From: Eileen Walker (emwalker@owu.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 05 2003 - 13:51:36 EDT
Jeanne,
We would and have accepted such payments. I don't think we have an
obligation to tell the student who made a payment and if we faced such an
issue (student demanding to know who paid), I suppose I would give the
money back to the anonymous person. I would first tell the student "Don't
look a gift horse in the mouth."
The only trouble we have faced with this scenario is when the anonymous
person also wants gift credit for the payment, which, of course we do not
provide,as it is not a charitable gift.
Eileen Walker
At 12:38 PM 8/5/2003 -0400, Strickler, Jeanne wrote:
>This question has come up recently and I need to know if anyone out there
>has encountered this situation. If a 3rd party contacts you and wishes to
>make an anonomous payment towards a student's balance, would you agree to
>this? Not certain if there are legal issues here or if it is possible to
>not divulge to the student the source of the payment.
>
>I am really interested in hearing from anyone who is familiar with this
>issue.
>
>
>
>
>Jeanne Strickler
>Bursar
>Goucher College
>1021 Dulaney Valley Road
>Baltimore, MD 21204
>(410) 337-6421
>Fax (410) 337-6504
>jstrickl@goucher.edu
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Eileen Walker
Associate Vice President & Controller
Ohio Wesleyan University
Voice (740) 368-3363
Fax (740) 368-3009
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