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Leon O. Jacobson Society

$10,000 and greater
The Leon O. Jacobson Society honors alumni, faculty and friends who support the Division of the Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine with annual gifts of $10,000 or greater. The Leon O. Jacobson Society remembers Dr. Jacobson, who was an outstanding leader of the Biological Sciences Division. Dr. Jacobson administered the first successful cancer chemotherapy and helped pioneer the study of bone marrow transplant. He served as Dean of the Division from 1966 to 1975 and believed in giving students the opportunity to "go as far as they could go."

Charles B. Huggins Society

$5,000-$9,999
The Charles B. Huggins Society honors alumni, faculty and friends who support the Division of the Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine with annual gifts of $5,000-$9,999. The Charles B. Huggins Society honors the legacy of Dr. Huggins, one of the University's original faculty members when the medical school was founded in 1927. During his sixty years at the University he founded a renowned cancer research laboratory, trained and inspired numerous prominent medical scientists, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for discovering a new principle for the treatment of advanced cancer.

Helen Culver Society

$1,500-$4,999
The Helen Culver Society honors alumni, faculty and friends who support the Division of the Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine with annual gifts of $1,500-$4,999. The Helen Culver Society recognizes Miss Culver, whose gifts helped build the University of Chicago's first four laboratories in the quadrangle, and provided for the instruction of research scientists and medical students.


Other Giving Societies

Additionally, members of the following giving clubs continue to provide the loyal support necessary to sustain the standard of excellence established by both the Division of the Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine.

The Midway Club

$500-$1,499

The Gateway Club

$200-$499

The Century Club

$100-$199