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Nathan Moser \u201975, National Chair,
George Eastman Circle<\/p><\/div>\n
Dear Friends,<\/p>\n
This month marks the start of my fourth year serving as the national chair of the George Eastman Circle.\u00a0 When I assumed this role, we had 1,700 memberships. Now, we are more than 2,800 memberships strong\u2014and still growing.<\/p>\n
The annual George Eastman Circle Honor Roll, which is available online for the first time, continues to recognize our ever-broadening membership and impact. Within its pages, you will find many examples of the ways your gifts have helped make a difference<\/a> throughout every facet of the University of Rochester, including the Medical Center, the School of Arts, Sciences & Engineering, Eastman School of Music, the School of Medicine and Dentistry, the School of Nursing, Simon Business School, the Warner School of Education, and the Memorial Art Gallery. You will find some of those examples in this issue, and others in subsequent issues, of the newsletter.<\/p>\n It was wonderful to see so many George Eastman Circle members at the New York celebration for The Meliora Challenge<\/em>. The special videos and student performances made us incredibly proud to be part of the University community. For those of you living in or near Southern California, the University will be holding a similar event in San Diego on April 10.<\/p>\n Whether you recently became a member or renewed your membership, I thank you on behalf of all those whom your gifts continue to help. Your commitment is truly making a difference at the University and supporting its mission to make the world \u201cever better.\u201d<\/p>\n As always, thank you for your dedication and generosity. Your passion continues to inspire all.<\/p>\n Meliora!<\/p>\n Warm regards,<\/p>\n Nathan Moser \u201975 [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n [vc_separator type=’normal’ position=’center’ color=’#065143′ thickness=” up=’20’ down=’20’]<\/p>\n [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Doris Kearns Goodwin<\/strong>, world-renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, will provide the keynote address for Meliora Weekend 2014<\/strong>, which will run from October 16-19.<\/p>\n Goodwin is the author of six critically acclaimed and New York Times <\/em>best-selling books, including her most recent, The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism<\/em> (November, 2013). Goodwin is also well known for her appearances on television, where she frequently provides commentary on NBC, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, CNN, The Charlie Rose Show<\/em> and Meet the Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n The keynote address will be given in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre on Saturday, October 18 at 11 a.m. Information on how to purchase tickets will be sent by email next month.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n [vc_separator type=’normal’ position=’center’ color=’#065143′ thickness=” up=’20’ down=’20’]<\/p>\n [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Jason Bradburn \u201903<\/p><\/div>\n All of our George Eastman Circle members have wonderful stories to share. We are pleased to feature this story from an alumnus of the School of Arts & Sciences.<\/em><\/p>\n Jason Bradburn \u201903, a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley, was entering his sophomore year as an economics major at the University when he landed a summer internship at Merrill Lynch.<\/p>\n The commute from his home in Long Island to the city reminded him that New York is expensive\u2014especially for an unpaid intern. Although his co-workers were kind enough to pick up lunches here and there, it was not a sustainable situation on his zero-dollar-an-hour salary. If he was going to stay with Merrill Lynch, he was going to need help.<\/p>\n Jason found the support he needed at the Gwen M. Greene Career and Internship Center. He applied for and received one of the Greene Center\u2019s grants that enabled him to keep the internship that eventually turned into his first job after graduation.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I was given the choice of directing my George Eastman Circle membership funds, the Greene Center was a \u2018no-brainer,\u2019\u201d said Jason. \u201cI definitely feel fortunate to be able to give back to the University and this seemed like the most meaningful way I could help students in the same position I was in.\u201d<\/p>\n As a life-saving bone marrow donor, \u201cmeaningful\u201d isn\u2019t a term he uses lightly.<\/p>\n In 2009, Jason joined a registry for Be The Match\u00ae, a nonprofit organization that connects patients with donor matches for life-saving bone marrow transplants, in hopes of helping a relative\u2019s friend. While he wasn\u2019t a match then, he remained on the registry. Three years later, he was asked to save the life of a stranger and was quick to say yes.<\/p>\n \u201cThe patients you\u2019re being matched with have absolutely no chance of living without a donation,\u201d said Jason. \u201cI thought about how I would do this for a family member without even thinking, and how I would want a stranger to do it for me or one of my family members.\u201d<\/p>\n Jason\u2019s Be The Match experience helped him see that the true value of giving\u2014in all of its forms\u2014is in the impact it has on the people who receive the gifts. And it\u2019s why he continues to be a proud and dedicated member of the George Eastman Circle.<\/p>\n You can learn more about the Gwen M. Greene Career and Internship Center here<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n [vc_separator type=’normal’ position=’center’ color=’#065143′ thickness=” up=’20’ down=’20’]<\/p>\n [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n George Eastman Circle members have pledged nearly $60 million in annual funds since the program\u2019s inception in 2007. Here is a small sample of the innumerable ways your support has made an impact on the University and the surrounding community throughout 2013.<\/p>\n $6,192,846 pledged<\/p>\n <\/p>\n $1,019,312 pledged<\/p>\n <\/p>\n $857,369 pledged<\/p>\n Amounts pledged are current as of December 31, 2013<\/em>.<\/p>\n To read more about how members’ support has made an impact across the University, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n [vc_separator type=’normal’ position=’center’ color=’#065143′ thickness=” up=’20’ down=’20’]<\/p>\n [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Wegmans CEO Danny Wegman at the announcement of a $17 million gift from Wegman Family Charitable Foundation to benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital and the Institute for Data Science in the Munnerlyn Atrium of the University\u2019s Robert B. Goergen Hall for Biomedical Engineering and Optics.