By association
The Boston College Alumni Association has made a $1 million commitment to the Ever to Excel Campaign. The donation represents the largest gift ever made to the University by the Alumni Association. It will create the Alumni Association Endowment for Student Retreat and Volunteer Programs, which will support student participation in University programs such as Appalachia Volunteers and the Kairos Retreat. "BC graduates hold onto the Jesuit ideal, 'men and women for others,' and this gift will help BC students continue that tradition," said Alumni Association president William J. Cunningham '57.

Teams score
Gifts to Boston College Athletics totaled $6.7 million in pledges, the highest amount in the University's history. Commitments to the Ever to Excel Campaign on behalf of athletics included 71 gifts of $50,000 or more, 49 of those for $100,000 or more. Gift highlights included a $350,000 contribution from former BC football player T. J. Fitzpatrick '84 in honor of Barry Gallup '69; a $250,000 gift from former BC basketball player Dan Kilcullen '74 and Mary Pat (McCue) Kilcullen '75; and a $250,000 gift from James P. Foley '51 and his late wife, Edwina.

Class acts
Reunion giving surpassed $18 million, more than $3.5 million over the previous record. Among classes posting record gifts were the Class of 1996, which gave $126,886; the Class of 1991, giving $570,708; the Class of 1986, with $2,834,640; the Class of 1981, with $843,142; and the Class of 1976, with $2,048,207. The Class of 1951 raised $5,389,827, almost tripling the previous 50th re-union record.

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