Giving Stories

"Becoming a doctor is a goal I've had for an incredibly long time, so nothing would have prevented me from accomplishing it. But the scholarship has definitely taken a load off my shoulders and allowed me to lead with my passion for primary care."

Feeling a debt of gratitude to the medical school that launched his career as well as his identity, Levitsky decided to step up his support of Tufts University School of Medicine.

For three decades, trustee emerita and Board of Advisors chair for the School of Medicine JoAnn Giffuni Wellner, J63, has been deeply engaged with Tufts. Now she’s extending her impact with a flexible $1.5 million gift.

They are a family of Jumbos: Holly Puritz, J79, M83, her husband, Stephen Wohlgemuth, M83, his brother Mark, M78, and their father Paul, M49.