The Nicholas School of the Environment invites all alumni to contribute to this matching campaign to benefit the school’s research initiatives, faculty, and students!
When? March 17 to April 30, 2025
Who? All Nicholas School alumni, including MEM, MF, PhDs, and Trinity alumni with ENV majors
Why? To support faculty excellence, student experiences, and critical research here at Nicholas. Plus, each gift will be matched $1 for $1 up to $10,000 AND you’ll be entered into a raffle to win a pair of tickets to a Duke men’s ACC basketball game next year!
How? Click the link below to make your gift today!
Did you know that less than 8 percent of Nicholas School alumni gave back to the school last year? Now is your chance to change that by supporting important initiatives at the school, including ground-breaking research, support for our outstanding faculty, and financial aid to help future environmental leaders like you! Visit the “Your Impact” webpage to see some of the programs and initiatives that are made possible with donor support.
Our amazing Alumni Challengers, featured below, have started the ball rolling with a $10,000 match!
Meet Our Alumni Challengers
Beth Norcross T’77, MEM’78
As a passionate spiritual guide, naturalist, teacher, author, and founder of The Center for Spirituality in Nature, Beth invites people into a powerful, loving, spiritual relationship with the natural world, and offers nature’s wisdom for living with connection, resilience, joy, and hope. An active speaker, writer, and program leader, Beth crafts meaningful programs for a variety of settings that will connect with and nurture audiences of all kinds.
Although I graduated from NSOE almost 50 years ago, the education I received there still resonates and adds tremendous value, particularly in the writing of my new book on Discovering the Spiritual Wisdom of Trees.
Beth Norcross
Stewart Tate MEM’96
Stewart is Principal of the Shaw Tate Group, a boutique investment and management firm formed in 2007 to provide investors with unique opportunities to invest in land. Specific investment types range from conservation-oriented deals to timberland investments to residential developments. Shaw Tate’s investments are primarily located in the southeastern United States.
In today’s climate where government agencies seem to be moving away from environmental issues and conservation efforts, I think it’s even more important for the private sector to step up and fill the void.
Stewart Tate
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