Katie Kazakos

A nurse leans over the bed of a patient who is covered up and wearing a neck brace. They appear to be having a pleasant conversation.
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Giving with gratitude: planned gifts support nursing, research, and patient care

Retired businessman and Detroit Tigers fan Paul Hansen has created three planned gifts to support prostate cancer research, nursing scholarship support, and adult cerebral palsy research at Michigan Medicine.
Portrait of Dr. Crim. He has a grey beard and moustache and is wearing a grey blazer and light blue buttondown shirt.
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Alum reconnects to his roots through Doctors of Tomorrow scholarship fund

Courtney Crim, M.D., has created a scholarship fund for U-M undergraduate students who participated in Doctors of Tommorow, a U-M Medical School program serving students at Detroit's Cass Tech and Marygrove high schools.
Daniel, Emily, Kenneth, and Kimberly Levin all warmly dressed in U-M gear. They appear to be at a football stadium, and the sky is cloudy.
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Scholarship honors love and gratitude

U-M Medical School alum Kenneth Levin has created a scholarship fund in memory of his wife, Kimberly Levin.
From left to right, Giuseppina, Giulia, and Robert Ippolito smiling and standing together. They appear to be dressed for a special event. They are outside and there are trees and paved areas behind them.
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Ippolito family celebrates milestone and a transatlantic legacy

Giulia Ippolito, M.D., and her siblings have created a fund to honor the 50th anniversary of their parents and promote urology learning partnerships between the U-M Medical School and the University of Palermo in Italy.
Ahmad and Habib Rahbar on Habib's Medical School graduation day. They are smiling and standing together in front of a U-M building, and Habib is wearing a black graduation gown and mortarboard with a green tassel and sash.
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Commitment to medical students bridges generations and continents

Born in Iran in the early 1940s, Ahmad Rahbar's dream of studying medicine brought him to the U-M Medical School. Now, his family continues his tradition of gratitude and support for medical students.
The Doziers stand next to each other smiling with 15 members of the Critical Care Unit nursing team standing in a group behind them.
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Compassionate gifts turn heartbreak into hope

Margie and Tillman Dozier are honoring their daughter, Daria, through their generous support of critical care nursing and the Department of Rheumatology at Michigan Medicine.
The Hepner family together in what appears to be their living room. The two young adults are seated on a couch and the two parents lean in behind them. All are smiling.
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March Hoops to BEAT Blindness Marks 20 Years of Community Support for Vision Research

Annual community fundraiser celebrates NCAA basketball excitement while supporting critical vision research at the University of Michigan Health W.K. Kellogg Eye Center.
Marc, Brody, Max, Caroline, and Alyssa Tushman standing with their arms over each others' shoulders and smiling toward the camera. They're wearing cold weather gear and fall foliage is visible behind them.
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Cult for a Cure champions breast cancer research

After overcoming triple negative breast cancer, Alyssa Tushman and her family champion breast cancer research at U-M's Rogel Cancer Center.
Ground level view of the entrance of Sparrow Hospice House. It is a 3-story brick and concrete building with an extension over the entrance. There are leavy bushes and flowers in front of the building.
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A legacy of compassion

A planned gift from George and Betty Dush will provide vital support to hospice patients while honoring the Dushes' legacy of community service and compassion.
Portrait of Chris and Cindy Harner smiling and turned toward each other. Chris is wearing a light tan suit and Cindy is wearing a blue, black, and tan blouse. They appear to be in an open lobby area.
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Paying it forward for future Wolverines

New scholarship funds in the U-M Medical School and U-M Marsal Family School of Education will support students who face financial barriers.
Members of the Shenandoah Young Adult Committee and others stand in front of a yellow and blue balloon arch in front of the Shenandoah Country Club.
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Shenandoah Country Club sets the pace for faith-based philanthropy

The Shenandoah Country Club's inaugural 5k run and walk raised vital funds for people facing cancer at the U-M Rogel Cancer Center.
Smiling family photo of 5 members of the Kripke family. They appear to be dressed for a semi-formal event and are standing in an open space with green-cushioned seating visible behind them.
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Family that overcame Crohn’s supports research for future patients

Kripke family gift supports Chron's disease research at Michigan Medicine. This gift will advance pediatric medical research and patient care at U-M.
Susan and Arnold Coran are smiling and appear to have just received a plaque that Susan is holding toward the viewer. They are seated behind a table decorated with two vases of flowers.
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Coran family endows lectureship to honor pioneering legacy

A new pediatric surgery fellowship at Michigan Medicine honors Arnold G. Coran, M.D., and his legacy of excellence in teaching and clinical care.
Portrait of Tim Johnson, M.D. His hands are folded in front of him, and he is wearing glasses and a dark suit and tie.
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Two new global health funds honor champion of women’s health

Two new Michigan Medicine funds will honor Dr. Tim Johnson, advance women’s health and global health, and support research, education, and partnership in Ghana.
Dale Dedrick, M.D., driving a black carriage being pulled by a brown horse. It is a sunny day, and they are on a grassy area.
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Gift honors reclaimed life and dreams

Dale Dedrick, Paralympian and retired U-M surgeon, creates a fund to support Michigan Visiting Nurses in gratitude for the care that reclaimed her life and equestrian dreams.