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Endowment gifts to the Kelly Writers House help us establish projects, programs, and positions that last. If the first ten years of the Kelly Writers House were about creating Penn's freest-form student-centered space and making its mark on campus, the second decade will be about sustaining the innovation and making it viable over the long run. Endowment gifts--such as support of an annual event or program or series page--allow us, one gift at a time, to progress toward our goal of being a permanent feature on the Penn and Philadelphia cultural landscape. There are numerous opportunities for endowment: support of specific projects such as publications and new student initiatives; naming the rooms that host our programs, workshops and seminars; and naming and supporting the directorship. Many donors have chosen to honor family members, memorialize favorite Penn professors, or express gratitude to old Penn friends. These are lasting tributes to loved ones or mentors, and at the same time they ensure that the Writers House will continue to grow and thrive.
If you'd like to hear more about our endowment campaign, please contact our Assistant Director for Development, John Carroll (johnpc@writing.upenn.edu).
We're especially delighted to celebrate the people and organizations that have contributed thus far to our endowment. Thank you, patrons of the Kelly Writers Endowment -- gifts such as yours insure that this dynamic program space and meeting place for writers and readers continues to grow and thrive! We are grateful for your enthusiasm, encouragement and support, and honored to describe your gifts here.
Mitchell Blutt (C'78 M'82 WG'87) established this fund to support an annual songwriting symposium at the Writers House.
Roxanne and Scott Bok (C'81 W'81 L'84), members of the Kelly Writers House Advisory Board, created our first endowment fund, enabling us to give honoraria to an exciting roster of writers year after year.
Another member of the Kelly Writers House Advisory Board, Cheryl Family (C'91), established this fund to create a permanent annual fiction program. The series debuted in 2007-08.
The Writers House General Endowment is an all-purpose fund that supports program development, student initiatives, new and ongoing projects, capital improvements — and more! Support for the General Endowment has come from the Hillcrest Foundation, Harold L. Rosenberg (W'79), the Smith-Salzberg Family Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund, and Class of 1999 Parents Project.
Through this generous gift, Harry Groome (C'63)-also a member of our Board-has supported the publication of a nationally distributed literary journal, currently Xconnect, an acclaimed print and digital journal.
Sylvia W. Kauders (CW'42), a regular attendee of our lunchtime programming, established this fund to support a series of intimate programs at the Writers House each semester with writers of nonfiction.
Kate Levin (GAS'96), also on our Board, established this annual symposium in memory of the late Comparative Literature teacher-scholar, Charles Bernheimer.
BigRoc established this fund to support the ongoing collaboration between the Writers House and WXPN.
Nancy Rothstein established this fund in honor of her daughter, Caroline, an active Writers House student who was a leading voice in spoken-word projects at Penn.
Susan Small Savitsky (CW'75) and Ed Kane (C'71) have established this fund in memory of beloved Penn professor, Robert "Bob" Lucid, who taught at Penn for thirty-two years, from 1964 until his retirement in 1996, and whose visionary spirit and infectious enthusiasm infused the Writers House from its beginning. Now we will honor Bob by inviting a contemporary novelist to read at the House every year forever - and we'll raise a glass of wine in his memory.
In honor of the class of 1999, Penn parents elected to assist with three separate projects: Kelly Writers House; The Ellen and Howard Katz Fitness Center; and Civic House. Their gift demonstrated that Penn parents support the University's emphasis on encouraging creativity, well-being, and social responsibility. Contributions from the Class of 1999 Parents Project were directed toward our General Endowment, an all-purpose fund that continues to support program development, student initiatives, and more.
Alice Cooper Shoulberg was a brilliant student who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's College for Women in 1955. Established in her memory, the Alice Cooper Shoulberg Scholarship Fund supports the technological needs of our Publications Room, where students depend on computers and software to edit and publish such publications as First Call and The Green Couch.
Gary and Nina Wexler, members of the Board, created this general, flexible endowment fund to support all kinds of programs and new student initiatives - from manuscript exchanges to readings and musical performances.
Penn parents Judith Zarin and Gerald Rosenfeld created this fund to support a literary journalism magazine at the Kelly Writers. The Green Couch is printed each semester.