2400 University, 2nd floor. They furnish support for Mines that continues in perpetuity, providing a financial foundation for the institution's future. You can create an endowment in your own name. Or you can establish one to honor a loved one, make a special gift during a class reunion or commemorate another occasion. Or they can be established through a bequest provision in your will.
Some people do both.
They establish an endowment now so they can watch it grow and see their generosity benefit Mines students. They may add to it periodically during their lives. Then, through their wills, they make provision for a final and often larger contribution. The class of 1999, under the leadership of Class President Russ Wurth, began what they hope will become a tradition of giving at Mines. All seniors who donated to the award became members of the newly formed Gold Pan Society.