Nauture & Nurture | Annual Fund News

Annual Fund Supports Students

Dylan Fuge, a joint MEM/JD student from Santa Fe, N.M., knows firsthand the importance of the Annual Fund. “The financial aid that I received from the Nicholas School was the deciding factor in my decision to come to Duke,” said Fuge. “It definitely made the decision to pursue a joint degree easier.” More than 45 students are expected to receive scholarship support through the Annual Fund in 2003-2004.

Alexis Kingham, an MEM student in Resource Economics and Policy from Swarthmore, Pa., also has experienced the enriching opportunities that Annual Fund support provides. “My first year, I participated in Judson Edeburn’s Western Field Trip to Washington and Oregon,” recounts Kingham. “We spent an entire day at Weyerhaeuser, and exposure to foresters in the field and managers in the offices broadened my perspective in ways that traditional classroom experiences could not.” In 2003-2004, students from all three divisions will participate in a diverse schedule of field trips.

The benefits of Annual Fund support do not end once a student graduates. Former students laud the Office of Career Services, which is supported by the Annual Fund. Susan Shipman MEM’00 said, “I was so impressed that career services didn’t end after graduation. I was able to tap into it for guidance for a career change multiple years after graduating from the Nicholas School.”

Special guest lecturers, professional skills courses, technology enhancements, alumni activities and continuing education opportunities are also among the services Annual Fund support will make possible in 2003-2004.

To make a gift to the Annual Fund, please complete and return the envelope provided in this magazine or make a credit card gift online at www.nicholas.duke.edu and remember to designate your gift to the Nicholas School, Duke Marine Lab or Geology/EOS.