Philanthropy highlights
Arrail Dental Group Gift to Advance School’s Continuing Education
This past December, Penn Dental Medicine received a major gift to help advance the School’s continuing education efforts. The multi-milliondollar contribution from Arrail Dental Group, China, will support continuing education program development here and around the world. This gift Board of Overseer Robert Zou (WG’94), was made possible founder and CEO of through Penn Dental Arrail Dental Group. Medicine Board of Overseer Robert Zou (WG’94), who is the founder and CEO of Arrail Dental Group. When Zou joined the School’s Board in 2010, one of his goals was to help support the expansion of Penn Dental Medicine’s continuing education offerings in Asia — this gift will do that and more. It will fund the development of annual symposia in China and also support continuing education program development at Penn Dental Medicine. “The dental industry is undergoing a dramatic change, driven by consumers’ increasing demand for a high quality life and by the development of new technologies,” says Zou. “By supporting Penn Dental, I hope our gift will enable the School to enhance its continuing education efforts, so as to solidify its leadership position in the global market.” Zou, a 1994 graduate of the Penn’s Wharton School, has built Arrail Dental Group into one of the largest private dental groups in China. Arrail launched its first dental clinic in Beijing in 1999, and today, Arrail Dental has 26 clinics and one dental hospital in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Guangzhou,
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and Hangzhou. Prior to founding Arrail Dental Group, Zou spent more than 14 years with SmithKline Beecham, Bankers Trust, and A.T. Kearney in China, Hong Kong, and the United States. He has served as Chairman of the Wharton Club of Beijing and is also a member of the Wharton Executive Board for Asia. Zou first forged a relationship with Penn Dental Medicine through a faculty/ staff exchange program between Arrail and the School. The first continuing education program being developed through the support of Arrail will be the Penn Endodontic Global Symposia in Beijing, to be held June 7 – 9, 2013. It will feature Penn Dental Medicine faculty and alumni, presenting on the latest science and practice within modern endodontics. Plans call for an annual
“This support from Arrail will play a key role in helping us move our continuing education programs to the next level.” — DR. SYNGCUK KIM, ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
symposium in Beijing in cooperation with Arrail, focusing on different clinical areas. “This support from Arrail will play a key role in helping us move our continuing education programs to the next level,” adds Dr. Syngcuk Kim, Associate Dean for Global Affairs and Continuing Education. “It will have a great impact now and into the future.”
Time to Shine: Making History Campaign Exceeds Goal
The University-wide Making History Campaign — Penn’s most ambitious campaign ever — came to its official conclusion on December 31, 2012, surpassing its $3.5 billion goal to raise an unprecedented total of $4,302,890,707. Through overwhelming support from Penn alumni, family, and friends, the seven-year campaign built resources for faculty and staff, undergraduate scholarships, graduate and professional student aid, buildings and renovations, programs and research, and unrestricted resources. Following are some figures on the impact of the Campaign University wide: • 788 new funds and scholarships for undergraduate financial aid were created and the average Penn Grant increased to $41,953, a 60% increase since FY2007. • Graduate and professional financial aid doubled with 845 funds created or supported. • 161 endowed professorships; 16 new curators, coaches, and directorships; and 22 Penn Ingrates for Knowledge professorships were created. • 50+ large capital projects were supported by campaign contributors. • $2.022 billion was raised for programs and research. • Annual giving increased an average of 45% over the life of the campaign.