Annual Report 2001 - the University of Massachusetts Medical School

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Donors to the Campaign for Research We are deeply grateful to the many donors who have provided generous philanthropic support for medical research through the Campaign for Research (1999-2004). Gifts, pledges and eligible planned gift intentions of $1,000 or more to the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research and the UMass Memorial Foundation for the Campaign for Research through December 15, 2001, are listed below: 12 DIAMOND Jack and Shelley Blais PLATINUM Anonymous (1) Mrs. Sarah M. Adams Gene J. and Mary C. DeFeudis Nathan and Barbara Greenberg Charitable Trust Arthur F. and Helen P. Koskinas Massachusetts AFL-CIO Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Pappas H. Arthur Smith Charitable Foundation GOLD Estate of Kenneth C. Cotton Estate of Alice C. Higgins The Iacocca Foundation Martin M. and Ellen Pollak SILVER Anonymous (1) Dr. Vitold Arnett Karen and Robert W. Bean Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Nancy Edman Feldman Simeon J. Fortin Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Housen Ms. Leni Joyce Dr. and Mrs. Aaron Lazare Mrs. David L. Michelson Our Danny Cancer Fund The Rose Family: Ralph and Shirley Rose Sidney and Rosalie Rose Mr. Jon R. Shakour John R. and Elinor Svenson & Family In loving memory of Polly J. Epstein BRONZE Anonymous (4) Evelyn Silver Acaso and Eduardo Acaso Mrs. Mary P. Benedict Tina and Seth Bilazarian Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Blute Jr. Mrs. Howard M. Booth Christopher W. and Charlotte Bramley Bushrod H. Campbell and Adah F. Hall Charity Fund Coghlin Electrical Contractors Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cushman Cutler Associates, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. DeFino Mary M. Doyle Mr. Spiro J. Efstathiou In loving memory of John Efstathiou Elise V. and Monroe B. England J. Irving and Jane L. England Charitable Trust Elizabeth Taylor Fessenden Foundation Fleet Bank Mr. and Mrs. Warner S. Fletcher Mr. and Mrs. Norton Foxman Mr. and Mrs. I. Robert Freelander Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman New York Foundation for Medical Research Edith C. Gauch Trust Allan S. Goff Foundation Mrs. Ina R. Gordon In loving memory of Haskell R. Gordon Stephen R. Gorfine, MD '78 William P. Haas Trust Francis A. and Jacquelyn H. Harrington Foundation Robert D. Harrington Unitrust The Salah M. Hassanein Foundation John Herron Jr. and Julia Moore Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss C. Higgins Hold Brothers On-Line Investment Services Mr.* and Mrs. Louis C. Iandoli Lionel and Lucile* Laramee Estate of Seville M. Malone Dr. and Mrs. Maurice H. Martel Mrs. Mary McKee Mr. Guy W. Nichols Estate of Ruby Philbrook Pittsfield Anti-Tuberculosis Association Polar Beverages Mrs. Joseph H. Quick Raytheon Company Louise C. Riemer Penelope B. and Sherburne B. Rockwell Jr. Blair O. Rogers, MD Lester and Joan Sadowsky The Sea Breeze Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Morton H. Sigel H. Arthur Smith Fund Greater Worcester Community Foundation Estate of Mrs. Robert W. Stoddard John and Lynn Sullivan Estate of Helen Swartz Estate of Julius J. Tegelberg Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Testa Elliot,* Trish and Daniel Tonna Estate of Helen A. Toombs Mary M. Tse, MD '77 Verizon Grant and Hope Winthrop Worcester Foundation Auxiliary Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Yamin FRIENDS Trevor O. and Patricia Kelleher Bartram Estate of Zylpha B. Brown Drs. Michael P. Czech and Silvia Corvera Banknorth Massachusetts Dr. and Mrs. Edward I. Ginns Dr. and Mrs. H. Maurice Goodman Hart Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Allan S. Jacobson James Annenberg Levee Charitable Trust Estate of Anne A. Levine Marois Brothers, Inc. Drs. C. Robert Matthews and Paula-Ann Pricken Dr. Thoru Pederson In honor of Robert Cushman Olive Higgins Prouty Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Rock Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Schechter Dr. Cheryl R. and Mr. Richard A. Scheid Drs. Gary S. and Janet L. Stein Estate of Elizabeth K. Smith SUPPORTERS Anonymous (1) The Behrakis Foundation Ms. Joan T. Bok The Boston Edison Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Bouley Jr. Louis P. and Linda