August 2008
| Alumni Association Board A letter from outgoing alumni trustee, Holly Ornstein Carter ‘85 I have been honored to serve as your elected Alumni Trustee for the past six years. Thank you for the opportunity. It has been a deeply rewarding process to give back to the place that is so important to me. I commend CC for including Alumni Trustees as an integral part of the governing board. Alumni are a critical constituency. They are also crucial participants in the future of the college. Before joining the Board, I hadn’t realized what a vital role alumni play in the future of CC. We are the best spokespeople for new students, we are the fundraising army, we are the collective memory of the institution. It is a privilege to have intimate insight into the strengths -- and weaknesses -- of this special place. I loved being on campus regularly to meet students, talk with professors and see the vibrant campus life. Dick Celeste has brought so much to the campus by way of a global outlook and grand aspirations. My fellow Board members, most of whom I now consider life-time friends, are an inspiration in their commitment to ensuring the future of CC. After all the hard work and long meetings, I hope the national visibility of the college, the look of the campus and the quality of the education have all been improved because of my modest contributions. We have so much to be proud of – staggering admissions success in quality and diversity, a healthy endowment, the new Sustainability Council that has already spearheaded solar panels on one building. We are “achieving the vision” of a $330 million fundraising effort to provide the finest liberal arts education in the country. It has been remarkable to see the Cornerstone Arts Center materialize after so many years of scheming, hoping and dreaming. It was more than 10 years ago that I helped host a dinner in New York City to introduce the idea of a multi-disciplinary arts building by a world-class architect. Now that corner in Colorado Springs is a wonder to behold. I look forward to all the imaginative and spirited things that will happen there. It is exciting to be thinking about a wellness center and a new library, about new courses and study abroad. It is important for all of us to know that our annual giving helps raise our ranking in U.S. News and World Report. If you do nothing else, make sure to make a donation to the best of your ability. I didn’t realize that every dollar really does help! The AAB welcomes comments
and questions from all alumni. Please don't hesitate to communicate
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Holly Ornstein Carter '85
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