Planned Giving:
Alumni, Friends & Faculty Making a Difference
Planned Giving — including bequests, gift annuities or trusts — are gift arrangements that offer alumni and friends an opportunity to make significant gifts to the School while also meeting their own personal financial needs. This was the case for Kevin Thompson (CS ’87), Elizabeth Anderson (Col ’64), a member of the SEAS Trustees; and Brian Coupe (Aero ’72), who all recently made planned gifts that will benefit the Engineering School well into the future.
Planned Giving also was an attractive option for faculty member Ramon Espino, research professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. He recently made a gift to the department’s charitable trust.
Espino has taught classes and conducted research at the Engineering School for the past decade and previously worked for ExxonMobil from 1973 to 1998. His research on heterogeneous catalysis and reaction engineering is helping to advance fields such as electric power, clean fuel and chemical products.
“I have been surrounded by great students and faculty in the chemical engineering department for the past decade,” Espino said. “Giving to the department’s charitable trust was an opportunity to show my appreciation for a wonderful 10 years. The department will be able to use these additional resources to continue its excellence in both education and research.”
Types of Planned Gifts
| Retirement Plans | Charitable Gift Annuities |
| Wills, Living Trusts | Charitable Remainder Trusts |
| Life Insurance | Charitable Lead Trusts |