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Press Releases
Annual Giving Reaches Record Level
7/2/2007 - The Fund for Hobart and William Smith, the Colleges’ annual fund, closed the books on a record-setting year. More than $2.88 million was raised for the 2007 fund year, the highest ever on record for the Colleges.
Cairds Pledge $3.7 million to Hobart and William Smith Colleges
5/28/2007 - Alumnus James F. Caird, class of 1956, and his wife, Cynthia L. Caird, pledged a donation of $3.7 million to Campaign for the Colleges.
Campaign for the Colleges met with energy and enthusiasm across the country
1/31/2007 - After several launch celebrations across the country, the Colleges were welcomed by alums from the farthest region of the Northeast.
Festivities commemorate 100 years of William Smith College
12/11/2006 - On Dec. 9, William Smith College marked Founder's Day with a dinner in the Great Hall of Saga. The event kicked off the College's 21-month Centennial Celebrations.
Hobart and William Smith Dedicate Studio Arts Facilities
11/4/2006 - The Katherine D. Elliott Studio Arts Center and The Goldstein Family Carriage House were dedicated on Nov. 4, 2006 as Hobart and William Smith Colleges took yet another step forward in a long series of capital projects.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Embark on $160 million Capital Campaign
9/21/2006 - The Colleges launched the largest capital campaign in their history on Sept. 21 at the filled-to-capacity New York City's Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Houghton House Estate transformed
07/31/2006 - As the Goldstein Family Carriage House and the Katherine D. Elliott Studio Arts Center neared completion, the grounds at Houghton House took on a whole new look.
de Cordova Hall dedication draws a crowd
06/02/2006 -With Reunion in full swing, alumni and alumnae turnout was high for the dedication of de Cordova Hall, one of the newly built residence halls on Emerson Hill.
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Campaign Events
Over the next several months, alumni, alumnae, parents and friends of Hobart and William Smith Colleges will gather all across the country to celebrate Campaign for the Colleges and all that it will accomplish.
Hobart and William Smith announced the most ambitious fundraising effort in the Colleges’ history on Sept. 21 at Lincoln Center. The national kickoff of Campaign for the Colleges was a grand event.
More than 1,500 supporters of Hobart and William Smith Colleges came to the Robert A. Bristol '31 Field House for the Campus Launch of Campaign for the Colleges. The kickoff included student performances, the Colleges' campaign film, dinner and dancing.
An enthusiastic and committed group of alums and parents joined forces to host the Boston Launch celebration of Campaign for the Colleges at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The program was highlighted by reflections from Boston area alums.
HWS alumni, alumnae, parents and friends gathered during a pair of launch events in Florida: an east coast event, hosted by Trustee Jane Napier P'89, was held at The Bear's Club in Jupiter; and a west coast event, hosted by Dan and Cindy Accordino P'04, at the Naples Grande Resort and Club. The programs were highlighted by reflections from Florida alums.
Members of the HWS community gathered as three alums reflected on the transforming experiences they had as students of Hobart and William Smith. Hosts Jay '98 and Julie '99 Flower welcomed a large crowd at the Portland Harbor Hotel in Portland, Maine.
Alumni, alumnae, parents and friends gathered last week at the Washington Golf and Country Club and The Maryland Club to celebrate Campaign for the Colleges.
Supporters of the Colleges gathered in the impressive Wilma Theater to celebrate Campaign for the Colleges. The evening, hosted by Peggy Bokan Greenawalt ’66, featured reflections from Emily W. Earll ’08, Diane-Louise Wormley ’70, Stuart S. Piltch’82 and Ellen Arnold Groff ’67, P’93.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges joined forces with alumni, alumnae and friends of the Colleges to host two incredible celebrations in California:
at the Olympic Club in San Francisco
on Friday, March
23; and at Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 24.
Langdon P. and Lyn G Cook P'99, P'05 welcomed Colleges community members to the Round Hill Club
on Wednesday, April 25.
Bert McCooey Jr. '76 P'04 P'09 and Lori McCooey P'04 P'09 hosted a Campaign celebration at the Westhampton Country Club on Saturday, July 21.
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