Meet Our Donors
Paying His Good Fortune Forward
Guido Di Gregorio's estate gift shows others that he values his Trine education and helps future students succeed.
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Nontraditional Student Finds a New Path in Life
Tri-State and Trine University launched Julie Kerins on a new career path, and she hopes her estate gift to the University will help other young women looking for direction.
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Donor's Trine Education Launched His Career Sky High
John Meredith, a 1965 aeronautical engineering alumnus, is giving current and future Trine students the same opportunity for a quality education and career foundation with his estate plan gift.
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Endowed Scholarships Leave a Permanent Legacy of Helping Students
During their time as faculty at Tri-State and Trine, Don and Dolores Tichenor impacted countless students. When Don passed away, Dolores established an endowed scholarship fund in his memory to ensure his impact on students would never end.
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Leap of Faith
Torn between forging a new path at Tri-State University and following in his father's footsteps at another institution, Jason Stechschulte eventually decided to take a leap of faith. Now, he's paying it forward at the school that invested in him many years ago.
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Kennedys Pay It Forward in Hopes of Encouraging Students
Larry Kennedy, a 1971 business administration graduate, and his wife MaryAnn, from Solon, Ohio, have established an endowed scholarship that supports a student who has a
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Alumni and Friends Grow Endowment, Leave a Legacy
For decades, generous alumni and friends of Tri-State and Trine have supported the school's endowment, from which the administration uses the interest to support scholarships for talented students and exceptional faculty and to purchase needed lab and classroom materials.
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Take It From a Doctor Who Knows!
Dr. William "Bill" Becher '50 RE and his wife, Helen, know more than just a little about the benefits of a charitable gift annuity. During the summer of 2005, Bill, a retired professor and former chair of the electrical engineering department at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, and his wife were looking at how they might best make a significant charitable gift to the University.
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The Reiners Endowment: A Gift for Today and Tomorrow
Shortly after graduating as a civil engineer in 1965, Larry Reiners knew there was something he wanted to share, and fortunately for Larry, his wife, Judy, joined him in that exciting vision.
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Walter and Don Nell Cunningham: Trine Offers Donors Stability and Confidence
Don Nell Cunningham is a woman of independent means—and an independent mind. When she decided to invest in a charitable gift annuity, Don Nell looked long and hard at her many options, finally settling on Trine University—not because it was the alma mater of her husband, Walter, but because it offered all the advantages and intangibles she was looking for.
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