Naming Gift for the Veterinary School

To: Tufts Community
From: President Lawrence S. Bacow
Date: Sept 8, 2004

Dear Colleagues and Students:

I am delighted to announce that Cummings Foundation has committed to investing $50 million in the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine over the next 15 years. This gift is the largest in the history of Tufts University, and believed to be the largest ever to a veterinary school. In recognition of this extraordinary commitment, the veterinary school will be renamed the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in a ceremony next spring.

William S. Cummings is the president of Cummings Foundation and founder of Cummings Properties, LLC. He is a graduate and trustee emeritus of Tufts University and was an overseer of our medical school. He has received numerous honors for his leadership including the Tufts University Distinguished Service Award, the highest award that Tufts gives to an alumnus. He was the founder and publisher of three community newspapers and has been involved in many philanthropic activities including 25 years as a director of the Woburn Boys and Girls Club. In 1998 he was named Real Estate Entrepreneur of the Year for New England by Ernst & Young. Cummings Foundation previously endowed the Cummings Family Chair in Entrepreneurship and Business Economics at Tufts.

Upon making the gift, Bill Cummings said, "The mission of Cummings Foundation is to invest in organizations that make contributions to our society. We were moved to recommend this commitment due to the practical, entrepreneurial spirit of Tufts University in general, and Tufts Veterinary School in particular. This collaboration will help to provide the resources necessary for the school to sustain its vision. We are honored to support this world class institution of higher learning."

One measure of a just society is how well it takes care of those that cannot take care of themselves. People who devote their lives to animals are among the most caring and unselfish among us. The Cummings Foundation gift appropriately recognizes their selfless commitment, and the commitment of the school to the health and welfare of companion animals, farm animals, and wildlife.

At the only veterinary school in New England, our veterinary clinicians and scientists work tirelessly to improve animal health, human health and ecosystem health, through their research in this region and around the world. The gift from Cummings Foundation will provide important funding to greatly strengthen the educational, research, and clinical mission of the veterinary school.

Tufts University is enormously grateful to Bill Cummings and Cummings Foundation for their generosity.

Sincerely,
Lawrence S. Bacow,
President

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	v 2004 Memos > Message from President Bacow > Tufts Mourns the Loss of John Dowling > Naming Gift for the Veterinary School > News Update and Announcements	Home » Community Memos » 2004 Memos » Naming Gift for the Veterinary School Naming Gift for the Veterinary School To: Tufts Community From: President Lawrence S. Bacow Date: Sept 8, 2004 Dear Colleagues and Students: I am delighted to announce that Cummings Foundation has committed to investing $50 million in the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine over the next 15 years. This gift is the largest in the history of Tufts University, and believed to be the largest ever to a veterinary school. In recognition of this extraordinary commitment, the veterinary school will be renamed the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in a ceremony next spring. William S. Cummings is the president of Cummings Foundation and founder of Cummings Properties, LLC. He is a graduate and trustee emeritus of Tufts University and was an overseer of our medical school. He has received numerous honors for his leadership including the Tufts University Distinguished Service Award, the highest award that Tufts gives to an alumnus. He was the founder and publisher of three community newspapers and has been involved in many philanthropic activities including 25 years as a director of the Woburn Boys and Girls Club. In 1998 he was named Real Estate Entrepreneur of the Year for New England by Ernst & Young. Cummings Foundation previously endowed the Cummings Family Chair in Entrepreneurship and Business Economics at Tufts. Upon making the gift, Bill Cummings said, "The mission of Cummings Foundation is to invest in organizations that make contributions to our society. We were moved to recommend this commitment due to the practical, entrepreneurial spirit of Tufts University in general, and Tufts Veterinary School in particular. This collaboration will help to provide the resources necessary for the school to sustain its vision. We are honored to support this world class institution of higher learning." One measure of a just society is how well it takes care of those that cannot take care of themselves. People who devote their lives to animals are among the most caring and unselfish among us. The Cummings Foundation gift appropriately recognizes their selfless commitment, and the commitment of the school to the health and welfare of companion animals, farm animals, and wildlife. At the only veterinary school in New England, our veterinary clinicians and scientists work tirelessly to improve animal health, human health and ecosystem health, through their research in this region and around the world. The gift from Cummings Foundation will provide important funding to greatly strengthen the educational, research, and clinical mission of the veterinary school. Tufts University is enormously grateful to Bill Cummings and Cummings Foundation for their generosity. Sincerely, Lawrence S. Bacow, President
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