Hiram College Spring 2011 : Page 4in Support of Hiram Students • Former Hiram College Trustee Chuck Miller has given $500,000 to the College through the estate of his parents, Paul C. and Kathryn W. Miller. The money will be used to renovate Miller Dining Hall as the new home for student support services personnel and for Hiram’s new initiatives to recruit and provide support for military personnel returning to civilian life. The funding also will establish an endowment to support programs related to work done by Kathryn Craig, director of the Career Center, and Frank Hemphill, director of student academic services, in support of Hiram students. “I am certain that our mother and father would be pleased and delighted that their contribution to Hiram College would be used for these activities,” said Miller. “Both of them were very strong believers in education and the opportunities that can result from the learning from not only the individual student’s career, but his or her family and the communities in which they live.” • Hiram received a gift of more than $1 million from the estate of Jim and Marcella Nelson. Jim was a 1942 graduate of Hiram College. He was a successful Cleveland-area executive who joined the Hiram board in 1958 and served as an emeritus trustee until his death in 1997. His wife, Marcella, passed away last summer and through the generosity and planning of the couple, Hiram is receiving the funding as part of their planned gift. The bulk of the funding will go toward the College’s endowment. Alumni and Donors are Generous The College has received several very generous and impactful gifts in recent months in support of the many positive initiatives happening right now on Hiram Hill. 4 HIRAM MAGAZINE Publication List |
