Major bequest given to St. Tikhon’s Seminary
Archpriest Dr. Alexander Atty, Dean and Chief Operating Officer of Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary here, announced recently that the school had received a private gift in the amount of $339,649.46 from Mrs. Mona Marich Hanford.
The donation will be used to fund renovations for the entire administration building, the purchase of a van for use by the traveling student choir, and the purchase of a furnace for the Monastery church.
“Mrs. Hanford’s unparalleled generosity will make it possible for Saint Tikhon’s to further serve the Orthodox Church, through the education of our future clergy in this country and throughout the world,” said Father Alexander. “The updating of our administration building is a necessary improvement to daily life for the students, faculty and staff at Saint Tikhon’s.”
Mrs. Hanford’s gift was given in memory of her father, Frederick Marich, and her grandfather, Archbishop Amvrossy [Merejko], who fell alseep in the Lord in 1974.
Renovations to the administration building will begin shortly, with a projected completion date of Fall 2011.