PhIlAnThroPy - University of Michigan Health System

Department of Urology 

3875 Taubman Center 

1500 E. Medical Center Drive 

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5330 

734.936.7030 

www.med.umich.edu/urology 

PhilanthroPy 

Promotes 

CliniCal Care 

Dr. David P. Wood, Jr. 

Robotic and Minimally 

Invasive Surgery at the 

University of Michigan 

through the leadership of 

our senior faculty as well as a 

desire to innovate in order to 

help improve recovery for our 

patients, we continue to expand 

indications for robotic 

and minimally invasive surgery 

for cancerous conditions 

involving the kidneys, bladder 

and prostate. Currently, we 

have seven faculty members 

who perform a wide variety 

of minimally invasive and 

robotic surgeries. our faculty 

includes Drs. David P. Wood, 

Jr., J. stuart Wolf, Jr., Brent 

K. hollenbeck, alon Z. 

Weizer, David C. miller, Jeff 

montgomery and William 

roberts. 

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U n I v E r s I T y o f M I C h I g A n 

DEPArTMEnT of Urology 

PhIlAnThroPy 

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2 0 0 8 - 2 0 0 9 a n n u a l r e p o r t 

the seVenth annUal men’s eVent 

the seventh annual men’s event to benefit 

prostate cancer research and education at the 

University of michigan was held tuesday, 

september 9, 2008, at the Fleming’s Prime steak 

house & Wine Bar at 323 north old Woodward 

avenue in Birmingham, michigan. sponsored by 

Fleming’s, the U-m Comprehensive Cancer Center, 

Department of Urology, and the Department of 

radiation oncology, this event raised net proceeds 

of $29,307 for the U-m Prostate Cancer research 

Program. We would like to extend a special thank 

you to our sponsors which include Flemings; mesa 

spirit rV resort; robert Z. Feldstein, PC; Bush 

seyferth, Kethledge and Paige, PllC; Controllor 

security systems; the Beatrice and reymont Paul 

Foundation; Karl storz endoscopy-america, inc.; 

and Philip stevens Building Company. also, please 

thank robert loomis and Chef andrew Craig, 

operating partners of Fleming’s, for their generosity 

the next time you enjoy dining at Fleming’s! 

since its inception, the men’s event has raised 

more than $275,000 to support the battle against 

prostate cancer. this well-attended event 

brings together a prestigious group of 

businessmen and women, community 

leaders, friends and families 

Col. Jack lousma, UsMC (ret.) and Jim Brandstatter 

to enjoy an evening of fabulous food, fine wine and 

good fellowship while learning more about prostate 

cancer prevention, detection and treatment. 

the ticket price of $300 included an unlimited 

bar and hors d’oeuvres, a prime steak dinner and 

a silent auction. a special prostate cancer research 

update with U-m urologic oncology physicians 

was held for individuals interested in learning more 

about current research and treatment advances. 

steering Committee member eric Küster stated, 

“i really appreciated the chance to ask personal 

questions and hear what the experts had to say 

about the latest advances.” the dinner’s emcee 

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PhIlAnThroPy nEWs | 2008-2009 AnnUAl rEPorT 

Philip grashoff, Jr. 

a letter From the Chair oF the FrienDs 

Committee oF the U-m DePartment oF Urology 

Dear Friends: 

harsh economic times have 

impacted philanthropic support 

for the University of michigan 

Department of Urology. there 

have been challenges to fundraising, 

both economically and 

practically, but the Friends’ 

Committee continues to meet 

those challenges with the cooperation 

and support of the 

doctors and staff of the Department 

of Urology, particularly Dr. 

David Bloom, Chair of the 

Department. 

our Par golf outing had an excellent turnout at the U-m 

golf Course under the leadership of gary marley and his 

dedicated committee. We expect an even more successful 

outing in 2009 with the date moved to monday, June 

15th. Please mark your calendars. 

our very successful michigan Fantasy Football Camp 

encountered practical challenges in 2008, which included 

the unavailability of the stadium and locker rooms due to 

construction at “the Big house.” While we continue to 

enjoy the support of the michigan athletic Department 

and the michigan football coaches and staff, it was 

decided that a diluted camp, short on both facilities and 

time, would not offer the type of experience we created in 

prior camps. therefore, the 2008 Camp was cancelled. 

the annual men’s event held in september at Flemings 

steak house in Birmingham, michigan, was a success. 

132 supporters attended the dinner which was preceded 

by a presentation and Q&a session by members of the 

Department of Urology. significant networking took 

place throughout the evening. 

through the support and efforts of Friends Committee 

member hamilton Chang, we took our message 

“on the road” to meet enthusiastic supporters in the 

“Chicagoland” area. We believe that these types of 

opportunities through the support of the Friends 

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Committee help to widen our philanthropic donor base 

in distant communities due to individuals with a history 

of support for the University of michigan. 

lois stulberg, another member of the Friends Committee, 

has been involved for many years supporting research into 

ways of battling kidney cancer. through her continuing 

efforts, the U-m Kidney Cancer symposium was presented 

for the first time with successful attendance and results. 

the Chang lecture on art and medicine featuring Dr. 

mysoon rizk on “healing Power: art, artist, and Disease 

through history” was presented in the summer to a packed 

house composed of Department of Urology faculty and 

staff as well as Chang family supporters and friends. 

Dr. James montie heads the Prostate Cancer survivorship 

Clinic. Daniela Wittmann, lmsW, Cst, Department of 

Urology sexual health Coordinator, organized our first 

survivorship retreat to address the issues surrounding 

sexuality for prostate cancer survivors and their 

partners. From attendees’ feedback, the retreat was a 

success and was presented again on april 21st, 2009. 

as you can see, the economic downturn did not obliterate 

our fund raising activities or the level of enthusiasm 

of the Committee. $67,578.00 was raised through 

the Friends Committee to support the Department of 

Urology while philanthropic activities of the Department 

as a whole raised over $5 million through individual 

gifts, foundations and corporate support. 2009 will 

continue to present challenges. We believe that with 

your continuing support and encouragement, our goal 

of continuing philanthropic support for the U-m health 

system Department of Urology, can be sustained. 

With best regards, 

Philip a. grashoff, Jr. 

