From The President

This report provides detailed descriptions of the critical role that privately donated funds contribute to the level of excellence achieved at The University of Montana. The portraits of giving contained herein confirm the quality of an argument coined by the National Association for State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, paraphrased as follows: Great societies depend upon great universities, and great universities depend upon great private support.

Success in attracting this critical support offers the highest possible, very public commendation of the University. Much work goes into identifying legitimate needs crucial to success for faculty, staff and students and linking those needs with passionate interests stirred by personal loyalty and affinity from friends and alumni.

In this process, philanthropy serves as the fourth leg of the stool that supports higher education, equal in importance to state appropriations, student tuition, and external contracts and grants.



George M. Dennison, '62, '63

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