FROM THE TRUSTEES

To the Westminster College Community

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I offer our gratitude for your financial support of the College during the past year. As our faculty, staff and students coped with challenges from the pandemic, your giving funded student scholarships, program enhancements, capital projects and endowment growth.

With inflation outstripping income growth for most of our student families, the need for increased reliance on scholarships will be greater in the upcoming year. I would ask that all alumni and friends of Westminster reflect on our blessings and continue the tradition of financial support provided in the past.

This past academic year, the College provided approximately $30 million in scholarship funds to students, which made it possible for them to obtain the collaborative and experiential education Westminster offers whether the students are firstgeneration college students or from families steeped in higher education tradition.

The College’s mission “to help students develop competencies, commitments and characteristics that have distinguished human beings at their best” is realized through the dedication of our students, faculty and staff. Students continue to pursue and achieve excellence. During the past year, Titans have published and presented research, completed internships and practicums, worshiped and served in a variety of settings, and won Conference and national championships as athletes and as speakers. The faculty and staff provided guidance and encouragement as mentors and advisers.

The philanthropy of our alumni and friends makes all of these experiences possible. As the College commemorates its 170th year, we remember all those who have faithfully given to build and sustain this special institution. The Board of Trustees has continued its tradition of 100% participation in giving to support the mission of the College. Each Trustee joins me in thanking you for your giving this past year and are confident that you will continue to support the outstanding student outcomes resulting from your generosity.

With appreciation,

Jeffrey A. McCandless ’80 Chair, Westminster College Board of Trustees