D. Bregou Christos and Mary Cocaine Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Dix F. Davis Dr. Marianne Felice and Mr. John M. Giles III Dr. and Mrs. Edward G. Fey Drs. Robert W. Finberg and Joyce Fingeroth Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fins Estate of Richard E. Goodwin H & S Bakery, Inc. Aldus C. Higgins Foundation Hyman and Shirley Hill Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Krakoff Mr. and Mrs. Paul LaCamera Mr. and Mrs. John H. Mannen Mr. and Mrs. Tom McPhee Bruce D. Minsky, MD '82 Mary and Richard Myers Robert and Charlene Nemeth Neonatology Associates NSTAR Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pappas Parthenon Capital Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George Place Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Previte The Rachel Foundation Schwan's Sales Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Mark Logan Shelton Margaret E. Sherman Trust Mr. and Mrs. A. Ledyard Smith Jr. Mr. William Yeager Mr. and Mrs. Armand Yelle * Deceased
Donor Supports ‘Remarkable Research’ Goldie Michelson has devoted much of her life to the theater. to turning 100 on her next birthday—she has In fact, she proudly states that—in addition “directed plays in virtually every church and school throughout the city, including pageants at the Worcester Art Museum.”Yet despite her love of the stage, it was the biomedical research undertaken at UMass Medical School that “directed” Mrs. Michelson as she planned her estate. “My daughter Renee inspired me to make these plans now,” explained Mrs. Michelson. “And I thought of research first because if there is anything anybody can do to rid the world of diabetes or heart disease, I think it’s wonderful.” So, in the summer of 2000, as the structural steel of the new research laboratory building was “topped off,” Mrs. Michelson began her relationship with UMass Medical School and the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research—a relationship that would eventually lead to the naming of The David L. and Goldie C. Michelson Conference Room in honor of her planned gift for research.“The new building is awesome,”commented Mrs. Michelson.“If you stop to think about the 100 or more scientists who will inhabit it, something good will definitely come from their work.” Besides her daughter and son-in-law, Renee and Leonard Minsky of Bangor, Maine, Mrs. Michelson counts many muses throughout her life who have inspired her philanthropy. She describes her father, a Russian immigrant and dry goods merchant who initially came to the U.S. to study medicine, as someone who believed that those with means should help others. “He always said that this country had been so good to him; that those of us who are lucky should look out for those who have less.” Her father’s example shines through not only in Mrs. Michelson’s philanthropic support, but also in her advocacy for the newest immigrants to this country. Currently, she teaches English to two international students attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is hosting a Vietnamese doctor studying for her board certification to practice in the U.S. She has also helped with the placement of numerous newly arrived scientists and engineers in jobs over the last 20 years. Mrs. Michelson credits friend Rae Budnitz, wife of the late Edward Budnitz, MD, one of the East Coast’s first cardiologists and longtime UMass Medical School faculty member, with familiarizing her with the Worcester Foundation’s Hudson Hoagland Society. And, she fondly remembers how her engineer husband David introduced her to many of Worcester’s top physicians, including Dr. Budnitz, while creating the first non-hospitalaffiliated medical offices throughout the city, the model for today’s community-based practices. “A friend of mine told me recently that her little granddaughter, a girl of 12, had gone to see her doctor for a routine physical and found that she had diabetes,” noted Mrs. Michelson.“If you’re blessed with health yourself, it really affects you to hear things like this.The sooner a cure is found, the better. And to think about the remarkable things being done in research; I’m glad to be a part of it.” To learn more about how to remember the Worcester Foundation in your will or other estate plans, please contact Mary Flynn Myers at 508-856-1411. 13
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