1.   The college president is a past master at dandling wealthy alumni.

2.   Although many universities have shown great proficiency in recent years in drawing huge gifts from their wealthy alumni, the institute did not seem to have that knack.

3.   But subsequently wealthy alumni of the school helped finance the establishment of a parallel, all-female military program at the private Mary Baldwin College in the state.

4.   College fund-raisers use all kinds of strategies, including elaborate investigations into the personalities of wealthy alumni, to tap their generosity.

5.   Father McGowan tapped into a wealthy alumnus who offered a loan, and then steered the student into Gamblers Anonymous.

6.   That intervention could yet come, unless the presidents bring wealthy alumni and trustees into line.