuity rate with what the bank offered when I was about to roll over my certificates of deposit was a no-brainer," says Lex.
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Bill first made this commitment tangible by establishing a scholarship fund in his name in 1973. Since his Bowdoin education was made possible by financial aid, Bill understood and advocated for the importance of scholarships.
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John served from 1972 to 1995 as a member of the College's governing boards. During this time, he established the John H. and Dorothy F. Magee Fund, which is designed to support course and curriculum improvement, faculty renewal and development, and academic program innovation.
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Funding a scholarship with a charitable trust was a good choice for the Forgits. It generated a significant charitable deduction in 2005, which proved useful in conjunction with the sale of a business, and provides lifetime income to Ray and Alice.
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Learning is something I've done—and loved—all my life, and I remain actively engaged in education to this day.
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As I was turning 65, I did some serious planning for the next stage in my life. I had no plans to retire anytime soon—I still don't—but I had three goals for the immediate future.
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