A $50 million gift is rare for our nation’s largest institutions of higher education—and for a small liberal arts college like St. John’s, with a combined student enrollment of fewer than 1,000 students, it … St. John’s College Former investment bankers Ron Fielding and Warren Spector gave $25 million each to shore up the Annapolis, Md., college’s endowment and support its annual fund. Spector and his wife, actress Margaret Whitton, bought the townhouse from the school for $33 million in 2007. An Award of Merit is made annually by the president of the Alumni Association.

Mr. The Freeing Minds campaign was launched in 2016 with two $25 million gifts from Ron Fielding and Warren Spector, both of whom serve on St. John’s board. Fielding is a retired executive of the Rochester, N.Y., division of OppenheimerFunds. Award of Merit Recipients. See Warren J Spector's compensation, career history, education, & memberships. Warren J Spector is Chairman at Balbec Capital Management LP. Donors Ron Fielding (A70) and Warren Spector (A81), pictured together in 2018.