We made history for Wabash students on our 04.24.24 Day of Giving.
Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who helped #CelebrateWabash on our 2024 Day of Giving. Through your gifts, challenges, celebrations, and outreach, you celebrated the people, programs, and campus places that make Wabash so very special. Alumni, families, friends, and the campus community raised more than $1.65 million for Wabash students in a single day.
We asked the Wabash Nation to participate, and you responded with astounding enthusiasm. You rose to meet our $500,000 Lead Challenge, not just by reaching the goal of 5,000 gifts, but by setting a new record of more than 7,800. You attended events and posted poignant and heartfelt tributes, which unlocked an additional $222,000. This Surprise Challenge set a goal of 11,000 celebrations; you gave us more than 12,300.
When the totals are finalized, we will celebrate them here and on the College’s website. Until then, on behalf of our students, thank you for your sincere and selfless support that will elevate their Wabash experience.
Unlock more than $500,000 in Challenge Gifts for #CelebrateWabash
Update: Additional Wabash leaders have issued a Surprise Challenge of an extra $227,000 for our students if we reach 1,832 more Celebrations on our 2024 Day of Giving.
Lead Challenge: Make 5,000 Gifts Today!
A group of leaders is offering $500,000 in support of Wabash students as a challenge to the Wabash Nation to reach 5,000 gifts in a single day. Unlock five amounts of the challenge as we achieve each goal.
1,000 Gifts unlocks $100,000
2,000 Gifts unlocks $100,000
3,000 Gifts unlocks $100,000
4,000 Gifts unlocks $100,000
5,000 Gifts unlocks $100,000
Surprise Challenge: Reach 11,011 Total Celebrations
Keep the Celebration going with your gifts, celebration tributes, and social media posts;
1,832 additional Celebrations unlock an extra $227,000!
A special thanks to our Lead Challenge donors:
- Brian Beesley ’88
- Scott ’98 and Elisabeth Benedict
- Chris ’81 and Trish Braun
- Greg ’87 and Jane Castanias
- Chad ’00 and Maheen Cleaver
- Colten ’13 and Allison Craigin
- Jim ’85 and Jane Davlin
- Greg ’85 and Sarah Estell
- Jennifer Evans P’15 and Jack Tankersley
- Eric ’94 and Amanda Eversole
- Scott and Wendy Feller
- Ray Jovanovich ’84 and Belinda Puncia Jovanovich
- Phil and Colleen Kenney P’13,’18
- Charlie Kolisek ’14 and Colleen Kennedy
- David Marshall ’83
- Travis ’98 and Christine Merrill
- Houston ’85 and Sonia Mills
- Andrew Naugle ’97 and Corley Hughes
- John ’91 and Veronica Olivieri
- Rob ’92 and Leigh Rudicel
- Harsh ’01 and Aarathi Singh
- Walt ’68 and Kathy Snodell
- Jim ’82 and Maryann Snyder
- Tom ’73 and Anne Walsh
- Jim ’88 and Jennifer Williams
- Fred ’69 and Debrah Wilson
- Paul ’75 and Betty Woolls
- 2024 NAWM Board of Directors
Our sincere gratitude to our Surprise Challenge donors:
- Anonymous
- Steve ’68,P’99 and Joanie P’07 Bowen
- Kip ’03 and Nicole Chase
- Ron Dostal ’92
- Rob Dyer ’13
- Jim ’95 and Rem Hawksworth
- Gregory H’19 and Lora H’15 Hess
- Peter ’68 and Carroll Kennedy P’11,’16
- Josh ’99 and Monica Kline
- Frank ’82 and Lisa Kolisek P’11,’14
- David ’81 and Lynn Lewis
- Andrew ’90 and Amy Miller P’22,’24
- Cory ’85 and Leigh Olson
- David ’57 and Nancy Orr
- Gary ’77 and Joanne Reamey
- John ’69 and Diane H’99 Schroeder P’99
- David ’70 and Anne Shane
- Joe Turk Jr. ’89
- Jonathan ’98 and Vanessa Walsh
- Kathy and Rob Wunderlich P’18,’21
Why Give on 04.24.24?
Some occasions clearly call for celebration. Today, we celebrate the destination and the journey. A transformational education at Wabash needs the support of an engaged group of donors. Thanks to the generosity of people like you, Wabash students maximize their experiences and take charge of their futures. For every dollar raised, they get more scholarships, more one-on-one, more arts, more athletics, more immersion, more Wabash. Celebrate. Participate. Elevate.
Affinity Challenges
When an individual or group sets up an Affinity Challenge, they “challenge” others in their circles to make a gift on the 2024 Day of Giving. If you help them meet their goals, they will make a gift for the pledged amount.
Lead an Affinity Challenge, put your money on the line, and inspire people from your class, living unit, city, campus organizations, and beyond. By reaching your friends and networks, you elevate our College to even greater heights.
All gifts to Athletics affinity challenges will support the Athletic Director’s Fund to strengthen all our teams and facilities.
