Upstate Legacy Society

The Upstate Legacy Society honors donors who have chosen to include Upstate in their estate plans. Members of the Society come from all walks of life. They are school bus drivers, engineers, teachers, business executives, nurses, doctors and retired faculty. These generous and forward thinking donors share the common goal of ensuring Upstate’s ability to provide exemplary patient care, conduct world-class research and attract and retain the very best students, faculty and staff. 

11th annual Upstate Legacy Society “luncheon” goes virtual!

The Upstate Foundation recently hosted its annual meeting for members of the Upstate Legacy Society. Historically a luncheon, donors this year were treated to a Zoom meeting featuring an informative COVID update by Dr. Mantosh Dewan, interim president of Upstate Medical University; an introduction to the new Golisano Center for Special Needs by Dr. Henry Roane, chief of the Center of Development, Behavior and Genetics, and director of the Family Behavior Analysis Program at Upstate; and a heartfelt story of gratitude from Iris Buczkowski, the mother of a daughter with autism who is treated by Dr. Roane and his team. Click to listen!

Life and Legacy

Endowments, bequests and planned gifts create a perpetual stream of support 

Donors use a variety of planned giving options to create their personal legacies with the Upstate Foundation. Planned gifts are made through bequests, IRAs, life insurance, charitable gift
annuities and donor-advised funds. Advantages include significant tax benefits, additional lifetime income and, most importantly, the ability to have a meaningful and lasting impact on the people and communities served by Upstate. 

The Upstate Foundation’s Legacy Giving Professional Advisory Council – representing trust attorneys, financial planners, certified public accountants and estate planners – helps ensure that donors wishing to create a meaningful legacy receive the highest quality of support possible.

If you would like more information, please call 315-464-4416 or email FDN@upstate.edu.  Leave a lasting legacy that will impact our community in perpetuity.

Meet of few of our valued Upstate Legacy Society members.

 

Upstate Legacy Society members

Anonymous (6) 

Drs. Kumar and Sabita Ashutosh 

Mrs. Jean Beers

Mrs. Myrna Benedict*

Katherine L. Beissner, PhD**

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cady, III

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Cady

Sue and Ron Clark

Ms. Muriel Connerton

Mr. and Mrs. David Craig

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cronk

Mr. and Mrs. James Curley

Mrs. Charlotte Dlugolenski

Ms. Shirley Florczyk

Mr. Richard Freeman

Toni and Rick Gary

Mrs. Marjorie Gillette-Aubry

Mary Ellen and John Gleason

Mr. Jack Gorham

Mr. Daniel Grannis 

Ms. Jane Haley

Ms. Laura Hamilton** 

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Katsolis

Mrs. Molly King

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Klotz

Mrs. Patricia Knope

Leslie Kohman, MD

Ms. Claire Kotula

Mrs. Harriet Maddy

Mr. and Mrs. Earl McArdell

Dr. and Mrs. John McCabe

Dr. Victoria Meguid

Ms. Marilyn C. Miller**

Maxwell Mozell, PhD

Mr. John L. Murad, Jr. and Ms. Renee L. James**

M. Janice Nelson, EdD

Mrs. Ellen Nesbitt**

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Ogata

Mrs. Mary Pat Oliker

Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Parker, Jr.

Eileen and John Pezzi

Mr. Robert Pietrafesa

Ms. Sharon Putney

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Ratner

Ms. Mary Rochette

Mrs. Elizabeth Runkle* 

Mr. and Mrs. David Schneckenburger

Mr. George* and Mrs. Barbara* Schunck 

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Schwartz

Bonnie and Kurt Seitz

Drs. Richard and Irene Sills

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Vlassis**

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Walus

Drs. Gail and Zellman Warhaft** 

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Welch

Ms. Linda Wilcox**

* deceased
** new member, 2019