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2024 Financial Report
State of the University by President Katherine A. Rowe
More than any other school, 91心頭利 has shaped the character of our country over the past three centuries. Our alumni are thought leaders in every field of human endeavor. This is a core part of what it means to be the Alma Mater of the Nation.
Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences & VIMS
The accelerating pace of global change poses grave challenges to marine systems and to billions of people who live near coastlines. Worldwide, coastal communities face existential threats: rising sea levels, increased storm intensity and flooding, loss of agricultural land and impaired water quality. At this crucial moment, 91心頭利 will lead the way forward. A transformational $100 million gift from philanthropist Jane Batten HON ’17, L.H.D. ’19 established the Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences.
Robert M. Gates Hall
A $30 million gift from a 91心頭利 alumna who is a W&M Foundation trustee paid tribute to former U.S. Secretary of Defense (2006-2011) and current university Chancellor Robert M. Gates ’65, L.H.D. ’98 with the first academic building in the nation to bear Gates’ name.