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philanthropy in action
st. lawrence university magazine | winter 2015
estate of Lydia Theurer Pfund,
widow of Ledyard H. Pfund,
Irma Pfund’s son.
The drawings—pencil stud-
ies of human heads—were
thought to be undocumented,
for they were not known
among the lifetime works of
Remington. But Laura A.
Foster, director of the Frederic
Remington Art Museum in
Ogdensburg, New York,
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Gunnison Memorial Chapel
Restoration Fund Grows
This fund was begun in response to requests to help restore the chapel after
the 2013 fire; it applies to costs above and beyond what the University’s
insurance covers. More than $59,000 has been contributed to the fund. Work
is underway, and the chapel is on schedule to reopen by Commencement 2015.
For more on the restoration, see page 17 and
after-fire-gunnison-renovations-progressing . For more information on the
fund: Kim Hissong, or 315-229-5837.
KDS Alumnae Fund Growing
Since its inception two years ago, the KDS Alumnae Fund
has received over $63,000 in gifts and an additional $12,000
in multi-year pledges. The goal is to reach $250,000 by the
house’s 50th anniversary in 2019. KDS sisters have fully met
the dollar-for-dollar $25,000 challenge match made by
Chris Koski ’79 and Hilary Valentine ’89, allowing some
work on the chapter house to be done. For more information:
Kim Hissong,
or 315-229-5837.
Restoration of
Beta Temple Commences
With nearly $460,000 in commitments, the Beta Temple
restoration has commenced. Fundraising continues as the
University looks to exceed the combined construction and
endowment goal of $500,000. For more information:
John Pezdek, or
315-229-5540, or Allen Splete ’60,
To-Do List
In early October 2014, Laurentian friends gathered under the terracotta arches of the Boston Public Library’s Guastavino
Room. (Left) President William L. Fox (fourth from left) and Lynn Fox (third from left) spent some time with members
of the Laurentian Leadership Society beforehand. (Middle) Katherine Clark ’85, U.S. Representative for Massachusetts’
5th District, spoke about St. Lawrence’s positive influence on her personal and professional growth. (Right) Her husband,
Rodney Dowell, left, visited with Anne Marie and Wayne Clarke, parents of Victor Clarke ’18.
Laurentians Together
gift of two
drawings by
famed artist and
Canton native
Frederic Remington, plus two
letters from him to University
Trustee Ledyard Park Hale,
Class of 1876, has come to St.
Lawrence. They were given in
memory of Hale’s daughter
Irma Hale Pfund, Class of
1906. The gift came from the
by Anne Sibley ’85 and Cathy Tedford
Remington Drawings
Come Home to Canton
A Sustainability Semester
Program Endowment Sought
The Sustainability Semester embodies St. Lawrence
University’s commitment to reflective thinking and
experiential learning. To ensure the continuance of this
important endeavor, the University seeks to raise both on-
going operating support and $2 million in philanthropic
support to endow the program. For more information:
Sue Regier, or 315-229-5915.
john Meagher
Endowment Continues
to Gain Support
To ensure that students with documented disabilities and
accessibility needs continue to meet their fullest potential,
St. Lawrence seeks to raise $1 million to establish the John
Meagher Endowment Fund to support its Office of Disability
and Accessibility Services. Several alumni, parents and friends
have made generous commitments to this important effort, and
the fund stands at more than $362,000. For more information:
Chad Tessier, or 315-229-5519.
determined that both “Major
Ben Searles” and “Englishman”
appeared in Remington’s book
John Ermine of the Yellowstone,
first published in 1902.
According to Remington
authority Tyler Mongerson,
president of the Mongerson
Gallery in Chicago, “While
one pleasure from in-depth
study of Remington’s work
derives from the variety of his
subjects as seen with his fine
portrait, ‘Englishman,’ (right)
nothing compares to his sig-
nature treatment of the white
man in the West as demon-
strated by his rendering of
‘Major Ben Searles.’ Reming-
ton exceeds mere representa-
tion by presenting his deep
admiration for (Searles’s) rug-
ged temperament, a necessary
trait to thrive in the West.” n
left Photos by: whit haynes '10