Donor Stories

The Benefit of Giving Back
The Benefit of Giving Back
Norma and Dean Wilson know the power of giving back. By supporting scholarships for first-generation music students, they were able to...


Investing in the Future
Investing in the Future
How did Nella Webster-O'Grady '71 find herself one of three women in the Argyros School of Business and Economics in the...


Education is Salvation
Education is Salvation
Larry (M.A. '72) and Sandee Collier believe in the life-changing power of education. "Education is salvation," emphasizes...


Finding Joy in Giving
Finding Joy in Giving
As members of the clergy in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Reverends Bill and Mary Jacobs have built relationships with...


A New Trend for Young Alumni: Planning Decades in Advance
A New Trend for Young Alumni: Planning Decades in Advance
Wills, living trusts and last wishes. Such extremely important topics— and yet many of us don't plan to think about them...


Parents Remember Son Through Legacy Scholarship
Parents Remember Son Through Legacy Scholarship
Ryan Odenwalder (JD '09) was known throughout Chapman's law school for his willingness to help anyone in need, no matter what.


Giving With a Global Perspective
Giving With a Global Perspective
Sussan Mashhoodi '82 knows firsthand the value of global citizenship. As a teenager, she left Iran to attend Chapman University just before...


Never Too Young to Have a Plan
Never Too Young to Have a Plan
When class of 1998 alumni Jason and Nicole (Lejuwaan) Hernandez married, they developed a will as an essential component of their family planning.


Celebrating the Chapman Spirit Through Giving
Celebrating the Chapman Spirit Through Giving
Wilcox Patterson '62 and his wife, Sandy, are longtime fans and supporters of Chapman University. Their daughter, Stacy, earned her B.A. in...


Son's Success Inspires Major Gift
Son's Success Inspires Major Gift
Adrienne and Rande Shaffer, parents of Teren '08, knew Chapman University was the right place for their son from the moment they set foot...


A Legacy of Leadership Through Philanthropy
A Legacy of Leadership Through Philanthropy
Kalani Mench '13 was the first in his family to attend Chapman University. During his freshman year, his parents...


Making the Chapman Experience Accessible
Making the Chapman Experience Accessible
Nancy Reid '62 and Robert E. Reid '59, Th.D., believe deeply in the importance of scholarships.


A Call to Give
A Call to Give
According to Nancy Brink, the director of the Office of Church Relations at Chapman University, the Disciples of Christ community on campus is "small and mighty."


Strengthening Chapman's Disciples Roots
Strengthening Chapman's Disciples Roots
Rev. Dr. Ben Bohren has been a part of the Chapman Family since 1978, more than 40 years. He moved to Orange to be a minister at First Christian Church, right down...