This past year, the program's nine managers and 72 callers carried a full spectrum of majors with a combined 3.2 grade point average. Fran Ashby, the assistant director of annual giving and coordinator of the Student Calling Program, continues to be impressed with the extraordinary caliber of student callers. And they truly understand the importance of this program alumni participation through annual giving at all levels is vital to maintaining excellence at Bucknell. Candace Krasniewicz '99 was a student caller her first year at Bucknell and manager the past three years. Having earned a degree in business management this May, she is now employed by Price Waterhouse Cooper in New York City.
Callers rely on self-confidence and a true enthusiasm for their school.
But then I realized that when you are talking with alumni, it's about much more than just giving money there's a wonderful connection that has developed over the years between Bucknell and its students. This is a great way to give back and help support Bucknell even after you have graduated. And this year I had the opportunity to go to the Scholarship Day luncheon and meet my benefactors. It gave me a whole different picture of the important needs that Bucknell will always have. Hopkins, like other student callers, believes strongly in what she is doing.