The Wharton School has received one of the largest bequests in its history from the Estate of Elizabeth F. Putzel. The $4.6 million bequest will create two endowed chairs, to be named The Robert G. and Elizabeth F. Putzel Professorships. Additional funds from the trust were specified as unrestricted gifts to Wharton.

The Veterinary School has received a $2 million gift for its new teaching and research building, which will be located at the southwestern gate to the Penn campus. The anonymous donor, a grateful client of Dr. Steven Atwood, V'80, has designated the funds for a library in honor of Dr. Atwood, a leading veterinarian on Martha's Vineyard.

CIBC World Markets established a $2 million endowment at the Wharton School to fund a chair dedicated to e-commerce and entrepreneurship. The CIBC Professorship will be awarded to an outstanding scholar and teacher with special expertise in either field. Bristol-Myers Squibb, meanwhile, committed $1 million to Wharton's E-Business Initiative. Dean Patrick T. Harker, CE81, GCE'81, GR'83, said the School's "historical commitment to entrepreneurial studies will be greatly strengthened by the two gifts."

Dr. Ferdinand G. Weisbrod, C'38, M'42, GM'50, has created a $1.4 million annuity to benefit Penn Medicine. Eventually, the monies will be used to establish the Ferdinand Weisbrod Chair in Gastroenterology. "I decided that if ever I achieved some sort of wealth, I would present it to the University - the place that was so important to me in finding my place in the world," he says.

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