Chair, Friends Committee 

U-M Department of Urology

David Bloom 

a WorD From oUr Chairman 

Dear Friends: 

the many exciting vistas ahead of 

us in science, medicine, and in 

medical science are tempered by 

immediate concerns of the world 

economy in addition to the issues 

of global politics and climate 

change lurking not so far away. 

yet our fundamental missions of 

teaching the next generation, 

deploying state-of-the-art medical 

care, and improving that care 

through discovery must and will 

continue. the Department of 

Urology is fulfilling these three 

missions well and anticipates doing 

so even better in the future. 

this residency season all eight U-m medical students 

who applied for urology positions matched with their top 

choices at the very best of our peer institutions. given 

that the national match rate for urology was only 68% 

our placement of all eight U-m students is extraordinary. 

this was the first year for us to take four residents, 

having gained approval to increase our allotment from 

three per year. this year we will have one U-m student, 

one student from Johns hopkins, one from Boston 

University, and one from University of Pittsburgh. 

our health system is transforming our outpatient 

facilities to our newly organized Faculty group Practice, 

meaning that clinical departments will manage 

outpatient activities, ending an era in which they were 

managed by the hospital. our department now functions 

at 14 clinical locations and i expect that as health care 

reformats nationally we will see larger systems such as 

ours getting even larger and busier. 

John Wei became our associate Chair for research 

encompassing our health services research Division 

under Brent hollenbeck and our established laboratory 

research Division under Jill macoska. the health 

services group with the support of the Dow Foundation 

recently moved to an offsite commercial property called 

the michigan house. Jill macoska has a newly obtained 

ro1 grant in her teeter laboratory. evan Keller obtained 

a renewal of his Po1 grant for $8 million to continue his 

long-term study of prostate cancer bone metastases. 

mark Day directs our george o’Brien Urology research 

Center Program that focuses on genitourinary 

development and urologic disease. he studies how genes 

are regulated, the phenomenon called epigenesis, and he 

is a stalwart teacher of young PhDs doing urologic 

research. monica liebert studies urothelial stem cells in 

both normal and cancerous bladders and kidneys. John 

Park continues to investigate the pathophysiology of 

urinary tract obstruction, a major clinical problem in 

pediatric urology. Will roberts and his histotripsy lab 

are pursing the use of cavitational ultrasound energy for 

noninvasive destruction of benign or malignant tumors. 

according to federal data from 2006, michigan leads the 

country in urological research with a total funding level 

of nearly $20 million. this is distributed throughout our 

university in the work of our joint faculty members as 

well as our core faculty. Ken Pienta directs the nihfunded 

sPore grant for prostate cancer and was recently 

named associate Dean for research. arul Chinnaiyan 

(named howard hughes investigator in 2007) is director 

of the michigan Center for translational Pathology. 

Chinnaiyan’s laboratory is focused on genomic, proteomic, 

metabolomics and bioinformatic approaches to 

understand cancer biology and to discover biomarkers. 

Kathy Cooney is the Principal investigator of the U-m 

Prostate Cancer genetics Project. the gary smith 

laboratory continues to make ground-breaking progress 

towards successful oocyte cryo-preservation and nanofluidics 

platforms for successful sperm sorting. 

the generous gifts of our benefactors have primed the 

pump of urologic research here at U-m. We hope to stay 

in the top ranks in years to come. 

We expect challenging economic times in the months 

ahead but intend that our educational efforts, clinical 

practice, and discovery will continue full steam ahead. 

Best wishes. 

David a. Bloom, mD 

Chair, Department of Urology 

The Jack Lapides Professor of Urology 

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2008 FinanCial oVerVieW 

the Department of Urology is 

pleased to report that the 

total fund raising production 

for July 2007 – 

June 2008 (Fy 2008) 

came to $5,461,440 in 

support of our research, 

educational 

and clinical care programs. 

sources of these 

funds came from individuals, 

estate plans, 

corporate and foundation 

support. the total amount raised 

is a reflection of cash and 

equivalents, planned gifts 

a n d n e w p l e d g e s . 

highlights include a 

generous gift from 

Keith Pomeroy that 

was matched dollar 

for dollar by the 

Prostate C a ncer 

Foundation for prostate 

cancer research, 

and principal gifts from 

lois stulberg and tom and 

sharon shumaker in support of 

kidney cancer research. 

Campaign results are in: 

you make the Difference! 

michigan Difference campaign total exceeds 

$3.2 billion 

FY2008 Summary 

of total Funds 

raised 

FY2008 Source 

of Gifts 

n Cash & 

Equivalents 

n Planned 

gifts 

n new 

Pledges 

n Individuals 

n foundations 

n Associations / 

others 

n Corporations 

Donors have made the michigan Difference campaign the largest in the history 

of public higher education. your thoughtful giving has already had a tremendous 

impact on the University of michigan campus 

• Generating $519 million in student support 

• Creating 1,969 new endowed scholarship funds 

• Endowing more than 185 new professorships 

• Launching construction on more than 20 new donor-supported buildings 

the Department of Urology raised over $10 million towards this amazing 

effort. thank you to everyone who helped the University exceed their goal of 

$2.5 billion! 

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annUal “sWing For Par” 

golF oUting 

Casey Baker, Toby Burt, Dr. Peter fischer and Doug Davis 

the eighth annual “swing for Par” golf outing 

was held last year on may 12, 2008, at the U-m 

golf Course. net proceeds raised were $34,271 for 

our Prostate awareness and research (Par) Fund. 

once again, we would like to extend our gratitude 

and thanks to mr. gary marley and the Par Board 

members for all of their hard work and generous 

donation of time. We would also like to thank all 

those who participated and made this event so 

special. 

the Par Fund was established to raise money 

specifically for prostate cancer research at the 

University of michigan and to promote awareness 

that prostate cancer is no longer viewed as an older 

man’s disease. Working in cooperation with the 

development office in the Department of Urology, 

75% of the funds raised go directly toward research 

and 25% to support and initiate patient and 

family care programs. the support provided by 

the funds from the annual Par outing are helping 

the Department of Urology translate scientific 

discoveries into medical solutions. thank you to 

our sponsors: Victory honda, Johnson Controls 

Power solutions, metro West Chapter Credit Union, 

martin Family Foundation, lyon manufacturing, 

inc., Compuware, the Brandon Family Foundation, 

Ford land, timothy and laurie Wadhams and sesi 

lincoln mercury Volvo-mazda. 

this year’s tournament will take place on June 

15, 2009 at the U-m golf Course. if you or your 

company would like to participate or help sponsor 

the ninth annual “swing for Par” golf outing, 

please contact maureen Perdomo at 734-936-5752 

or send email to mperdomo@umich.edu

The PAR Board Members 

include: 

mike aznavorian 


David horstman 

Don Knight 

gary marley 

James marley, mD 

mike martin 

michelle nichol 

robert nichol, sr. 

mike richards 

Frank saad 

Javed siddiqui 

alan silverman, Do 

geoff Zahn 

the ChristoPher WaterhoUse 

memorial golF oUting 

Kim McDonald and her daughter Alison, Jacqueline Waterhouse and vicky Button 

the fifth annual Christopher Waterhouse 

memorial golf outing was a great success with 

over 60 golfers including Dr. John Park, the Chengyang 

Chang Professor of Pediatric Urology and 

his wife, helen. the event raised $4,000 bringing 

the cumulative total to over $24,000 and donor 

participation was much higher than previous 

years. the auction included fantastic prizes such 

as a U-m tailgate Package including U-m Football 

tickets, a golf outing at the sanctuary lakes golf 

Club and many other fabulous items. 