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Baseball | 119 | Mike Gullifor ’80, Mike Axel ’89, and Justin Vander Iest '06 hope you’ll step up to the plate and #CelebrateWabash baseball on 04.24.24. They’ll match every gift to this challenge up to a combined $7,000. |
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Basketball | 200 | Let’s celebrate the 2023-24 Little Giants winning the NCAC Championship for a third straight year! Head Coach Kyle Brumett, Mark Lazar ’81, Dave Bromund ’85, Beau Barrett ’98, Chase Haltom ’10, Brian Shelbourne ’12, Matt Kaczkowski ’13, Colten Craigin ’13, Kasey Oetting ’15, Marcus Kammrath ’16, Daniel Purvlicis ’16, and Dalton Vachon ’19 have put up a total of $11,000 to challenge alumni, parents, students, and supporters of Wabash basketball. A slam dunk (75 gifts to this challenge) unlocks $3,000. The trey from downtown (125 gifts) unlocks another $3,000. And the buzzer-beater (175 gifts) nets $5,000. |
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Football | 206 | For 138 seasons, with more than 700 wins, from All-Americans to conference championships, thrilling Monon Bell games to playoff runs, Little Giant Football has always provided crisp, fall Saturdays with an enduring Wabash spirit. When this challenge reaches 300 gifts, Head Coach Don Morel, Associate Head Coach & Defensive Coordinator Jake Gilbert ’98, Offensive Line Coach Olmy Olmstead ’04, John Houser ’84, Scott Lahr '85, Mike Warren ’93, Sean Satterfield ’95, Chris Ings ’96, Brad Boas ’06, Austin Hodges ’13, Houston Hodges ’15, and Sammy Adams ’17 will #CelebrateWabash with a combined gift of $7,250. |
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Golf | 93 | To celebrate Coach Justin Kopp '21 and the golf team, Dow Dellinger '93, Bill Kepler '93, Chris Carpenter ’96, Dean Chip Timmons ’96, Todd Vogel ’04, and Jake German ’11 will give a total of $2,650 when this challenge reaches 85 gifts. |
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Lacrosse | 47 | Celebrating our winning Lacrosse team, Jeff Cunningham '95 will match every gift to this challenge up to $250. Watch the team take on Wooster at Fischer Field at noon on Saturday. |
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RedPackTrack&Field | 207 | Celebrating Coaches Clyde Morgan and Tyler McCreary, Emmanuel Aouad ’10 will give $500 when this challenge reaches 75 gifts. Carol H’71 and Tom Runge ’71 will celebrate the student-athletes, parents, grandparents, families, and fans of Wabash Cross-Country and Track & Field by giving $500 when this challenge reaches 100 gifts. When this challenge reaches 150 gifts, Henry O’Connell ’75, James Drake ’76, Dennis McNulty '76, Carroll and Greg Birk ’77, Tom Boyer ’77, Coach Rob Johnson H'77, and Ted Ferguson ’77 will give a combined $11,600 in celebration of 1973 Cross-Country, the first team to represent Wabash in a National Championship for the newly formed NCAA Division III. |
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Soccer | 72 | To celebrate Coach Keller and our Little Giant soccer team, Scott Dreher ’82, Dan Cueller ’83, Scott Schroeder ’99, Scott Bye ’19, and David Riggs ’20 will give a total of $2,750 when this challenge reaches 50 gifts. Join us at Fischer Field for the alumni soccer game at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 27. |
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SportsMed | 25 | Amanda and Todd Douglas and Mike Ploski ’84 are celebrating the unsung heroes of the Wabash Sports Medicine staff who care for our student-athletes. Together, they’ll match every dollar to this challenge up to $1,250. |
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SwimDive | 139 | Happy birthday, Coach Will Bernhardt! Let’s celebrate our head coach along with new school records, All-Conference swims, and our mighty diving squad. When this challenge receives 25 gifts, Doug Piazza ’89 will give $500. When we reach 50 gifts, Chris Bly ’06 and Leo Priemer ’06 will give a total of $700. At 75 gifts, Zech Banks ’16 and Clayton Highum ’16 will add another $650. At 100 gifts, Steve Whitaker '86 will contribute $1,000. Why not reach 125 gifts? Then Robin and Coach Gail Pebworth H'91 will give $1,000. |
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Tennis | 67 | Members of the Crawfordsville Tennis Community celebrate the winning record of Coach Daniel Bickett and the 2023-2024 Tennis team. On 04.24.24, they’ll match every dollar given to this challenge up to $2,575. |
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Volleyball | 36 | Under first-year coach Ashaun Baker, Wabash's newest sport finished the season at an impressive 15-11 record. To celebrate, Billy Powers '12 will match all gifts to this challenge up to $250. |
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Wrestling | 106 | Each year, Wabash Wrestling fans have a great opportunity to show support for our wrestlers, coaches, and Wabash College. This year, the team would like to purchase a new set of singlets and 2 Versa Climbers as they continue to build on the success of this season. Dr. Dan Emerson ’98, Drew McCoy ’05, Dr. Anthony Inzerello ’93, Adam Miller ’05, Dr. Chris Healy ’05, Dr. Garrett Thiel ’08, and David Miller H'05 have collectively pledged $10,000 to match donations dollar for dollar toward our goal of $20,000. Please join in celebrating our student-athletes. |
