For progress. For patients.

theBAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOUNDATIONtorch spring 2009 Rudy Giuliani to Crystal Charity Ball to raise $750,000 headline EveryMan™ in support of Fetal Care Center ormer New he Crystal Charity Ball will York City raise money this year to help chil- Mayor and dren who haven’t yet been born. The presidential organization, which supports Dallas Fcandidate Rudy TCounty children’s charities, has committed to Giuliani will be the raise $750,000 for the Fetal Care Center at guest speaker as Baylor Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. The Health Care System funds will help the fetal care center become the Foundation hosts entry point for comprehensive obstetrical care Former New York City for high-risk pregnancies. the second annual Mayor Rudy Giuliani EveryMan™ dinner The center plans to enhance its facility to on May 13 at the Ritz-Carlton in Dallas. accommodate complicated cases, acquire endos- Giuliani’s father died of prostate cancer in copy and laser equipment for in-utero surgeries, Dr. Kevin Magee with the Faulk triplets, Sage, Levi and Jillian, the first triplets treated at the 1981, and Giuliani was diagnosed and success- and provide training for additional physicians Fetal Care Center. fully treated for the disease in 2000. and nurses. It also seeks to improve care coordi- EveryMan™ raises money to support prostate nation, patient education and professional coun- medicine – to perform advanced fetal surgeries cancer research, community outreach, seling. Expanded clinical research will allow here at Baylor so that mothers don’t have to travel expanded technology and patient care through- Baylor Dallas to offer advanced treatments, and to get the vital care their babies need,” said Kevin out Baylor Health Care System. an improved Web portal will offer better access Magee, M.D. “We are grateful to The Crystal The event’s honorary chairman will be for referring obstetricians and/or mothers. Charity Ball for helping make this possible.” Thomas O. Hicks,chairman and chief execu- By doing so, the Fetal Care Center at Baylor Approximately 300 cases are referred to the tive officer of Hicks Holdings LLC. Dallas will become one of fewer than 10 centers Fetal Care Center each year. For more information about EveryMan™, in the U.S. that provide a full spectrum of fetal For more information about supporting the contact Marcus Baker at 214.820.2681 or interventions and surgeries. Fetal Care Center, contact Roxann Garcia at [email protected]. “We are ready to enter the future of fetal 214.820.8196 or [email protected].

Lively teams up with Foundation as strategic development consultant aylor Health Care System leverage his expertise and contacts to assist Baylor qualified to advise Baylor Health Care System Foundation has added a veteran in our goal of becoming one of the nation’s pre- Foundation as it develops its most ambitious and fundraiser to its team, appointing Bill eminent health care organizations. We are hon- important philanthropic initiative to date,” said Lively as its senior strategic develop- ored to have him as part of our team.” Joel Allison, president and chief executive officer Bment consultant. Bill From 2000 through 2008, Bill served as found- of Baylor Health Care System. will offer counsel in the ing president and chief executive officer of the Bill said he chose Baylor as his next project development and imple- Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foun- because of his profound appreciation of the mentation of a long- dation. Under his leadership, the campaign to impact Baylor will have on the delivery of high- term philanthropic plan build the center generated more than $334 mil- quality health care services. for Baylor Health Care lion, including 129 gifts of $1 million or more. “Strategic, high-dollar fundraising is the System. Initially, he will At the beginning of 2009, Bill became presi- product of a noble organization guided by a offer advice on fundrais- Bill Lively dent and CEO of the North Texas Super Bowl long-term strategic plan, managed by competent ing efforts for the new $350 million cancer XLV Host Committee. He also serves as presi- staff and supported by a legion of dedicated vol- center at Baylor University Medical Center dent of the endowment trust for the Dallas unteers. Baylor has all of these things in place as at Dallas. Center for the Performing Arts Foundation. it begins the next generation of its important ser- “Bill will provide objective, expert advice “Bill’s experience during the campaign to build vice to Dallas and the region,” Bill said. based on his experience with successful philan- the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts and his For more information about supporting the thropic activities and campaigns,” said Foundation quarter of a century of service to Southern Foundation’s initiatives, call 214.820.3136 or president Rowland K. Robinson. “He will Methodist University make him uniquely e-mail [email protected].