<\/p><\/div>\n George Eastman Circle members are making a difference at the University, on a daily basis\u2014through their philanthropy and service to the community. Together, you remain vital to the achievement of The Meliora Challenge<\/em>\u2019s $1.2 billion goal; you provide the dedicated support that enables world-class research and health care and creates countless academic opportunities; and you are the embodiment of our mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create\u2014and make the world ever better<\/em>.<\/p>\n Here are some members who are helping to make the University and the world \u201cever better\u201d:<\/p>\n Adeline<\/strong> and Walter Lutz<\/strong>, now deceased, gave most of their life savings\u2014$6 million\u2014to the David and Ilene Flaum Eye Institute. Part of their incredibly generous gift created a professorship. On January 22, Steven S.T. Ching \u201974M (MD), \u201981M (Res)<\/strong> was installed as the inaugural Adeline Lutz Distinguished Professor in Ophthalmology<\/strong>. To read more about the Lutzes and Ching\u2019s installation, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n On February 6, members Richard T. Bell<\/strong> and Yuhchyau Chen, M.D., Ph.D.<\/strong>, were recognized at a ceremony that formally installed Chen as the Richard T. Bell Endowed Professor<\/strong>. Richard, a throat cancer survivor, established the professorship in honor of Chen and the nurses and technicians on her team to support research activities in clinical cancer and radiation oncology. To read more about Richard Bell and Yuhchyau Chen\u2019s installation, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n University Trustee Janice M. Willett \u201978S (MBA)<\/strong> and her husband, Joseph T. Willett \u201975S (MBA)<\/strong>, were recognized as part of a ceremony that formally installed Nigel Maister<\/strong> as the inaugural Russell and Ruth Peck Artistic Director <\/strong>on February 28. The Willetts made a lead gift that helped establish the directorship, as well as the Russell Peck Fellowship in English<\/strong>, in honor of the Pecks. To read more about the Willetts, the Pecks, and Nigel Maister, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n A lead gift from Francis (Frank) R. Grebe \u201954<\/strong> helped establish the Dexter Perkins Professor in History<\/strong>. Frank’s contribution was motivated by the support of his friend and fellow alumnus Robert Kirkwood \u201956 (PhD)<\/strong> whose mentor was Dexter Perkins, Ph.D<\/strong>. On March 6, Joan S. Rubin, Ph.D.<\/strong>, was installed as the inaugural Perkins Professor. To read more about Frank Grebe and Joan Rubin\u2019s installation, clickhere<\/a>.<\/p>\n University Trustee Ronald Rettner<\/strong> is helping to preserve and enhance buildings and spaces across the University\u2019s campus\u2014particularly on the River Campus\u2019 Eastman Quad\u2014through theRonald Rettner Campus Improvement Fund<\/strong>. The fund will initiate renovations to Morey Hall, which connects to Ronald Rettner Hall for Media Arts and Innovation, this summer. To read more about Ron Rettner\u2019s gift, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n In gratitude to the University, and in support of higher education in general, Douglas Beck \u201975 (MA), \u201980 (PhD)<\/strong>and his wife, Constance<\/strong>, have made a generous commitment to endow the Douglas and Constance Beck Graduate Fellowship in Political Science<\/strong>. The fellowship will provide financial assistance to doctoral students in political science and related fields. To read more about the Becks\u2019 gift, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jonathan W. Mink, M.D., Ph.D.<\/strong>, is now the Frederick A. Horner, M.D. Endowed Professor in Pediatric Neurology<\/strong>. Mink, a pediatric neurologist, was formally installed on March 19. He specializes in movement disorders that start in childhood, caring for children with a variety of conditions that impair voluntary movements, cause involuntary movements, or both. To read more about Jonathan Mink\u2019s installation, clickhere<\/a>.<\/p>\n Recognizing the critical role that libraries play in advancing and preserving knowledge, Joseph N. Lambert \u201959<\/strong> and Harold B. Schleifer<\/strong> endowed a directorship in the River Campus Libraries. On March 25, Jim Kuhn<\/strong>, was installed as the inaugural Joseph N. Lambert and Harold B. Schleifer Director of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation<\/strong>. To read more about Joseph Lambert and Harold Schleifer and Jim Kuhn\u2019s installation, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wegmans CEO Danny Wegman<\/strong>, on behalf of the Wegman Family Charitable Foundation (WFCF), joined President Joel Seligman<\/strong> to announce a $10 million lead gift to the University’s Institute for Data Science and a $7 million gift to support the Golisano Children’s Hospital. In recognition of the WFCF’s generosity, the new building for the Institute for Data Science will bear the Wegman name. To read more about the Wegman Family Charitable Foundation’s extraordinary gifts, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n [vc_separator type=’normal’ position=’center’ color=’#065143′ thickness=” up=’20’ down=’20’]<\/p>\n [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n The George Eastman Circle is helping to shape the future of the University and the lives of those it serves. Your five-year commitments are providing critical budget-relieving annual funds across the University and, ultimately, strengthening its ability to make a profound impact on society.<\/p>\n One of the ways we\u2019re able to thank you is to extend invitations to various regional gatherings, dinners, and University programs. Here is a list of upcoming events:<\/p>\n![\"moser_sig\"](\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/giving\/gec\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/moser_sig-1.gif\")
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\nNational Chair, George Eastman Circle<\/p>\nGoodwin to Speak at Meliora Weekend 2014<\/h5>\n
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<\/p>\nA Meaningful Membership<\/h5>\n
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Your Philanthropy at Work<\/h5>\n
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<\/p>\nSchool of Medicine and Dentistry<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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Eastman Institute for Oral Health<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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River Campus Libraries<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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University News<\/h5>\n
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Upcoming Events<\/h5>\n
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