We owe a great deal of thanks to Vicky Button, 

Christopher’s mom, and her good friends, Kim 

and tom mcDonald, mary nicoletti and their 

team for supporting our pediatric research in 

honor of her late son. Chris was 20 years old when 

he was diagnosed with stage four rhabdosarcoma. 

his tumor was located on the prostate and was 

so large that it encompassed his bladder as well. 

Chris was treated at the University of michigan to 

surgically remove the tumor followed by chemo 

and radiation therapy. 

Chris endured two separate surgeries. the first 

was an attempt to save the bladder and reconstruct 

it after removing the tumor. Unfortunately, the 

cancer returned and Chris was faced with having 

to remove the bladder entirely. he took the chemo 

and radiation therapy in stride, but the idea of 

having to remove his bladder was emotionally 

traumatic. this aspect of the disease and treatment 

was Chris’s biggest hurdle and the most difficult 

to bear. 

Chris fought very hard to stay positive and beat 

the cancer. sadly, Chris passed away June 13th 

2004, four years after his diagnosis. as stated 

by Vicky “i donate to this Department because 

Christopher was a very giving person who 

loved kids and helping people. When he went 

through his treatments the only thing that was 

catastrophic was losing his bladder. it was his 

hardest adjustment. he felt he would not be able to 

lead a normal life because of that. in spite of this, 

with a lot of support from family and friends he 

adjusted. however, for children having to go long 

term through life it is a hardship.” she continues 

with “i as his mother was at first shocked that 

there was not a better medical solution. getting 

to know Dr. Park, i think he is truly trying to help 

children and families with a better quality of life 

all around, medically and emotionally. this is a 

very worthy cause that will help not only children 

but everyone in the long run.” 

For more information on next year’s event, please 

contact Vicky Button at 586-254-9584 or send an 

email to slickvick@woway.com. 

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the men’s eVent 

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was Jim Brandstatter, the voice of University of michigan 

and Detroit lions Football, and also featured “Big al” 

muskavito of WomC oldies 104.3 and Purtan’s People. 

our keynote speaker was Col. Jack lousma, UsmC 

(ret.) who shared tales of being an astronaut and his 

extraordinary experiences in space. thank you gentlemen 

for making this evening so enjoyable! 

Donations from those who generously support the men’s 

event are leveraged into larger grants worth eighteen 

times the amount raised each year. as stated by Dr. David 

P. Wood, Jr., george F. and sandra g. Valassis Professor 

of Urology, “your donation will help us improve prostate 

cancer survivors’ quality of life and lead to a cure for this 

cancer that affects one out of every 5 men.” 

if you and or your company would like to attend or 

sponsor the eighth annual men’s event on: 

september 15th 

6:00 pm 

Flemings Prime steakhouse and Wine Bar 

Birmingham, mi 

Please contact lindsay Caldwell at 734-763-6395 or 

email to linmwell@umich.edu. 

We owe a great deal of thanks to our Steering Committee 

Members who helped to sell tickets, obtain sponsors and 

get great prizes! The Steering Committee includes: 

mark Bank 

marshall Blau 

David Bloom, mD 

Jan Boring 

alexander Chetcuti 

richard Colton 

michael Durkee 

steffanie Fineman 

lawrence ghannam 


Debra griffith 

Bob Joseph 

edward Kriewall 

eric Küster 

hank luks 

Patrick mansfield 

Joseph mcglynn 

lawrence a. miller 

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James e. montie, mD 

robert moyad, mD 

michelle nichol 

robert nichol, sr. 

maureen Perdomo 

Ken Pienta, mD 

rick rattner 

Wendee rex 

andy rifkin 

larry rybacki 

howard sandler, mD 

Carmen J. scrafano 

thomas shumaker 

Doug thal 

geoffrey trivax, mD 

David Wood 

DeJuan Woods 

PhilanthroPy Promotes 

CliniCal Care 

ConTInUED 

last year, robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy was the 

most frequent treatment performed for the management of 

localized prostate cancer in the United states. this trend 

is true at the University of michigan where over 80% 

of prostate cancer surgeries are performed robotically. 

however, unlike many other robotic prostatectomy 

programs, our care does not end with the procedure. 

through research in health-related quality of life, we closely 

follow the outcomes of our patient following surgery and 

strive to improve upon our excellent results in both treating 

the cancer and returning patients to their pre-surgery 

urinary and sexual function. the recognized importance 

of quality of life as well as curing the cancer has lead us to 

develop one of the nation’s few survivorship programs for 

prostate cancer which focuses on the functional recovery 

of our patients following surgery. this effort is part of 

our multidisciplinary prostate cancer care through the 

University of michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center 

where we work in conjunction with medical oncology and 

radiation oncology to provide holistic care to our patients 

with prostate cancer. in an effort to expand options for the 

management of prostate cancer, we currently are expanding 

our cryotherapy program for prostate cancer treatment, 

another minimally invasive option. in addition, we have 

developed an active surveillance program which allows 

physicians and prostate cancer patients to work together to 

decide when the appropriate time is to intervene. 

our use of robotic surgery has extended to the treatment 

of kidney cancer. Currently, we are one of the most 

experienced health centers with laparoscopic partial 

nephrectomy through the pioneering techniques of 

Dr. J. stuart Wolf, Jr. Partial nephrectomy offers similar 

cancer control as removal of the entire kidney but leaves 

healthy kidney behind to preserve a patient’s kidney 

function. in an effort to treat larger tumors with minimally 

invasive approaches, we are currently performing 

robotic assisted partial nephrectomy which allows patients 

to undergo the surgery through several small punctures 

instead of the large flank incision had been the post 

standard of care. this results in a faster recovery for the 

patient. in addition to treating larger tumors with robotic 

approaches, we offer other minimally invasive approaches 

which destroy the tumor without requiring removal based 

on the size and location of the cancer in the kidney. these 

approaches can be performed laparoscopically or percutaneously 

using radiofrequency ablation or cryotherapy.

