Messenger - Vol. 1, No. 1, Page 31 Fall 1991 1990-91 Report of Private Support Letter from the President Dear alumni and friends: I am delighted to send warm and grateful acknowledgment to all of our 1990-91 donors. It is gratifying to recognize that, at a time when many other colleges and universities are receiving fewer and smaller gifts, total contributions received by the University of Delaware are 28 percent higher than ever before! I believe this is a result of our focus upon the value of people helping people. When donors of scholarship funds have the opportunity to meet the students their gifts support, when contributors to building projects see their generosity take shape as laboratories and classrooms used each day by eager students and faculty, this is when they feel most connected to their University. They recognize that the University community is made up of people helping others realize their dreams and ambitions for the common good. Educating our students is a complex undertaking: it provides the skills for life in the next century; it contributes to the universal body of knowledge; it positively impacts upon life and work in our state and the region. You, as a donor, help make all this possible, and we at the University are deeply grateful. I look forward to working with all of you in the years ahead as we continue to strengthen and nourish our fine University of Delaware. Sincerely, David P. Roselle, President