University of Michigan

Pharmacy Advancement Program
428 Church Street
Ann Arbor, MI
48109-1065
phone: 734-764-7350
fax: 734-615-7225
pharm.advance@umich.edu

Peter Niedbala, Director of Pharmacy Advancement and External Relations
Phone: 734-763-6628
niedbala@umich.edu

Opportunities for Personal Giving

The Pharmacy Annual Fund
There are many ways alumni and friends make gifts to the College. But none have greater day to day impact than gifts to the College's Annual Fund. While endowment funds help ensure long-term financial stability, the Annual Fund is the College's most important source of unrestricted dollars--dollars that are vital for scholarship support, student and faculty research projects, special programs, one-of-a-kind events, and many other services and programs that define a University of Michigan education.

Endowment for Student Support

Securing additional endowed scholarship support for students is among the highest priorities of the College. The cost to educate our third- and fourth-year doctor of pharmacy students, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, is now approximately $30,000 per year for Michigan residents and almost $40,000 per year for out-of-state students. Tuition and stipend for our graduate students currently exceeds $35,000 annually. The College provides financial support for more than 80 percent of our third- and fourth-year doctor of pharmacy students, and full tuition and stipend for virtually all graduate students.

Endowed Doctor of Pharmacy Scholarships

Endowed funds for financial assistance which offer partial to full tuition support may be established with gifts of $10,000 or more.

Endowed Graduate Fellowships

Endowed graduate student fellowships, which provide partial to full tuition and stipend, may be established with gifts of $750,000 or more.

Endowment for Faculty Support

Endowed faculty positions are vital to the College's ability to attract and retain world-renowned faculty for research and teaching and enable them to focus on the discovery of scientific solutions to problems in drug therapy and design.

Endowed Full Professorships may be established with gifts of $2 million or more. Other important faculty positions, including Associate or Assistant Professorships, Lectureships and Visiting Professorships, may be endowed with gifts of $500,000 or more.

Endowed and Expendable Research Funds
The advancement of scientific knowledge through research plays an integral part in preparing students for careers in pharmacy. Indeed, students working closely with faculty of the College have an active role in developing new drugs, drug delivery systems, clinical drug therapy, and pharmacy and health care systems.

To ensure that present and future scholars can continue the College's distinguished tradition of excellence in pharmaceutical research, the College seeks additional funds for research. Such funding will support novel research and preliminary investigations that hold the promise of new discoveries and will attract support from sources outside the University.

Equipment

The College seeks support for computers, printers, and software, especially those needed for student use and for the dispensing laboratory.

The College seeks funds to advance Instructional Technology, including the development of computer-assisted learning modules for classroom and individual use, clinical skills development, research, and examination preparation.

Support to Enhance Faculty and Student Seminar Programs
The College offers opportunities to support Seminar Programs for students and faculty, featuring prominent guest speakers to share information on recent research. Gifts of $10,000 to $25,000 are needed for this purpose.

Recognition Levels

In addition to recognition in University-wide gift societies, the College recognizes annual gifts at the following levels:

Dean’s Cabinet - $10,000 and up
Harvey A.K. Whitney, Sr. Circle - $5,000 to $9,999
Frederick F. Blicke Circle - $2,500 to $4,999
Albert B. Prescott Circle* - $1,000 to $2,499
Donald E. Francke Associates - $500 to $999
Ton D. Rowe Associates $250 to $499
College Donors - $1 to $249

*Lifetime membership in the Albert B. Prescott Circle is given for unrestricted annual gifts of $40,000 or more to the College of Pharmacy.