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Meet Our Donors

The Gift of Stock: A Win-Win Situation
John Lippincott '63 has found that donating stock to Ohio Wesleyan benefits him as well as the University. "By giving these securities to the University, I am able to avoid paying federal, long-term capital gains tax," he explains. That's not all: Gifts of common stock entitle him to a tax deduction for the stock's current market value. Donating stock isn't the only way he is making a difference at Ohio Wesleyan, however. More

Pat Ferry's Family Hands Down a Belief in Giving
Pat Ferry's dad handed down a belief in giving. "He was just that kind of person," she says. And now Pat and her family are handing down an endowment to help OWU education. More

Tower Society Profile: Patricia Frasher Papoi '66 and David Papoi '65
Although they thought about it early in life, it wasn't until their daughter began her college search that David and Pat Papoi decided it was time to give back to their alma mater. "It's never too late. …That's the wonderful thing about it." Dave says. More

Kerns Support OWU with a Charitable Gift Annuity
For George and Joan Kerns, it all started 64 years ago on a train from New York City to Delaware, Ohio. When the couple met on that train, they had no idea that a lifetime of love—for each other and Ohio Wesleyan—had begun. More

Train Ride Forever Changes Course of Two OWU Students
Was it fate? Who'd know where two donors' lives would be had they not boarded a train to OWU together? Learn why they've included OWU in their estate plans. More

A Perfect Connection
Thanks to the advice of a good friend and a great campus visit, Barbara Bruce '64, a charter Tower Society member since 1991, fell in love with Ohio Wesleyan many years ago. More

A Perfect Match Still—And Always
For Jim '56 and Hope Hainer Metzger '59, Tower Society members for almost a year, Ohio Wesleyan was an amazing place, filled with eyeopening social and intellectual experiences. More

Richard H. Bohr, Class of '43
Richard H. Bohr '43 is an avid sportsman who can still be found on the ski slopes or at the tennis courts with his wife, Georgette.  More

Judith L. Schultz, Class of '65
Prior to a career move into public relations in 1991, Judi Schultz was a well-regarded business journalist and editor with the Dayton Daily News and the now defunct Journal Herald in Dayton for 19 years. In all, she worked as a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 26 years. More

Judith Jones, Class of '69
Throughout her varied career, Judith Jones '69 had the opportunity to travel the world and to experience its different cultures. Today, she enjoys the natural splendor of her surroundings at her home on Sanibel Island. She credits much of her success and good fortune to her Ohio Wesleyan education. More

Jack A. Smith, Class of '49
Jack A. Smith '49 and his wife Peg (Oberlin '55 ), wanted to make gifts to both of their alma maters. More

Genesis of a Unitrust
It was pre-ordained that a young woman named Margaret Moltrup should enroll in 1929 at Ohio Wesleyan University. More

Planned Gift Will Benefit Ross Art Museum
Fred and Marilyn recently created a Charitable Remainder Unitrust for which Ohio Wesleyan serves as trustee. More

McFaddens Give Back to OWU Through a Charitable Gift Annuity
When Marty Phelps was applying to college, she was inspired by her pastor, Edgar N. Jackson (OWU '32). More

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