Session 10B - Sensation Stewardship by Students at the University

of Michigan Law School: The Student Thank-a-Thon Nacho Extravaganza

Friday, September 21, 2012
1:20 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.

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Description: The University of Michigan Law School's Student Thank-a-Thon Nacho Extravaganza is a four-day drop-in event where our students thank their benefactors by letter, note card, email, or telephone, with delicious Southwest-style food as the inducement. It's the occasion for our scholarship students to write their letters of thanks to those who have funded their scholarships, and it's also a chance for all students to thank all of our donors for their generosity. Everybody knows that alumni love student contact, and in the six years we’ve been doing this event, it's been more successful every year. Come see why!

Sector: Higher Education
Expertise Level: Suitable for all levels
Shop Size: Suitable for any size shop
Subject Focus: Student Thank You's/Engagement



Speaker Bio: Alexandra Haddad

Alexandra M. Haddad is the University of Michigan Law School's director of stewardship and donor recognition. Her professional interests include developing tactics and tools to deliver highly personalized stewardship to large numbers of donors; expanding research, measurement, and evaluation in donor relations programming; and honing the art and science of translation between donors and beneficiaries. She is a dog lover, an avid fan of "The Big Lebowski," and a novice golfer, and resides in Chelsea, Michigan.





Speaker Bio: Paul R. Schwankl

Paul R. Schwankl has been a stewardship associate at the University of Michigan Law School since 2009. His academic training is in philosophy, and he came to donor relations after many years in editing and publishing. He enjoys bringing his experience in building relationships through print to the task of nourishing the community of a great law school. He passed the "Jeopardy!" live audition but didn’t get picked to be on the show. Ann Arbor, Michigan, is his home.