Class Leader Accomplishments
Sweet Briar Fund Total for FY24:
$6,474,098
Tremendous Alumnae Efforts!
Three Visionary Alumnae Classes raised over $1,000,000 each!
The Class of 1960 raised $1,290,357 With 41.6% participation!
The Class of 1963 raised $2,104,380 With 35.1% participation!
The Class of 1966 raised $1,246,870 with 32.5% participation!
Holla Holla to the Class of 1974!
The Class of 1974 raised $750,902 with a 42.1% Participation Rate and 77 classmates attended at Reunion!
Degreed Alumnae Participation Rate: 28.7%
June Challenge
These classes added ten NEW donors in May and June:
1964 ; 1969 ; 1974 ; 1977 ; 1979 ;
1983 ; 1984 ; 1986 ; 1989 ; 1991 ; 1993 ; 1995 ; 1996 ; 1999 ; and 2006
The names of the leaders from these classes were entered into a drawing for a gift certificate for the Book Shop.
Congratulations to Cindi Little Townsend ’79 and Joan Dabney Clickner ’91! �
The winners were announced on the Sweet Briar Class Leader Facebook group on July 9! Please join https://www.facebook.com/groups/sbcclassleaders
Class Leader Shoutout
Congratulations to these classes who increased their participation rate more than 5% from April to June 30: 1961 ; 1964 ; 1969 ; 1974 ; 1979 ; 1989 ; 1995 ; 1996 ; 1999 ; 2006 ; and 2019 .
Class Leader Shoutout
Twenty - Five Classes surpassed 30% participation rate:
1944 ; 1950 ; 1952 ; 1955 ; 1957 ; 1959 ; 1960 ; 1961 ; 1962 ; 1963 ; 1964 ; 1965 ; 1966 ; 1967 ; 1968 ; 1970 ; 1971 ; 1972 ; 1974* ; 1975 ; 1977 ; 1978 ; 1983 ; 1986 ; and 1991 *
*First time surpassing 30% in past four years
*First time surpassing 30% in past three years
Twenty - Nine classes surpassed 30% participation rate in FY22.
Thirty - One classes surpassed 30% participation rate in FY23.
Class Leader Shoutout
Congratulations to these
THIRTY
- THREE classes who surpassed their participation rates from last year:
1944 ; 1950 ; 1952 ; 1957 * ; 1960 ; 1962 ; 1964*; 1965 ; 1966* ; 1967* ; 1968 ; 1969 ;
1970* ; 1971* ; 1972 ; 1974* ; 1976* ; 1977 ; 1979 ; 1980 ; 1981 ; 1982* ; 1984 ; 1989* ; 1991* ; 1993 ; 1999* ; 2004* ; 2005 ; 2010* ; 2013* ; 2017* ; and 2019 .
*New to this leaderboard
TWENTY - FIVE classes surpassed their previous participation rate in FY22
FORTY - TWO classes surpassed their previous participation rate in FY23
Class Leader Shoutout
Congratulations to these classes with the highest participation rate in their decade:
1944 with 37.5% participation rate*
1952 with 38.8% participation rates
1964 with 65.5% and 1968 with 65.2% participation rates
1974 with 42.1% participation rate *
1986 with 34.3% participation rate
1991 with 31.3% participation rate *
2006 with 17.4% participation rate
2013 with 15.1% participation rate *
2020 with 6.8% participation rate
*First time leading their decade in past three years
Outstanding Results
Congratulations to these classes with outstanding achievements:
1964 with 65.5% participation
1968 with 65.2% participation
Congratulations to Hedi White, Ginny deBuys, VM Galgano and M.C. Harrell as the leaders for the Class of 1964 with the highest participation rate of all classes! Congratulations to Frances Morse, Pembroke Kyle, and Nancy Wright as the leaders for the Class of 1968 with the second highest participation rate! SO CLOSE!
Highest Participation Rate in FOUR Years!
Congratulations to these classes who achieved their highest participation rate in FOUR Years:
1957 , 1960 , 1964 , 1965 , 1968 , 1969 , 1971 , 1974 , 1979 , 1999 , and 2013
Congratulations to Lee Grove Bisher, Sarah Lindemann Richardson and Ann Roach Dodge as the leaders of the Class of 2013 who TRIPLED their participation rate from last year!
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Thank you for your support and dedication!
Many thanks to the AAC Class Leadership Working Group!
AAC Class Leadership Working Group Co - Chairs:
Kelly Collins Lear ‘96
Decade Chairs:
Eleanor O’Connor ‘07
Mary K. McDonald ‘65
Jeannette Pillsbury ’72
Karen Gonya Nickles ‘86
Katie M. Schellhammer ‘95
Courtney Hurt ’10
Cortney Lewandowski ‘12
Next Steps: Thank you notes
● Today, you received your final class Giving List listing with contact information.
● Divide your list of givers among class leaders to write personalized notes of gratitude to classmates.
● Many hands make light the work!
Thank you for completing the
https://forms.gle/6qPxQavjr93wDvPw5 Closes Wednesday, July 31 at 5:00 PM ET
