Hobart and William Smith Colleges President Mark D. Gearan announced an unprecedented $70 million gift from Trustee L. Thomas Melly ’52, L.H.D. ’02, and Judith Hershey Melly L.H.D. ’16 ...

Hobart and William Smith Colleges has received the largest gift in its history: $70 million from the late Thomas Melly, an alum and former board chair, and his wife, Judith Hershey Melly. The gift ...

Hobart and William Smith will assume Wells' $27.8 million endowment and the Minerva statue, which will be relocated from Aurora and, once repaired, displayed on the Geneva campus.