Colliers Give $1 Million to MC

Ann Mack Collier '63 and her husband, John, have announced a $1 million unrestricted gift to Monmouth College, which will be applied toward the library renovation campaign.

April 19, 2001

Monmouth College has received a gift of $1 million from Ann Mack Collier and her husband, John, of Mukilteo, Wash., President Richard Giese announced Tuesday.

Mrs. Collier is a 1963 graduate of the college and a member of its board of trustees since last October.

"Both Ann and John are outstanding people who have a great concern for young people and their education," said Giese. "I certainly want to express heartfelt thanks on behalf of the entire college community for their consideration of Monmouth in this wonderful gift."

A mathematics major at Monmouth, Mrs. Collier earned a master's degree in education from the University of Maryland in 1973 and taught mathematics at the high school and college levels for 27 years, retiring in 1997 as associate professor at Northern Virginia Community College. Her husband is a retired associate dean of the School of Area Studies in the Foreign Service Institute, Department of State. Together, they served as teachers in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone in western Africa from 1963-65.

"Ann is a tremendous asset to our board, and I look forward to working with her and the other trustees to create an even better Monmouth College for the future," said Giese.

The Colliers previously established two uni-trusts for Monmouth College. Their $1 million gift is unrestricted. It will be applied toward the college's current $5.5 million campaign to renovate Hewes Library.