Nathanson Legacy Gift Fuels Stevens’ Growth and Innovation
 Tom Nathanson ’74 |
Tom Nathanson ’74 and his wife Nancy have established the Nancy V. and Thomas J. Nathanson 1974 Fund for Strategic Institutional Investment with a bequest commitment as well as an outright gift to support Stevens’ highest priorities and greatest needs.
As an undergraduate, Nathanson experienced firsthand how donor support can make a difference. That support changed his academic journey and inspired his longstanding generosity to the university.
When he was accepted to Stevens, he could afford tuition through scholarships and loans but not room and board. In his first semester he commuted two hours each way and struggled with the rigorous coursework. He explained his situation to the dean of financial aid who provided an award of $500, enough to move onto campus for the next semester.
After that Nathanson went on to graduate with a B.S. in electrical engineering. He built a highly successful career in consumer products manufacturing and operations and currently serves on the Stevens Board of Trustees.
“It was only years later that I understood the $500 came from the generosity of donors,” Nathanson says. “They did something that significantly impacted my education, my career and my life. Whether you look at it as paying it forward or paying it back, my wife and I decided that we needed to get involved in the lives of young people and we donated to Stevens.”
Nathanson believes that investing in Stevens will propel the leaders of tomorrow.
“Giving to Stevens is preparing the next generation and future generations of leaders for this country and the world to manage the incredible transformation that technology and understanding will undergo over the next few decades,” Nathanson says. “We need leaders like that. Educating these men and women today should be an incredibly high priority for us all.”
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