year, that source of funding becomes more and more vital to bers more than 9,600 Fellows who have been recognized
the university, since then — 54 percent of those Fellows are UK Alumni,
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versity of Kentucky and an endorsement of the education Warren Rosenthal ’47 BE is a Lexington resident and was
received as a student, It makes a strong statement when one of the earliest UK Fellows, Warren has been both a
those who have benefitted the most from the university’s ed- longtime benefactor and volunteer fund-raiser for UK, I·Ie
ucational programs assist with funding UK’s continued out- notes, “UK was a different university when I graduated in
reach and impact, In fact, the percentage of alumni who 1947, Since then, it has grown from 8,000 students to
support the university on an annual basis factors consider- 28,000, made possible in part by grants and endowments
ably into UK’s rankings by US. News @9* Vlérld Report and created by its alumni, As the enrollment increased, so has
other entities, Charitable foundations and others capable of the quality of the faculty, staff and the enhancement of
making major gifts to the university are also interested in the courses in all of the colleges, I am proud to be an alumnus
degree to which UK alumni support their alma mater, and donor to the University of Kentucky,”
Alumni annual giving is also important because it brings Fellows’ contributions to the university take many forms
UK grads in partnership with the university in accomplish- and fund ever increasing needs, Gifts of cash, securities, real
ing our founding mission and making a significant impact property, insurance and many forms of bequests are just a
on our Commonwealth, the nation and the world, Our few ways alumni give back, A growing cadre of Young Fel-
cause is certainly greater than the sum of all its parts, and lows, those who graduated less than I0 years ago or are
working together, we can do extraordinary things, under the age of 30 (and that includes some current stu-
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sonal lives, I believe they are giving as they reflect upon such   5 _i Q I   =‘   g —· `A l __
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I believe as more alumni identify with UK in these very in- UKA1LlH]l]i Lcsjjg  0 s Y phmiigg demonstrate {hdr
dividugl PHSOHQL C1OS€'tO‘th€‘h€a“ WaYS> the mOY€1ik€lY support for the Presidents Scholarship Initiative as they
they are to give to their university on an annual basis, present their personal contribution to Dr, Lee Todd.
ALUMNI ARE IMPORTANT!
Emily Pfeifer ’06 BE of Powell, Ohio, chaired the stu-
· dent run DanceBlue marathon benefittin the UK Chil-
The U K Fel I OWS Scclety dren’s Oncology program while attendin§UK, and she
Cumulative contributions to the university are recognized recognized the need to support the university and experi-
with membership in the University of Kentucky Fellows So- enced the joy of giving early on, “Many people think
ciety, The Fellows Society was instituted in lf)66 and num- about making charitable contributions as a way of ‘paying
it forward,’ To me, alumni gifts are our social responsibil-
Keys Y0 UK AdVanC€m€n[ ity to “pay it back,’ I owe a large part ofmy young profes-
sional success to UK, and through the Young Fellow’s
Alumni are needed re; Program, it’s a no brainer to have a small gift deducted
from my checking account each month to support the
' P3/NC/Jafé in UK Alum Hi AS$0Ci3ii0¤ activities university, which has had such a profound impact on my
life, I feel compelled to give as a way to keep my roots
' assfsfwhh the "ecrultm em Of Students and ties to the University of Kentucky and DanceBlue
_ _ _ strong, while also making sure I do my part to help pre-
I Support they mverslty through your Involvement serve and enhance UK for future Wildcats,” ALUMNI
with colleges and programs ARE IMPORTANT!
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