Topic: wavemakers
$8 million gift to support downtown campus improvements, faculty grants
Longtime Tulane donor and board chair Carol Lavin Bernick has established a multimillion dollar fund for Tulane’s expanding downtown campus. The Carol Lavin Bernick Downtown Investment Fund includes $5 million for campus enhancements. Bernick also donated $3 million to continue the Carol Lavin Bernick Faculty Investment Fund.
INVESTITURES HONOR TOP-TIER PROFESSORS
The achievements of Tulane faculty shone bright in early 2023 with back-to-back investiture ceremonies celebrating top-tier faculty as they formally assumed prestigious roles.
Business School Receives $1M from Mark and Margo Fogelman
Longtime Tulane University supporters Mark and Margo Fogelman are giving $1 million to the A. B. Freeman School of Business to create a real estate certificate program for undergraduate business students interested in pursuing careers in the industry.
$1.3M Will Support Stone Center’s Ongoing Study of Latin America
Reaffirming its nearly century-long commitment to Latin American studies at Tulane, the Zemurray Foundation of New Orleans has donated $1.3 million to the Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies.
GIVE GREEN 2023
A record number of Tulanians came together to break fundraising records on March 21, raising nearly $1.4 million on Tulane University’s sixth annual giving day.
GRATEFUL PATIENT CREDITS CARDIAC CENTER WITH LIFE-SAVING WORK
In gratitude for the Tulane Research Innovation for Arrhythmia Discovery Center’s work in saving his life, an anonymous patient has donated almost $4 million to the center, which is directed by Dr. Nassir Marrouche, professor of medicine.
Inspired by the Past, Giving for the Future
Entrepreneur and longtime Tulane professor John Elstrott and his wife, Patty, have established the Elstrott Charitable Remainder Unitrust to honor their family’s Tulane legacy and to provide for the university’s strong future.
WAVE WEEKEND SPIRIT
Under bright blue skies, and with plenty of Tulane spirit in the air, Wave Weekend ’22 brought alumni, parents, current students, and faculty and staff members to the uptown campus for Homecoming, class reunions and Family Weekend Oct. 21-23. See photos of the fun gatherings throughout the weekend.
BEQUEST STRENGTHENS SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Charles “Chuck” N. Bracht and Cheryl A. Verlander enrich the Verlander-Bracht Scholarship Endowed Fund, supporting students who are pursuing master’s degrees at the School of Social Work.
DR. JOHN DEMING’S LEGACY
It was a lovely day to celebrate one of Tulane’s greatest philanthropists.