Finally, based on extensive research performed by our 

colleagues in the health services research Division of the 

Department of Urology, we have expanded the use of renal 

biopsy and surveillance identifying patients that either 

have benign tumors that do not require active treatment 

or slow growing tumors that can be observed until active 

treatment is indicated. We continue to also offer treatment 

for advanced renal cell carcinoma in conjunction with 

the genitourinary Program at the University of michigan 

Comprehensive Cancer Center. in many circumstances 

surgical removal of the cancerous kidney can be performed 

laparoscopically allowing equivalent cancer control with 

shorter patient recovery. this allows selected patients to 

undergo other treatments sooner than would occur following 

open surgery. 

Building on one of the largest experiences with radical 

cystectomy (bladder removal for bladder cancer) combined 

with orthotopic urinary diversion (new bladder creation 

using small intestine); we are expanding our use of 

robotic surgery to the treatment of patients with bladder 

cancer. robotic cystectomy may provide lower blood loss, 

quicker recovery and better preservation of function than 

traditional open radical cystectomy. as part of this effort, 

we have joined an international collaboration of academic 

institutions to evaluate outcomes for patients undergoing 

this procedure. in addition, several ongoing clinical trials 

are accruing patients to determine whether modification in 

surgical technique can improve urinary and sexual function 

following radical cystectomy in men. our multidisciplinary 

team is able to offer treatment for the entire spectrum of 

bladder cancer from superficial disease to patients with 

metastases focusing not only on cancer treatment but also 

on preservation of quality of life. 

at the heart of these efforts and others not mentioned, is 

the desire to offer excellent cancer control while reducing 

the impact of surgery and the cancer on quality of life. 

that is why we focus not only on surgical innovation but 

also on clinical trials and outcome analysis to improve 

the excellent results and the michigan Difference that we 

aspire to here at the University of michigan Department 

of Urology. 

4th annUal researCh 

symPosiUm JUlian Wan 

aWarD 

Drs. Julian Wan, rou Wang, sathish Kasina, and Jill Macoska 

each year, the Department of Urology holds a research 

symposium for our faculty and staff highlighting our Depart- 

ment’s investigators. We have implemented this symposium to 

identify and support the research of our outstanding team and 

provide a unique opportunity for our PhD candidates, residents 

and fellows to present their work internally. We would like to 

thank Dr. Julian Wan, associate professor of Urology for his 

generosity in supporting this symposium in perpetuity with an 

endowment. 

Congratulations to Dr. rou Wang, who received the first place 

2008 Julian Wan research award for excellence for her abstract, 

“Development of a multiplex Quantitative PCr signature to 

Predict Poor outcome in Bladder Cancer” and Dr. sathish Kasina, 

who received the second place award for research excellence 

for “CXCl12 stimulates aDam-mediated a.m.P.h. iregulin 

shedding in hormone-insensitive Prostate Cancer Cells.” 

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the hamill-Bergmann 

memorial FUnD 

Todd Bergmann, Jean hamill and Christopher hempel, MD 

ms. Jean hamill established the hamill-Bergmann 

memorial Fund in honor of her late son, Chad, who was 

diagnosed with a rare pediatric form of prostate cancer 

rhabdosarcoma. each year a resident is awarded this 

honor by their exemplary patient care, medical school 

and resident teaching and finally, clinical research. 

the award offers the resident financial support for the 

opportunity to travel to both regional and national 

scientific meetings and present their research findings. 

this year’s recipient was Dr. Christopher hempel, a 

fifth year resident. 

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a ConVersation With 

Jean hamill 

Chad Bergmann 

Can yoU Please tell Us 

aBoUt yoUr son, ChaD? 

Chad was welcomed into this world in 

Flint, michigan, on February 2, 1970, 

by his parents, his brother, todd, 

and sister, susan. his toddler years 

were spent playing with and chasing 

after his siblings and dog, mitzie, as 

normal kids do. By 1973, our family 

had moved to Canton, michigan but 

1975 brought changes. 

the family status changed to a single, working mom with three 

children when in July we received Chad’s diagnosis of cancer of the 

prostrate. he was only 5 years old at the time. the diagnosis meant 

surgery to remove his bladder, radiation treatments as well as three 

different types of chemotherapy. the ensuing years brought numerous 

doctor visits, lab work, X-rays, along with many hospitalizations 

(both regularly scheduled as well as emergency admissions) at C. s. 

mott and eventually the new U-m hospital. 

all was not doom and gloom though. he graduated from high 

school with high honors as well as U-m Dearborn and enjoyed 

fraternity life (or should i say the parties) and especially his 1988 

5.0 mustang. he worked at radio shack and liked all the electronic 

gadgets and even built his own computer. 

over the years, complications of all the surgeries, radiation and 

chemotherapy took a toll on his body. sadly, we lost him January 

31, 1997 … just two days before his 27th birthday. 

hoW DiD yoU DeCiDe to sUPPort a resiDent 

sCholarshiP in his memory? 

When you have a sick child, U-m is the lighthouse in a storm and 

the doctors are the lighthouse keepers! i wanted to do something 

as an everlasting “thank you” for all the wonderful doctors and 

faculty that enabled me to have Chad for as long as i did. 

hoW has yoUr PhilanthroPy to sUPPort 

eDUCation in honor oF ChaD aFFeCteD yoUr liFe? 

i believe education and research is the key to finding answers to help 

eradicate this disease and its side effects. i’m proud to be a small 

part of the effort and think it’s a fitting memorial to Chad. 

Do yoU haVe any aDViCe For others ConsiDering 

estaBlishing a resiDent or FelloW eDUCation FUnD? 

i once read, “goodness shared is its own reward,” and that certainly 

holds true in my case. it’s a feeling that can’t be beat!

george F. anD 

sanDra g. Valassis 

ProFessorshiP oF 

Urology 

Dean James o. Woolliscroft, george and sandra valassis, 

Dr. David Wood 

thanks to george and sandra Valassis, a second 

Valassis Professorship was able to be inaugurated in 

the Department of Urology. the ceremony took place 

on august 26, 2008, in which mr. Valassis spoke 

of his gratitude regarding the care he received from 

Dr. James montie, Valassis Professor of Urologic 

oncology. Dr. David P. Wood, Jr., was inaugurated 

as the first george F. and sandra g. Valassis Professor 


enCore! 

