2023年10月24日
在同学会的周末, four university supporters were inducted into the Susquehanna Society for their extraordinary philanthropy. 最高的称号, the Susquehanna Society recognizes individuals and foundations who have contributed a total of $1 million or more to Susquehanna in their lifetime.
1996年的史蒂文和艾米·梅耶
Steven Meyer ’96 graduated from Susquehanna with a degree in accounting. In 1999, 他创立了Advisors Mortgage Group, which today is a multi-state mortgage banker that strives to deliver a seamless, stress-free mortgage experience to all customers. His passion for helping people attain their dreams of homeownership is the driving force behind Advisors.
In addition to helping his customers achieve their dreams, Meyer also hopes to help Susquehanna’s business students prepare to achieve theirs. In 2022, 迈耶夫妇, 艾米, helped the 西格蒙德·韦斯商学院 expand and enhance its signature trading room in Apfelbaum Hall.
史蒂文T的电脑数量. ’96 and 艾米 Meyer Trading Room is now doubled at 24 and includes 12 Bloomberg terminals, which give Susquehanna students access to real-time financial market data. The room is now large enough for professors to hold full classes there.
“I hope that this room will help Susquehanna professors teach,” Meyer said. “And ultimately, I hope that it will help its students learn.”
In addition to supporting capital improvements and technology upgrades to the trading room, the Meyers’ gift also created a student-managed investment fund to allow for increased opportunities of practical learning as finance majors place and track trades by investing real funds in the stock market.
The Meyers have also endowed a fund to support faculty development and programming in the Department of Finance in perpetuity. In addition to their support of the 西格蒙德·韦斯商学院, the Meyers also supported renovations to Seibert Hall’s model classroom — now known as the Diane and Al Meyer Classroom in honor of Mr. 迈耶的父母.
“Susquehanna helped prepare me for a career that has rewarded me tenfold,” Meyer said. “I am so proud to be able to give back to the university, which has given so much to me.”
牧师. 威廉H. 1938年和多萝西·沃伦·哈德森
The late Hudsons were inducted into the Susquehanna Society posthumously.
他们丰厚的遗产使威廉·H. 多萝西·哈德逊奖学金基金. that provides scholarship support to qualifying students from Pennsylvania or Delaware studying history, 音乐, 英国文学, 护理, 宗教或哲学.
William was a pastor with the United Methodist Church for nearly 50 years. He graduated from Susquehanna in 1938 after studying philosophy and literature and earned additional degrees from Drew Theological Seminary in 1941 and Temple School of Theology in 1951. For most of his career, he was based in churches in southern Delaware. 威廉于9月11日去世. 21, 2001.
Dorothy was interested in helping people and in 音乐 and education. She had a long career as an educator at all levels, including community college.
Dorothy played organ at her husband’s various congregations. 她退休后, she continued to play organ at local churches, 婚礼, funerals and retirement communities well into her 80s. 桃乐丝于2021年4月21日去世.