Recent gifts, grants, and bequests to the College include:
An unrestricted distribution from a trust established by the late Nelson '36 & Ruth Foot.
August Cerrito '46 established his third charitable gift annuity.
Walter Tower '53 established a charitable remainder annuity trust, with the College eventually receiving 50 percent of the remainder. This gift will be used to establish the June F. and Walter T. Tower, Jr., Class of 1953 Endowed Fund For Library Special Collections.
Richard Argyle '58 established his fourth charitable gift annuity.
Mark M. Obenzinger '65 and his brother, Hilton Obenzinger, have established the Nathan and Romana Obenzinger Memorial Endowed Book Fund in memory of their parents.
Judith G. Dein '76 and Alan M. Reisch '75 established an endowed scholarship. First preference in awarding the scholarship will be given to students majoring in Political Science.
William T. Colburn '79 and Susan T. Marcolina '80, M.D., F.A.C.P., have established an endowed scholarship which will be awarded to students who are pursuing careers in science and technology fields.
Philip Hoffer made a gift to the Rose L. and Philip Hoffer Family Scholarship. Mr. Hoffer is the father of M. Mark Hoffer '57 and Paul B. Hoffer '60 and the grandfather of Marjorie G. Hoffer-Dashow '88.
The estate of Charles A. Koch made a gift establishing the Charles A. Koch Scholarship Fund. Mr. Koch was the father of the late Charles A. Koch '54.
Seymour and Sonia Schneiderman made a gift to the Max and Helen Barandes Scholarship Fund in honor of Max Barandes.
Henriette M. Thomas has established an endowed scholarship in memory of her brother, Kenneth J. Meaney '44.
Sally Webster, an employee of the College, established a deferred payment charitable gift annuity that will ultimately benefit scholarships.
Dr. Cooke-Sampson gives $1 million
The College is pleased to announce that Dr. Estelle Cooke-Sampson '74 has made
a gift of a $1 million life insurance policy. Dr. Cooke-Sampson said, “As a scholarship recipient, I felt a need to repay the scholarship I received as a student in today's dollars at a time I could afford to do so.” When the life insurance proceeds are received, they will be added to the Cooke Family Scholarship created by Dr. Cooke-Sampson and her brothers, Gerald Cooke '73 and Lawrence Cooke '77.
Dr. Cooke-Sampson received a B.S. degree in biology from Union in 1974. As a student she was active in many organizations including Black Alliance, Drama Club, and a resident advisor to Hickock House. She received her M.D. from Georgetown University Medical School in 1978. In 1999 she gave up her private practice as a radiologist and became a full-time faculty member at Howard University. She is now an assistant clinical professor of radiology at Howard University Hospital, chief of cross-sectional imaging, and an assistant director of the residency program. A colonel in the DC National Guard, Dr. Cooke-Sampson became state surgeon for the District of Columbia National Guard in 1997. After medical school, she became a medical officer with the U.S. Public Health Service at the Mid-Sussex Health Center
in Millsboro, Delaware. She has also worked as a general medical officer USPHS in New Orleans.
She is a member of the College's Board of Trustees and a past member of the
Kresge Challenge Committee. In 1995 she was awarded the Eliphalet Nott Medal, given to alumni who have attained great distinction in their fields. A long-time volunteer for the College, she has served as an admissions representative, a panelist at several career development events, and a member of the Alumni Physicians Advisory Council.
In appreciation and gratitude for the education she received at Union, Dr. Cooke-Sampson wanted to guarantee a gift to the College of at least $1 million. After exploring other options, the life insurance policy seemed the best way to accomplish this goal. Union is very appreciative of her wonderful commitment to support
future Union students.