When establishing a named program, the Office of Development &
External Relations works with a donor to develop the document that
administers the account. This document outlines the donor's intent in
establishing the program and establishes conditions to carry out this
intent.
For example, the agreement may determine whether the selection of a
scholarship recipient is based on academic achievement, financial need
or major field of study or whether academic or administrative revenue
will be used as specified by the donor or at the discretion of a dean,
department chair or account director for the libraries, clinics,
workshops, research, travel or special projects. Scholarship and award
recipients receive copies of these biographies so that they know about
the person who made their financial assistance possible. Other sketches
provide informational background to the academic or administrative area
that benefits from the named program.
The Development & External Relations office also assists with a
brief description of the person for whom the annual fund, endowed fund
or building is named. Background about named endowed scholarships are
printed in the university's undergraduate bulletin.