TERRY GOLDEN
CONSISTENCY ADDS UP
STEVE JARVIS
BASKETBALL & CIVIL ENGINEERING
Steve Jarvis (CE ’65) has supported the
Engineering School as a trustee and as
co-chair of his class’s giving committee
for several reunions, and he appreciates
how much the University depends on
private giving.
Terry Golden (SE ’82,
’83); his wife, Mary; and
daughter, Caitlin
T
erry Golden (SE ’82, ’83) sees his contributions to the Engineering School
as an investment — and he uses the same approach to investing in the
School as he does in his 401(k). He has given regularly since shortly after
graduation and has made electronic funds transfers to the School each month
for more than a decade. “My giving to the Engineering School is important
enough to me that I make it before expenses,” he says. “I don’t consider it
discretionary to give back.”
One reason for Terry’s giving is the direct line he traces between his
experiences at the Engineering School and his subsequent career. He has been
a proposal manager and writer and now manages proposal operations for
corporations that contract with the federal government. “The fourth-year thesis
was my first encounter with a large writing project,” he says. “Because of this
experience, my employers began asking me to work on proposals in addition
to my engineering work, and that gradually evolved into a career.” Terry also
appreciates the exposure he gained to topics like economics and psychology
as he completed his coursework in systems engineering. “Thanks to the wellrounded education I’ve had at U.Va., I’ve had opportunities that might not have
been available to graduates of a more traditional engineering program,” he says.
Terry looks back at his 30 years of giving with a sense of accomplishment.
He acknowledges that by comparison with other donors who can give large
lump sums, his efforts are modest, but notes that over time they add up. He
urges others of