Tufts Dental Fund

Supporting students all day long

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Definition
Overview
Campaign
Dean's Inner Circle
Dental M Club
Ways to Give
Contact Information
M Club Executive Committee

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Definition

The Tufts Dental Fund is the annual fund to which alumni, parents, faculty, friends, and students make unrestricted gifts for current use to support daily life at the school. It touches all areas of the institution including student financial aid, faculty development, and facility maintenance. Annual gifts are put to use immediately for enhancing current operations and addressing needs as they arise throughout the year. Tufts' fiscal year begins each July 1 and ends June 30.

“Each generation in the history of the school has made it possible for the next generation to go even further.” — Dean Lonnie H. Norris DG80, M99P, A01P

Overview

Among the strongest performing dental school annual funds in the country, the Tufts Dental Fund is an ongoing philanthropic statement made collectively by the Tufts Dental community. Every annual fund gift is both a tribute, honoring the dental school's past achievements, and a meaningful contribution, setting the stage for all that Tufts will accomplish during this and future years.

Consider annual fund support at Tufts in recent years, and ponder the possibilities for the future:

The Tufts Dental Fund surpassed the $1 million mark in 2003 and has experienced steady growth since. The goals for the current fiscal year (FY10) are to raise $1,400,000 from at least 2,100 individuals. Your participation matters each and every year.

Campaign

Beyond Boundaries: The Campaign for Tufts is a $1.2 billion university-wide campaign with an aim to increase financial aid, endow professorships, improve and expand facilities, and increase community outreach. The dental school’s campaign goal is $40 million, of which $12 million is projected from annual gifts made through the Tufts Dental Fund.

The Dean’s Inner Circle

The Tufts Dental Fund has achieved impressive increases each year since the introduction of the Dean’s Inner Circle level of giving in 1998. Because these gifts grow each year, they are especially helpful in keeping pace with the rising costs of education. Members are given special recognition on donor listings and at events. The opportunity is now available for making a multiyear pledge of support at this level.

Alumni: $100 x number of years since graduation

Students: $25

Non-alumni: $1,500

Dental M Club

Dean’s Inner Circle=$100 x number of years since graduation Students: $25 Non-alumni: $1,500
President’s Circle=$25,000 or more
Society of Tufts Fellows=$10,000 – $24,999
Dean’s Leadership Group=$5,000 – $9,999
Dean’s Associates=$2,500 – $4,999
Dental M Leadership Club=$1,500 – $2,499
Dental M Associates Club=$1,000 – $1,499

Ways to give

Check (payable to Tufts Dental Fund) mailed to:

Tufts Dental Fund
136 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111

Credit card (by phone or online):

617-636-3609 or http://tufts.edu/givenow

Appreciated securities through Tufts Treasury
Operations Office; for information contact:
617-627-3171 or vicky.wei@tufts.edu

Please contact
With any questions or concerns:

Allison Norton, Director
Tufts Dental Fund and Alumni Relations
617-636-6927 or allison.norton@tufts.edu

M Club Executive Committee 2009-2010

Chair:
John P. Ficarelli, D73, D10P

Vice Chair:
Mary DeMello, D86

Young Alumni Chair:
Ancy Verdier, A96, D03, DG06

Committee:

M. Christine Benoit, D77, D09P
Cherie C. Bishop, D94
Richard J. Bravman, D80, DG83, A02P, A05P
William B. Chan, DA75, DG82, D10P
Frank A. Coppola, D64, D82P, J97P
Peter A. Delli Colli, A69, D73
Rustam K. DeVitre, DI77, DG76
Norman H. Diamond, D57, DG64, A90P
Mostafa H. El-Sherif, DI95
Eric R. Gheewalla, A87, D91, DG93
Anthony N. Giamberardino, D85
Joseph P. Giordano, D79, DG84
Bruce D. Gouin, D78, D09P
Terrence J. Griffin, D71, DG75
Robert Guen, D77, DG78
Mary Jane Hanlon-Rogers, D97
Richard P. Harrison, D77, A06P, D12P, M12P
David B. Harte, A75, D78, A02P
Catherine Hayes, D87
Elissa Heard, J71, D76
James F. Kane, D74, DG76, AG78, DG79, D04P, DG06P
James F. Kane III, D04, DG06, O
Joy E. Kasparian-Federico, J92, D97, DG01
Mark M. Klepacki, D79
Donald R. LeClair, D79
John B. Lem, A77, D80, DG84
Lorenzo Lepore, A74, D77, A03P
Peiman Mahdavi, D91, DG94
Peter A. McAllister, D82
Richard J. McNulty, D79
Noshir R. Mehta, DI77, DG73, J01P, A07P
John J. Millette, D91
Teresa S. Moniz, D08
Janis B. Moriarty, D94
Kathleen M. O'Loughlin, D81, Tr
Christopher R. Page, D05
Maria B. Papageorge, D82, DG86, DG89
Nicholas T. Papapetros II, D91
Tofigh Raayai, M.Sc.D., DI82, DG77
Charles H. Rankin III, D79, DG86, D08P
John R. Ricci, D83
Steven M. Rubin, D75
Nicholas P. Senzamici, D74
R. Scott Smith, D76, DG79
David G. Stahl, D51
David Tesini, D75, DG77, AG79
Kris Togias, D04, DG07
Steven Tonelli, D80, A04P, A06P, A10P, A12P, O
Lisa Vouras, D89
Tina Lee Wang, D86
Thomas F. Winkler III, A62, D66, D10P, O, Tr
Derek A. Wolkowicz, D97, DG00
Vangel R. Zissi, D62, DG67, A02P