Reunion class gift campaign 2016
In honor of their respective reunions, the UMMS School of Medicine Classes of 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011 collectively donated more than $281,000 for financial aid and to support other needs throughout the academic health sciences center. In doing so, they established nine endowed scholarships and one current-use scholarship in honor of their graduating classes. These scholarships will be awarded annually to promising medical students based on financial need.
Class of 1976
Total Giving: $7,925, Participation: 31.8%
Gift Chairs: Thomas M. Fabian, MD, and Bruce G. Karlin, MD
Class of 1981
Total Giving: $75,858, Participation: 56.8%
Gift Chair: Barbara A. Stewart, MD
Class of 1986
Total Giving: $71,345, Participation: 39.8%
Gift Chairs: Michael C. Connelly, MD, and Mary-Ellen Taplin, MD
Class of 1991
Total Giving: $65,350, Participation: 39.58%
Gift Chairs: Pamela M. Baggeroer, MD, and Heather Gallo, MD
Class of 1996
Total Giving: $13,590, Participation: 30.2%
Gift Chair: Gabrielle M. Reine, MD
Class of 2001
Total Giving: $18,095, Participation: 45.7%
Gift Chairs: Elyssa Aronson Pellish, MD, and Joseph Peppe, MD
Class of 2006
Total Giving: $24,325, Participation: 29.9%
Gift Chair: Tara N. Kumaraswami, MD, MPH
Class of 2011
Total Giving: $5,193, Participation: 36.7%
Gift Chairs: Edward J. Arous, MD, and Ruth P. Levesque, MD
