Donor Stories

Michael O’Donnell, a 1966 Woodrow Wilson Fellow who went on to become a professor and school administrator, recalls how his fellowship changed his life, shaped his career, and impacted his desire to give back.

Barry Sullivan, a 1970 Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and Dr. Winnifred Fallers Sullivan, a 1992 Newcombe Fellow, met at a student party when they were law students at the University of Chicago in the 1970s. Both credit the Fellowships they received for supporting their varied and distinguished careers. Mr. Sullivan was accepted into a Ph.D. program…