Brilliant Minds Archives - For Ever Better Campaign

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Historic gift establishes the University of Rochester’s first endowed coaching position

December 15, 2025

Eric Lincke ’54, ’57M (MD) yearbook photo

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Protected: Eric T. Lincke ’54, ’57M (MD) gives $1.5 million to establish the John F. Randolph Professorship in Mathematics

November 5, 2025

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Mary Ellen Burris ’68W (EdM)

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Investing in the future of education: Mary Ellen Burris ’68W (EdM)

November 3, 2025

A smiling couple, Bob and Pam Goergen, stand together holding hands on a garden lawn with lush greenery and a sculpture in the background.

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Bob and Pam Goergen give $2 million to Wilmot Cancer Institute

October 22, 2025

Barbara J. Burger ’83 standing with microphone in front of crowd

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University of Rochester Trustee Barbara Burger ’83 gives $2 million to support research, innovation, and the student experience

September 12, 2025

Mary Ellen Burris ’68W (EdM) photo

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Mary Ellen Burris ’68W (EdM) will establish a deanship, professorship, and scholarship at the Warner School of Education and Human Development

September 11, 2025

Joanne Y. Law at the University’s 1998 Commencement ceremony

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Joanne Y. Law ’98 (PhD) establishes a distinguished professorship in optics

August 27, 2025