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03.17.05 UVM FIDELITY FAMILY SUPPORTS THE BOSTON CAMPAIGN
The green and gold are very much in evidence at Boston's Fidelity Investments, with about 70 UVM alumni, parents, and friends employed at the leading financial services firm. The strength of those ties was made apparent by the generosity of alumni who attended a UVM-Fidelity Networking Reception in Boston, which kicked off an effort that to date has raised some $180,000 on behalf of The Campaign for the University of Vermont.
The event was organized by Fidelity employees Chuck Black ’82, senior vice president and head of Consultant Relations ; Amy Carmusin ’85, senior product manager, Brokerage Legal; Tim Cohen ’91, portfolio manager; and Marianne Herlihy ’76, vice president, Marketing Strategy and immediate past chair of UVM's Boston Regional Board.
"We knew we had a fairly large contingent of UVMers at Fidelity, but it was fascinating to see just how extensive a circle it is," says Chuck Black of the organizing effort. "We found connections throughout the corporation and then went to work on bringing those people together to benefit the University and the Campaign."
Thanks to Fidelity's generous matching gift policy for educational institutions, up to $4,500 in gifts to UVM can be matched per employee per year.
Black and his wife Wendy '83 wanted their gift to advance the Campaign's goal for student scholarships, the top priority. They established the Chuck and Wendy Black Endowed Scholarship Fund to provide annual support for students in the College of Arts and Sciences or the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, with preference to students from the greater Boston area. "We have both been the beneficiaries of scholarships," says Black. "In conjunction with matching gifts from Fidelity Investments and the Lintilhac Scholarship Challenge, we want to provide access for deserving students to receive the same high-quality UVM education we enjoyed."
Chuck and Wendy Black's son Andy will continue the family's UVM connections when he enters as a first-year student in fall of 2005.