Giving Opportunities
Endowed Chairs and Professorships
To view the current listing of endowed chairs and professorships,
click here.
Committee of 100
The Committee of 100 — Champions of Excellence
was established in 1983, with Bernard Samuels (’57) and Cy
Vaughn (’58) as its founding members. Members
of the Committee make a pledge of $10,000 or more to support
chairs and professorships in the clinical areas. Regular
Members pledge $10,000, usually $1,000 a year for ten years.
Contributions may be made monthly, quarterly, semiannually,
or yearly. Gifts may be through a donation of appreciated
stock or other assets. Double Members pledge $20,000, and
Life Members pledge $25,000 or more. For more information,
contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at (504) 568-4009; email: ROAR@lsuhsc.edu.
The 500 Club
Members of the 500 Club support basic science professorships
with a donation of $500 a year for five years. For more information,
contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at (504) 568-4009; email: ROAR@lsuhsc.edu.
Scholarships
The Alumni Association currently supports 30 separate scholarship
funds. Some are merit-based and others are need-based. To set up
a scholarship honoring yourself or someone dear to you, please contact
the Office of Alumni Affairs at (504) 568-4009; email: ROAR@lsuhsc.edu.
To meet the scholarship recipients for 2004, click
here.
The Isidore Cohn, Jr., MD, Student
Learning Center
Named for the legendary former Chairman of Surgery and located
at 2020 Gravier Street, this 14,000 sq. ft. Center was built
by the Alumni Association with donated funds. It opened in
August 2001. We are continually adding new and innovative
teaching tools for the education of students and house staff.
To tour the facility, click
here. To donate or to help with industry contacts, notify
the Office of Alumni Affairs at (504) 568-4009; email: ROAR@lsuhsc.edu.
The Legacy Society
If you would like
to join the Legacy Society by making a bequest or planned
gift to the School
of Medicine, or if you would like information on bequests
and planned giving, contact the Office of Alumni Affairs
at (504) 568-4009; email: ROAR@lsuhsc.edu.
Memorial Donations
For information on memorial donations, please call (504) 568-4009;
email: ROAR@lsuhsc.edu.
Charitable Gift
Annuity
A charitable gift annuity enables you to transfer cash or marketable
securities to your Alumni Association in exchange for a current
income tax deduction and the organization's promise to make fixed
annual payments to you for life. Annuity payments can begin immediately
or may be deferred to some future date. For more information, please
call (504) 568-4009; email: ROAR@lsuhsc.edu.
Other Donations
The following areas are some that you might also consider
supporting: Dean’s Discretionary Fund; Alumni Program
Fund; Office of Community and Minority Health Education;
Student Affairs Discretionary Fund. For more information,
please call (504) 568-4009; email: ROAR@lsuhsc.edu.
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