William J. Scott, M.D. Dr. John M. and Mrs. Helen Seelig Peter A. S. Smith Gerald Smolinsky David F. Starks Raymond C. Stewart Xingcai Su* Jack Swanburg Dr. James S. Symanski Dr. Janet Tamada John F. Thompson Andrew Trapani Baylor B. and Linda M. Triplett Jeffry Urban* Dale E. Van Sickle Yeffi Vanatta and Philip Manela* Emil J. Volcheck, Jr. Marjorie and Greg Went Keith R. Westcott Dr. Gene A. Westenbarger Ronald and Lucy Wetzel Katsumi and Elby Yamamoto Cecilia Lee Yu and Timothy Kar Yu C. A. Zimmerman
The Carillon Club and the College Council The Carillon Club members made commitments of $250-$499 this year and are members of the College Council. Anonymous (3) Burke and Carole Baker Jim Barkovich and Karen Jernstedt Stan Barnett Craig P. Baskin David Bass Stacey F. Bent and Bruce M. Clemens Carl M. Berke Prof. Jacob Bigeleisen
benefits of
private giving
Jacky Melchior (B.S. ’39 Chem; Ph.D. ’46 Biochem) created a charitable gift annuity along with her husband, Norten Melchior (B.S. ’39 Chem; Ph.D. ’46 Chem).
charitable gift annuity In 1938, Jacklyn Butler and Norten Melchior didn’t know it, but Professor Ermon Eastman’s physical chemistry class was about to change their lives forever. A brief conversation after class sparked a relationship that would last for 57 years. Married in 1939, both Jacky and Norten received their undergraduate degrees in chemistry from Berkeley, followed by their Ph.D. degrees — Jacky in biochemistry, and Norten in organic chemistry. They then moved together to Chicago, where they taught chemistry at the Loyola University Medical School for the next 34 years. When they retired in 1980, they knew exactly where they wanted to be — back home in Berkeley, where they lived until Norten’s death in 1996. Jacky now lives in a serene retirement apartment overlooking Oakland’s Lake Merritt. Norten, who earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in the College of Chemistry, always felt that the college had given him an exceptional education. He was the driving force behind the couple’s decision to set up two deferred charitable gift annuities (CGAs) to be used at the discretion of the dean. Now that Norten is gone, Jacky continues her involvement with the college, frequently attending events. CGAs provide income to beneficiaries — in the Melchior’s case their two children — while ultimately benefiting the charity to which the gift has been designated. Donors benefit by receiving an initial income tax deduction, and a portion of the annual income generated by the gift annuity is tax-free. For information about creating a CGA, or to learn more about other gift planning opportunities, please contact Jane Scheiber, Assistant Dean, College Relations, at 510/642.8782.
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