CharitaBle ira 

legislation PasseD 

Great news! 

the ira Charitable rollover has been renewed and 

extended to December 31, 2009. this provision offers 

a wonderful way to support scholarships, research or 

other U-m programs that are important to you. 

about the legislation: 

• Exclusively for donors who are 70-1/2 or older 

• It’s a simple, one-step disbursement from your 

ira to the University 

• Charitable IRA distributions are limited to a 

total of $100,000 per year 

• The gift counts toward your required minimum 

distribution for the current tax year 

• Your taxable income is not affected, because no 

taxes are due on the distribution 

to ensure that you don’t miss this limited-time 

opportunity and to find out more, please contact 

steffanie Fineman, Director of Development at 734- 

615-9843 or send email to ssamuels@umich.edu. 

h E A l T h s E r v I C E s r E s E A r C h 

DIvIsIon 

the health services research Division (hsr) has moved from the academic 

urology suite to the michigan house located at 2301 Commonwealth 

Blvd. a generous gift was provided by the herbert h. and grace a. Dow 

Foundation to renovate the space which is a martin property. hsr is a 

new field of study on how to deliver the best care for patients and Dr. Jim 

montie realized that U-m could lead the way for this innovative research 

in Urology. early on he found and hired a promising emerging leader, 

Dr. John Wei. over the last 10 years Dr. Wei and his team have built the 

hsr into one of the world’s best centers. it has reached a stage of size and 

maturity that it required its own office suite with 14 offices. Dr. Wei was 

recently named associate Chair for research encompassing both research 

Divisions. Dr. Brent hollenbeck was named as the new head of the hsr 

Division. 

CongrATUlATIons! 

Kenneth Pienta becomes 

associate dean 

Dr. Kenneth J. Pienta, professor of internal 

medicine and Urology, two-time american 

Cancer society Clinical research Professor 

award recipient, director of the gU 

oncology Program at the University of 

michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center 

and director of experimental therapeutics 

for the michigan Center for translational 

Pathology has been named associate dean 

for clinical and translational research at the 

U-m medical school and director of the 

michigan institute for Clinical and health research. 

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a WorD From PresiDent mary sUe Coleman 

to the U-m Community: 

a number of people in our community have expressed concern 

about the possible effects of the turmoil on Wall street on 

the operations of the University. We are pleased to report 

that, thanks in large part to the prudence of our financial 

management policies and practices; the University is in sound 

financial shape. 

Our investment, debt, and cash management/liquidity policies 

are all structured to withstand significant volatility in the 

financial markets. our ongoing focus on operations, cost 

containment, and flexibility mean that we fully expect to be able 

continue forward with our Fy09 plans and maintain our focus 

on excellence in all teaching, research, clinical and auxiliary 

operations and initiatives. 

although the recent upheavals in the market have had little 

direct or immediate impact on us, we must be mindful of the 

ramifications resulting from a potential downturn in state, 

national and global economies. as we plan for the next fiscal 

year, we will keep a close watch on how the crisis is likely to 

play out, and develop contingencies as necessary to ensure we 

sustain and enhance our commitment to excellence in all our 

operations. 

Further summary information on the University’s key financial 

policies, practices and principles that are helping us weather 

the current world financial crisis, is available at www.vpcomm. 

umich.edu/pa/key/. 

sincerely, 

mary sue Coleman, President 

teresa sullivan, Provost and Executive Vice President for 

Academic Affairs 

timothy slottow, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial 

Officer 

robert Kelch, mD, Executive Vice President for Medical 

Affairs 

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PrEsIDEnT’s Box 

President Mary sue Coleman and hamilton Chang 

Urology Department benefactor, hamilton Chang, joined 

President mary sue Coleman at the U-m – miami of 

ohio football game on september 6, 2008 and sat in the 

President’s Box. hamilton was thrilled to have his photo 

taken with President Coleman and enjoyed the afternoon 

immensely! 

gary and Brigid Marley 

gary marley, and his wife Brigid, founder of the Prostate 

awareness and research Fund (Par) golf outing also 

joined President Coleman at the U-m – Wisconsin 

football game on september 27, 2008.

Donor 

highlights 

rory and marilyn Dunkel were welcomed 

into the harry B. hutchins society for 

their great support of the University of 

michigan. rory and marilyn have been 

major sponsors for the Department of 

Urology’s men’s event and the University 

of michigan men’s Fantasy Football 

experience among other areas. harry 

Burns hutchins, University president 

from 1909 through 1920, was the first 

president to understand how michigan 

alumni could be a significant political 

and financial resource for the University. 

the hutchins society, created in 1987, is 

the third tier of giving in the Presidential 

societies, recognizing donors who have 

made cumulative gifts of $100,000 or 

more to the University. 

miChigan DiFFerenCe seminars 

Seminars bring U-M experts to Florida 

700 U-m alumni and friends spent a winter afternoon learning from distinguished University 

faculty—not amid the sleet and slush of ann arbor, but under balmy Florida skies. 

the michigan Difference seminars, presented Feb. 22 in naples and Feb. 23, 2009 in Palm 

Beach, brought together 14 first-rate speakers to address leading-edge issues—from stem 

cell research to nanotechnology to artists as entrepreneurs. guests chose three sessions from 

the menu of offerings. attendee Bob Baer states, “it felt good to be back home in michigan... 

even in south Florida. mary sue Coleman’s update on the growth of the michigan campus 

was very interesting and the lectures were great. there were so many good ones that it was 

hard to choose. i look forward to attending once again this year. go Blue!” 

Patricia Baer had this to say 

about the event, “attending the 

michigan Difference seminars 

was a wonderful experience. i 

know that the title of the program 

refers to the difference in caliber 

in what occurs at and comes out of 

the University of michigan. But, 

the seminar program itself offers 

a smorgasbord of different topics 

from various schools within the 

University. it was hard to choose, 

like being in a candy store! the 

seminars and workshops that i 

attended were fascinating and 

motivating. it made me so very Patricia Baer, steffanie fineman and robert Baer 

proud, once again, to say that i 

am a U-m graduate. i can’t wait to receive the info of this year’s offerings!” 

in conjunction with the seminars, the Department of Urology faculty gave a dinner 

presentation. hosted by Dr. robert and eva moyad, guests heard presentations from Dr. 

arul Chinnaiyan, s. P. hicks Professor of Pathology and Urology, Director, michigan 

translational Pathology, howard hughes medical investigator, and Dr. mark moyad, Phil 

F. Jenkins Director of Preventative and alternative medicine. Dr. Chinnaiyan presented 

“gene Fusion: Zeroing in on the cause of prostate cancer” while Dr. moyad discussed 

“Diet and dietary supplements, what works and what doesn’t.” 

