Al’s dedication to Hamilton ranges from having served on the Alumni Council and the Major Gift and Reunion Gift committees to hosting prospective students. In 1988, he received the Bell Ringer Award, the Alumni Association’s highest honor.
In addition to Al’s volunteer efforts for Hamilton, Al and Linda also have been generous with their financial resources, establishing the Linda D. and Albert M. Hartig Scholarship. Each year, the scholarship allows two or three promising students to attend Hamilton, and it will be supplemented in the future through a number of charitable gift annuities and their estate plan provisions, benefiting even more students in perpetuity.
“We consider ourselves fo rtunate to have had the chance to give back to Hamilton, but the charitable gift annuities benefit us, too,” Al said.“ We avoid capital gains by giving away appreciated securities. Plus we can use a portion of the income we receive to make larger gifts to the Annual Fund.”