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Bachelor | 138 | The Bachelor ranks #3 nationally as best college newspaper and recently swept the Indiana Collegiate Press Association awards in its division for the second straight year. To celebrate this recognition for the student voice of Wabash since 1908, Ben Beringer '87, Chris Rowland '94, Ezra Ball '96, Kyle Falconbury '96, and Adam Alexander '16 will give a total of $7,500 when this challenge reaches 116 gifts. |
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GleeClub | 127 | Celebrating 132 years, the Glee Club has provided harmony to campus, the nation, and the world. Ivan Green '69 and Richard Bowen invite Glee Club members, family, and friends to join in the chorus with 100 gifts on the 2024 Day of Giving and will provide accompaniment to the tune of $1,500. |
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LaAlianza | 67 | La Alianza: Unidos Por Sangre seeks to connect campus to community, so we eagerly welcome the establishment of a new Latino Community Center and inaugural appointments of Dr. Julio Enríquez-Ornelas as Director of Latino Partnerships and Coach Chris Keller as Assistant Director. To celebrate this moment, Joe Gracia ’01 (Hispanic Society), Chris Roman ’18 (Unidos Por Sangre), and Jon González ’24 (La Alianza) will match each dollar given to this challenge up to $5,350. La Alianza: Unidos Por Sangre busca conectar el campus con la comunidad, por lo que damos la bienvenida con entusiasmo al establecimiento de un nuevo Centro Comunitario Latino y al nombramiento del Dr. Julio Enríquez-Ornelas como Director de Asociaciones Latinas y del entrenador Chris Keller como Subdirector. Para celebrar este momento, Joe Gracia ’01 (Hispanic Society), Chris Roman ’18 (Unidos Por Sangre) y Jon González ’24 (La Alianza) igualarán cada dólar donado a este desafío hasta $5,350. |
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MXIBS154 | 190 | As the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies (MXIBS) approaches its 54th year, a new cadre of alums has agreed to offer this year’s challenge. As members, they benefited from the programming, developed lifelong friendships, and left grateful for their experience. In addition, they were inspired by Horace Turner H’76, Peter Frederick H’92, and Robert H. Johnson H’77. In celebration, when we reach 154 gifts of at least $5, Augustus “Milton” Turner '05, Robert Love ’05, Keon Gilbert '01, Ali Ahmed ’06, Jake Koeneman '06, David Owolabi ’06, Ndeto Mwose ’08, Chris Worden '92, and Steven Jones ’87 will give $4,600 to Wabash in support of the Turner Fund to continue building tremendous relationships and producing meaningful student outcomes. |
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Rugby | 42 | Brad Graden ‘91, Kevin Holle ‘91, Bobby Beyer ‘01, and John Holle '22 will match every dollar given to this challenge up to $1,201. |
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SphinxClub | 138 | Wabash Always Fights! Brian Beesley '88, Ross Dillard '07, and Kyle Hayes '09 will give three cheers for Alma Mater and a total of $3,882 when this challenge reaches 110 gifts. |
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WabashChristianMen | 89 | Wabash Christian Men celebrates how Wabash provides space for men of like-minded faith to build a brotherhood. Brad Benbow '83, Jordan Brewer '11, and Andrew Forrester '11 will contribute a total of $1,750 when this challenge reaches 70 gifts. |
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shOUT | 157 | Celebrating 31 years of 'shOUT on campus, Dave Pancost ’69 and Dr. Paige Franklin, Sarah and Greg Estell ’85, co-founder Randall Cole '92, Ron Dostal '92, Marc Nichols '92 and Jamie Collins, Jeremy Wentzel ’14, Chris Roman ’18, and Corey Leuters ’19 and Nate Lowmiller will give a total of $4,500 when this challenge reaches 131 gifts. |
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Caffeine | 23 | Back in the day, the Scarlet Inn served up caffeinated concoctions. Since 2010, the Brew’s dedicated staff now serves up Lotus energy drinks, Dirty Hippy lattes, and regular cups of Signature Blend. The Interfraternity Council celebrates Byron Lehr and Ashley Kemp by matching gifts to this challenge up to $475. You won’t get Brew credit, but you will be fueling Wabash. |
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DeanMoore | 86 | The Class of '69 established the Dean Moore Scholarship Fund in 2013 to assist students of need. Celebrating Norman C. Moore H'77, who served as the Wabash Dean of Students from 1955 to 1984, the class has set up a pledge pool to match any gift dollar-for-dollar to this challenge up to $400. Since 2013, the Dean Moore Scholarship has assisted two to five students each year with their tuition. |