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PeDiatriC Urology 

our team of physicians and nurses continues to provide the best care for 

the most challenging urologic problems facing children. We strive in both 

clinical and basic research endeavors. Pediatric Urology is a urological 

and surgical specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of 

abnormalities involving the kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra and the 

reproductive organs of children. Pediatric urologists are board certified 

urologists who have completed additional training in the evaluation and 

treatment of urological problems in children. Urology’s only subspecialty 

certification was initiated in 2008 and Drs. John Park, Julian Wan and 

David Bloom have earned this new level of credentials. Pediatric urologists 

work with children and genitourinary conditions affecting fetuses to older 

adolescents on the verge of adulthood. We commonly consult and treat 

newborn babies who were diagnosed as fetuses as having an enlarged 

kidney (antenatal hydronephrosis) infants with intersex to teenage boys 

with varicose veins in the scrotum (varicoceles). the pediatric urology team 

deals with children who have voiding dysfunction, neurogenic bladder 

(such as spina bifida), undescended testes, hypospadias, intersex, pediatric 

urinary tract trauma and vesicourethral reflux. We also have significant 

experience with complex disorders such as bladder exstrophy and prune 

belly syndrome. the pediatric urology nursing team is exceptional at 

managing the conditions and families we see. 

We recently relocated our Pediatric research lab to a space where we 

investigate the mechanisms of bladder deterioration caused by blockage 

along with refining strategies for bladder regeneration. We have actively 

engaged other investigators around the country as one of the future 

clinical trial sites for tissue-engineered bladder reconstructions. We have 

also established the University of michigan Center for Disorders of sex 

Development (formerly known as intersex), where we will become the 

model system of multi-specialty care in the country for those children born 

with stigmatizing congenital birth defects of genitalia and reproductive 

organs. Finally, we will soon be embarking on creating a state-of-the-art 

Decision aid for families considering complex bladder reconstructions to 

improve their quality of life regarding urinary and fecal incontinence. 

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U n I v E r s I T y 

o f M I C h I g A n 

E n D o W M E n T f U n D 

ProfIlE 

last year, the University of michigan’s endowment 

returned 25.6 percent. the performance was 

supported by broad investment gains made across 

the portfolio as equities and equity-oriented 

investments responded favorably to strong global 

economic growth, solid corporate profits, and 

lower interest rates. the long-term, diversified 

strategy that the University pursues continued to 

produce superior performance by adding value in 

strong markets and limiting losses in challenging 

markets. the ranking of michigan’s returns among 

other college and universities reflected its diversified 

equity strategy. the 1 year, 3 year and 5 year 

annualized returns placed in the top quartile. the 

size of michigan’s endowment, ninth among higher 

education endowments and third among public 

universities, demonstrates the generosity of alumni 

and friends of the University.

eeD nesBit soCiety meeting anD FestsChriFt 

a festschrift celebrating the academic career of Dr. 

edward J. mcguire, took place on october 23–25. 

over 150 of Dr. mcguire’s former fellows and residents, 

as well as colleagues from around the world, attended 

this important event. an international panel discussion 

was followed by a full day of medical presentations on 

neurourology and pelvic floor reconstruction. 

the Department presented Dr. mcguire with a memory 

book that included letters and photos on how his 

excellent skills as a teacher and clinician impacted those 

who studied with him, physicians in clinical practice 

and his patients. Dr. mcguire’s discoveries and research 

changed the field of neurourology and pelvic floor 

reconstruction. his world-renowned stature was evident 

by the outpouring of best wishes and attendance from 

around the globe. a dinner Friday evening was filled with 

speeches and presentations in honor of Dr. mcguire. 

the Department of Urology is also seeking to endow 

the edward J. mcguire, m.D. Professorship in Urology 

and has raised $301,000 to date in our goal towards the 

$2 million necessary to establish this fund. For more 

information on how you can help, please contact steffanie 

Fineman at 734-615-9843 or send email to ssamuels@ 

umich.edu. 

DsC 2419 International panel: Drs. Manfred stöhrer, george D. Webster, Edward Mcguire 

and Jerry Blaivas 

Dr. Edward Mcguire and fellows 

Reed M. NeSBiT SoCieTy MeeTiNg 

the reed m. nesbit society, founded in 1972, holds a educational meeting 

each year for University of michigan residents, fellows, faculty and interested 

community urologists. 

the purpose of the reed m. nesbit Urological society is to continue the ideals 

and philosophy of Dr. reed m. nesbit in respect to: 

a) the promotion of urological teaching, the art of urological surgery and 

urological research. 

b) the dissemination of information concerning urology to the membership 

and to the public for the benefit of society as a whole. 

this years reed nesbit alumni society meeting will be held on 

october 22 - 24 

ann arbor, mi 

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researChers DisCoVer metaBolite 

linKeD to aggressiVe Prostate CanCer 

Finding could lead to test to help guide treatment decisions 

Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan 

researchers from the University of michigan Center 

for translational Pathology have identified a panel of 

small molecules, or metabolites, that appear to indicate 

aggressive prostate cancer. the finding could lead to a 

simple test that would help doctors determine which 

prostate cancers are slow-growing and which require 

immediate, aggressive treatment. results of the study 

appear in the Feb. 12 issue of Nature. 

“one of the biggest challenges we face in prostate cancer 

is determining if the cancer is aggressive. We end up over 

treating our patients because physicians don’t know which 

tumors will be slow-growing. With this research, we have 

identified a potential marker for the aggressive tumors,” 

says senior study author Dr. arul Chinnaiyan, director 

of the michigan Center for translational Pathology and 

s.P. hicks endowed Professor of Pathology, Professor of 

Pathology and Urology at the U-m medical school. 

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the researchers looked at 1,126 metabolites across 

262 samples of tissue, blood or urine associated with 

benign prostate tissue, early stage prostate cancer and 

advanced, or metastatic, prostate cancer. they mapped 

the alterations in metabolites and identified about 10 

that were present more often in prostate cancer than 

in the benign cells and were present most often in the 

advanced cancer samples. 

