Giving Stories

Term scholarships—non-endowed, named scholarships established for a set number of years and seeded annually by a gift of $15,000 or more—provide vital funds to support students at the School of Medicine.

David Farber, M95, and Muhammad "Mo" Feteiha, M95 rallied classmates to establish the Mark A. Engleman, M.D., Class of 1995 Scholarship in memory of their friend, who died in April 2016.

"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.