Brilliant Minds

As part of For Ever Better: The Campaign for the University of Rochester, community leaders Vinod Luthra, an engineer, business developer, and founder of Barrington Residential, and Vinay Luthra ’75M (Res), a retired family medicine physician, have committed $2 million to establish an endowed professorship in urology at University of Rochester Medicine.

As part of For Ever Better: The Campaign for the University of Rochester, Siddhartha “Sid” Dalal ’71 (MA), ’73S (MBA), ’76 (PhD) and his children—Nemil Dalal and Preeyel Dalal ’06—have committed more than $1 million to establish the Dalal Family Postdoctoral Fellowship in AI Ethics at the Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

As associate division chief of the Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Lynn Cole, DNP ʼ98N (MS), ʼ21N (DNP), believes deeply in the power of research. But its true value, she says, is about far more than uncovering new solutions. It's about matching the right solution to the right patient at the right time.

As part of For Ever Better: The Campaign for the University of Rochester, Jack Howitt ’56, ’62 (Pdc), DDS, and Harriette Howitt have committed more than $2 million to establish an endowed professorship—the first one ever to be established at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health (EIOH).

When Dr. Donald A. Grover ’62, ’66M, ’73M (Res) returned to the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Eye Clinic in 1974 to start his career, he was taking the first steps that would shape the future of ophthalmology in Rochester. At the time, the program was small, running on dedication more than space.

During For Ever Better: The Campaign for the University of Rochester, Eric T. Lincke ’54, ’57M (MD) has given $1.5 million to establish the John F. Randolph Professorship in Mathematics within the University’s School of Arts & Sciences.

Their gift will support visiting professors and scholars focused on Italian and Mediterranean cultures, languages, and literatures.