Donor Stories | Tulane University

We thank all our planned-gift donors for their generous support. Here are some of their stories.

Richard E Greenleaf

Renowned Tulane University historian leaves bequest for Latin American Library and Stone Center for Latin American Studies. More

All Tulane

A legal secretary in the Tulane University Office of Development since the late 1990s, Susan Camus (CS ’07) has helped with thousands of planned gifts to the university. But looking back on her fourteen years with Tulane, one gift naturally stands out among them all: her own. More

Newcomb alumna memorializes son with faculty position in psychiatry

From an early age, Venancio Wander Garcia knew he wanted to be a doctor. He was in the U.S. Air Force medical residency program studying to become a psychiatrist when his promising career was cut tragically short.More

Tulane alum leaves legacy of Louisiana scholarships

For Joseph “Joe” Davenport III (A&S ’59), attending Tulane University was a life-changing experience, and one that he wanted to share with future generations of Louisiana students. That was the driving force behind Davenport’s decision to establish a $1 million endowed scholarship fund for Louisiana students through a bequest in his name, his family says.More

Newcomb College alumna leaves behind scholarship fund for Tulane undergraduates

Renee (NC ’48) and Dennis Bryant (A&S ’48) were devoted to each other—and to Tulane University. The couple met in college, and more than 60 years later, an endowed fund at Tulane for undergraduate scholarships ensures that their legacies will live on for countless generations.More

Stewardship is a family tradition

More than 10,200 students applied for the 188 seats available in the 2015 class at Tulane University School of Medicine. The substantial cost of medical school can often be an insurmountable barrier for deserving students. However, the Dr. Alberto G. Garcia and Mrs. Eva Carrillo Garcia Scholarship, established by Mrs. Maria Garcia Roach in March 2009 to support medical students at Tulane, is named in honor of a family devoted to breaking down barriers and furthering public service.More

The Pinkoson family establishes gift annuities at the Tulane School of Medicine

Having generously contributed to the university for more than 50 years, Dr. Charles Pinkoson and his wife, Rainer Nicholls Pinkoson, naturally thought of Tulane when looking for a place to invest their real-estate profits. In 2002, the Pinkosons found a way to benefit their family and their alma mater by giving $1 million to establish two deferred gift annuities earmarked for the School of Medicine. This offered them an immediate tax deduction and guaranteed lifetime income first for Rainer and then for their two children. More

Drum major reunites with Tulane marching band after 75 years

Current Tulane University Marching Band members welcomed band alumni during Homecoming weekend (Nov. 1–4), among them retired Shreveport, La., physician Dr. J. Dudley Talbot, who served as the band’s drum major in 1935 and 1936.. More

A Place to Thrive

Irwin Frankel was a native New Orleanian, and though his career and military service took him around the world, he never forgot the city and the university he loved. Now his legacy lives on at the School of Science and Engineering’s new Flower Hall for Research and Innovation. More

Alumnus Honors Mentor With Scholarship Gift

Fresh out of the Peace Corps, Stephen Heartwell (SPHTM '68, '72) knew that he wanted to be in the field of public health. But it wasn't until he attended Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine that his passion became a path. More

The Good Doctor

Hiroshi Yasuda (M '35) began earning his way through life at an early age. Growing up in Hawaii in the early 1900s, he put himself through high school and college, and then worked at the local YMCA to save for medical school. The oldest son, his family wanted him to stay in Hawaii. But he had other plans. More

Giving Back. Giving Forward.

Larry Zarrilli (A&S '35) graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Tulane when he was just nineteen years old. He went on to serve during WWII and to build a life for himself and his family, never forgetting the education that set him on his path. More

Up To The Challenge

The year was 1966. The nationally televised quiz show College Bowl had captured the attention of the Tulane-Newcomb community and held it for weeks. Captain of that team, Elsa Freiman Angrist, remembers the experience well. More

In Their Own Words

The opportunity to reciprocate Tulane's gifts to my life has been deeply gratifying. Putting a precious possession into Tulane's care and knowing it will be contributing very positively to the making of a better world in perpetuity is a great privilege. Words cannot adequately describe Joe's and my feelings of peace, joy and fulfillment in placing our precious possession in Tulane's hands to use toward the making of a better world. More

In Jimmy's Honor

E. Ramón Arango never attended Tulane University, which makes the story of his gift all the more remarkable. "I graduated from University of Florida and Columbia University," Arango said. "The first is a large state school, and I think whatever I could give Columbia would be just this tiny little droplet in their endowment." He chose giving to Tulane as a way to make a bigger impact, and just as importantly, to honor the life of his late partner, Jimmy Taylor Rooks. More