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Christensen Endowment
Typically, Duke honors departing deans with a named professorship
for their distinguished work and service. However, the Nicholas
School's Board of Visitors felt so strongly about the devotion
of Norman
L. "Norm" Christensen to students that they decided
a scholarship endowment would be a more meaningful way to
honor him. Christensen stepped down from the deanship in June
to return to teaching. To date, more than $968,000 in pledges
and matching funds have been raised toward the $1 million
goal. "We intend for the Christensen Endowment to be the Nicholas
School equivalent of the University's Angier B. Duke Scholarships,
a very prestigious full fellowship for the school's best and
brightest professional students." said Sally S. Kleberg, WC'66,
chair of the Nicholas School's capital campaign committee.
Once fully funded, the endowment will provide full support
to a Nicholas School graduate student of distinction.
The Nicholas School wishes to thank the following donors
who recently supported the Christensen Endowment in honor
of former dean, Norman L. Christensen, Jr.
$100,000 and up
Anonymous
Tim Creem
Sally Kleberg
Anne & Tom Shepherd
The Duke Endowment $25,000 to 99,000
William Chandler
Myrna & Bruce Cummings
Jamee & Marshall Field
Bunny & Dan Gabel
Karen & Tim Hixon
Elizabeth & Whitelaw Reid |
$5,000 to 24,999
Lawrence Benenson
Peggy & Cam Glenn
Judy & Harvey Goldman
Greater Houston Community Foundation
Linda & Dick Heintzelman
Lois & Dick Hug
Kenwood Nichols
John Reid
Nancy & Simon Rich
Beth Robertson
Nellie & Truman Semans
Peter Stroh |
Up to $4,999
John Blackburn
Jo Cooper
Judson Edeburn
Michael Farrar
Gil Grosvenor
Noel & Chris Holmes
Walter Howes
Karen Kirchof
Emily Klein
Susan and Philip Lozier
Dana Mead
Allen B. Murray
Virginia Finley Shannon & J.K. Nicholas
Nancy & Pat Noonan
John Nutter
Susan & Doug Rohrman
Bill Schlesinger
Connie & Truman Semans
Jean & Ron Slinn
Alice & Fred Stanback
Ashlin & Wayne Wilbanks
Dixie & Plato Wilson
Katharine & George Woodwell |
Young Alumni Honor Dean Christensen
"Dean Christensen and I started school the same year-he
as dean, and I as a first-year forestry student," said Dwight
Nager MF'92. "When I heard about the plan to honor him, I
knew that my classmates and the hundreds of other students
would want to participate."
The following class agents led the Young Alumni effort:
1992 Robert Brown, Dwight Nager
1993 Bill Cleveland, Steve Saltman
1994 Sue Bartow
1995 Joe Aldy, Christopher Benjamin
1996 Allison Benjamin
1997 Kim Woodbury
1998 Matt Borgia
1999 Charlotte Gray
2000 Tyson Kade, Robin Park
To all who participated, many thanks!
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