Rosemary Park Society
The Rosemary Park Society honors individuals who have made provisions for the College in their estate plans, including bequests, life income gifts, life insurance and retirement plans. Named after Connecticut College's long-time Dean and President, The Rosemary Park Society welcomes members whose gifts build on the past and make a mark on the future.
Rosemary Park Anastos (1907-2004), the fifth president of Connecticut College, played a pivotal role in building the institution we know today. During her tenure as president from 1947 to 1962, enrollment grew by a third and the College cemented its reputation for excellence.
With characteristic grace and determination, Miss Park led an ambitious capital campaign that marked the College's 50th anniversary in 1961, guided a major revision of the curriculum and oversaw construction of a dozen new buildings - including the six residence halls of the Plex and the College Center at Crozier-Williams.
Miss Park believed that fundraising must be an educational priority, and she made a planned gift through a bequest to the College.
Today the Rosemary Park Society has 400 members.
An Invitation to Join the Rosemary Park Society
Members of the Rosemary Park Society have expressed their commitment to Connecticut College through a very special and important form of financial support.
These donors have named Connecticut College as the ultimate beneficiary of a planned gift. Such gifts might include a bequest and/or charitable income gifts, such as charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder unitrusts, charitable remainder annuity trusts, or gifts of life insurance.
Once you complete your estate plans, please fill out our member profile form to let us know. We would like to thank you for your generosity by including you in the Rosemary Park Society.
Membership Benefits
Your membership involves no dues, obligations, or solicitations, but it does allow us to thank you and recognize you for the plans you have made, and it may inspire generosity in others.
Benefits of membership in the Rosemary Park Society also include annual luncheons, invitations to special events and seminars and a subscription to our newsletter.
The most important benefit, however, you will receive from joining the Rosemary Park Society is the satisfaction derived from making a lasting contribution to our long-term prosperity.