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FirstGen | 78 | Wabash has always provided life-changing opportunities to those who are first in their families to attend college. Today, approximately 30% of our students, 20% of our staff, and half of the senior staff are first-generation college students. To celebrate our first-generation students, alumni, faculty, staff, families, and friends, Jacob Burnett ’15, CFO Kendra Cooks, Dean Michelle Janssen, Dean Steven Jones ’87, Dean Greg Redding '88, and Dean Todd McDorman will collectively contribute $1,500 when this challenge reaches 65 gifts. |
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International | 36 | Celebrating the substantial ways international students and alumni add to the Wabash experience, Robin and Gail Pebworth H'91, Khurram Tahir '01, Godfred Yemofio '01, Hongli Yang '15, Jayvis Gonsalves '18, Ahad Khan '19, Director of International Programs Amy Weir, and Senior Assistant Director of International Admissions Chris Dixon will collectively match gifts made to this challenge up to $2,210. |
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MentalHealth | 125 | Men’s mental health matters, and Counseling Center Director Jamie Douglas has served as Wabash’s strongest advocate. On her retirement, we celebrate her 13 years of faithful service to our campus. Ryan Hartzog ’88, Ron Dostal '92, and Tyler Wade '12 will give a combined $3,100 when this challenge reaches 113 gifts. |
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RolandMorin | 111 | In memory of Roland Morin '91, Hongli Yang '15, Jayvis Gonsalves '18, Spencer Newmister '19, Henry Wannemuehler '20, and Drew Stults '20 will collectively give $1,450 when the Wabash community steps up with 91 gifts. On 04.24.24, we celebrate his guidance of so many of us through our years at Wabash and into our careers and issue this challenge to elevate the continued work of Career Services for current and future students. |
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WabashDocs | 89 | Drs. John Roberts ’83 and Scott Douglas ’84 are retiring after 48 combined years as Wabash docs and to the Crawfordsville community. In celebration of their careers and service in addition to Dr. Keith Baird ’56 who preceded them, Sam Hildebrand ’61 and Peter Wright '81 along with classmates David Hayhurst ’83, Greg Miller ’83, Mike Sweeney ’83, Dan Taylor ’83, Andy Wilkinson ’83, Bill Havlin ’84, and Tom Jeffers '84 will give a combined $4,800 when this challenge reaches 48 gifts. |
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WomenFacultyStaff | 112 | To celebrate the considerable contributions of women faculty and staff, Dr. Melissa Butler H'85, Dr. Kay Widdows H'07, and Susan Dyer will match every dollar given to this challenge up to $2,000. |
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WomensCollective | 91 | When 300 women contribute to any affinity challenge today, the Wabash Women’s Collective will make a gift of $3,350. Let's celebrate our students and ensure they have the support to thrive during their time at Wabash and beyond. Visit wabash.edu/womenscollective to learn more about our inspiring group and how you can get involved. Together, let's make a lasting impact! #CelebrateWabash |
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Classics | 98 | Damus ut detis. Dan Emerson '98, Allen Yow '86, and Jeremy Walker '92 give so that others give. They'll match each dollar given to this challenge up to $3,500. |
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English | 87 | To recognize our English Department faculty who teach students to think critically in evaluating texts and communicate effectively in expressing themselves, Sean Granger '96 will give $500 when this challenge reaches 75 gifts. From those who give to this challenge, we'll draw one winner to receive a $50 gift certificate and tote bag from Tomorrow Bookstore in Indianapolis, owned and operated by Julie Breakey and Jake Budler '18. |
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GlobalHealth | 141 | The Global Health Initiative (GHI) provides life-changing opportunities for Wabash students to engage in experiential learning through local, regional, and international public health partnerships. To celebrate and support this important work, Dr. Phil Coons ’67, Linda Claffey, Dr. Sam Milligan ’68, Dr. Tim Hodges ’83, Dr. John Roberts ’83, Sarah Estell, Chris Amidon F.N.P., Dr. Bob Oppman ’88, Ben Seib ’02, Dr. Micah Smith ’03, and Dr. Todd Vogel ’04 challenge GHI Fellows, Global Health students and alumni, healthcare professionals, and supporters of this initiative to make a gift on 04.24.24. When this challenge reaches 25 gifts, they’ll give $3,450. At 50 gifts, they’ll contribute another $5,000. At 75 gifts, they’ll add $15,000. And when this challenge reaches 100 gifts, they’ll give $20,000. |
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PhiBetaKappa | 72 | To celebrate the 126th anniversary of the Indiana Beta Chapter and initiation of new members on May 10, Phi Beta Kappa members of the Wabash staff and faculty along with Ryan Martin '01 will match the first $750 given to this challenge. |
