The Skattum Challenge

A Family Affair

For the Skattums, Allegheny is synonymous with family. Four decades of Skattums have attended the College. "All of the members of our family who attended Allegheny are very different people with very different life goals and very different experiences," says College trustee Dag Skattum '84, "yet Allegheny managed to foster a sense of belonging and community that made it a special place for all of us."

Dag and his wife, Julie Grosjean Skattum '85, have made a $1 million commitment to the College's Annual Fund that not only will help Allegheny but will also allow alumni, parents, and friends of the College to double or even triple their donations to the Annual Fund.

Here's How It Works

For alumni whose class years are from 1988 through 2002:

If you didn't make a gift to the Annual Fund last year, the Skattums will match this year's contribution 2-to-1.
Example: Give $100, and the Skattums will give $200.

If you made a contribution last year, the Skattums will match any increase over last year's gift 2-to-1.
Example: If you gave $100 last year and $175 this year, the Skattums will give $150.

For parents, friends, and alumni whose class years are prior to 1988:

The Skattums will match your gift 1-to-1 if you're a new contributor to the Annual Fund.

If you made a contribution last year, the Skattums will match any increase over last year's gift.

Multi-year pledges and matching gifts apply to the Challenge as wellplease contact Tim Brady '92, director of annual giving, for more details: 1-866-332-3853 (toll-free); tbrady@allegheny.edu.

Four Decades of Skattums at Allegheny

Ole Christian Skattum '56 -- Dag's father
Faith Lidle Skattum '56 -- Dag's mother
Adele Lidle Telfer '60 -- Dag's Aunt
Dag Johan Skattum '84
Julie Grosjean Skattum '85
Ted Skattum '85 -- Dag's brother
Nina Skattum Winans '86 -- Dag's sister
Lex Winans '87 -- Dag and Julie's brother-in-law
Scott Grosjean '90 -- Julie's brother

Office of Gift Planning Can Help

As Tradition & Transformation progresses, we'll be providing you with information in these pages on various ways of giving. Whether you choose an outright gift of cash or appreciated assets or a deferred giftsuch as a charitable gift annuity, a charitable remainder trust, or an estate bequestthe College's Office of Gift Planning can help you with information, suggestions, and guidance on the options available to you and the benefits provided by each. We can also assist you in determining how your gift is designated and used at Allegheny.

The generosity of our current and past donors has made myriad buildings, scholarships, and programs available to countless Allegheny students. Your gift can have a dramatic impact on the future of Allegheny College.

For more information about various ways of giving, contact Julianne Weibel Foltz, Esq., director of gift planning, at 814-332-2735; e-mail: jfoltz@allegheny.edu.

Contact us at: (814) 332-2364 or campaign@allegheny.edu. For the latest news on Tradition & Transformation, visit our Web site: www.allegheny.edu/campaign.

"We both feel very fortunate to have had wonderful experiences at Allegheny, and we received extraordinary educations there. With so many of our family members attending Allegheny and the financial support several of us received to help pay for college, it just feels right to give something back."

- Dag Skattum '84 and Julie Grosjean Skattum '85