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Reunion Class Gift Campaign 2021

In keeping with a distinguished tradition of generosity—and in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, which canceled in-person reunion celebrations at the Medical School in 2021—the School of Medicine Classes of 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016 collectively donated more than $230,000 for financial aid and to support other needs throughout UMass Chan Medical School^*. In doing so, these reunion classes added to their existing class scholarships.

Several alumni celebrating reunion this year donated generously to new or existing scholarships. From the Class of 1986: Seth Bilazarian, MD; Susan Lynch, MD; Caroline Marten-Ellis, MD; and Kai W. Wong, MD. From the Class of 1991, Jennifer P. Mullon, MD. From the Class of 2001: Katherine A. Harrison, MD; Elyssa Aronson Pellish, MD, and Randall S. Pellish, MD.

Reunion Class Gift Award - Class of 1986

Recognizes the generosity of the class that contributes more than any other during the reunion class gift campaign.

Reunion Participation Award - Class of 2001

Recognizes the class with the highest participation during the reunion class gift campaign

Class of 1976

Total Giving: $625

Class of 1981

Total Giving: $7,925
Gift Chair: Patricia S. Jay, MD

Class of 1986

2021 Reunion Class Gift Award

Total Giving: $117,200, Participation: 30.1%
Gift Chairs: Michael C. Connelly, MD; Susan U. Lynch, MD;
Mary P. McGowan, MD; and Thomas J. Synan, MD

Class of 1991

Total Giving: $37,400
Gift Chairs: Pamela M. Baggeroer, MD; Kelton M. Burbank, MD; Heather Gallo, MD; and Jennifer P. Mullon, MD

Class of 1996

Total Giving: $5,537

Class of 2001

2021 Reunion Participation Award

Total Giving: $42,029, Participation: 40.2%
Gift Chairs: Elyssa Aronson Pellish, MD;
Katherine A. Harrison, MD; and Joseph Peppe, MD

Class of 2006

Total Giving: $13,370
Gift Chair: Tara N. Kumaraswami, MD, MPH

Class of 2011

Total Giving: $4,755
Gift Chairs: Naomi Lawrence-Reid, MD, and Laura M. Spring, MD

Class of 2016

Total Giving: $1,580
Gift Chair: Racquel J. Wells, MD

FY21 stories of giving

^*As of Sept. 7, 2021, which is in the FY22 fiscal year, UMass Chan Medical School is now UMass Chan Medical School thanks to a transformational gift.