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NAM 2020 Annual Meeting Donor Listing Consolidated Final Version 2019 Honor Roll of Donors We gratefully acknowledge the following members and friends who have made generous charitable lifetime contributions. Their collective, private philanthropy enhances the impact of the Academies as advisor to the nation on matters of science, engineering, and medicine. Recently, three new giving societies were introduced, recognizing donors at $250,000 and above. Boldfaced names are NAM members. The Lincoln Society In recognition of members and friends who have made lifetime contributions of $1,000,000 or more to the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, or National Academy of Medicine. Bruce and Betty Alberts Irwin and Joan Jacobs Richard L. and Hinda G. Richard and Rita Atkinson Robert L. and Anne K. Rosenthal* Norman R. Augustine James Martine A. Rothblatt Craig and Barbara Barrett Kenneth A. Jonsson* Jack W. and Valerie Rowe Jordan* and Rhoda Baruch Fred Kavli* Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. Daniel E. Koshland, Jr.* Prize Fund of the Russ Arnold and Mabel Tillie K. Lubin* College of Engineering Beckman* Whitney* and Betty and Technology at Ohio Leonard Blavatnik MacMillan University Harry E. Bovay, Jr.* John F. McDonnell Dame Jillian Sackler Donald L. Bren George P. Mitchell* Raymond* and Beverly Harvey V. Fineberg and The Ambrose Monell Sackler Mary E. Wilson Foundation Bernard and Rhoda Sarnat* Bernard M. Gordon Gordon and Betty Moore Leonard D. Schaeffer Cecil H. Green* Philip and Sima Sara Lee and Axel Schupf Michael and Sheila Held* Needleman James H. and Marilyn William R. and Rosemary B. Peter O’Donnell, Jr. Simons Hewlett* Robert* and Mayari Pritzker John and Janet Swanson Ming and Eva Hsieh Listed below are individuals who became members of the Lincoln Society between January 1 and October 7, 2020: Marci and James J. Truchard Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling *Deceased The Franklin Society In recognition of members and friends who have made lifetime contributions of $500,000 to $999,999 to the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, or National Academy of Medicine. Rose-Marie and Jack R. Eugene Garfield Foundation Dane* and Mary Louise Anderson* Theodore Geballe Miller John and Elizabeth Penny and Bill George, Oliver E. and Gerda K. Armstrong George Family Nelson* Kenneth E. Behring Foundation Shela and Kumar Patel Gordon Bell Christa and Detlef Gloge William J. Rutter Elkan R.* and Gail F. Blout William T.* and Catherine Henry and Susan Samueli Carson Family Charitable Morrison Golden Herbert A. and Dorothea P. Trust Alexander Hollaender* Simon* Charina Endowment Fund Thomas V. Jones* Raymond S. Stata Ralph J.* and Carol M. Cindy and Jeong Kim Roy and Diana Vagelos Cicerone Ralph and Claire Landau Andrew and Erna* Viterbi James McConnell Clark Asta and William W. Lang* Alan M. Voorhees* Henry David* Ruben F.* and Donna Anthony J. Yun and Richard Evans* Mettler Kimberly A. Bazar The Curie Society In recognition of members and friends who have made lifetime contributions of $250,000 to $499,999 to the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, or National Academy of Medicine. The Agouron Institute George and Christine Ralph S. O’Connor* W.O. Baker* Gloeckler Kenneth H. Olsen* Warren L. Batts Jerome H.* and Barbara N. Ann and Michael Ramage Elwyn* and Jennifer Grossman Simon Ramo* Berlekamp John O. Hallquist Anne and Walt Robb Daniel Branton John L. Hennessy Matthew L. Rogers and George* and Virginia Chad and Ann Holliday Swati Mylavarapu Bugliarello William R. Jackson* Stephen* and Anne Ryan Clarence S. Coe* Anita K. Jones H.E. Simmons* Rosie and Stirling A. Mary and Howard* Kehrl Judy Swanson Colgate* Kent Kresa Ted Turner W. Dale and Jeanne C. Robin K. and Rose M. Leslie L. Vadasz Compton* McGuire Martha Vaughan Lance and Susan Davis Janet and Richard M.* Charles M.* and Rebecca M. David and Miriam Donoho Morrow Vest Ruth and Victor Dzau Clayton Daniel and Patricia Wm. A. Wulf Dotty and Gordon England L. Mote Anonymous (1) *Deceased The Curie Society (cont.) Listed below are individuals who became members of the Curie Society between January 1 and October 7, 2020: John and Pat Anderson Mark J. Levin Julie and Alton D. Romig, Jr. The Einstein Society In recognition of members and friends who have made lifetime contributions of $100,000 to $249,999 to the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, or National Academy of Medicine. Laura E. and John D. Arnold G. Wayne Clough Nan and Chuck Geschke Holt Ashley* Barry and Bobbi Coller Jack and Linda Gill Nadine Aubry and John L. John D. Corbett* Martin E. and Lucinda Batton Ross and Stephanie Corotis Glicksman Francisco J. and Hana Ayala Ruth David and Stan Dains Avram Goldstein* William F. Ballhaus, Sr.