Giving News
Renovating RAD: Major upgrade of athletics facility will offer significant improvement for student life

Thanks in large part to the generosity of two supportive donors, Randolph will begin a nearly $3 million renovation to its Randolph Athletics and Dance (RAD) Center beginning later this spring. The significant enhancement and improvement of the building, which was originally built in 1962, was made possible by two leadership gifts. One of those... READ MORE >>
Why I give: A Q&A with John and Margie Roberts Johnson '59

Tell us about your lives today. John and I moved to a retirement community near Roanoke, Virginia, about a year ago. Our daughter and her family live nearby, and our son and family live in Nashville. I enjoyed a career as an Episcopal church choirmaster-organist in Morristown, Tennessee; that work began as I majored in... READ MORE >>
A Legacy of Service: $1.25 million gift honors Mamie Jolley Bruce ’44

A new $1.25 million grant will establish an endowment fund enabling the College to expand its Community Fellows program, Randolph President Bradley W. Bateman announced this week. The funding is the result of gifts from the Jolley Foundation, Jolley Bruce Christman ’69, and her brother, James McDuffie “Duff” Bruce, III. The grant will establish the... READ MORE >>
'The Greatest Gift is to Give': Brit LeCompte supports students by funding scholarship

The first time Brit LeCompte saw Virginia was during a vacation with his family to the Front Royal area. “My uncle decided to take the skyline drive to Staunton,” LeCompte said. “I got in this little yellow plane, and we flew over the ridge and saw the Shenandoah. It was so beautiful.” Decades later, after... READ MORE >>
Why I give: A Q&A with Bill and Ann Hepburn Webb ’84

Tell us a little bit about you and your family and your connection to Randolph? Our son Andrew is a current sophomore at Randolph and I (Ann) am an alumna, Class of 1984. I majored in economics and had several high school teachers who were graduates of R-MWC and served as influences for me to... READ MORE >>
Randolph sets new record for largest-ever day of giving on Giving Tuesday

Randolph College set record highs for giving during Giving Tuesday on November 27. During the daylong event yesterday, 725 alumnae and alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff, and students contributed to the Annual Fund, helping Randolph raise over $285,000. The results broke records for the College in both participation numbers and dollars, making Giving Tuesday 2018... READ MORE >>
Randolph joins worldwide Giving Tuesday Campaign on November 27

Last year, nearly 600 alumnae and alumni, parents, students, faculty and staff, and friends of the College united to raise over $150,000 for the Annual Fund on Giving Tuesday.... READ MORE >>
Randolph to begin major renovation of its Randolph Athletics and Dance Center this spring

In addition to major changes to the building’s exterior, improvements made inside will include upgrades to the gymnasium, locker rooms, athletic training spaces, and an expansion of the pool.... READ MORE >>
Submit your T-shirt design for Giving Tuesday!

For the fourth year, Randolph will join the worldwide Giving Tuesday movement, which takes place on November 27. New to the event this year this year is a T-shirt design contest for students. Submissions are due by October 25, and the winner of the contest will receive a $20 gift card to Magnolia Foods. In... READ MORE >>
Forbes ranks Randolph in top 100 for ‘Colleges with the Happiest, Most Successful Alumni’

Randolph College is included in Forbes’ recently released ranking for “Colleges with the Happiest, Most Successful Alumni.” Randolph ranked 72nd out of the 200 institutions on the list. To compile its rankings, Forbes used its Grateful Graduates Index to measure return on investment. Forbes examined private, not-for-profit colleges with more than 500 students using two... READ MORE >>