Campaign Stories

Gifts from more than 12,000 alumni affirm Kenyon’s future.

After three years of construction, the newly dedicated Chalmers Library anchors a campus emerging from pandemic disruption.

An anonymous donor will fund construction of three new South Campus residences, allowing Kenyon to increase focus on growing the endowment for scholarships.

Created to honor longtime Kenyon trustee William E. Lowry Jr. ’56 H’99, along with renaming Kenyon’s athletic facility in his honor, this endowed scholarship seeks to bring more underrepresented students to Kenyon.

Enthusiastic young alumni propelled giving during an end-of-year challenge.

As Kenyon's new Chalmers Library takes shape, three women name key spaces.

With a move to Chalmers Library when it opens, the newly named Christine Gould Sharkey '80 Writing Center will be elevated in prominence and access for students.

The Robert K. Carver Jr. Reading Room, the largest in the library, has been named in recognition of a planned estate gift from his mother, Betty Lou Hawbaker.

Kenyon’s new library, its steel framework nearly completed, will be named for the College’s 13th president, Gordon Chalmers.