“When we’re looking at metabolites, we’re looking 

several steps beyond genes and proteins. it allows us 

to look very deeply at some of the functions of the 

cells and the biochemistry that occurs during cancer 

development,” says Chinnaiyan, a howard hughes 

medical institute investigator. 

one metabolite in particular, sarcosine, appeared to 

be one of the strongest indicators of advanced disease. 

levels of sarcosine, an amino acid, were elevated in 79 

percent of the metastatic prostate cancer samples and in 

42 percent of the early stage cancer samples. none of the 

cancer-free samples had detectable levels of sarcosine. 

in the study, sarcosine was a better indicator of 

advancing disease than the traditional prostate specific 

antigen, or Psa, test that is currently used to monitor 

or screen for prostate cancer. sarcosine was detected in 

the urine, which has researchers hopeful that a simple 

urine test could be used. 

in addition, the researchers found that sarcosine is 

involved in the same pathways that are linked to cancer 

invasiveness. this suggests sarcosine may be a potential 

target for future drug development. 

“this research gets at characterizing the chemical 

complexity of a sample of cancer progression. in 

the future, this science will drive how doctors make 

treatment recommendations for their patients,” says 

study author Dr. Christopher Beecher, professor of 

pathology at the U-m medical school. 

results are preliminary at this point and will need 

years of further testing and development before this 

technology would be available for patients.

T h E M I C h I g A n D I f f E r E n C E 

D o n o r s 

Philip A. grashoff, Jr. – Chair 

Thomas C. shumaker – Vice-chair 

Mark Bank 

hamilton Chang 

robert Moyad, MD 

lois stulberg 

David A. Bloom, MD – Chair, Department of Urology, 

Jack Lapides Professor of Urology 

James E. Montie, MD – Associate Chair for Strategic 

and Faculty Development, Valassis Professor of 

Urologic Oncology 

4 star valet 

A&l Wine Castle 

Agilent Technologies 

Arbor springs Water Co. 

Barton hills Country Club 

Big Dad’s Car Wash 

Bob and Michelle nichol 

Chelsea flowers 

Controllor security system 

Cueter Chrysler Jeep Dodge 

Dahlmann Campus Inn 

Dearborn hills Country Club 

Delphi Product and service solutions 

Dr. and Mrs. richard Everson 

American Cancer society 

American foundation 

Anonymous foundation 

Applegate Chevrolet 

BCn Administrative services 

Beatrice and reymont Paul foundation 

BT Americas Inc. 

Burtek, Inc. 

Bush seyferth Kethledge & Paige PllC 

Chang family Charitable foundation 

Charles stewart Mott foundation 

Christopher Waterhouse Benefit 

Coach-net services group, Inc. 

Coloplast 

Comprehensive Care services 

Compuware Corporation 

Dahlmann Apartments 

Desmond, A.J. & sons 

Dominos Pizza Inc. 

FriendS Committee 

GiFtS-in-Kind 

Edgewood golf & Country Club 

Eric Küster 

fleming’s Prime steakhouse & Wine Bar 

fox hills golf and Banquet Center 

gowanie golf Club 

hank luks 

Joe Marini 

Knight’s steak house 

lakeland golf Club 

lochmoor Country Club 

Meadowbrook Country Club 

Mesa spirit rv resort 

neiman Marcus 

nike, Inc. 

Dow Chemical Co. 

Elkco Properties Inc. 

ford Motor Company 

fox hills golf & Banquet Center 

giddy Up gang 

global Products Inc. 

h.M. Associates, llC 

hff foundation 

Johnson Controls Battery group, Inc. 

Kresge foundation 

lahser road limited 

leslie sacks fine Art 

lesser, lesser, landy & smith, PllC 

lyle Properties, llC 

lyon Manufacturing, Inc. 

Martin family foundation 

Masco Corporation 

Mesa spirit rv resort 

Metro West Chapter of Credit Unions 

Kenneth Pienta, MD, fACP - Professor, Internal 

Medicine and Urology, Co- Director, Urologic 

Oncology 

J. stuart Wolf, Jr., MD – David A. Bloom Professor of 

Urology, Director, Minimally Invasive Urology 

David P. Wood, Jr., MD – George F. & Sandra G 

Valassis Professor of Urology, Director, Urologic 

Oncology 

steffanie fineman – Director of Development, 


Corporation/Foundation donorS 

ortman Photography and video 

running fit 

sandy Corporation/Transpak 

The original Cottage Inn 

Travis Pointe Country Club 

UM Alumni Association 

University of Michigan Athletic Department 

University of Michigan golf Course 

viviano Wine Importers 

W4 Country 102.9 fM 

Walnut Creek golf Club 

WrIf 101 fM 

WTKA sports Talk 1050 AM 

Minkin family foundation 

Muchmore, harrington, smalley and Associates 

Plunkett & Cooney, P.C. 

Production Tool supply 

Prostate Cancer foundation 

Prostate Cancer supply 

ralph C. Wilson Agency 

recreational vehicle Association 

restaurant Management 

sandy family foundation 

scrafano & Associates, Inc. 

sesi lincoln-Mercury 

state farm Company foundation 

Town and Country Cedar homes 

Transeo, llC 

victory honda 

Workhorse Chassis Mo 

Zeimet-Wozniak & Associates, Inc. 

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$100,000 + 

Donald C. Baker 

hamilton and lilly Chang 

Theodore T. Chang, MD and 

Mary P. gallant-Chang, PhD 

Betty and John W. Konnak, MD 

Joshua h. Pokempner and gretchen gardner 

$50,000 to $99,999 

David and Jan Brandon 

Jane and richard P. Dorr, MD 

Albert Dubin 

lois stulberg 

$10,000 to 49,999 

henry D. Alkema, MD 

Anonymous Donor 

linda E. Burke 

Patti and Joseph Cerny, MD 

Dr. Cheng-yang Chang 

rory and Marilyn Dunkel 

John and Patricia lunden 

Tom Edward nesbitt, MD 

gary and Jayne Pell 

Keith Pomeroy 

Janeth Turner 

Timothy and laurie Wadhams 

Julian h-C Wan, MD 

$5,000 to $9,999 

Bernadette and ralph Dunnigan, MD 

gary J. faerber, MD and Kathleen Cooney, MD 

Dorothy and saeed M. farhat, MD 

norman and Judith Jones 

george and Mary lindquist 

John C. Pew 

larry and Jane sherman 

James s. slosberg 

$1,000 to $4,999 

Michael and Cathy Aznavorian 

Mary Anne and Charles I. Babcock, III 

stephen and hilda Banyon 

Joshua Bates 

samuel I. and susan h.n. Bernstein 

Marshall Blau 

Michael and Patricia Chetcuti 

Charles and lynne Clippert 

David W. Crimmins 

Douglas and Theresa Dillon 

lawrence Dimmitt 

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T h E M I C h I g A n D I f f E r E n C E 

D o n o r s 

FY 2008 individual donorS 

Christopher and Christina Durovich 

randolph and Anne Marie Eason 

leo Eisenberg 

Carol and Edward finnegan, Jr. 

