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New Record: MBA Class Gift Tops $1.2 Million
Some records are made to
be broken. For the fourth
straight year, the graduating
MBA class topped the gift
of previous classes. This year
the total sum was a whopping
$1,208,194, including
gifts from full-time, MBA
Program for Executives
(MBA Exec, East and West),
and challenge donors. 87%
of graduating MBAs participated,
with an average
pledge of $1,234 and the
largest individual pledge
of $30,000. Significantly,
460 students pledged at the
Young Franklin Society level.
MBA Exec East achieved
100% participation for the
third year in a row, led by
co-chairs Fausto Monacelli
and Lauren Taylor, both
WG'06. The overall total
of $330,000 included a
gift from challenge donor,
David Mounts, WG'04.
MBA Exec West
achieved 90% participation,
led by co-chairs Michael
Cross, Manish Ranjan,
Jameson Thottam, and
Craig Wittenberg, all
WG'06. The overall total
of $125,000 included a
gift from challenge donor,
Bruce Brownstein, W'80.
Full-time MBAs
achieved 85% participation,
led by co-chairs Ryan
Berger and Ali Satvat, both
WG'06. The overall total
of $756,096 included a gift
from challenge donor, Ed
Antoian, WG'82.
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