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ValueThrough their generosity, the following corporations, foundations, and other organizations supporteda broad range of programs and activities at a level of $25,000 or more.OrganizationsWilliam Bartosch, Public Health, was awarded $199,014 bythe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to examine howstate government agencies interact to face public healthchallenges such as substance abuse and HIV/AIDS.Magdalena Bezanilla, Biology, received $625,000 from thePackard Fellowship in Science and Engineering to continueresearch into new ways to use plants to create energy.The Isenberg School of Management received a $500,000grant from the Ernst & Young Foundation to help expandenrollment of African-American, Latino, Native American, andCape Verdean students. The grant will fund scholarships for25 students a year for the next five years and support themwith tutoring, advising, and other services.“When I foundedUNITECH in 1988 I knew successwould follow as long as I puthigh value in our products andcustomer satisfaction. Value ineducation and community leadme to UMass Amherst. I had anAir Force scholarship and pickedUMass Amherst over a dozen otherschools. My undergraduate dayshelped nurture my entrepreneurialspirit. I believe my endowment forentrepreneurial studies brings valueto the campus and stimulates othersinto starting new ventures.”Earl W. Stafford ’76Director, UMass Amherst FoundationChairman and CEO, Universal Systems & Technology, Inc.He has committed $1 million for the Earl W. StaffordProfessorship in Entrepreneurial Studies.Corporations(including Corporate Foundations)3M +Acushnet CompanyAetna +Alpacas of AmericaAnalog Devices, Inc.AT&T Labs, Inc.Ball Horticultural Company +Bayer Environmental Science +Bunge Oils, Inc.Center for Popular EconomicsCisco Systems, Inc.Corporation for Public BroadcastingEMC CorporationEnzyme Research Laboratories, Inc.ExxonMobil FoundationForex Capital Markets, LLCHCC Specialty Underwriters, Inc.Intel Corporation +International Business Machines Corporation +International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. +International Food Network, Ltd. +Jefferies & Company, Inc.Kraton PolymersMicrosoft Corporation +Monster Worldwide, IncNational Grid USA Service Company, Inc.NEC CorporationNew England Alpaca Tours, Inc.NSTAROcean Spray Cranberries, Inc. +Options Industry CouncilPepsi-Cola Sales & Distribution, Inc.Procter & Gamble Company +Raytheon Company +R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanySaint-Gobain High-Performance MaterialsSeeds of ChangeSensient Colors, Inc.TCS America IncorporatedTriQuint Semiconductor IncorporatedUpToDateThe Valley Advocate +Twins Enterprise, Inc.Waters CorporationWolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.Xerox CorporationYawkey Way StoreFoundations(including Family Foundations)John A. & Elizabeth S. Armstrong FundBarksdale Family Fund +Arnold and Mabel Beckman FoundationBerthiaume Family Foundation, Inc.Boston Foundation, Inc.John & Elaine Brouillard FundCommunity Foundation for Greater AtlantaLotta M. Crabtree Trust +Cricket Island FoundationNathan Cummings FoundationRobert & Kathleen Eckert Family FundErnst & Young Foundation +Fairfield County Community Foundation +Financial Accounting FoundationFlynn Family TrustFord FoundationFlorence Gould FoundationFlorence Heiman Charitable FoundationIsenberg Family Charitable TrustStanley S. Jez Charitable TrustRobert Wood Johnson FoundationW.K. Kellogg FoundationLipp Family FoundationRichard J. Mahoney Revocable TrustJ. Willard and Alice S. Marriott FoundationMassachusetts 4-H Foundation, Inc. +The Medical FoundationJohn Merck FundCharles & Kay Moran Fund +Nellie Mae Education FoundationNew Balance FoundationNirenberg Foundation, Inc. +Oakes Family Charitable FundDavid & Lucile Packard FoundationGustavus and Louise PfeifferResearch FoundationPJC FoundationResearch CorporationMartin Rogosa Family FundRudd Family FoundationStratton Charitable Foundation Trust +Topol Family FundOther OrganizationsAlpha-1 FoundationAmerican Cancer SocietyAmerican Chemical Society +American Heart AssociationAmerican Lung AssociationAplastic Anemia & MDSInternational Foundation, Inc.Ayco Charitable Foundation +Baystate Health, Inc. +Braskem S/ABuhler AGCape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association +Center for Cultural JudaismChartered Alternative InvestmentAnalyst AssociationCooley’s Anemia FoundationDuPont Crop ProtectionFidelity Charitable Gift Fund +Foundation for Physical TherapyFoundational Questions InstituteFriends for an Earlier Breast Cancer TestHoward Hughes Medical InstituteHuman Frontier Science ProgramInstitut Ramon LlullInternational Rett Syndrome FoundationMassachusetts Fruit Growers Association, Inc. +Matrixware Information Services GmbHNational Collegiate Inventors &Innovators AllianceNational Geographic SocietyNational Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNational Philanthropic Trust FundNew England Forestry FoundationNew England Foundation for the Arts +New England Regional Turfgrass FoundationNew York Farmers +Nonprofit Finance FundPERI Support Fund +Research Support Fund +Society for Women’s Health ResearchSpace Telescope Science Institute +Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program +Washington Tree Fruit Research CommissionWildlife Conservation Society+ = 5 or more consecutive years of giving102UMass Amherst • Fall 2008www.UMassAmherstMagazine.com103