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The future is Katies
女性目前占美国受教育人口的一半以上.S. workforce. 她们在许多领域和高管职位上的代表性仍然不足, occupying only 25% of seats in the C-suite.

We are committed to preparing future women leaders. 捐款将有助于扩大财政援助和增加可获得性, 支持创建学术参与办公室, 并帮助建立一条成功之路,超越圣. Kate’s.

Our faculty comprises brilliant, experienced, 以及决心将圣. Kate’s as an innovative and prestigious institution.
捐款将用于为新教员提供强有力的指导计划, foster community partnerships, 并创建一个创新和包容性卓越中心.



Donna McNamara ’68, PhD, once strolled around Dew Drop Pond, attended Mass in Our Lady of Victory Chapel, 当他还是一名圣. Catherine University. 如今,她在同一所大学的校董会任职.
“St. Catherine University’s mission is important to me,” says McNamara, “on the most basic of levels, 因为这是一个致力于教育女性的机构. 就个人而言,这一事实是我最初参加的主要原因之一. Once at St. 凯特家的大门为我打开了一个我从未接触过或想象过的世界. These were worlds of learning, ambition, confidence, exploration, contribution, caring, and adventure. I am an ardent supporter of St. Kate’s because I am grateful for how the University helped shape me and my life; and, 我想为那些可能无法发挥自己潜力的人提供同样的机会.”
After graduating from St. Kate’s, 麦克纳马拉的职业生涯使她进入田纳西州范德比尔特大学皮博迪学院, 她在那里获得了教育和人力资源博士学位. 麦克纳马拉的工作迅速赢得了赞誉,并将她提升为公司的首席执行官 AT&T, and then Colgate-Palmolive Company.
McNamara had not considered her relationship with St. Kate’s for some time; but that changed when a development officer visited her in New York City. 根据麦克纳马拉的说法,“明博体育采取行动的真正动机是,当明博体育的谈话转向圣. Kate’s, 我开始以一种多年来从未有过的方式回想起我在校园里的日子, 我在那里的经历在多大程度上塑造了我未来的人生轨迹, 我是多么感激有机会参加.”
As a former executive at two multinational corporations, 国家核培训认证委员会的前董事会成员, 也是美国培训与发展协会的前主席, McNamara likes to know that, 通过支持她最喜欢的三项竞选计划, 她正在支持母校对未来的全面计划. Through LEAD & INFLUENCE, the Campaign for the Next Level of Excellence, 麦克纳马拉能够为大学的战略做出贡献,以满足当今学生的需求.
Says McNamara, “这次活动让我感到充实,也拉近了我和学校以及学生之间的距离, 因为我可以自己选择如何使用我捐赠的资金. 就我而言,我选择了三个领域进行直接贡献. One, 这是一项捐赠奖学金,旨在帮助那些无法负担圣迭戈大学学费的第一代学生. Kate’s. Two, the Katie Fund, 资助大学在最需要资助的优先范畴. 最后,学术参与办公室,为保持圣. 凯特大学在学术上处于领先地位,这是自1937年首次被授予Phi Beta Kappa地位以来的标志.”
In all, McNamara believes that, “Education enables a person to achieve their career aspirations. A St. 凯特的教育还建立了社会正义的价值观, community contribution, 以及在塑造世界未来方面有所作为的承诺. Every dollar counts when the purpose is so important.”
Lead Gifts
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Anonymous
Better Way Foundation
Robert and Gail Buuck
Katie Buuck Fratzke '17
GHR Foundation
James J. Hill Foundation
Joan Kelly '46†
Mary Sands Landis '51†
Lilly Endowment Inc.
Manitou Fund
Agnes H. Moon †
Joanne Jirik Mullen '83 and
Brian Mullen
Teresa Rolling Radzinski '86
Lois '63 and John Rogers
ReBecca Koenig Roloff '76 and
Mark Roloff MAT'88
Jean Mcllquham Stalcup '72†
Judi Druke Teske '66
Brenda Grandstrand Woodson '80