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Thank You for Making RPi Giving Day a Success!

THANK YOU for your support on Rπ Giving Day! We are grateful for the outpouring of support and participation from our community. Together, you have truly made a difference for current and future generations of students!

We would like to extend a special thank you to our generous supporters who provided matches and challenges for the day:

Bob Cummings ’69

Margaret and George Derrick ’67

Diane Ozovek Howard ’82

RAA Board of Trustees

Anthony Reid ’70

Dr. John C. Ruckdeschel ’67

Trustee Paula Simon ’68

Anonymous donor for Men’s Hockey

Gifts to Rπ Giving Day carry a special significance this year at RPI as we celebrate our Bicentennial. Your support demonstrates your commitment to students and pride in RPI, and helps us look forward to the next 200 years in RPI’s history.

As we wrap up this year’s festivities, we will be announcing the winners from yesterday’s competitions and challenges in the coming days. Winners will be contacted by email, so keep an eye on your inbox!

If you missed your chance to participate in Rπ Giving Day, you can still make a gift in support of students and show your pride in RPI! Join us on our online giving site to contribute. 

Thank you again for your generous support – Let’s Go Red!

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Turn Your State or Country RPi Red by Making a Gift!
Rank State Gifts
1 NY 826
2 MA 254
3 NJ 205
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Match
Paula Simon ’68 Rπ Day Annual Fund Match
Anyone who makes a gift to the Rensselaer Annual Fund or Parents Annual Fund on Rπ Day will have their gift matched, up to $6,500, thanks to longtime Rπ Day supporter Trustee Paula Simon ’68.
$6,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Pi for Lunch Annual Fund Match
All gifts to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) made from 12-2 p.m. EDT will be matched, up to $2,500, thanks Anthony Reid ’70.
$2,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Diane Ozovek Howard ’82 Rπ Day Match
Beginning at 3:14 p.m. EDT, all gifts to the Rensselaer Annual Fund (area of greatest need) and Parents Annual Fund will be matched, up to $5,000, thanks to Diane Ozovek Howard ’82, chair of the Annual Giving Leadership Council.
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
$50,000
Let's Go Red! Men’s Hockey Challenge
Calling all men's hockey alumni, fans, supporters, and friends! Reaching a total of $30,000 in donations to the Men’s Hockey fund on Rπ Day will unlock an additional $50,000 thanks to a generous alumnus.
$30,000 / $30,000 Raised
Completed
$6,000
Bob Cummings ’69 Women’s Hockey Challenge
If a total of $6,000 or more is given to Women’s Hockey on Rπ Day, an additional $6,000 will be unlocked, thanks to Bob Cummings ’69.
$6,000 / $6,000 Raised
Completed
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Swimming and Diving vs. Baseball) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Baseball $8,305.56
2 Men's Swimming and Diving $4,913.14
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Swimming and Diving vs. Baseball) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Baseball 170
2 Men's Swimming and Diving 49
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Football vs. Men's Lacrosse) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Men's Lacrosse $41,853.10
2 Football $9,582.83
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Football vs. Men's Lacrosse) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Men's Lacrosse 212
2 Football 86
Ended
Leaderboard
Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Softball vs. Men's Cross Country) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Men's Cross Country $10,544.51
2 Softball $8,806.02
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Leaderboard
Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Softball vs. Men's Cross Country) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Softball 148
2 Men's Cross Country 134
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Swimming and Diving vs. Women's Hockey) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Women's Hockey $11,472.69
2 Women's Swimming and Diving $10,068.60
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Leaderboard
Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Swimming and Diving vs. Women's Hockey) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Women's Swimming and Diving 106
2 Women's Hockey 76
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Track and Field vs. Golf vs. Field Hockey) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Field Hockey $7,617.64
2 Golf $5,534.41
3 Women's Track and Field $3,993.64
Ended
Leaderboard
Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Track and Field vs. Golf vs. Field Hockey) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Field Hockey 151
2 Women's Track and Field 33
3 Golf 24
Ended
Leaderboard
Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Lacrosse vs. Women's Cross Country) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Women's Lacrosse $10,449.10
2 Women's Cross Country $8,236.40
Ended
Leaderboard
Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Lacrosse vs. Women's Cross Country) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Women's Cross Country 131
2 Women's Lacrosse 111
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Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Tennis vs. Women's Tennis) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Women's Tennis $7,056.23
2 Men's Tennis $6,365.93
Ended
Leaderboard
Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Tennis vs. Women's Tennis) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Men's Tennis 43
2 Women's Tennis 40
Ended
Leaderboard
Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Soccer vs. Women's Basketball) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Women's Basketball $10,279.49
2 Men's Soccer $7,171.76
Ended
Leaderboard
Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Soccer vs. Women's Basketball) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Men's Soccer 74
2 Women's Basketball 73
Ended
Leaderboard
Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Basketball vs. Men's Hockey) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Men's Hockey $39,025.65
2 Men's Basketball $8,688.15
Ended
Leaderboard
Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Men's Basketball vs. Men's Hockey) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Men's Basketball 94
2 Men's Hockey 89
Ended
Leaderboard
Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Dollars Raised)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Soccer vs. Men's Track and Field) for most dollars raised on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Raised
1 $1,000 Women's Soccer $4,650.82
2 Men's Track and Field $2,788.56
Ended
Leaderboard
Let's Go Red! Team Challenge (Most Gifts Received)
The team who wins this matchup (Women's Soccer vs. Men's Track and Field) for most gifts received on Rπ Day will receive an additional $1,000 to their Let’s Go Red! team fund, thanks to the generosity of Margaret and George Derrick ’67.
Rank Prize Fund Designation Gifts
1 $1,000 Women's Soccer 65
2 Men's Track and Field 37
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Fraternity and Sorority Leaderboard
Check back throughout the day to see which fraternity or sorority has the most Rπ Day gifts!
Rank Fund Designation Gifts
1 Sigma Phi Epsilon Chapter Support Fund 107
2 Theta Xi Chapter Support Fund 11
3 Fraternity and Sorority Commons Fund 6
4 Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter Support Fund 5
5 Zeta Psi Chapter Support Fund 5
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$2,500
Physician Scientist Program 60th Anniversary Challenge
In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Physician Scientist program, if we receive 10 gifts to the Physician Scientist Excellence Fund, $2,500 in additional support will be unlocked, thanks to Dr. John C. Ruckdeschel ’67.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$20,000
Rensselaer Alumni Association 200th Gift Challenge
In honor RPI’s Bicentennial, when we reach 200 gifts, $20,000 in support of the Rich Bollam ’66 RAA Endowment Fund, RAA Scholarship Fund, and the Rensselaer Annual Fund will be unlocked, thanks to members of the RAA Board.
200 / 200 Gifts
Completed
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Who supports Rπ Day?
Check back throughout the day to see which group has the most Rπ Day donors!
Please choose your affiliation(s) with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute:
Rank Answer Donors
1 Alumnus or Alumna 876
2 Parent of a Current Student 439
3 Friend 395
4 Current Student 379
5 Faculty or Staff Member 149
6 Parent of a Former Student 59
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