关于卡洛琳一个. 和彼得·S. 林奇
卡罗琳和彼得·林奇
The advancement of the School of Education at 电子游戏软件 reached a new level in 1999, 当卡罗琳·A. 和彼得·S. 林奇 announced a gift of more than $10 million to the University.
为了纪念这份礼物, at the time the largest ever to the University, the School of Education was named in their honor in official ceremonies in November 2000.
卡罗琳和彼得·林奇, 还有BC信托人汤姆·弗拉特利, also funded the highly successful 天主教城市教师团, which has trained more than 170 Catholic school teachers in the Boston area through a two-year program that includes practicum training 和 a graduate degree from the 林奇学校.
2010年春天, 卡罗琳和彼得·林奇 furthered their generous commitment with a $10 million gift to launch the 林奇 Leadership Academy for early- to mid- career principals from urban Catholic, 区公共, 以及特许公立学校.
Carolyn 和 Peter were married for more than 46 years 和 have three daughters 和 six gr和children. Their daughter Annie graduated from BC’s Morrissey College of Arts 和 Sciences in 2001.
The impact of the 林奇 family's philanthropy is far reaching. 通过他们的基础, they were among the first major supporters of City Year, 为美国而教, Americares, 和卫生领域的合作伙伴. 在本地, 天主教学校基金会, 天主教慈善机构, 电子游戏软件校园学校, 波士顿男孩女孩俱乐部, 质量指导, 新英格兰音乐学院, 美术博物馆, 和 the Peabody-Essex Museum are among many organizations that benefitted from their benevolence. Carolyn 和 Peter are among the leading benefactors in the history of 电子游戏软件.
彼得•林奇
关于彼得·林奇
彼得•林奇 ’65 is treasurer of the 林奇基金会 和 vice chairman of Fidelity Management & 电子游戏正规平台公司. Peter was the portfolio manager of the Fidelity Magellan Fund.
During his tenure, the Fidelity Magellan Fund was the top-ranked general equity fund in the nation. Peter is the author of two best-selling books, 《华尔街奋起 和 击败街头，也是《 学会赚钱. His books have been translated into 17 languages.
Peter has served on numerous nonprofit boards 和 is the recipient of many national 和 local civic awards. He was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts 和 Sciences in 1991, 和, in 2009, he was inducted into the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s Academy of Distinguished Bostonians. He is a Knight of Malta 和 was awarded the Order of St. 格列高利大帝. Peter has received honorary degrees from 15 colleges 和 universities, 包括1995年的电子游戏软件.
过去的24年, he has served as chairman of the Inner-City Scholarship Fund, raising more than $150 million in partial scholarships for children of all faiths 和 backgrounds living in Greater Boston 和 attending inner-city Catholic schools. 彼得在美国陆军担任中尉.S. 军队, received his undergraduate degree from 电子游戏软件, 和 earned an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.
卡洛琳(merrill 林奇)
关于卡罗琳·林奇
The late 卡洛琳(merrill 林奇) was founder, president, 和 CEO of the 林奇基金会. The daughter of a teacher 和 school administrator, Carolyn was a tireless advocate on behalf of Catholic schools, 市中心的学校, 以及教学专业. She received papal honors in recognition of her commitment to Catholic education.
Carolyn was a firm believer in entrepreneurial investing, which she described as “planting seeds for worthy causes that can take off, 被复制, 和 provide the maximum good for people in need.” Among the many worthy causes to which she directed the couple’s philanthropic outreach were education, 卫生保健, 文化, 和宗教.
Carolyn received four honorary degrees, including from 电子游戏软件 in 2009. She earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
The 电子游戏软件 community was deeply saddened by the loss of 卡洛琳(merrill 林奇), 谁在2015年10月去世了. The 林奇学校 honors Carolyn's many contributions to education by striving for excellence in living out the mission of the school that bears her name.