Rising Alumni – the next generation of Linfield philanthropists

Rising Alumni, graduates for the last decade, are the future of Linfield.

Rising Alumni, graduates from the classes of 2001-2011, know the important role philanthropic gifts play in making a Linfield education possible. Gifts from alumni support student scholarships, faculty recruitment and development, and facility and technology improvements while strengthening the value of a Linfield degree.

In the decades to come, Linfield will look to leaders from these classes to raise new buildings, serve as volunteer leaders or provide financial aid for the next generation of Wildcats.


Rising Alumni President’s Circle Gift Levels

To celebrate the generosity of Rising Alumni, we are introducing new gift levels to our Rising Alumni President’s Circle (see table below).

With your gift at the Rising Alumni President’s Circle level, you’ll:

• receive invitations to exclusive events with the president, the board of trustees and other alumni and community leaders who have made significant gifts to Linfield
  
  
• be recognized in our annual President’s Circle honor roll of donors
  
  
• earn the coveted President’s Circle lapel pin, worn proudly by just a few hundred donors who care deeply enough about Linfield to make a leadership gift

“Studying at Linfield College gave us the tools to succeed both personally and professionally. It was because of the generosity of those who came before us that the Linfield experience was financially feasible. We value giving back and donating is a small way that we can pay that generosity forward.”

Justin and Megan (Busse) Samples, both ’05, are members of the Rising Alumni President’s Circle and serve on the President’s Circle leadership team. Justin, a financial advisor and branch manager with Ameriprise Financial, earned a finance degree at Linfield, while Megan, now marketing and community relations team leader for Whole Foods Market, studied international business.


Each year, hundreds of Linfield alumni change lives by making President’s Circle-level gifts.  You can have a lasting impact on the next generation of Wildcats by making a Rising Alumni President’s Circle gift today.  If you have any questions about the Rising Alumni President’s Circle, contact Christina Diss, director of annual giving, by email or at 503-883-2282.