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Physics | 48 | A grant from the National Science Foundation to Dr. Jim Brown and the April 8 total solar eclipse have really shined a light on Wabash Physics. In celebration of the department’s continued excellence in teaching, Michael Lambert ’80 will match all gifts to this challenge up to $1,000. |
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Psychology | 83 | The Psychology Department faculty will give $500 when this challenge reaches 50 gifts on the 2024 Day of Giving. |
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Religion | 60 | Celebrating Dr. David Blix ‘70, Dr. Bill Placher ‘70, and Dr. Steve Webb ‘83 of Religion Department, Terry Archambeault and '06 Robert Bloss ‘09 will give a combined $500 when this challenge reaches 50 gifts. |
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Theater | 111 | On this Day of Giving, please show your support in celebration of your friendly neighborhood nationally-ranked College Theater (#12, Princeton Review 2023)! Every person who uses the #Theater code will have their name listed in our programs for the 2024-25 season as a Friend of Wabash Theater. If you wish to give anonymously, just leave a note in the comments section. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you in Ball in the Fall! |
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WDPD | 83 | To celebrate our Wabash Democracy & Public Discourse Fellows, faculty and staff will give $500 when this challenge reaches 50 gifts, and Tom Fisher '91 will give an additional $1,000 when we reach 75 gifts. |
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Beta | 264 | Today, we celebrate the Beta brothers and families who have supported Tau Chapter since 1846. Those listed below challenge their fellow brothers, sweethearts, and family members to give to Wabash today. When this challenge reaches 75 gifts, Eric Schoettle '93 will give $500. At 125 gifts, John Castro '97 will add $500. When we reach 225 gifts, Jake German '11 will give another $500. At 325 gifts, Andrew Hecker '90 will give $1,000. And when this challenge reaches 400 gifts, Ross Dillard '07 will add another $1,000. |
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Delt | 767 | Delts, you can help unlock $7,700 in additional gifts on 04.24.24. For the first 67 gifts, the Delt Advisory Committee will celebrate our 67 undergraduate Brothers of the Beta Psi chapter by contributing $1,000. At 200 gifts, Dan Walters '79 will add another $1,000 in celebration of chemistry professors David Phillips H'83 and John Zimmerman H'67. At 300 gifts, Steve Wakefield '77 will celebrate biology professor William Doemel H'74 with a gift of $1,100. At 400 gifts, the Delt pledge class of '79 will add another $1,000 in celebration of their 45th Reunion. At 500 gifts, the Delt pledge classes of '77 and '78 will contribute $1,000 in tribute to Delt Brother and biology professor Tom Cole '58. At 603 gifts, members of 603WW Inc. will contribute a total of $1,300 in honor of Delt Brother and biology professor Austin Brooks '61. When this challenge reaches 700 gifts, Dan Walters '79 will add another $1,500 to celebrate the success of Wabash Delt Nation!
Contributing members: Advisory team: Nick Prihoda '99, Dr. Austin Brooks ’61, Mark Elrod '99, Jake Bradley '01, Jeremy Vanscoy '03, Tony Quandt '04, and Jake Koeneman '06. Classes of 1977-1979: Randy Allen ’77, Rick Batchelder ’77, Jim Evans ’77, Scott Gibbs ’77, Steve Wakefield ’77, David Benak ’78, Charles Candiano ’78, Gary Hanner ’78, Mark Noffsinger ’78, Larry Norris ’78, Donald Rossler ’78, Mark Stuaan ’78, Harvey Vandenburg ’78, Brad Ballentine ’79, Greg Fuchs ’79, Mike Doherty ’79, Ralph Dixon ’79, Tim McDonald ’79, Chong Ng ’79, Derek Roenfeldt ’79, Kevin Scheid ’79, Craig Schroer ’79, and Dan Walters ’79. 603 WW Inc board, committee, and members: Mike Shaver ’73, Chris Baker ‘74, Robert Chamness ‘75, Robert Betz ’75, Charley Hutchins ’76, Robert Mathews ’76, Allen Murphy ’76, Roger Wilson ’76, Jim Kipp ’81, John Murphy ’82, Mark Elrod ’99, Don Feeney ’07, Elliott Allen ’10, and Marcus Manges ’10. |
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FIJI | 406 | A group of Phi Gam alums have pledged $6,000 when FIJI brothers, partners, families, and friends make 350 gifts to this challenge. Persistence alone is omnipotent, so let's lead the way among the fraternities and celebrate how FIJI always supports Wabash. |
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Independents | 135 | Whether you lived on campus in a dorm or off campus in a house, in the DOG House, Martindale, or in Placher Lodge, Mike Hartman ’76, Dave Callecod ’89, Matt Vessely ’91, Mike Overdorf ’92, Taimur Baig ’94, and Beau Browning ’05 celebrate the loyalty of Independent Men. They'll give $5,000 when this challenge reaches 150 gifts. |
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KappaSigma | 192 | When 75 Kappa Sig Brothers, families, and friends make a gift to this challenge, Tom Welch ’94 will give $500. When we reach 100 gifts, Bill Fell '75 will add $500. At 125 gifts, Shari Martin P’27 will contribute $1,000. At 150 gifts, Lee Hargitt ’88 will give $1,000. And at 175 gifts, Ivan Green ’69 will contribute $3,000 to #CelebrateWabash. |
