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Couple pay it forward through scholarships
Ganesh Natarajan and Faye Katt, both JD ’90, met during their first year of law school. Now married, they give back to the institution that brought them together. Their pledge to endow a scholarship will create more opportunities for law students to build their futures at WashU.
Kahns establish public health distinguished professorship
Gift from longtime university benefactors and leaders honors the scholarly contributions of Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, the inaugural dean of the planned School of Public Health.
Pledge to medical school fuels blood cancer research
Funding from Steinbergs will help advance treatments for acute myeloid leukemia and multiple myeloma, two diseases with personal significance for the family.
Gratitude inspires support for School of Medicine
Andy and Barbara Taylor’s $50 million gift names the neurosurgery department and will enhance research, patient care, and residency and fellowship training.
University recognizes new members of giving society
The William H. Danforth Leadership Society for donors whose lifetime giving to WashU totals $1 million or more welcomed its second membership class this fall.
Loyal graduate enters new chapter of philanthropy
Paul Brewer, PhD ’74, a retired history professor and university administrator, amplifies his 50-plus years of annual giving with a planned gift to support graduate students in Arts & Sciences.
Public health deanship honors late alumna
As a student, Maggie Ryan, AB ’16, pursued her passions for public health and service in the classroom and beyond. Her life was cut short in a car accident just two days after graduation. Parents Ann and Tony Ryan are ensuring their daughter’s legacy lives on by investing in the leadership of the university’s planned School of Public Health, the first new school in a century.