Giving
Patty Kummick
Last fall, when students were busy applying for various SHRS scholarships and awards, the school quietly realized a milestone. The 2008-2009 school year marked the distribution of the first awards from the SHRS Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund, which was created in 2005 to commemorate the school’s 35th anniversary. Because of generous and on-going support from alumni, faculty, staff, and friends, the fund provided three top-performing students with scholarship assistance. (For a listing of all SHRS award recipients, see page 5.)
It’s exciting to realize that this fund grew from a communal effort… gifts, both small and large, from so many of you. Your reasons for giving, I’m sure, were varied and personal. Perhaps you wanted to make college life a little easier for one who may follow a similar career path as yours. Or maybe you gave because you’re proud of the education and clinical experience you received while a student at Pitt. Or maybe you recognize how valuable your education has been and you want to see others benefit from our exceptional school.
Whatever the reason, we appreciate your commitment and dedication to your Alma Mater and encourage you to continue supporting the school or a particular program or department as you are able.
If your interest lies within a particular program or department, you can direct your gift to that program. Or you can designate your gift to a number of existing multi-donor funds (i.e. Audrey Holland, Matthews/Rubin, and Emeritus funds in CSD; Anthony Delitto, Vicki Green Memorial, and DT Watson funds in PT; Thomas J. O’Connor Memorial Fund in RST; Tim Kerin Memorial and Sports Medicine Student Resource funds in AT/SM). Or you may continue supporting the school-wide SHRS Alumni Fund.
Of course, the opportunity always exists for you to establish your own named fund. Even in challenging economic times, options for charitable giving exist. I would be happy to discuss these options with you or assist you in the straightforward, painless process that enables you to create a lasting legacy of your own here at SHRS and at Pitt.
Here’s to a prosperous and fruitful spring for all of us!
Sincerely,
Patty Kummick
Director of Development