Robert Kinney '39 awarded Mays Medal at Benjamin ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Society meeting
The Benjamin ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Society
E. Robert Kinney ’39, LL.D. ’85, has been awarded ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½’ highest alumni honor, the Benjamin Elijah Mays Medal, for distinguished service to the College and to the larger community worldwide. Kinney, a former CEO of General Mills, received the honor from the Alumni Council Nov. 8 in Minneapolis, at the third gathering of the Benjamin ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Society, philanthropists who have given $1 million or more in lifetime gifts to the College.
The Benjamin ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Society recognizes the extraordinary philanthropy and personal commitment of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ donors who have made the College a primary priority, and includes donors with $1 million or more in lifetime gifts to the College. Membership is the highest distinction conferred upon benefactors of the College and is given in the spirit of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€™ first benefactor, Benjamin ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, whose gifts were instrumental in the earliest days of the College.
To learn more about the Benjamin ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Society, please contact Kelly Kerner, Vice President for College Advancement at 207-786-6247 or kkerner@bates.edu. [More…]
