WHY I GIVE | ESTATE GIFTS
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THE LAST FULL MEASURE Many people make their final gifts to KU their most significant, by including KU Endowment in their estate planning. Recently realized estate gifts include:
The Hon. Wesley Brown : bequest, unrestricted to the School of Law 7
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Ernest Crow, M.D. 1944: charitable remainder trust to establish a new scholarship, School of Medicine-Wichita Mary De Mendez, B.A. 1962, B.S. 1963, M.A. 1970: bequest for Library Enrichment Sidney Ashton Garrett, B.A. 1968, B.S. 1970: bequest, support divided among 10 specific KU areas Margaret Hoffman: bequest to support scholarships and research at the KU Medical Center Dean Holben, B.S. 1950, M.S. 1952: bequest for scholarships, School of Engineering
7 “I supported the Engelmann and Youngberg scholarship funds because, without the scholarships and help that I received while in school, I would not have had the many wonderful opportunities provided to me during my career. Both honored individuals — my wife and Irvin Youngberg — were largely responsible for helping me reach my goals.” Cal Engelmann, B.A. Chemistry 1953, M.D. 1957, Mission Hills, Kan.; to honor his late wife, Anneliese Engelmann, Business 1953, and the late Irvin Youngberg, Endowment executive secretary from 1948 to 1975. $113,000 outright— $100,000 to establish the Anneliese Engelmann Scholarship for the School of Business, and $13,000 to enhance the Youngberg-Engelmann Scholarship for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, bringing the fund to more than $53,000.
8 “The annual presentation of this scholarship to a student committed to furthering social justice through literature is a wonderful way for our family to honor Jamie and acknowledge her love of KU.” Dave Otis, Fort Collins, Colo.; Bill Crockett, Mill Valley, Calif.; Pat Otis, Ottumwa, Iowa; and Kelsey Holt, Boston, Mass. $40,000 outright— to establish a scholarship for graduate students majoring in English who have an interest in social justice, in memory of Jamie Crockett Otis, B.A. English 1971.
Clarence Kivett, B.S. 1928: charitable remainder trust for faculty development in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning John P. O’Connell, B.M.Ed. 1961: bequest for scholarships, School of Music Chester Oberg, CLAS 1931: bequest, uses to be determined Frances Peterson: charitable gift annuity and charitable remainder trust for the School of Music, scholarships and unrestricted Marilyn Prewitt, CLAS 1949: bequest, unrestricted support to the Department of Geology Caryl Anderson Toedter, B.A. 1936: charitable gift annuity, unrestricted to the university David Tripp, B.S. 1937: bequest, unrestricted to the university
Estate gifts to benefit KU should be written to KU Endowment. Please contact Andy Morrison, Director of Gift Planning, 1-800-444-4201, when you set up your estate to make sure your wishes can be fulfilled. If you have included KU Endowment in your estate plans, please let us know so we can recognize you in the Elizabeth Watkins Society. We respect all requests for confidentiality.
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