Alumnae/i Engagement
Something We Can All Celebrate: Alumnae/i Engagement makes Hollins better for everyone!
Alumnae/i engagement is growing! Fiscal Year 2024 was our second year quantifiably tracking alumnae/i engagement, and we鈥檙e thrilled to report a critical mass (22%!) of alumnae/i engaged with Hollins through volunteerism, events, communication, and philanthropy! This represents a two percent increase over the previous fiscal year.
We are deeply grateful for our volunteers, who are the lifeblood of the alumnae/i association and help all of us to lift our eyes toward the bright future we are collectively building for Hollins. We also extend our gratitude to each alumna/us who attended an event (in-person or virtual!) or took the time to write, email, or call us鈥攊t is such a gift to see the alumnae/i network in action! Lastly, we sincerely appreciate all who made a gift last year. Alumnae/i gifts not only directly impact today鈥檚 students but stand as a testament to the value of your degree and provide confidence to foundations, corporations, and major gift philanthropists investing in Hollins.
Everyone who has attended Hollins has benefited from someone else鈥檚 generosity of time, talent, or treasure. This tradition of giving back truly makes Hollins a better place for everyone. We look forward to engaging even more alumnae/i in Fiscal Year 2025!
How You Made a Difference in Fiscal Year 2024
Since 1943, alumnae/i participation in annual giving has been a vital Hollins tradition, evolving from the Alumnae Fund鈥檚 original mission of supporting the Alumnae Association to strengthening the entire college community. As Lindsey Mann Field 鈥03 says in her profile on page 31, 鈥淚t鈥檚 not just about giving back鈥攊t鈥檚 about investing in the next generation of Hollins women, keeping our community strong, and preserving the magic of Hollins for years to come.鈥
Every act of generosity matters. Whether you volunteer, refer a student, or wear a Hollins hat to the supermarket, you carry the Hollins mission into the world. Likewise, when you give to the Hollins Fund, you take action to ensure the perpetuity of that mission. As Sarah Himes 鈥23 shares in her profile on page 31, 鈥淎ll acts of generosity and financial gifts matter鈥攔egardless of size.鈥 Major gift donors, including foundations and corporations, look to alumnae/i participation as evidence that the cause they are being asked to support is worthy. So a big thank-you to the 19.3% of alumnae/i who made their Hollins Fund gifts in fiscal year 2024鈥攜our generosity inspires confidence and ensures Hollins鈥 bright future!
2023-24 Volunteer Leadership
Alumnae Board
Anne Chisman Abraham 鈥77
Emily Daniels Ashton 鈥06
Nancy Peterson Benninger 鈥02*
Allison McHenry Bough 鈥93
Blair Neill Celli 鈥03
Anna Cork 鈥96, M.A.L.S. 鈥04
Susan Schnider Duke 鈥76
Diane Hall 鈥88
Kristin Jeffries Henshaw 鈥94
(president)
Antoinette Hillian 鈥00*
LaNita Lykes Jefferson 鈥07
Linda Bertorelli Jennings 鈥85
Christine LeFever Kmieczak 鈥92
Dee Mudzingwa-Bohling 鈥07*
Puja Sharma 鈥11
Beatrice Shaw 鈥91
Board of Trustees
Patricia Thrower Barmeyer 鈥68
C. LaRoy Brantley F鈥15
Ellen Goldsmith-Vein 鈥84
Callie V. S. (Ginny) Granade 鈥72
Rev. Dr. Cynthia L. Hale 鈥75
Lucy Davis Haynes 鈥84
Kristin Jeffries Henshaw 鈥94
Paul Hollingsworth P鈥22
Cynda Johnson
Kay Kendall 鈥66
Leslie Dunne Ketner 鈥84*
Sandra Kiely Kolb 鈥70*
Elizabeth Brownlee
Kolmstetter 鈥85
Anne Lindblad 鈥79
Dudley Wood Macfarlane 鈥77*
Tamina D. McMillan, M.D., 鈥95 P鈥23
Debra Cartwright Meade F鈥76, board chair
Janet C. Nicholson 鈥69
Mary Flynn Niemitz F鈥75
John Poulton P鈥06
Karen Rabenau 鈥89
Sabrina Rose-Smith 鈥00
Savon Shelton Sampson 鈥04*
Natasha D. Trethewey M.A. 鈥91
Alexandra Trower 鈥86*
* Last year of service, 2024
F: Family of alumna/i
P: Parent of alumna/i
