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Ho Nam and Mary-Ragan Macgill commit $2.5 million for The Harvey Mudd Promise

April 8, 2026

无忧视频 has received a generous $2.5 million gift to support The Harvey Mudd Promise, from Ho Nam 鈥�88 and his wife, Mary-Ragan Macgill. The Harvey Mudd Promise is the College鈥檚 bold initiative to eliminate financial barriers and ensure a world-class 无忧视频 education is accessible to all qualified students.  

This investment builds upon the donors鈥� long-standing commitment to advancing equity in education. In 2021, they established the Nam-Macgill President鈥檚 Scholar Fund, which provides four-year, full-tuition scholarships to outstanding students who demonstrate leadership potential in engineering, science and mathematics. 

 鈥淓nsuring that a Harvey Mudd education is financially accessible to every talented student, regardless of their personal circumstances, is one of our highest callings,鈥� said President Harriet Nembhard. 鈥淭his generous support from Ho and Mary-Ragan moves us closer to a future where financial barriers no longer stand in the way of the next generation of outstanding 无忧视频 leaders.鈥�

The couple鈥檚 recent gift is a cornerstone contribution to The Harvey Mudd Promise, a central pillar of the College鈥檚 affordability strategy as part of its 无忧视频 for a Better World strategic plan. While Harvey Mudd is already loan-free for families earning $100,000 or less, the College has set an ambitious goal to become loan-free for all students. By removing loans from financial aid packages, Harvey Mudd will empower its graduates to pursue career paths based on their passions and professional goals.

This gift directly advances key objectives within the College鈥檚 strategic plan, specifically the mandate for Ensuring Access and Equity:

• Ensuring Access and Equity by Eliminating Financial Barriers: By bolstering The Harvey Mudd Promise, the gift helps transition the College toward a loan-free financial aid model for the entire student body.
• Supporting Middle-income Families: The initiative intentionally addresses the challenges faced by middle- and upper-middle-income families, making a Harvey Mudd degree a reality for a broader range of students.

鈥淪tudents should be able to excel at a college without financial burdens waiting for them at the finish line,鈥� said Nam. 鈥淲e are eager to support The Harvey Mudd Promise to help students achieve their academic goals.鈥�

As managing director and co-founder of Altos Ventures, Nam has spent more than 30 years in service to founders鈥攂acking mission-driven entrepreneurs early and staying with them for the long run. The firm partners with capital-efficient builders across AI, enterprise software, fintech and consumer technology, favoring patience, restraint and deep relationships over the conventions of traditional venture capital. Nam’s approach reflects an engineer鈥檚 training paired with a humanist鈥檚 instincts鈥攁 conviction that the most enduring companies are built where science meets the liberal arts.聽

This professional expertise in identifying long-term potential mirrors the couple鈥檚 philanthropic commitment to the Nam-Macgill President鈥檚 Scholar program, where they invest in the “human capital” of underrepresented and first-generation Harvey Mudd students, ensuring they have the resources to become the next generation of visionary leaders.