At the time of our 55th Reunion, we established our own endowment, known as the Yale Class of 1961 Cancer Endowment at the Yale Cancer Center. Commencing in 2016 a grant is awarded to a young Yale Cancer Center scientist doing groundbreaking cancer research. The recipient is chosen through a competitive process and the awards will be given in perpetuity.
The 1961 Class Endowment is the first such Yale College class fund established at the Yale Cancer Center. It symbolizes our desire to take part in the monumental struggle against the dreaded disease which, at some part in our lives, will likely touch all of us. Gifts to the Endowment memorialize our Class in a cause that aids Yale and contributes to all of humanity. It is a shared legacy.
To make a donation make your check out to “Yale Cancer Center”; on the memo line, write “Class of 1961 Endowment”.
Send to:
Yale Cancer Center Development
PO Box 7611
New Haven, CT 06519-0611
If you have questions regarding gifts of stock or planned gifts, such as annuities or bequests, please contact one of the Y’61 Cancer Center Endowment co- chairmen, Ed Cantor (edward.cantor@aya.yale.edu), John deNeufville (jpdeneufville@yahoo.com ) or Frosty Smith (dwsmith61@outlook.com)