Virtual Reunions bring alumni classes and cohorts together for continued networking and connection.
Look for availability requests from Alumni Coordinator Kris Reiser in February/March 2026 for the 2026 Virtual Alumni Reunions scheduled later in the year.
Kathryn W. Davis, legendary peace advocate, discovered Future Generations’ SEED-SCALE method and its potential application towards peacebuilding work. She was impressed by the years-long cooperative work began in Afghanistan amongst 490 mosques, followed by six years of systematic study in five countries with the support of Carnegie Corporation. She helped Future Generations University launch peacebuilding training.
She had a favorite phrase: “There will always be conflict, so we need to prepare more for peace than for conflict.”
2024 Melchiade Manirakiza (Burundi) Building Peace through Poverty Alleviation in Mugongo County, Burundi
2023 Daniel Endaseb (Ethiopia) Foster Lasting Peace between the Buda minority and Amhara majority communities in Mehalmeda Town, Ethiopia
2022 Hari Basnet (Nepal) Working Towards Peaceful Co-Existence of Humans and Wildlife
2021 Jean Marc Lemou (Haiti) Economic Empowerment Project for Peace
2020 Atul Tayeng (India) Strengthening of Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRI) to Transform the Local Communities Towards Achieving Sustainable Development in Arunachai Pradesh
2020 Daniel Lemlen Gebru (Ethiopia) Community Peacebuilding Between Minor and Major Ethnic Groups in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia
2019 Maher Trabelsi (Tunisia) SDGs Our Way to Peace
2018 Tristan B. Nutter (USA) Grafting Peace
2017 Fisseha Getahun (Ethiopia) Developing Peace between a Leprosy- Affected and Surrounding Communities in Addis Ababa
2016 Emmanuel Kotin (Ghana) A Community United Against Terrorism
2015 Deqa Osman (Somalia) Advancing Women’s Rights and Access to Justice
2015 Nshing Jonathan Tim (Cameroon) Promoting Peace Awareness Amongst Youths
2014 Reyhaneh Hussaini (Afghanistan) Promotion of Peace through a Cultural Dialogue of Hindu and Muslim Youth
2013 James Latigo (Uganda) A Community Driven Cross-border Peacebuilding Project
2012 Stanley Nderitu (Kenya) Kuresoi Peace Project
2011 Goldie Scott (Guyana) Promoting Non-violence among Guyanese Youth
2010 Rene Claude Niyonkuru (Burundi) Building Relationships and Trust for Peaceful Elections
2009 Joy Bongyereire (Uganda) Peacebuilding and Natural Resource Management
In planning your own future, you have an opportunity to support a just and equitable future for generations to come. One way to provide for Future Generations in your will is an outright bequest of cash, securities, real estate, or tangible personal property. You may give a specific amount, a percentage of your estate, or a particular piece of real estate or other property.
Sample bequest language:
“I bequeath ____________ to Future Generations University, a 501(c)(3) charity and a West Virginia corporation located in Franklin, WV, to be used by Future Generations University to meet its critical needs.”
A residual bequest provides that Future Generations receives the “residue,” or the balance remaining, of your estate after specific bequests are satisfied. Wills or living trusts can also establish testementary trusts, which can provide income to another person or persons for life before the principal assets pass to Future Generations.
Another easy way that you can make a planned gift to Future Generations is by making it the beneficiary of a retirement account such as an IRA, SEP, 401(k), 403(b), or other retirement plan. This beneficiary designation can usually be accomplished by completing a beneficiary designation form either by mail or online. You may be asked for our Tax ID Number (TIN), which is 45-2208063. Naming Future Generations University as a partial or full beneficiary of your retirement plan allows us to receive the amount designated for it without any reduction for income or estate taxes.
You can also make a significant gift by naming Future Generations the beneficiary or owner of a new or existing life insurance policy. If you gift and transfer the policy to Future Generations University during your lifetime and continue to pay the premiums after the gift of the policy, you can receive an income tax charitable deduction when each premium is paid.
For more information on planned giving or to inform Future Generations University of a planned gift, please contact Shannon Donnelly at 304-358-2000 or development@future.edu.
Wire Transfer Information
Stephanie Hartman would be happy to assist you with banking details. Please contact her at stephanie@future.edu.
Paying by Check or Draft
Make it payable to the ‘Future Generation University’ and drawn on a US clearing bank.
Deliver in person or by post to
Future Generation University 400 Road Less Traveled Franklin, WV 26807