Meet your senior gift committee below. For more information, please contact Rosheen Kavanagh in the Alumni Association:

rosheenk@mit.edu
617.253.7540

Raffaela Wakeman - Committee Chair Course: 17, Political Science Hometown: Saratoga Springs, NY "As a student who has experienced first-hand the generosity of our alumni community, I want our class to improve upon that rich tradition of giving by achieving a record-breaking participation."

Jeff Easley - Publicity Coordinator Course: 10B and 21M, Chemical Engineering and Music Hometown: Spring, TX "I support the Senior Gift because even after all the hard work I've endured during four years at MIT, I still feel the need to give back to the Institute that has given me enough great memories and rewarding experiences to last a lifetime."

Elizabeth Katcoff - Class Project Coordinator Course: 4, Architecture Hometown: West Orange , NJ "The Senior Gift is a great way to help MIT build and grow, and give future generations of MIT students an even better experience than we have had."

Annika Larsson - Solicitation Coordinator Course: 3, Materials Science and Engineering Hometown: Los Altos, CA I think that the Senior Gift is one of the few opportunities that we have as the Class of 2008 to come together and give back to MIT, and I am excited to be a part of it!

Katie Matlack - Events Coordinator Course: 2, Mechanical Engineering Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ "The Senior Gift is important to me because it allows seniors to improve the MIT experience for future classes. Through the Senior Gift we can all establish a legacy for the '08 class."

Michelle Aquing Course: 10, Chemical Engineering Hometown: Chatham, Trinidad & Tobago "Senior Gift is a great way for the graduating class to leave its mark at MIT. Our gift will help other students benefit from their MIT experience."

Irina Azu Course: 2, Mechanical Engineering Hometown: Acra, Ghana "I believe giving goes a long way to support the different resources that make the MIT experience what it is...Wonderful! Far more importantly it is vital to me that we as the class of 2008 leave an indelible mark at MIT of our time here."

Clinton Blackburn Course: 6-2, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Hometown: Dallas, TX "I think this is a great way to get my fellow classmates in the mindset of giving back to MIT and the organizations that have helped shape our lives over the past 4 years."

Valery Brobbey Course: 18-C, Mathematics Hometown: Tema, Ghana "I believe it's important to participate in the senior gift as a tribute to our experiences at MIT. MIT has been a home to us during this important stage ofour lives."

Alice Chiang Course: 15, Management Science Hometown: Morris Plains, NJ "I support the Senior Gift because it is one of the ways in which I can continue MIT's tradition of enabling growth through giving. The Senior Gift opens doors to new possibilities and encourages initiatives that keep MIT at the forefront of knowledge and innovation."

Kristin Falciglia Course: 9, Brain and Cognitive Science Hometown: The Bronx, NY "I'm on the Senior Gift Committee because I want to be a part of bringing my senior class together."

Bill Garthwaite Course: 1E, Civil and Environmental Engineering Hometown: Newtown Square, PA "I look forward to helping give back to the things that have positively shaped my experience over the past few years at MIT!"

Josh Geltman Course: 17, Political Science Hometown: St. Louis, MO "I'm excited to give to support the Senior Gift because I want to leave a legacy as a class that I can look back at years from now and be proud of."

Phi Ho Course: 15, Management Science Hometown: New Iberia, LA "Senior Gift gives the senior class an opportunity to collaborate and make a difference at MIT. Like most of the class of 2008, I want to be the driving force of that difference."

Anuja Khettry Course: 9, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Hometown: Chestnut Hill, MA "I'm really excited to be a part of what will be our class' legacy."

Noel Lee Course: 5, Chemistry Hometown: Bakersfield, CA "I'll always cherish my connection to MIT and how I have grown here. Our gift will help future students seek new opportunities that connect them with MIT and the outside world."

Chen Liu Course: 2, Mechanical Engineering Hometown: New York, NY "MIT isn't always the most fun place to be, but it has definitely made my last three and a half years a sweet experience. Senior Gift is just a great way to give back."

James Peacock Course: 15, Management Science Hometown: Dallas, TX "The Class of 2008 Gift contributes to campus in a very positive way and that benefits many students. MIT has taught me a lot and opened doors no other institution could have. It is time for me to give back."

Jenny Tanphanich Course: 1E, Civil and Environmental Engineering Hometown: Daly City, CA "Senior gift is a part of the legacy we leave behind, the way we want our class to be remembered; supporting the Senior Gift means I took part in creating that legacy."

Andrzej Wojcieszynski Course: 20, Biological Engineering Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA "I want to support the Senior Gift because it lets MIT know what I thought was most valuable to me during my time here."

Alyse Wu Course: 10b, Chemical and Biological Engineering Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI "I think contributing to the Senior Gift is a great way to give back to a place that's done so much for us, and leave something to help future generations benefit even more from MIT."