Thank you to all donors and volunteers who supported the Dartmouth College Fund in 2020. Your commitment to Dartmouth and your support for our vital financial aid program make a huge difference in the lives of our students—and advance the College’s distinctive liberal arts experience. Congratulations to our volunteers and classes, listed below, for your outstanding accomplishments over the past year. Your leadership inspires us all!
MARK R. ALPERIN 1980 AWARD
Highest reunion participation
Class of 1960: 75.3%
JOHN R. MASON 1915 AWARD
Highest non-reunion participation
Class of 1961: 78.1%
CLASS OF 1938 AWARD
Largest reunion dollar total
Class of 1980: $4,379,783
JOHN H. DAVIS 1925 AWARD
Largest non-reunion dollar total
Class of 1978: $1,785,443
CLASS OF 1948 AWARD
Highest reunion dollar multiple
Class of 1995: 7.1
JOSHUA A. DAVIS 1927 AWARD
Greatest percent improvement in non-reunion dollars
1996: 168%
CLASS OF 1953 AWARD
Greatest number of reunion donors
Class of 1979: 570
RAYMOND J. RASENBERGER 1949 AWARD
Greatest number of non-reunion donors
Class of 1988: 441
CHARLES F. MOORE JR. 1925 AWARD
Greatest percent increase in reunion donors
Class of 1965: 6%
CLASS OF 1960 AWARD
Greatest commitment to financial aid
Classes of 1988, 1996
CENTENNIAL CIRCLE OF ALUMNAE CLASS AWARD
Greatest number of new Circle members
Class of 1990
CHARLES J. ZIMMERMAN 1923 AWARD
Greatest percent improvement in non-reunion donors
Class of 1984: 5.1%
FRED A. HOWLAND 1887 AWARD
Greatest increase in non-reunion donors
Class of 1984: 15
ANDREW J. SCARLET T 1910 AWARD
Greatest increase in non-reunion dollars
Class of 1994: $482,635
ROGER C. WILDE 1921 AWARD
New reunion dollar record
Class of 1960 (60th): $1,205,260
Class of 2010 (10th): $475,095
HARVEY P. HOOD 1918 AWARD
New reunion participation record
Class of 2010 (10th): 46.1%
CLASS OF 1964 AWARD
Greatest number of reunion 1769 Society members
Class of 1980: 94
MELVIN O. ADAMS 1871 AWARD
Greatest number of non-reunion 1769 Society members
Class of 1991: 105
PEGGY EPSTEIN TANNER 1979 AWARD
Class with best post-reunion donor retention
Class of 1959: 89%
CLASS OF 2003 AWARD
Reunion class with the greatest number of donors whose previous gift was 5+ years ago, and first-time donors
Class of 2009: 15
BRUCE D. MILLER 1974 AWARD
Non-reunion class with the greatest number of donors whose previous gift was 5+ years ago, and first-time donors
Class of 1993: 22
NEW NON-REUNION YEAR-OUT
DOLLAR RECORDS
Class of 1952: $273,889
Class of 1977: $1,022,484
Class of 1978: $1,785,443
Class of 1996: $939,139
NEW NON-REUNION YEAR-OUT
PARTICIPATION RECORDS
Class of 1953: 72.2%
Class of 1974: 48.1%