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Expanding the collection of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s magnificent trees inspired President Leo M. Lambert and his wife, Laurie, to make a generous gift to the Campus Conservancy Endowment, which funds future maintenance of facilities and ensures that ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ remains one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ parents Howard C. and Judy Pickett of Cary, N.C., have made a $110,000 endowment gift to enhance the university’s Isabella Cannon Leadership Fellows program. The couple made the gift because of the transformative experience that their daughter, Hilaire, a senior, has had as a Leadership Fellow at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ.

Helping to make an ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ education possible for additional deserving students was the motivation behind a $500,000 gift from the Hall Family Foundation. The gift was made in memory of Margaret “Peggy” Hall, a former Parents Council member and the mother of Gretchen Hall Archibald ’02.

The importance of scholarships at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ took center stage Thursday night as members of the campus community gathered for the annual Scholarship Dinner. A record crowd of donors and students packed McKinnon Hall to share stories of philanthropy and academic success.

The couple's generous $500,000 gift will support the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Academy, a university-run academic enrichment program for high school students in the Alamance-Burlington school system. Read this note for details of the gift, which will be counted as part of the university's upcoming fundraising campaign.