CAPITAL GIVING & ENDOWMENT GIFTS
OVERVIEW
The year 1985-86 was marked by the continued success of several capital fundraising projects and highlighted by the announcement of two new endowed professorships that promise to deepen Dartmouth's commitment to scholarship and the liberal arts.
The John W. Berry Sports Center is nearing completion and the DC AC National Development Committee is working hard to complete the funding for the new building and the renovation of Alumni Gymnasium and Davis Varsity House. Thanks to the extraordinary effort of the Friends of Dartmouth Rowing, the newly-completed boathouse is full of crew shells and enthusiastic rowers, and the lounge, locker rooms, and offices will be completed by mid-November.
THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP
The American Southwest Distinguished Professorship, initiated by Margaret Anne and Edward Leede '49, will be awarded by a member of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences who embodies the independence, inquisitiveness, creativity, and accomplishment that are the hallmarks of Dartmouth's liberal arts tradition.
Mr. and Mrs. Leede created this college-wide chair in the spirit of freedom, adventure, independence, and entrepreneurship that historically has characterized the Southwestern United States, where they live. To the Leedes, the Southwest symbolizes precious natural and human resources in the same way that a liberal arts education symbolizes the critical resources of creativity and independence.
This wonderful new opportunity for Dartmouth also reflects Edward Leede's own background as a student, as a top-notch basketball player for both Dartmouth and the Boston Celtics, and as a successful entrepreneur.
THE ANDREW THOMSON JR. PROFESSORSHIP
The Andrew Thomson Jr. Professorship at the Dartmouth Medical School is the first chair at the College donated by two members of the same class in honor of an individual. It is also the first to be named for an Overseer at the Medical School and the first there to be funded at $1.25 million.
Harle and Kenneth F. Montgomery '25 and Naomi and Robert C. Borwell '25 of Illinois endowed the professorship in honor of their mutual close friend and physician, Dr. Andrew Thomson Jr. '46. The Dean of the Medical School in consultation with Dr. Thomson will determine the recipient of this prestigious award.
Thomson, a Chicago internist, received his medical degree from Indiana University and is now president of both the Medical Staff of Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and Jones, Thomson, and Ramsey Professional Medical Association. He has been a Dartmouth Medical School Overseer since 1983 and was elected to chair its board this past May.
Kenneth and Harle Montgomery have long been loyal, devoted, and creative supporters of the College. In 1976 they established the internationallyrecognized Montgomery Endowment, which brings to campus as teachers some of the world's great intellectual and political figures. Mr. Montgomery has been an attorney with Wilson & Mcllvaine in Chicago for over 50 years.
Robert and Naomi Borwell have also been longtime Dartmouth benefactors. Among their many gifts is the Whitney Campbell '25 Fund that supports student interns at the College's News Service and Alumni Magazine. Mr. Borwell was with Marsh & McLennan for over 40 years and is now chairman of a billion-dollar bank holding company in Illinois.
Donor Edward Leede '49.
Donor Margaret Anne Leede.
The new Friends of Dartmouth Rowing Boathouse, a $1.3-million facility, will be dedicated in November of 1986.
Posed against the Chicago skyline are the principals in the Andrew Thomson Jr. Professorship - donors Harle and KennethMontgomery '25, left, and Naomi and Robert Borwell '25,right, and honoree Andrew Thomson Jr. '46, center.
