Norwich University announces $2 million gift toward Pritzker Challenge

Norwich University President Richard W. Schneider announced today that a current university trustee and his wife have pledged a gift of $2 million toward the $25 million match challenge announced in April.
Phil Soucy ‘73, and his wife Peg, of Alexandria, Va., announced their intention to donate the significant gift to the university at the Partridge Society luncheon held on Saturday, Oct. 5, in which approximately 700 Norwich alumni and friends gathered during Homecoming activities held at the campus this weekend.
Founder and Chief Executive of Modern Technology Solutions, Inc., an aerospace engineering firm providing technical expertise and solutions to the federal government, Soucy serves on several senior level industry technology review panels, and was recognized as a 2009 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
‘This generous gift of two million dollars will heighten the impact and expand the reach of Norwich as a global leader,’ said Norwich President Richard W. Schneider. ‘As we prepare for our third century of service to our nation, it is the shared vision of our alumni and friends that inspires our transformative work as a learning community dedicated to knowledge, mutual respect, creativity and service.’
The Soucy’s gift will trigger matching funds from a fundraising challenge announced in April in which COL (IL) J. N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Ret.), President of the Tawani Foundation and former Norwich trustee, committed $25 million in advance of the University’s bicentennial campaign.
Norwich will publicly launch its bicentennial campaign in October 2014, when it will also announce the campaign’s overall goal.
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