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President Sterritt says the former trustee and business leader’s gift represents a clear signal of faith in Saint Michael s College and the career outcomes of a liberal arts degree
Vermont Business Magazine Class of 1967 alumnus and longtime Trustee Barry Roy bequeathed $4 million to Saint Michael’s College through his estate, the largest single gift in the school’s 117-year history, college officials announced today.
A larger-than-life figure on campus and within New England philanthropic circles, Roy died on August 9, 2019 at the age of 73.
Barry Roy, Saint Michael’s College
“When I first met Barry, he immediately struck me as someone who had a giant heart of gold,” said Saint Michael’s President Lorraine Sterritt. “That first impression was absolutely correct. We quickly became close friends. He was devoted heart and soul to the College. As someone who came from humble circumstances himself, he made it his mission to help students and to hel