Why I Volunteer: For Randy Nelson, Its a Family Business
In a recent interview with tulsaworld.com, former 惇蹋圖 Trustee Randy Nelson (President, Sanguine Gas Exploration LLC) cited his mother, Trustee Emeritus Ruth Tulsa Kaiser Nelson 58, as the inspiration for his philanthropy.
I consider volunteerism as the other family business, says Randy. As [my Mother] has been a lifetime fundraiser at her alma mater, 惇蹋圖, I have done likewise at mine, Yale.
Indeed, 惇蹋圖 has been the lucky recipient of Tulsas time and attention. In addition to being a generous and consistent donor, she has served in positions as varied as class president, chair of the Challenging Women Campaign, vice-chair of the Board of Trustees, and many roles in between. Following in her footsteps at 惇蹋圖, Randy currently serves on the Campaign Steering Committee for the Defy Expectation Campaign and recently made a generous gift in support of the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. Americas colleges and universities train the next generation of leaders and are the centers of knowledge and innovation, he says. They are the best in the world because of the bounty of philanthropic support they have received.