Senior Class Gift
Building on a philanthropic tradition.
Why we ask seniors to give back
The campus and the community you are a part of has been made better by those who came before you. One of the most visible signs of that commitment is the Senior Class Gift. It’s a tradition that makes Monmouth an outstanding institution. Participating in the Senior Class Gift is a chance to look back on the opportunities you have had in your time at Monmouth and to begin building a legacy of commitment that will benefit future students.
The Class of 2021 will be teaming up with Scots Senate to secure gifts for the Scots Care Fund. By selecting this project, the senior class will be helping provide financial support directly to Monmouth College students for issues and expenses that have occurred due to the current climate caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Students helping students!
How can I get involved with the Senior Class Gift?
Your Senior Class Gift is more than a donation — it’s a rite of passage that will help Monmouth and future Scots for years to come. It’s your first chance to support what you love about your alma mater and make a direct impact on and off campus.
Seniors can join the Senior Class Gift Committee by contacting Associate Director of Alumni Engagement Jordan Scherpe-Lencioni.
Help the Class of 2021 Make Their Mark!
What is Honor Walk?
The Honor Walk allows graduating seniors to recognize a special person who influenced their time at Monmouth while also contributing to the Senior Class Gift.
The Honor Walk takes place immediately following Baccalaureate. Graduating seniors who contribute $20.21 or more to the senior class gift project are invited to participate.
On the eve of Commencement, each senior who contributed to the Senior Class Gift project receives a talent—a coin with Wallace Hall on one side and the College seal on the other. Before an audience of family members, friends, and classmates, each senior presents the coin to the special person he or she has selected. President Clarence Wyatt and First Lady Lobie Stone acknowledge the graduating senior and talent recipient.
Past Senior Class Gifts
2020: Enhancements to Outdoor Grill Area
2019: Water Bottle Refilling Stations
2018: Campus Building Signs
2017: Outdoor Picnic Tables & Grilling Area
2016: “Monmouth College Fighting Scots” painted on city water tower located northwest of campus
2015: Scots Spirit Statue
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The Class of ’18 left their mark all over campus with beautiful updated signs. -
Thanks to the help of a generous match donor, the Class of 2015 installed The Scots Spirit statue in front of April Zorn Memorial Stadium and Hewes Library. -
Ecologically minded members of the Class of 2019 has saved thousands of plastic bottles from ending up in landfills thanks to their class gift, which installed additional water bottle filling stations around campus. -
People from miles around know Monmouth is the home of the Fighting Scots thanks to the contributions of the Class of 2016. -
The Class of 2013 makes their voice heard every day through the clarion bells in the cupola atop Wallace Hall. -
The Class of 2002 erected this 9/11 monument on campus.
Giving News
Best Scots Day Ever
Monmouth’s fifth annual Scots Day of Giving sets records, as College raises $271,852.Read More
A Gift to Pay Back President Grier
Marilyn Rogers Brodd ’51 supports her alma mater and that of her husband, who she met on blind date, with an estate gift to ‘Light This Candle’ campaign.Read More
Gaskills’ Gift
Alumni couple supports Light This Candle Campaign by establishing scholarship for first-generation students.Read More
A ‘Townie’ Gives Back
Longtime area librarian Pam Van Kirk ’76 and her husband support Monmouth College for the role it plays in community.Read More
Spring Sports Given OK to Play
Fighting Scots spring teams will compete during 2020-21 academic year.Read More
Tanney to Coach in NFL
Former Fighting Scots great named to Philadelphia Eagles’ staff, two days after retiring from nine-year career as NFL quarterback.Read More
Campaign Soars Past $60 Million
Monmouth College’s ‘Light This Candle’ capital campaign ‘moving forward successfully’ as it enters its final two years.Read More
The Champion Miller 1860 Fund
Fund to enhance campus diversity sparked, in part, by Regina Johnson’s research paper from 20 years ago.Read More
Scots Care
Scots Senate creates emergency fund for students hit hard by pandemic; fund is at $23,000 and countingRead More
It’s No Wonder He Gives
Dr. Robert Litchfield ’71 supports his alma mater for the way it influenced his life.Read More
