Donor Stories

Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to the National Academies.

Making an Investment in the Future
Before his first annual meeting ended, Asad Madni (2011) knew that the National Academy of Engineering represented his family's philanthropic values.
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Investing in Impact
If anyone knows the importance of impact, it's Ken Shine. As president of the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine) from 1992...
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Doing "Something Bigger" for the NAE
Daniel Berg (NAE '76) has long been an active member and generous supporter of the National Academy of Engineering.
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A Quiet Gift With Big Impact
Bill Lang (NAE '78) was not one to back away from complicated challenges.
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A Bequest for a Better Future
Although many of their peers have long since retired, both Robert Briskman (NAE, 2014) and his wife, Lenore, are still hard at work.
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Bequest Supporting the Mission
National Academy of Engineering members Corale (1999) and Jim (2002) Brierley consider their involvement in the NAE and the National Research Council one of the most important aspects of their lives.
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Deferred Charitable Gift Annuity
Ellis Cowling has been an active member of NAS for more than half of his life, serving for many years on both the NAS Council and the Committee for Science, Engineering, and Public Policy.
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Bequest of Retirement Plan Assets
Jim Reisa's Generous Gift to Support the Work of the Academies Adds to His Legacy
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A Bequest to Further Important Work
Van C. Mow, a member of the National Academy of Engineering (1991) and the National Academy of Medicine.
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Couple Supports NAM Dissemination Efforts
They've been married for 19 years, but Rosemary A. Stevens, Ph.D., ('73) and Jack Barchas, M.D., ('81) have been members of the National Academy of Medicine, even longer.
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