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DIGESt CAmPuS LIFE Charles m. Barron 45C 46D has made a gift to establish an endowment for the Emory Swimming and Diving team.
CAnDLER SCHOOL OF tHEOLOGy Joan and Steve Corrie have established a charitable gift annuity that will benefit Candler’s youth theological Initiative. EmORy COLLEGE OF ARtS AnD SCIEnCES the Emory String Quartet in Residence is raising $1 million to qualify for a $1 million challenge grant from the Abraham J. and Phyllis Katz Foundation. the funds will endow the program. EmORy HEALtHCARE Havertys has given $10,000 to Saint Joseph’s Hospital for nurses’ continuing education. the gift is in memory of Clarence “Clancy” Haverty Ridley, a longtime hospital volunteer and board member. EmORy LAW Established with a generous endowment from Linda Kagan 89L, the Kagan-Horowitz Practice Society Premiere provides Emory Law students with an opportunity to learn from attorneys in more than 20 practice areas. EmORy LIBRARIES Samuel Beckett scholar martha Fehsenfeld has donated a collection of the playwright’s letters to the manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library. In 1995 Beckett authorized Fehsenfeld to edit his letters. GOIzuEtA BuSInESS SCHOOL Executive Women of Goizueta raised half of a $100,000 commitment to support its newly created endowed scholarship for a female Executive mBA student. JAmES t. LAnEy SCHOOL OF GRADuAtE StuDIES the mellon Foundation has funded a new fellowship that will allow PhD students in art history to collaborate with Atlanta’s High museum of Art on curatorial research.
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Marcia and Bruce Capriotti have made a bequest to support the Emory Transplant Center.
Lifesaving Surgery Leads to Emory Gift After decades of coping with the health effects of type 1 diabetes, Marcia Capriotti found herself at the Emory Transplant Center with her husband, Bruce, awaiting the kidney and pancreas transplant that would save her life. “I was in shreds,” he says, recalling the overwhelming concern he felt for his wife. Shortly before the operation, renowned Emory transplant surgeon Christian Larsen came to speak with the couple. “He had such a presence about him. He made us feel so at ease,” she adds. The experience inspired them to will a portion of their estate to the Emory Transplant Center. “It just seemed the right thing to do to honor Emory,” she says. From bequests like the Capriottis’ to charitable trusts, retirement plan gifts, and gifts of real estate, there are many ways to make a planned gift to Emory. These strategies not only benefit Emory, they can enhance donors’ personal financial security as well. The staff of the Office of Gift Planning—experienced professionals versed in finance and tax law—can help donors find the best options. For more information about gift planning strategies, call 404.727.8875, email giftplanning@emory.edu, or visit www.emory.edu/giftplanning.
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Gates Foundation Grants Improve Global Health The charitable foundations of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates have been working to improve global health for nearly 20 years. Finding significant opportunities to accomplish this goal at Emory, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation continues to invest in the university’s people and programs. The Rollins School of Public Health is expanding the William H. Foege Fellowships in Global Health with a $1.1 million Gates grant. Established in 2003 through a $5 million endowment from the Gates Foundation, the Foege fellowships are named to honor the career achievements of William Foege, Presidential Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Global Health at Rollins and senior medical adviser to the foundation’s Global Health Program. Fellows in the Foege program come from developing countries to study at Rollins, where they partner with mentors at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Carter Center, the Task Force for Global Health, and Care USA. The Gates Foundation recently awarded Emory a $6 million grant as part of the foundation’s worldwide network aimed at developing an effective HIV/AIDS vaccine. The Gates Foundation created the