* Roman W. DeSanctis Robert W. Gore David Baltimore Robert* and Florence Paul and Judy Gray Thomas D.* and Janice H. Deutsch Corbin Gwaltney Barrow Nicholas M. Donofrio Margaret A. Hamburg and H.H. and Eleanor F. Paul M. Doty* Peter F. Brown Barschall* Charles W. Duncan, Jr. William M. Haney III Donald and Joan Beall George and Maggie Eads Wesley L. Harris Daniel and Frances Berg Robert and Cornelia Eaton George* and Daphne Diane and Norman The Eleftheria Foundation Hatsopoulos Bernstein James O. Ellis, Jr. and Jane E. Henney and Robert Bharati and Murty Elisabeth Paté-Cornell Graham Bhavaraju Emanuel and Peggy Lyda Hill Chip and Belinda Epstein Jane Hirsh Blankenship Thomas E. Everhart Michael W. Hunkapiller Erich Bloch* Peter Farrell Jennie S. Hwang Barry W. Boehm Michiko So* and Lawrence M. Blakeman Ingle Gopa and Arindam Bose Finegold Richard B. Johnston, Jr. David G. Bradley Tobie and Daniel J.* Fink Trevor O. Jones Lewis M. Branscomb George and Ann Fisher Thomas Kailath Sydney Brenner* Delbert A. and Beverly C. Yuet Wai and Alvera Kan Malin Burnham Fisher John and Wilma Kassakian Ursula Burns and Lloyd Robert C.* and Marilyn G. Leon K. and Olga Bean Forney Kirchmayer* Chau-Chyun and Li-Li Chen Harold K.* and Betty Forsen Frederick A. Klingenstein John and Assia Cioffi William L. and Mary Kay William I. Koch Paul Citron and Margaret Friend Gail F. Koshland Carlson Citron Christopher Galvin Jill Howell Kramer A. James Clark* William H. and Melinda F. Gates III *Deceased The Einstein Society (cont.) John W. Landis* Jaya and Venky Georges C. St. Laurent, Jr. Janet and Barry Lang Narayanamurti Arnold and Constance Ming-wai Lau Ellen and Philip Neches Stancell Gerald and Doris Laubach Ronald and Joan Nordgren Richard J. and Bobby Ann David M.* and Natalie Susan and Franklin M. Orr, Stegemeier Lederman Jr. Edward C. Stone Bonnie Berger and Frank David Packard* F. William Studier Thomson Leighton Charles and Doris Pankow* Thomas and Marilyn Sutton Thomas M. Leps* Larry* and Carol Papay Charlotte and Morris Frances and George Ligler Jack S. Parker* Tanenbaum R. Noel Longuemare Arogyaswami J. Paulraj Peter and Vivian Teets Asad M., Gowhartaj, and Edward E. Penhoet Hemant K. and Suniti Jamal Madni Allen E.* and Marilynn Thapar Davis L. Masten and Puckett James M. Tien and Ellen S. Christopher Ireland Richard F. and Terri W. Weston Roger L. McCarthy Rashid Gary and Diane Tooker Michael and Pat McGinnis Alexander Rich* Katherine K. and John J. William W. McGuire Arthur D. Riggs Tracy Burt* and Deedee McMurtry Ronald L. Rivest John C. Wall Marcia K. McNutt Henry M. Rowan* Robert and Joan Wertheim Rahul Mehta Joseph E. and Anne P. Robert M.* and Mavis E. G. William* and Ariadna Rowe* White Miller Jonathan J. Rubinstein John C. Whitehead* Ronald D. Miller Maxine L. Savitz Jean D. Wilson Stanley L. Miller* Walter Schlup* Ken Xie Sanjit K. and Nandita Mitra Wendy and Eric Schmidt Tachi and Leslie Yamada Joe and Glenna Moore David E. Shaw Adrian Zaccaria David* and Lindsay Richard P. Simmons Alejandro Zaffaroni* Morgenthaler Harold C. and Carol H. Sox Peter Zandan Narayana and Sudha Murty Robert F. and Lee S. Sproull Janet and Jerry Zucker Anonymous (3) Listed below are individuals who became members of the Einstein Society between January 1 and October 7, 2020: Cleopatra and Eugen Cabuz Diana S. and Michael D. Jane and Norman N. Li Julie H. and Robert J. King Stella and Steve Matson Desnick Louis Lange Leonard Kent* and Kayleen Edward D. Lazowska and Thomas Lyndsay C. Downs *Deceased The NAM Society In recognition of NAM members and friends who have made lifetime contributions of $20,000 to $99,999 to the National Academy of Medicine. $75,000 to $99,999 Jacqueline K. Barton and John K. Castle Gail L. Warden Peter B. Dervan Rudi* and Sonja Schmid $50,000 to $74,999 John R. Ball Bradford H. Gray Samuel O. Thier Stuart Bondurant* and Kathryn S. and Peter S. Kim Robert E. Tranquada Susan Ehringhaus Woodrow A. Myers, Jr. Torsten N. Wiesel Peggy and Thomas Caskey Robert M.* and Marilyn R. Ronald A. Williams Purnell W. Choppin Nerem Elias A. Zerhouni Pedro M. Cuatrecasas Maxine F. Singer Anonymous (2) William H. Danforth Joan A. and Thomas A.* Steitz $20,000 to $49,999 Francois and Doris Abboud Mary Sue Coleman Nancy S. and Thomas S. Nancy Adler and Arnold Molly J. Coye Inui Milstein Jane and Worth B.* The Henry J. Kaiser Family Dyanne D. Affonso Daniels, Jr. Foundation Frances H. Arnold Nathaniel E. David Tadamitsu Kishimoto K. Frank Austen Johanna T. Dwyer Edward A. and Kathryn F. Jack D. Barchas Martha P. and Mark C. Kravitz Paul Berg Fishman Cato and Cynthia Kenneth I. Berns Norman and Deann Gant Laurencin Mary and Dennis Bier Richard L. and Lois E. Ruth Watson Lubic Maureen Bisognano Garwin Patricia and George Floyd E.
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