For Immediate Release

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		 	Director, Public Relations
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			nina_mason@pitzer.edu


Pitzer College Receives $2.5 Million Gift for Scholarships

Claremont, Calif. -- Nov. 26, 2001 -- Pitzer College has received $2.5 million from 
Susan and Nicholas Pritzker of Chicago to establish a scholarship fund that will help the 
College recruit talented students who could not otherwise afford a private liberal-arts 
education, President Marilyn Chapin Massey announced recently.

The gift will enable Pitzer to establish the Pritzker Scholarship Enhancement 
Fund, an endowment gift whose earnings may provide as many as 60 scholarships a year.

"A dynamic, inclusive and passionate student body is one of Pitzer's greatest 
strengths," said President Massey in announcing the gift.  "But each year the College 
loses some of its best student prospects because their financial need exceeds our 
scholarship funds.  The Pritzker Fund will have an enormous impact on our ability to 
recruit the students who will benefit most from a Pitzer education."

Founded in 1963, Pitzer College is a nationally ranked undergraduate college of 
the liberal arts and sciences.  A member of The Claremont Colleges, Pitzer offers a 
distinctive approach to a liberal education by linking intellectual inquiry with 
interdisciplinary studies, cultural immersion, social responsibility and community 
involvement.

The Pritzkers became involved with Pitzer College while their son, Joseph, was a 
student.  He graduated in 1993. Mr. Pritzker is president of Hyatt Development Corp.  
Mrs. Pritzker, a Pitzer College trustee since 1990, currently chairs the Board of Trustees.  
She has been active in the arts, education, civil rights and women's issues for most of her 
life.

"We hope that the establishment of the Pritzker Scholarship Enhancement Fund 
will encourage the philanthropy of others," Mrs. Pritzker said. "We are deeply committed 
to Pitzer College and to enhancing its ability to provide broad access to deserving 
students, regardless of their financial need."

Last April, Pitzer College launched the public phase of its first comprehensive 
fund-raising effort, The Campaign for Pitzer College.  With a goal of raising $40 million 
by 2004, the Campaign seeks to increase the endowment ($20 million), build the annual 
fund ($8 million) and expand philanthropic support of innovative projects and programs 
($12 million).  The funding priorities for the Campaign include "Increasing Access for a 
Diverse Student Population"; "Invigorating the Residential and Intellectual Community"; 
"Attracting and Honoring a Remarkable Faculty"; and "Providing the Tools for Effective 
Teaching, Learning and Collaboration."

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