Greetings from the Office of Gift Planning and welcome to the inaugural edition of Tartan Traditions!

This periodic publication is designed to provide you with timely information on transformative philanthropic strategies and inspirational donor stories. Our goal is
that Tartan Traditions will prove useful to you as you creatively consider your legacy at Carnegie Mellon.

As each of us considers our own impact on the future, we are reminded of the significant philanthropy of our founder, Andrew Carnegie. After making his fortune,
Mr. Carnegie devoted his life to giving away his wealth, thereby cementing his legacy in Pittsburgh and throughout the world.

In his words, Carnegie conducted his philanthropy in order to “produce the most beneficial results for the community.” To that end, he urged his fellow
industrialists to apply their “wisdom, experience and ability to administer” to better those institutions which did the greatest good in their communities.

Today, our university continues to draw upon Mr. Carnegie’s legacy. Thanks to the prudent investment of his fortune, and the generous contributions and service of generations of alumni, Carnegie Mellon stands as one of the world’s finest research universities. Our students and faculty are reinvigorating their local communities and remaking the world in which we live.

We are all beneficiaries of a Tartan tradition of enlightened giving and exceptional achievement. I hope you will enjoy exploring the ways we can preserve and pass on this tradition to future generations of Carnegie Mellon students.

Joseph O. Bull, JD
Executive Director of Gift Planning