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An Impactful Gift
UMass Amherst College of Nursing Receives $21.5 Million Donation
By George O’Brien
Transformative.
Allison Vorderstrasse acknowledged that this is a powerful word with spe-
cific meaning; it is not, or should not be, used arbitrarily.
But when it comes to the $21.5 million dona- tion from the Elaine Nicpon Marieb Foundation to UMass Amherst, and, more specifically, its College of Nursing — the largest single gift ever given to the school — that descriptive adjective certainly fits.
“This gift will support multiple areas of our mission that align so well with Elaine Marieb’s legacy.”
“We know that, in order to transform care,
we must first transform education,” said Vorder- strasse, dean of the school of Nursing, noting that the school will now bear the name of the woman who graduated with a master’s degree from the program in 1985 and passed away in 2018. “As
a center of discovery — and true to our name-
Allison Vorderstrasse says the $21.5 million gift from the Marieb Foundation will allow the nursing program to move forward with its mission more rapidly.
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