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Sports Journalist Pays It Forward
Elida Witthoeft knew as a high school student that Medill School of Journalism was the place for her. Now the trailblazing journalist is making sure others have the same opportunity.
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Planned Gift Provides for New Generation of Engineers
Stephen and Ginger Carr’s belief the education should embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion guided their decision to create a charitable remainder unitrust with Northwestern. The gift will establish the Carr Family Opportunity Fund for students from diverse backgrounds in engineering and science.
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Renowned Hematologist Supports Future Physicians
Robert Kyle ’52 MD laid the foundation of a renowned career at Northwestern University Medical School (now Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine). He and his wife have created an endowment to help other aspiring doctors.
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Commitment to Future Leaders Inspires Planned Gift
University Trustee Debbie Brady ’65 (’01 P) (’20 GP) knew before she graduated that her journey with Northwestern would be a long one. It is one that will continue far into the future after she and her husband, Larry, established the Brady Scholars Program.
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Northwestern Commemorates 150 Years of Women
Fall 2019 marked 150 years since women could enroll as undergraduate students at Northwestern. To celebrate this milestone, we are highlighting several past and present members of the Henry and Emma Rogers Society who have made an impact on the University, the community, and the world.
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Faculty Gift Supports Future of Engineering
During his 50-year career at Northwestern University, Zdeněk Bažant has distinguished himself as a researcher, professor, and colleague at the McCormick School of Engineering. His work in the mechanics, safety, and durability of materials and structures has earned the highest national and international honors and impacted a wide range of industries, from construction to aircraft design.
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Faculty Couple Leave Legacy at School of Communication
Barbara and Daniel O’Keefe know firsthand the impact that donors have at Northwestern University. Barbara has served as professor of communication studies, Annenberg University Professor, and dean of the School of Communication for 20 years, and Daniel has held the role of Owen L. Coon Professor in the Department of Communication Studies for 15 years.
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Deep Commitment to Northwestern Inspires Giving
Teresa Norton '67 was the first in her family to attend college. Now retired after a successful career in The first in her family to attend college, Teresa Norton '67 credits Northwestern with providing the education and support she needed to become successful—both at the University and beyond. Now retired, she is grateful to be able to make an impact on future generations of students through her estate.
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Marine Corps Veteran's Bequest Supports Northwestern Law
Marine Corps Veteran's Bequest Supports Northwestern Law
Michael Osajda '76 JD was first accepted to Northwestern Law in 1968, the same year a new government policy abolished draft deferments for most male graduate students. "We lost 25 people by Thanksgiving," he says of his 1L class.
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Gift Builds Global Connections at Law School
When Nina G. Stillman ’73 JD first enrolled at Northwestern Law, she quickly noticed that most of her classmates had not traveled far for their legal education. “When I started law school in 1970, close to 90 percent of the students were from the Midwest, and a lot had never traveled,” she says.
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Gift Supports New Generation of Student-Athletes
Robin DeLamar Voigt ’77 arrived at Northwestern in 1974—two years before the University began offering women athletics scholarships. A transfer student who had played volleyball for Academy of the Sacred Heart in her native Chicago, Robin began attending practices for Northwestern’s team as a way to connect with her new classmates…
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Three-Generation Legacy Inspires Giving
When Boris Meditch '42 followed his older sister, the late Janet Meditch Rommel '38, to Northwestern University, he never imagined that they were beginning a three-generation Meditch legacy and enduring connection to the University.
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A Piano Scholar Leaves a Musical Legacy
Northwestern University Professor Emeritus Laurence Davis, a professional solo and collaborative pianist, longtime Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music educator, and former associate conductor/principal accompanist for Lyric Opera of Chicago, left a lasting legacy at Northwestern when he passed away in April 2015.
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Walking the Talk
Warren and Karen Haug have mentored and guided McCormick students for more than 15 years. Learn how the couple is now supporting future generations of students…
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Creating a Northwestern Legacy
A generous bequest from the late Dessie M. Black '43 provides scholarships for Weinberg College students, continuing support for areas about which she was most passionate.
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