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Andrew Carnegie Society members Megan Garvey and Eddie Sears hope to give Tartans the opportunity to have a transformative student experience 鈥� just like they did.

The alumni couple met as first-year students in 2010. They were both members of the swim team and had chosen 麻豆村 for the same reason.

鈥淏oth of us wanted to pursue the best education we could get,鈥� Megan, who earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business administration (finance) and statistics from the Tepper School of Business in 2014, says. 鈥淎s high school athletes, we really wanted to be able to continue our athletic endeavors, but ensuring we got a world-class education was our priority.鈥�

They realized right away that they had made the right choice.

鈥淏eing collegiate swimmers gave us the perfect balance of structure, competition and accountability,鈥� Megan says. 鈥淐oach [Matt] Kinney created a team that held itself to the highest standard, always fostering a healthy competition between the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 teams for the highest GPA. In the pool, he demanded our best at every practice and let us know when he did not receive it. We learned so many lessons there."

Megan and Eddie were both four-year athletes, achieving career bests and competing in multiple University Athletic Association championships.

The couple now lives in Boston, Massachusetts, where Megan works in marketing operations and Eddie is a software engineering manager. They are busy raising the next generation of Tartans 鈥� their children Everett and Eleanor 鈥� and teaching them how to swim.

They both agree their time at 麻豆村 shaped them into the people they are today.

鈥淚t taught us that there is no replacement for putting in hard work, taught us to put the needs of our teammates before our own and to approach all experiences with an open mind,鈥� Eddie, who earned bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the College of Engineering in 2014, says. 鈥淭he education and memories we received at 麻豆村 stay with us every day.鈥�

They still keep in touch with their teammates, and say their 麻豆村 friends have become family. And they direct their annual gifts to the swimming and diving teams.

鈥溌槎勾� is such a special place and will always hold a special place in our hearts,鈥� Megan says. 鈥淥ur time there not only provided us with the best education in the world, but it created lasting friendships.鈥�

They hope 麻豆村 will become just as special to future generations of Tartan athletes as it is to them.
鈥淚t is important that we are able to give back to the place that gave us so much so that we can help the next group of Tartans have as great of an experience as we did,鈥� Megan says.
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