Western ... e-Round the World
Volume III, No. 4
May 2004
Thirty Is Something (and so is 130)
We look forward to welcoming back many of the 130 trustees who have served the Western College Alumnae Association over the past 30 years. How best to thank them for their dedication? With a big turnout for the weekend (June 18-20) -- and record attendance at the Saturday night banquet where trustees will be honored and all special reunion classes will deliver their memorable class toasts! Register online.

Spring Has Sprung ...
... and campus fancy turns to thoughts of the graduating WCP class of 2004! From the Senior Dinner Celebration (OK, it was across the street in the 1809 room) on April 13, to weeklong Spring Fling frivolity April 10-17 (OK, all the Shore to Slimy Shore participants were sophs but there were bound to be seniors spectating), to the presentation of senior theses April 27-29 in Leonard Theatre (OK, Sean's activist operetta was performed in front of Shriver, but he gave his discussion in Leonard), to their own graduation festivities -- informal reception at Patterson Place on May 7 and ceremony in Kumler Chapel on May 8 -- our campus swarmed with senior activity.
 
Board Business and Pleasure
From reading dozens of scholarship applications to fine tuning next year's budget to dreaming up fun and stimulating activities for Reunion weekend, your hard-working Board of Trustees spends many hours at the spring meeting, doing the business of the Association. But there are moments of pure pleasure, too, such as lunching at The Lodge with current scholarship recipients and entertaining -- and being entertained by -- special dinner guests. WCP professor Mark McPhail was one such guest the first weekend in April.

Happy 100th Birthday, McKee!
Built in 1904 and named for Leila S. McKee, Westerns first president (1888-1904), McKee Hall was always and still is today the favorite dormitory of many students. (Just ask Phyllis Hoyt her favorite dorm.)

You Could Look It Up *
Keeping in mind that we're talking about Western giving here, take your best guess at these multiple choice questions:
1. Total giving over the past 30 years to Annual Fund, Reunion Funds and Endowment Funds is (a) $1,000,000 (b) $4,232,862 (c) $6,651,334.

2. Since 1974, WCAA scholarships totaling $1,066,276 have helped (a) 150 students (b) 250 students (c) 383 students.
3. We have built our endowments to a total of $3,517,534, enabling an annual distribution of approximately $169,000 for scholarships and educational programs. This will continue (a) for 10 years (b) for 50 years (c) in perpetuity.
* with a little help from our incomparable accounting associate, Kaye Wolke

Click here for answers.

Upcoming Event (just one, but it's BIG)
June 18-20: All-Classes Reunion 2004, on the Western campus, honoring past trustees, the 50-year class of 1954, and classes ending in "4" or "9" -- not necessarily in that order.
Western e-Round the World is an occasional publication of the WCAA; Catherine Bauer Cooper '60, Publications Editor.

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