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For more information:
Sunny Bellows
Regional Director of Development
Washington University in St. Louis
Campus Box 1228
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63130-4899
1-800-689-8291 or 314-935-9855
To Our North and Central Texas Alumni and Friends
The North and Central Texas Scholarship Challenge is intended to encourage new, increased, and multi-year commitments for
annual scholarships by alumni, parents, and friends of Washington University who reside in the greater North and Central Texas area.
We are grateful to Steven Cash Nickerson, JD’85, MBA’93, for establishing a $100,000 challenge to inspire alumni to increase their support for annual scholarships and fellowships. This generous challenge supports the Annual Fund, a vital part of Leading Together: The Campaign for Washington University.
Today, nearly 60 percent of undergraduates and even higher numbers of graduate and professional students need some form of financial assistance to attend Washington University. The university is committed to offering talented men and women from all backgrounds the opportunity to fulfill their potential in every field of endeavor.
Please participate in the North and Central Texas Scholarship Challenge today. Your gift is an investment in our students and the future of our society. Every gift matters — and every donor counts.
Sincerely,
Dr. Robert L. Virgil, MBA’60 DBA’67Chair, Scholarships & FellowshipsLeading Together: The Campaign for Washington University
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How the Challenge Works
The North and Central Texas Scholarship Challenge will match all gifts to the Annual Fund designated for scholarship support.
Levels of Recognition*Annual Fund Donor $1 – $99
Century Club Member $100 – $249
Century Club Fellow $250 – $499
Dean’s Committee $500 – $999
William Greenleaf Eliot Society
Eliot Society Member $1,000 – $2,499
Eliot Fellow $2,500 – $4,999
Eliot Benefactor $5,000 – $9,999 You may establish a named annual scholarship or graduate fellowship for each gift of $5,000 or more.
Eliot Patron $10,000 – $24,999
Danforth Circle
Dean’s Level $25,000 – $49,999
Chancellor’s Level $50,000 or more
*Your recognition level is based on your gift and will not include the North and Central Texas Scholarship Challenge matching dollars.
The North and Central Texas Scholarship Challenge
Steven Cash Nickerson, JD’85, MBA’93, is president of and principal
in PDS Tech, Inc. He is in his 10th year as CFO and in his second year as president. Before joining PDS, he served as an attorney and marketing executive for Union Pacific Railroad, an associate and then partner at Jenner & Block, and chairman and CEO of an internet company he took public through a reverse merger. As a student at Washington University, Mr. Nickerson was an editor of the law review and a recipient of the U.S. Steel Scholarship.
Mr. Nickerson is chair of the Dallas Regional Cabinet for Washington University in St. Louis, chair of the Dallas Regional Campaign Committee, and a member of the School of Law Campaign Committee. He serves on the National Council of the School of Law and the International Council of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute. Mr. Nickerson is licensed to practice law in California, Nevada, Illinois, Nebraska, and Texas and is a member of the American, Los Angeles and Dallas Bar Associations. He received the Global Philanthropy Award from Washington University for his support of the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative. He is an avid martial artist, ranked as a third degree black belt in Kenpo Karate, and he is a Russian Martial Arts instructor.
Mr. Nickerson divides his time between Dallas and Austin with his wife, Evie. He and Evie are proud parents of three Washington University children: Kate, BS’07; Stephanie, AB’09, JD Class of 2013; and Andrew, Arts & Sciences Class of 2013.
Yes! I/We will help to meet the North and Central Texas Scholarship Challenge.
• Please direct my/our gift to: (designate school)
___________________________________________________
• I/We establish an annual scholarship to be named (minimum of $5,000).
___________________________________________________ Please print
• My/Our gift of $__________________ is enclosed.
• I/We pledge a total of $ _______________(not including any matching funds) to be paid as follows:
Year 1 $________ Date______ Year 4 $______ Date______
Year 2 $________ Date______ Year 5 $______ Date______
Year 3 $________ Date______ (Fiscal year runs July 1 to June 30)
• My/our first pledge payment of $__________ is enclosed. (Please send reminders for my remaining pledge payments.)
• Please charge all of my/our pledge payments to the following credit card:
• annually • quarterly • monthly (check one) (All of the pledge payments must be the same amount.)
• AmEx • Discover • MasterCard • Visa
Acct. No. ________________________Exp. _______
Name on card _______________________________ Please print
Signature ___________________________________
• Corporate matching funds will count toward my/our gift:
________________________________________________Name of company — please enclose matching gift form.
My/Our Name(s) ___________________________________
Address ___________________________________________
City _______________________ State _____ Zip ________
Telephone __________________________________________ Home Business Cell
Preferred email _____________________________________
• I/We prefer no listing in the Honor Roll.JS
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Your gift
Match provides
First scholarship giftFor donors making their first annual scholarship gift.
$1 $2
Young alumniFor annual scholarship gifts from alumni age 40 or younger.
$1 $2
Multi-year pledge
For three- to five-year annual scholarship commitments.
$1 $2
Increased scholarship giftFor donors who increase their current annual support, the challenge will match the increased gift amount.
$1 $3
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