Your Gift Can Be Transformative
The gifts you make to the Pitt School of Education create a better future for the school and support the University of Pittsburgh. We are fortunate to have alumni and friends who have given substantial gifts to support our students, faculty, and community initiatives. Below are a selection of highlighted stories of transformative gifts.
In 2014, Renée and Richard Goldman made a transformational gift of $3 million to establish the Renée and Richard Goldman Dean’s Chair in the School of Education. This endowment supports the salary, professional development, recruitment, expenses, and other scholarly activities of the dean of the School of Education.
“Giving back to educational causes is important to us,” says Richard. “We hope it also encourages others to give to education as well. Looking back over the course of our careers, we feel we’re not just business entrepreneurs, but social entrepreneurs, and this continues that legacy.”
University of Pittsburgh alumni Jerlean E. and Jack L. Daniel established the Dr. Jerlean E. Daniel Book Award in 2008. This student resource fund is given annually to an undergraduate student in the Pitt School of Education’s applied developmental psychology program to help them purchase textbooks.
“While on one hand, the book award may seem like a small amount, it’s huge for a student who doesn’t have many resources,” says Jerlean, an associate professor emeritus in the School of Education and member of the Board of Visitors. “It’s just a great joy to be able to see someone pursue their dreams.”
Rita and Tony are both Professors Emeriti of the School of Education. In 1997, they generously established the Rita M. Bean Endowed Student Resource Fund to provide financial assistance to students in literacy education. More than 20 years later, they continue to generously support the Rita M. Bean Endowed Student Resource Fund as well as other initiatives across the university.
