The object of this auxiliary shall be to cooperate with The University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation in the maintenance of the cancer research program at the University of Chicago and in the fulfillment of this purpose to obtain funds for the support of the program of study and research into the cause, prevention, and cure of cancer and other neoplastic diseases carried on at the University.
Don Randel, PhD, University of Chicago President 2002-2006, welcomed the UCCRF Auxiliary Board into the Harper Society’s Founders Circle in May of 2006. Receiving the recognition are Margo Calvetti Frost (center), 2006 President, and Nancy Napolo (right), 2007 Co-President. Named for the University’s first president, William Rainey Harper, the Harper Society recognizes donors whose cumulative gifts in support of the University total $500,000 or more. Within the Harper Society, the Founders Circle celebrates the legacy of the University of Chicago’s first benefactors by recognizing alumni, friends, corporations, and foundations that have made cumulative gifts of $1 million or more. |