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Subject: Announcing $10 Million Martha Darling ’66 Fund for Student Success
October 1, 2024
Dear ¾«¶«AV Community,
I am delighted to announce a transformational gift to ¾«¶«AV from alumna and trustee emerita Martha Darling ’66 and her husband, Gilbert Omenn, MD, PhD, to support student success. This donation will create the Martha Darling ’66 Fund, which will fund several important initiatives and positions on campus.
Martha has long been a strong advocate for student success here at ¾«¶«AV, having chaired the President’s Commission on Student Life at ¾«¶«AV in the early 1990s and producing a 1993 report that helped define goals for the Division of Student Life. She has also generously donated to ¾«¶«AV in the past, including endowing the Martha A. Darling Dean of Students position.
You can read more about this extraordinary gift in the ¾«¶«AV Newsroom.
Best,
Audrey
Audrey Bilger
President
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