Gifts

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January 05, 2022
In 1952, Cleveland native James P. Buchwald (CIT ‘54) began working toward his second bachelor’s degree, this one in mechanical engineering at Case Institute of Technology. The degree set him up for a career that would impact his field—and the lives of thousands of Ohioans.
Now, his daughter and su...

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December 14, 2021
This year marks two significant milestones for Kelvin Smith Library: Its 25th anniversary as the heart of scholarly discovery on Case Western Reserve’s campus, and the retirement of vice provost and Lindseth Family University Librarian Arnold Hirshon, who has led the library for more than a decade. ...

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December 07, 2021
With renewed energy after Thanksgiving weekend, Case Western Reserve students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff rallied together to shatter every #GivingTuesdayatCWRU fundraising record since the university began participating in 2013—with 419 donors giving more than $40,000 to campus causes.
The...

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October 21, 2021
Two years after giving $5 million to establish a new computer and data sciences department at Case Western Reserve, alumnus Kevin Kranzusch (CWR ‘90) has committed an additional $5 million to accelerate its progress—and catalyze increased engagement with other disciplines across the campus.
“The th...

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July 06, 2021
Gift makes collection available for public access and education
The Karamu House guest book alone is extraordinary, with such signatories as Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, musicians from Duke Ellington's Orchestra and visitors from across the globe.
The theatre’s historic regist...

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June 25, 2021
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) received a $250,000 gift from brothers Lorne and Eric Novick to fund a cutting-edge, collaborative research study. The Andrew Novick Study on Artificial Intelligence and Epigenomics for Cancer Disparities, which honors the Novicks’ late father, pairs t...

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June 16, 2021
When Case Western Reserve University launched its first Day of Giving in 2013, the 795 donors who came together to give $195,745 smashed the university’s records both for the number of donors and the dollar amount raised in 24 hours.
During last week’s ninth annual Day of Giving, nearly three times...

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May 13, 2021
The Ohio Nurses Foundation announced on May 10 that a team led by Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, the Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University would lead a multi-university research project on moral injury in nursing. The resea...

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May 06, 2021
Inspired by a new College of Arts and Sciences program designed to spur interdisciplinary research, alumni Edward Hemmelgarn (WRC ’76, MGT ’80) and Janice Hammond (WRC ’75; GRS ’98, social welfare) have announced a $1 million pledge to support it.
The couple’s pledge, to be fulfilled over a five-y...

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March 29, 2021
Robert Herbold
While Robert Herbold had multiple options for graduate school, Case Western Reserve University emerged as his top choice for two reasons: smaller class sizes and, more importantly, professors who embraced hands-on teaching practices.
Decades later, Herbold, who earned his MS in mat...