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LambdaChi | 326 | Lambda Chi Alpha's alumni leaders challenge all Alpha Kappa Zeta brothers, family, and friends to #CelebrateWabash on our 2024 Day of Giving. When this challenge reaches 375 gifts, Peter Durant ’70, Peter Wright '81, Mark Rutherford '82, Greg Estell ’85, Greg Castanias '87, Craig Miller ’97, Andy Rankin ’98, Derek Nelson ’99, Adam Packer '00, Ben Seib ’02, Kyle Coffey ’06, and Kyle Hayes ’09 will give a total of $9,900. |
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PhiDelt | 328 | Since 1850, Brothers of Indiana Beta have enjoyed life by the help and society of others. Brad Benbow ’83, Jim Dyer ’83, Jason Dyer ’85, Terry Riordan ’91, Greg Horman ’92, Bob Brady ’92, and Brian Zimmer ’93 challenge Phis and families to #CelebrateWabash by making a gift today to unlock a pledge pool of $10,142. When this challenge reaches 43 gifts, one for each active Brother, they’ll give $1,850 of that total. 174 gifts will unlock $3,000, and 300 gifts will unlock the remaining $5,292. |
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PhiDelt92 | 8 | Mark Sutton '92 will #CelebrateWabash by matching gifts dollar for dollar from 1992 Phi Delt alumni up to $1,000. |
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PhiPsi | 387 | Live Ever, Die Never! When Phi Kappa Psi Brothers, familes, and friends make 275 gifts or more using the PhiPsi affinity code, Micah Smith ’03, Chris Bly ’06, Leo Priemer ’06, Boyd Haley '17, Adam Kashin '18, and Logan Kleiman ’18 will give $4,000. Let's beat last year's gift total and #CelebrateWabash! |
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SigmaChi | 273 | Sigma Chi alumni, families, and friends have long supported the college, and we ask you to #CelebrateWabash today. When this challenge reaches 65 gifts—one for each undergraduate Brother—Joel Tragesser '94 will give $250. When we reach 100 gifts, Herm Haffner '77 will contribute $500. At 125 gifts, Bill Havlin '84 will add another $500. At 150 gifts, Séamus Boyce '03 will give $1,000. At 175 gifts, Brian Tonner '84 will add $1,000. At 250 gifts, Mike Kelley '70 will give $2,000. UPDATE: And when we reach 275 gifts, Randy Moore '79 will give $5,000 to #CelebrateWabash and the Delta Chi chapter. |
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TKE | 171 | Jon Pactor '71, Mark Lazar '81, and Aaron Cook '06 will give a total of $1,500 when Fraters, friends, and family members make 150 gifts or more to the Tau Kappa Epsilon challenge. |
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ThetaDelt | 128 | The following brothers are challenging the rest of the Theta Delt alumni to meet 110 gifts on the 2024 Day of Giving to unlock $5,100: Ward Poulos '96, Jeff Nicoson '97, Chris Huffer '00, Ryan Clougherty '02, Todd Vogel '04, Jefferson Crew '05, Jim Leuck '09, Joel Bustamante '11, Jacob Surface '11, Jordan Ferguson '12, Matthew Meyer '12, Ian Baumgardner '14, and Bryan Arnold '14 celebrate our TDX Charge. |
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Chicago | 54 | Chicago is second to none when it comes to loyal alumni, parents, students, families, and friends. Steve Maynard '11, Nick Su '12, and Seton Goddard '15 will celebrate them by giving a total of $2,500 when this challenge receives 35 or more gifts. Join us in celebration after work at the New Line Tavern in the West Loop. |
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DMV | 33 | In the spirit of more than 400 Wabash alums, parents, and spouses in the Maryland, Virginia, and DC-area, the Wabash College Club of the DMV will contribute $20 for each gift made to this challenge up to 30 gifts. Please join us after work today to #CelebrateWabash at Blackfinn Ameripub, a block from the White House. |
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EvansvilleJasper | 61 | Wayne Hentrup ’84, Todd Shellenbarger ’87, Conor O’Daniel ’93, Todd Glass '84, Dr. Kyle Rapp ’95, Joe Hisch ’02, Peter DeYoung ’03, Jason Bunning ’06, and Brandon Roop ’06 challenge Evansville and Jasper-area alumni to beat last year’s record of 51 gifts to this challenge, at which point they’ll give $1,500 to #CelebrateWabash. |
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Indy | 82 | For more than a century, the Wabash Club of Indianapolis has proudly served our highest concentration of alumni and Wabash students, faculty, staff, parents, and families. To pledge our undying loyalty once again, our board will match dollars given to this challenge up to $2,500. And to celebrate, meet us after 4:24 p.m. at the Bulldog Lounge at 54th and College. |
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STL | 37 | Chris Davis ’98 and Jessi and Ken Farris ’12 will give $750 when 25 people use the St. Louis affinity code STL today. Join us on 04.24.24 at Llywelyn’s Irish Pub to #CelebrateWabash. |
Class Year, Campus, & Parent Challenges
These challenges are calculated automatically as you specify your Class Year and Affiliation when making your gift.