Dennis J. flynn 

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richard C. hausler, MD 

robert E. heltzel 

herman l. hintiryan 

William and Wendy holmes 

steven T. hoort 

Donald and Elizabeth hramiec 

Mark T. Jacobson 

C. Clayton and sara Johnson 

f. robert Joseph 

linda and Mark J. Kaminski, MD 

Mike and Kay Keliher 

Chris Kindred 

hank luks 

gary MacDonald 

Michael and Deborah Manley 

Marilyn Ann henderson 

frederick C. Matthaei, Jr. 

J. robert and Donna Maxwell 

Patrick and Cathy McMahon 

William and Mary Moosbrugger 

Paul and Kimberly Morencie 

Eva and robert h. Moyad, MD 

Donna and Joshua newman, MD 

Michelle and robert h. nichol, sr. 

Dana A. ohl, MD 

John M. Park, MD 

Elaine and rankin Peck family foundation 

Michael and Karen Pender 

fern r. Prag 

Tracy and David rizik, MD 

rick roman 

Edward r. and Jane schulak 

Todd schumacher 

sam shamie 

Thomas and sharon shumaker 

Alan J. silverman 

harry and Karen silverman 

Matthew l. stout 

Timothy and Mary strenk 

James and sandra Wallace 

John T. Wei, MD 

Jim and Jane Wise 

Mark and nancy Wollenweber 

stephen & Cheryl Wonch 

$500 to $999 

Alexandra Balahoutis 

Wallace and Irene Bronner 

David and Carol Cheek 

Alexander and Evelyn Chetcuti 

richard P. Dahling 

Mary Jo and Donald J. Dawson, Jr., Esq. 

John and Debbie Erb 

Joanne and Bruce Evans, MD 

Donald M. fenmore 

Beverly and C. Peter fischer, MD 

Kenneth C. fowler 

Kathleen A. gallery 

randal and rhonda glick 

robert W. goodenow 

george Phyllis googasian 

rose and David handleman II 

Miles and shelia hurwitz 

Carla D. Jones 

Alan J. Kaufman 

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seymour lichter 

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Michael and Barbara Marshall 

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louise and A. Mark novitch, MD 

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gordon and Charlene rogers 

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Jay victor, MD 

lewis Walker, MD 

$100 to $499 

henry and Wendy Abrams 

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richard and Arlene Agree 

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Anonymous Donors 

raymond Antos 

grace and george E. Bacon, MD

William P. Baer 

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Andrew M. Barbas 

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franklin J. Boster 

Jim Brandstatter 

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haskiel J. Brown, Jr. 

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John Buckhout 

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get on BoarD to 

Fight BlaDDer CanCer! 

Join us aboard the infinity yacht 

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ThuRSdAy, AuguST 6, 2009 

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We need your Continued 

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and cure. When you make a gift – no matter what size – 

you become an important part of our team. 

a financial donation can be made in a variety of methods 

– direct gifts, bequests, stocks, trusts and more. your 

gift can be in your name, your family’s name or in 

honor or memory of someone special to you. there are 

many donation options that offer tax deductions. our 

development team is available to assist you in exploring 

what option of giving works best for you. however you 

choose to give, your contribution is a commitment to 

furthering the research and patient care goals of the 

U-m Department of Urology. 

to learn more about giving to the U-m Department of 

Urology, please contact: 

steffanie Fineman, Director of Development 


3875 taubman Center 

1500 e. medical Center Dr. 

ann arbor, mi 48109-5330 

Phone: 734-615-9843 

email: ssamuels@umich.edu 

editor: steffanie Fineman 

www.med.umich.edu/urology 

if you no longer wish to receive this publication, please 

contact maureen Perdomo at 734-936-5752 or 

email mperdomo@umich.edu. 

We recognize with gratitude, these organizations and 

individuals for their support of the U-m Department 


every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of 

our donor records. We have listed the Fy 2008 

supporters who have given gifts of $100 and above. if 

we have inadvertently excluded or misspelled your 

name, please accept our apology and call or send an 

email to update our files.

The 9 th Annual 

“Swing for PAR” Golf Tournament 

Monday, June 15, 2009 

18-Hole Scramble at the University of Michigan Golf Course 

Benefiting Prostate Cancer Research at the University of Michigan Department of Urology 

$400 Golfer Package includes lunch, 18 holes, dinner, awards & prizes 

$75 Dinner Reservation for non-golfers 

Sponsorships available 

Dinner presentation by David A. Brandon 

Chairman of the Board and CEO of Domino’s Pizza 

Great Father’s Day present! 

About the PAR Fund 

The PAR (Prostate Awareness and Research) Fund was established to raise money for prostate cancer research at the 

University of Michigan Department of Urology and to promote awareness that prostate cancer is no longer viewed as an older 

man’s disease. As a private initiative, the PAR Fund has no paid employees. In cooperation with the University of Michigan ,75% 

of the funds raised go directly toward research and 25% to initiate and support patient and family care programs. 

Your participation in the PAR Golf Tournament will help to translate scientific discoveries into medical solutions. 

For player or sponsor information contact Lindsay Caldwell 

734-763-6395 or umparfund@umich.edu 

http://www.med.umich.edu/urology/giving/fund.htm 

$240 of each $400 ticket is a tax deductible contribution according to law. 

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Robert P. Kelch, executive Vice President for Medical Affairs; James o. Woolliscroft, dean, 

u-M Medical School; douglas Strong, Chief executive officer, u-M hospitals and health 

Centers; Kathleen Potempa, dean, School of Nursing 

The Regents of the university of Michigan 

Julia donovan darlow, Laurence B. deitch, denise ilitch, olivia P. Maynard, Andrea Fischer 

Newman, Andrew C. Richner, S. Martin Taylor, Katherine e. White, Mary Sue Coleman, 

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university of Michigan information call 734-764-1817. 

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