Development News Dan and Laura Mahony Establish New Scholarship

When he was in the eighth grade President Dan Mahony’s best friend, the late Daniel “Danny” Nulman, asked him to make a deal: Nulman insisted that Mahony was going places, and he wanted to be a part of his success. Now Mahony and his wife, Laura, have fulfilled that promise by personally funding a new scholarship for Winthrop students.

Te Daniel E. Nulman Memorial Endowed Scholarship will support Winthrop students who exhibit financial need and serve as leaders within the university community.

Mahony said that he and Laura established the scholarship because they wanted to fulfill his promise to Nulman, who drew up a written pact and paid Ma-

hony 10 cents to “ride along” with Mahony in the future. Te Mahonys also felt it was important to make a major gift to Winthrop on their first day in their new roles. Te couple established the gift on July 1, 2015, the first day of Mahony’s presidency.

“Establishing the scholarship is my way of bringing Danny along for the ride in a way that is beneficial to Winthrop,” said Mahony. “I think that providing scholarships for students in need would make Danny happy,” he added. Nulman was killed in a car accident in October 1987.

Winthrop Hosts Benefactor Descendant

Watch Mahony talk more about the gift and the importance of giving.

Students Celebrate Donor Contributions

John Winthrop, descendant of early Winthrop benefactor Robert Charles Winthrop, shared stories of his family’s heritage during a Feb. 22 lecture in Tuttle Dining Room. Te Charleston, South Carolina, resident discussed his ties to Robert Charles Winthrop, who, along with the Peabody Fund Board, gave $1,550 to D.B. Johnson, Winthrop’s founding president, in 1886.

“Tis is a wonderful connection for me,” said John Winthrop, who was able to view historical artifacts of his predecessor pro- vided by Louise Pettus Archives & Special Collections. Associate Professor of History Eddie Lee ’83 also gave a talk entitled “Rob- ert Charles Winthrop: Te Kindness of Strangers.” Te meeting between Johnson and Robert Charles Winthrop proved to be “the defining moment in Winthrop’s history,” said Lee.

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Winthrop’s Student Alumni Council cel- ebrated Student Engagement and Philan- thropy Day, part of a nationwide effort to educate students about the importance of donor contributions, with activities on campus in late February. On Feb. 25, known as “TAG Day,” Student Alumni Council members “tagged” items made possible by donor dollars — ranging from artwork to furniture to landmarks and buildings — across campus. Students also signed a banner to thank all Win- throp donors, which remains on display in the DiGiorgio Campus Center.