Class Year | Gifts | Pledge |
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1959 | 13 |
Class Agent Roger Billings celebrates his ’59 classmates by matching the first $1,000 in gifts today. |
1966 | 118 |
Last year, the '66 set a record of 270 gifts, the most made by a class for a Day of Giving. For 04.24.24, the Class of 1966 celebrates Wabash competition by challenging all classes to beat their record. |
1971 | 92 |
Class Agent Jon Pactor will contribute $1,000 to celebrate our alma mater when classmates make 71 gifts today. |
1974 | 88 |
For each member of the Class of '74 who makes a gift on the 2024 Day of Giving, Dr. Bill Doemel H'74 will add $20.00 in celebration of Wabash’s nationally ranked Theater Department. Patsy See will do the same in celebration of the students who have benefited from the Dr. Martin R. See ’74 Scholarship. In addition, the 50th Reunion Committee will match $1.00 for every $10.00 given on 04.24.24 by a ’74 classmate, spouse, widow, or friend up to a total of $10,000.00. |
1976 | 102 |
Rick Cavanaugh, Rob Matthews, and Fred Miller will Celebrate Wabash by matching up to $25 of gifts made by a member of the Class of 1976 on the 2024 Day of Giving. |
1977 | 128 |
When classmates make 77 gifts on the 2024 Day of Giving, Tom Bauer will celebrate Dr. Robert “Bob” Cooley H'77 by making a $5,000 gift in his name. |
1983 | 153 |
David Hayhurst, Greg Miller, Mike Sweeney, Dan Taylor, and Andy Wilkinson have joined the WabashDocs challenge and invite their classmates to make a gift in celebration of the career and service of classmate John Roberts MD. |
1984 | 61 |
To celebrate our 40th Reunion, Class Agent Bill Havlin will give $40 for the first 40 classmates to make a gift today. Bill has also joined the WabashDocs challenge to celebrate Dr. Scott Douglas, who’s retiring as the college physician. |
1985 | 108 |
For the 2024 Day of Giving, Class Agents Kyle Carr and Mike Gilvary will celebrate by each donating another $10 for every 10th member of the Class of 1985 who makes a gift on 04.24.24. |
1987 | 132 |
Let's celebrate the small but mighty Class of 1987 and its unbroken record of participation in the Day of Giving. Not messing with success, Anthony Hart '87 will add $10 to any classmate's gift of at least $10. If you are a fellow Independent, he'll add another $10. If the total number of gifts gets to 111, Anthony will give a total of $1,111 in honor of the Class' giving more gifts than any prior Day of Giving. Some Little Giants! |
1988 | 102 |
Class Agent Jim Williams will make a $50 gift for each '88 classmate giving $10 or more on 04.24.24. |
1989 | 206 |
To celebrate our 35th Reunion, Chris Bojrab, Tony Lentych, and Joe Pieters will give a total of $1,989 when classmates make 89 gifts on 04.24.24. |
1990 | 63 |
Eric Elman and Andrew Miller will #CelebrateWabash by contributing $5,500 when classmates make 70 or more gifts today. |
1991 | 288 |
With strength in numbers, the following members of the "Largest Class to Matriculate and Graduate from Wabash College" will each give $124 ('91 + 33 years since graduation) when classmates make 124 gifts on 04.24.24: Class Agents Kip Aitken, Erik Dafforn, and Mike Langford along with Chuck Andrews, James Bedinger, Brent Bolick, Chris Cotton, Mike Cunningham, Sean Fahey, Tim Gatewood, Jeff Grabill, Matt Hanson, Troy Hockemeyer, Kevin Holle, Kim Jackson, John Keith, Eric Lee, Brett Miller, Lance More, Tim Oliver, Dave Stone, Mike Troman, Marty Tuohy, Hugh Vandivier, and Tom Watson. That's a total of $3,100. |
1992 | 153 |
Celebrating 32 years since graduation of the greatest class in Wabash history, John Bloomer and Ron Dostal will give a total of $5,000 when 92 gifts from our class are made today. |
1993 | 104 |
When classmates make 70 gifts on the 2024 Day of Giving, Greg Jania will give $2,500. |
1995 | 104 |
Last year we obliterated our Class of '95 record for classmates making a gift on the Day of Giving. Lannie Hough, Sean Lyons, Kyle Rapp MD, and Joseph Samreta challenge our class to beat that record again! They'll give $4,500 when 47 classmates #CelebrateWabash by making gifts today. |
1997 | 58 |
When the Class of '97 makes 50 gifts on the 2024 Day of Giving, Grant Comer will give $1,000 to #CelebrateWabash students. |
1999 | 67 |
To celebrate our 25th reunion, a group of classmates will give $100 per classmate, $15,800, when this challenge reaches 58 gifts. Participate with a gift then plan to Celebrate with us at Big Bash May 31-June 2. Register at wabash.edu/bigbash. Hope to see you there! |
2001 | 70 |
Khurram Tahir will #CelebrateWabash by giving $500 when classmates make 65 or more gifts. |
2002 | 32 |
When classmates make 50 gifts on 04.24.24, Ryan Clougherty will #CelebrateWabash with a $2,000 gift. |
2003 | 192 |
The Class of Aught Three made 106 gifts in 2023, so for 04.24.24 Micah Smith, Alex Fruth, Josh Tatum, and J.T. Hoke will give a total of $4,000 when we beat that with 107. |
2004 | 53 |
In celebration of the Class of 2004’s 20th reunion, Class Agent Mark Shreve will give $1,000 when classmates make 100 gifts on 04.24.24. |
2005 | 74 |
Corey Asay and Beau Browning will give a total of $1,000 when classmates make 50 or more gifts on 04.24.24. |
2007 | 100 |
Class Agent Tony Caldwell, retired Class Agent Ross Dillard, Ashley Stephen, Greg Strodtman, and Zach Foughty will celebrate the Class of ’07 and give a total of $3,660 when classmates beat last year’s total and make 83 gifts today. |
2009 | 57 |
The Class of 2009 celebrates our 15th Reunion on May 31-June 2. When each classmate makes a gift on 04.24.24, Chris Wojciechowski, Steve Egan, and Michael Wartman will add $15 up to $1,000. For classmates who are registered for Big Bash when they make a gift, we will add an additional $15. |
2012 | 122 |
Evan Bayless will #CelebrateWabash by contributing $1,000 when the Class of '12 makes 83 gifts on 04.24.24. |
2014 | 60 |
Jeremy Wentzel ‘14 challenges his classmates to #CelebrateWabash on 04.24.24. In honor of their 10 year class reunion at Big Bash, he will make a $2,000 contribution when they make 50 or more gifts today. |
2016 | 106 |
When classmates beat last year’s gift total with 104 gifts, Class Agent Patrick Bryant will give $3,000. |
2018 | 116 |
Jayvis Gonsalves encourages his '18 classmates to #CelebrateWabash with their gifts today. He'll give $500 when we reach 90 gifts. |
Students, Faculty, and Staff Challenge
Wabash Board of Trustee and National Annual Fund Chair Chris Braun ’81 knows firsthand and values the importance of paying it forward to Wabash. In this spirit, he challenges the entire campus to support the College with their philanthropy. For each faculty, staff, and student who makes a gift of any amount this fiscal year, Chris and his wife, Trish, will give an additional $20 to the College. If 100% of the campus gives, due to the power and value of a Wabash education, Chris’s financial contribution to Wabash on the Day of Giving will exceed what his parents made in an entire year when he attended Wabash. Let's all join Chris and Trish in paying it forward to Wabash by meeting their challenge on the 2024 Day of Giving as we #CelebrateWabash.
