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Video:Into the future
They met as frosh and he gave her the Chinese food test. Half a century later, two Stanford alums reveal the next chapter of their Cardinal love story.
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Constance Whiteside, ’74, always wished she could thank the anonymous donor who helped her come to Stanford. While celebrating both their 50th wedding anniversary and 50th reunion, she and Randall Yim, ’74, have solidified their plans to pay it forward. The endowed scholarship fund that’s being created through their bequest will provide financial aid to future generations of undergraduate students.
““Even very early on I said, ‘I will pay this forward.’ ”Constance Whiteside, ’74
Undergraduate Financial Aid: The impact
Why it matters
Financial aid makes it possible for thousands of students to attend Stanford each year. Expanding our financial aid program is essential to giving students from all backgrounds the opportunity to explore broadly, learn experientially, wrestle with alternative perspectives, and develop their own framework for understanding.
The opportunity
Stanford’s commitment to meeting students’ full demonstrated financial need is costly—and the cost is increasing. The partnership of alumni, parents, and friends in creating endowed scholarships has never been more valuable.