George Eastman Circle

The George Eastman Circle is the University’s donor-recognition society recognizing individuals who provide leadership support through unrestricted Annual Fund giving. George Eastman Circle members comprise the vanguard of a new generation honoring the legacy of one of the University’s greatest benefactors. To learn more about the George Eastman Circle and to join this important group of leaders click here.

Invitations to these special George Eastman Circle events have been mailed to Charter and Sustaining Members in August. To register for these events, please return the response card enclosed with the invitation you received in the mail. Online registration covers the multitude of other Meliora Weekend programming. Members with questions about these events or other Meliora Weekend activities should contact the Office of Donor Relations at (800) 281.2055 or DonorRelations@rochester.edu.

George Eastman Circle Hospitality Suite
Welles-Brown Room, Rush Rhees Library
University of Rochester

The Welles-Brown Room will be available for the convenience and comfort of George Eastman Circle members. Stop by to enjoy light refreshments, computer access, and check your baggage.

The University celebrated the legacy and leadership of its greatest benefactor, George Eastman, with the unveiling of a statue in his honor. The commissioned work, which is now a permanent landmark on the Eastman Quadrangle, recognizes Eastman’s extraordinary contributions as a visionary who ushered in the modern era of the University of Rochester and its ascension into one of the world’s great research institutions. This event also celebrated the formation of the George Eastman Circle, the University’s premier annual giving society. The vanguard of each new generation of leaders for the University, members are dedicated to building a greater University of Rochester in the tradition established by Eastman.

Come and see the commemorative book acknowledging George Eastman Circle Charter Members. A modern adaptation of the Greater University Campaign Book of Remembrance that recognized volunteers and donors to the 1924 campaign to build River Campus, this new volume is on display at Rush Rhees Library alongside the Book of Remembrance.