Gifts from Faculty/Staff:
Gifts from Students:
*Unlike gift totals, individual donor statistics can only be calculated manually. Advancement staff will track student giving percentages and will provide updates on any milestones throughout the day.
Gifts from Wabash Parents
Goal:
Gifts:
Members of the Parent Advisory Committee and other parent leaders challenge all Wabash Parents to make 1,000 gifts on the 2024 Day of Giving. If this goal is met, our Parent Challengers will give $23,100 to #CelebrateWabash students.
Parent Challengers and PAC Members:
Jennifer Chilcoat and Dianne Campbell P’27, Gina Davis P’26, Jerry and Elysia Dever P’25, Joe and Deanna Duncan P’27, Mark and Jessica Foster P’27, Keith and Ellen Johns P’16,’25, Larry and Cynthia Madson P’24, Todd and Shari Martin P’27, Andrew ’90 and Amy Miller P’22,’24, Tom and Deidre Pettinga P’23, Edreece and Erika Redmond P’24, Jim and April Sanchez P’26
View class year, campus, and parent challenge results on the Celebrations page:
04.24.24 Celebrations
On our 2024 Day of Giving we have much to celebrate about Wabash. After making your gifts we invite you to keep the celebration going and tell the world a few words about the people, programs, and Wabash places that make the College so special.
Latest Celebrations:
This gift is made by Kathy Fox celebrating the GIANT impact that her Mother Ginny Hays had on this campus.
Katherine Fox (4/26/24 8:03AM)
Fond memories of Wabash, the Phi Delt House, and a special remembrance of fellow Phis who have unfortunately left us way too early: T. Dyer, T. Barrick, D. Harvey, J. Builta, and J. Wittler. RIP
Brent Fulton (4/25/24 2:17PM)
Dr. Blix and Dr. Placher. Both have challenged and changed the course of my life for the better. Wabash College is a better place because of them.
Robert Bloss (4/25/24 2:01PM)
As I prepare for my 7th NFL Draft in my role with the Green Bay Packers, I am reminded of my Little Giant football experiences that created the foundation for my future career path...WAF & Go Pack Go!
Chris Carr (4/25/24 10:44AM)
Huge thanks to Emily Vetne, Hugh Vandivier, Ron Dostal, Steve Hoffman, Mike Warren, Susan Dyer, Joe Klen, Michelle Janssen, and the entire Advancement Team who work so diligently to support Wabash.
Greg Estell (4/25/24 7:33AM)
I am celebrating all of the life long friends that I have met through my relationship with Wabash College. The network of friends and colleagues continues to grow. WAF!
Bill Havlin (4/25/24 12:07AM)
Recent #CelebrateWabash Gifts
We thank the alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends who have given today to support Wabash students on our 2024 Day of Giving. Please click here to view the complete #CelebrateWabash Honor Roll.
Below are the most recent gifts made today.
- National Philanthropic Trust
- Charlie Esterline 2021
- Justin Banks 1998
- Emily Vetne
- Steven Wakefield 1977
- Thomas Petska 1970
- Larry Landis 1967
- Jim Evans 1977
- Andy Ward 2027
- Brent K & Nancy Sutton 1962
- Randall Conkright 2001
- Joshua Lopez 2010
- Emmanuel Aouad 2010
- Maggy Traynom Honorary
- Carroll Birk 1977
- Carl Gibson 1974
- Judy Pfledderer 2024
- byron beebe 1991
- john fields 1996
- Jake Budler 2017
- Julie Henke
- Eric Bannec 1987
- Kimberly Winter 2021
- Beau Barrett 1998
About #CelebrateWabash
Visit the About 04.24.24 page to learn more about Wabash’s 2024 Day of Giving. There you can download official Day of Giving images for social media and view FAQs about making your gift, maximizing its impact, and sharing with the world how you #CelebrateWabash.
#CelebrateWabash
Join the celebration on social media using #CelebrateWabash and share what you are celebrating about @WabashCollege today.