Legacy Funds are unrestricted endowments which donors may establish to benefit a specific academic department, or the Swanson School of Engineering overall. Each fund requires a minimum of $10,000 and can be established over a period of up to five years. They can also be established through a bequest or other deferred method such as a trust or annuity.
Once the fund’s balance reaches the $10,000 minimum, it distributes income equal to approximately 4.25 percent of its value. While a fund established for the minimum of $10,000 may not seem to have a substantial impact since it will generate less than $500 in expendable income, the cumulative value of all these funds shows just how quickly Legacy Funds are adding up to have a real impact.
For profiles of some of these donors, click on their name to learn more about why they decided to support the Swanson School of Engineering with a Legacy Fund.
Engineering Legacy Funds (Schoolwide) |
William B. (BSMIN ’42) & Betty Weddle Beerbower |
Kenneth D. Burnside (BSIE ’74) |
Conrad Calvano (BSMEE ’61) |
David D. Chitester (BSCE ’74) |
Alvin R. Flesher (BSME ’58) |
John P. Gordon (BSCE ’62) |
James A. (PhD ’73) & Carole L. Gray |
Joseph E. (BSMEE ’59) & Greta G. Guthrie |
Neil E. Guthrie (In Honor of Joseph & Greta Guthrie) |
Gerald & Diane Holder |
| In Honor of Stephen Stana, est. by Regis Stana (BSChE ’63, MSChE ’65, PhD ’67) and James Stana (BSME ’73, MSME ’74) |
Frederick L. (BSME ’77) & Gloria J. Kocher |
Paul N. Kuzmich (BSPET ’48) |
Walter L. Lachman (BSMIN ’60) |
Roberta A. Luxbacher (BSChE ’78) |
Siegfried E. (BSEE ’48) & Mary Lou Manecke |
Ish McLaughlin (BSCE ’57) |
Alfred J. (BSMEE ’58) & Sylvia A. Mosco |
Edward (BSChE ’60, PhD ’67) & Eleanor Nemeth |
Krish A. Prabhu (MSEE ’77, PhD ’80) |
John (BSIE ’75) and Judy Richter |
Bill (BSMEE ’43) and Betty Saalbach |
Schott Family |
Paul P. Spelar (BSEE ’55) |
Stephen R. (BSME ’71) & Tami A. Tritch |
Norman H. Wackenhut (BSME ’43, MSME '53, PhD ’71) |
Fred F. Weingruber (BSChE ’49) |
Katharine Woodside Yeskey Memorial |
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Department Funds |
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Department of Bioengineering |
Bioengineering 10th Anniversary Legacy Fund |
Savio L-Y & Pattie C. Woo |
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Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering |
| Anonymous |
In Honor of Paul F. Fulton, est. by Paul H. Gerrie (BSPET ’68) |
In Honor of Paul F. Fulton, est. by Mahmoud Dabbous (MSPE ’69, PhD ’71) |
In Honor of Edward B. Stuart, est. by Mahmoud Dabbous |
In Honor of Joseph J. Taber, est. by Mahmoud Dabbous |
Charles Bleil (BSChE ’78) and Mary Zeis (BSChE ’78) |
Robert E. (BSChE ’50) and Betty B. Langer Feathers |
Thomas B. (BSPET ’50) and Mary L. Harvey |
Joseph A. Macchiaroli (BSChE ’82) |
James J. (BSChE ’71) & Christine M. McGrath |
Karl R. (BSChE ’50) & Ethel A. Mesloh |
Robert F. (MSChE ’74, PhD ’77) and Coletta A. Savinell |
Walter C. Snyder (BSChE ’61) |
Peter R. Wohlfarth Memorial, est. by David W. Wohlfarth (BSPET ’68) |
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Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Anonymous |
In Honor of Lester C. Snyder, Jr.,
est. by Lester C. Snyder III (BSCE ’79) |
Ronald L. Lewis (BSCE ’71) |
James Lombardi (BSCE ’72) |
Raymond A. Volpatt (BSCE ’61) |
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Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Edward P. Czapor (BSEE ’48) |
Robert Haman (BSEE ’49) |
Mathias J. McDonough (BSEE ’43) |
John W. Pavia (BSEE '69)
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Pencoske Family |
Richard G. Plaisted (BS '46) |
David J. Toth (BSEE ’78) |
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Department of Mechanical Engineering
and Materials Science |
| Anonymous (2) |
Raymond (BSME ’72) and Nancy Labuda |
David T. (BSME ’71) & Pamela G. Marinaro |
Mahlon (BSME ’43) & Laura Miller |
Philip (BSME ’43) & Shirley Prager |
Edward F. Sobota (BSMEE ’67) |
Tony Treser, Jr. (BSMEE ’61) |
Norman H. Wackenhut (BSME ’43, MSME '53, PhD ’71) |
Jack W. (PhD ’75) and Suzanne W. Shilling |
If you are a Legacy Fund donor and would like to add a photo and summary about why you supported the Swanson School of Engineering, please contact the Office of Development & Alumni Relations at 412.624.2640 or alumni@engr.pitt.edu
