Legacy Donors

Explore legacy gift stories and different ways to give.

  • Investing in the Future
    Investing in the Future
    How did Nella Webster-O'Grady '71 find herself one of three women in the Argyros School of Business and Economics in the...
  • Education is Salvation
    Education is Salvation
    Larry (M.A. '72) and Sandee Collier believe in the life-changing power of education. "Education is salvation," emphasizes...
  • Supporting Education through a Global Perspective
    Supporting Education through a Global Perspective
    After working for many years in international business and extensive overseas travel, Jane Clark deeply values a global...
  • A New Trend for Young Alumni: Planning Decades in Advance
    A New Trend for Young Alumni: Planning Decades in Advance
    Wills, living trusts and last wishes. Such extremely important topics— and yet many of us don't plan to think about them...
  • Young Alumni Legacy Giving on the Rise
    Young Alumni Legacy Giving on the Rise
    Alex Popescu '10 took steps towards creating his legacy earlier than many other alumni.
  • Giving With a Global Perspective
    Giving With a Global Perspective
    Sussan Mashhoodi '82 knows firsthand the value of global citizenship. As a teenager, she left Iran to attend Chapman University just before...
  • Never Too Young to Have a Plan
    Never Too Young to Have a Plan
    When class of 1998 alumni Jason and Nicole (Lejuwaan) Hernandez married, they developed a will as an essential component of their family planning.
  • Professor Creates a Legacy in Education
    Professor Creates a Legacy in Education
    Dr. Joel Colbert and his wife, Donna, are lifelong educators who are passionate about their vocation. Donna retired from the Los Angeles Unified School...
  • Giving as a Strategy for Retirement
    Giving as a Strategy for Retirement
    Mamie Yong Maywhort '78 started her philanthropic journey with a $25 gift to Chapman University soon after she graduated. She and her husband...
  • A Legacy of Leadership Through Philanthropy
    A Legacy of Leadership Through Philanthropy
    Kalani Mench '13 was the first in his family to attend Chapman University. During his freshman year, his parents...
  • Champions for Tolerance and Diversity
    Champions for Tolerance and Diversity
    In 2005, Irving and Nancy Chase were invited to attend a gala for the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education at Chapman University.
  • A Call to Give
    A Call to Give
    According to Nancy Brink, the director of the Office of Church Relations at Chapman University, the Disciples of Christ community on campus is "small and mighty."
  • Strengthening Chapman's Disciples Roots
    Strengthening Chapman's Disciples Roots
    Rev. Dr. Ben Bohren has been a part of the Chapman Family since 1978, more than 40 years. He moved to Orange to be a minister at First Christian Church, right down...
  • A Lifetime of Dedication
    A Lifetime of Dedication
    Karen Haren '72 has dedicated her life to making a difference, including a 27-year career at Harvesters, a regional food bank serving a 26-county area...
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