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Recent Gifts
Edith A. Kohn has made a major gift to the Graduate School of Education in memory of her husband, Harold Kohn, C'34, L'37, to support the School's newly created the Harold E. Kohn Teacher Sabbatical Program for Philadelphia public school teachers. Designed to encourage local teachers to strengthen their skills through short-term sabbaticals, residencies, and professional projects, the program includes a special effort to pair teachers with seasoned colleagues, who have significant expertise in particular teaching strategies.
Sarann Strauss created two $1.76 million charitable remainder trusts to benefit student aid at Wharton in memory of University Trustee I. W. "Tubby" Burnham, W'31. Mrs. Strauss's late husband, Herbert, W'31, and Tubby Burnham were fraternity brothers and roommates at Penn and remained friends throughout their lives. Her newest gift brings her total in support of financial aid at Wharton to more than $8 million. The Herbert D. and Sarann Strauss Endowed Scholarship Fund, which Mrs. Strauss established in 1998 in memory of her husband, also supports Wharton undergraduates.
The Estate of Meyer P. Potamkin has provided $1 million to the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania to expand and improve its clinical services, which offer innovative treatment and compassionate care. The late "Pat" and Vivian Potamkin were longtime supporters of a holistic approach to cancer care, which emphasizes healing the spirit as well as the body. Their previous gifts included support for a special art exhibition, Confronting Cancer Through Art, which encouraged those facing cancer to give visual expression to their experiences.
The Pew Charitable Trusts contributed $2.7 million to the Annenberg School for Communication to promote better user of the Internet in local news coverage of campaigns and elections. The grant is the latest in a series of contributions to support ASC Dean Kathleen Hall Jamieson in her investigations into media coverage of political campaigns. Pew makes "public policy" grants to improve America's democratic life by "strengthening the foundations of civic engagement and rebuilding confidence in government and the basic democratic process, primarily elections." |
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