Kalamazoo College is thankful for the generous support of our alumni, parents and friends. Our students are grateful to our philanthropic partners who value the exceptional experiences for which Kalamazoo College is widely known and who believe these experiences are worth preserving.

Below, learn how one endowed scholarship is making a real impact on a current K student.

Caroline Barnett, Class of 2015
Prairie Village, Kansas
Anthropology/Sociology and Religion – Majors
Study Abroad:  Dakar, Sénégal

Caroline has received the Stewart B. and Bertha M. Crandell Scholarship all four years of her Kalamazoo College experience. In this year’s letter to Dr. Marlene Crandell Francis ’58 (granddaughter of Stewart and Bertha) she shared the following:

“As I enter my senior year, I am growing increasingly thankful for the education I am receiving. The classes I have taken have challenged me to think critically and engage with different topics. I have improved upon my writing skills and grown in the challenges of expressing my thoughts aloud. I am confident that the skills I have gained throughout my time at K will help me in my coming adventures.”

Caroline’s scholarship was just one of 373 awards made for the 2014-15 academic year, all made possible through the philanthropy of our alumni, friends, corporations, and foundations.

The minimum gift required to establish a named endowed scholarship is $100,000. A gift of any amount may be designated for the support of scholarships and will reside in a pooled scholarship fund. Contact us for more information.