DEPARTMENTS NEWS, PROJECTS AND CAMPAIGNS Focus on Research ______3 Crystal Charity Ball Supports Fetal Care Center__ 1 President’s Letter ______5 Lively Teams Up with Foundation______1 Gift Planning ______7 Penson Gift Honors Physicians ______2 Chairman’s Letter ______7 Work Begins on McKinney Hospital ______3 Why I Give ... ______4 EVENTS The Foundation’s Top Donors______4 EveryMan™ ______1 Bernstein Gift Funds Nursing Scholarships______6 Foundation Remembers Boone Powell Sr.______2 Nurses Share Stories with Board Members ______6 PROFILES Perot Systems Gift Helps Patients Be Kids ______8 Dr. Ron Jones ______3 Brigonnet Joins BRI as Vice President, COO_ ____ 8 Tom Dunning ______6 Roxann Garcia ______8

What’s Inside 3600 Gaston Avenue, Suite 100 Dallas, Texas 75246 214.820.3136 n [email protected] 2 spring 2009 THE TORCH

Pensons’ $500,000 gift honors physicians Foundation staff gives hen John G. “Jack” and back at homeless center Nancy Penson made a $500,000 gift to the new can- embers of the Baylor Health cer center at Baylor University Care System Foundation MedicalW Center at Dallas, they found a way not staff served lunch January 12 only to help those fighting cancer but also to honor to more than 600 at The a pair of physicians who are close to them. MBridge, Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance’s The gift was made in December in honor of downtown homeless assistance center. Nancy’s uncle, William Lee Hudson, M.D., “It was a rewarding experience to help a surgeon who practiced at Baylor Dallas in the those who are most in need,” said Foundation late 1930s, and John Brooks, M.D., their cur- Dr. William Lee Hudson Dr. John Brooks vice president Clare Graca. “It was very hum- rent internist. bling to provide something so basic and see “We wanted to give something back that would by January 2013. how much it was appreciated.” recognize the efforts of these fine physicians and “Our vision is for cancer patients to have their work at Baylor over the years, and we couldn’t access to advanced prevention, screening, diag- think of a better way than this,” Jack said. nosis and treatment close to their homes,” said The new cancer center is a $350 million proj- Baylor Health Care System Foundation presi- ect featuring a 450,000-square-foot outpatient dent Rowland K. Robinson. “Such a big plan building to be completed in early 2011. could not become a reality without gracious Additionally, Collins Hospital will be renovated donors like the Pensons.” into an inpatient cancer hospital with 120 rooms, For more information about the new cancer and Sammons Tower will become the hub for center, please contact Drew Oleson at 214.820.4721 medical oncology education and research or [email protected].

Foundation 30th anniversary Boone Powell Sr. was prepared for every challenge

he future belongs to those who prepare for it,” Boone Powell Sr. was fond of saying. Boone worked tire- “Tlessly to ensure that Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas was ready for everything that came its way. In 1975, after 27 years as the chief adminis- trator of Baylor Dallas, Boone stepped down to concentrate on fundraising for additional growth. Three years later, he used a $5 million endowment to create the Baylor University Medical Center Foundation. Throughout his career, Boone raised money to help Baylor reach its goals, bringing in more than $200 million from private benefactors dur- ing his time as a hospital administrator. But that’s not what he would want to be remembered for. “I don’t know anything about fundraising,” he once said. “I’m a builder, and if it takes money Gordon Caswell, Sid Levit, Boone Powell Sr., Buddy Minyard and Boone Powell Jr. in 1985 to build what Baylor needs, I’ll get it.” Boone established the Foundation to provide Foundation’s early efforts to develop financial friends. He was so effective because he was so a “medium for involvement of outstanding com- support. He established the Foundation as a cred- disarming.” munity leaders in the work of the medical cen- ible entity in ways that no one else could have. He also made it hard for people to say no ter, widely promoting quality patient care and “He reached out to all people,” said Lindalyn when Baylor came calling, said Perry Gross, research, as well as new and innovative educa- Adams, an original board member who still M.D., who was also on the original Foundation tional and training programs,” according to its works for the Foundation. “He was friends with board. original articles of incorporation. the presidents of all the major banks. He knew “He would always say, ‘This is an opportunity His long tenure as executive head of Baylor the community, he knew who the leaders were, you don’t want to miss.’” Dallas and the respect with which he was regarded and he recruited them to come help at Baylor. Once he had won them over, Boone arranged in North Texas made Boone effective in the “He was a people person, and everyone for Foundation board members to hear presen- thought the world of him. You always tations from doctors on the latest technology and thought you were one of his greatest programs, a practice that continues today. “His greatest realization was that he needed to keep raising funds,” Lindalyn said. “He led the way.” The Foundation has distributed more than $300 million to Baylor Health Care System since 1978. Boone retired as president of the Foundation in 1983, but he continued to serve as a senior consultant until he passed away in 1996. This is the third article in a series focusing on the contributions of the individuals who have built a legacy through Baylor Health Care System Foundation and those who are carrying on the David Hitt and Boone Powell Sr. Billy Graham and Boone Powell Sr. philanthropic tradition. THE TORCH spring 2009 3

Plans continue for $213 million medical center in McKinney

aylor Health Car e System con- Baylor Health Care System tinues to develop plans for the $213 Baylor medical center million Baylor Medical Center at at mckinney McKinney. The facility will include a 95-bed, four-story Baylor Medical Center at McKinney will provide: B n hospital and a medical office complex. It is Obstetrics and gynecology Baylor Medical Center at McKinney n General surgery expected to be completed by November 2010 on n Cardiovascular care, including cardiac catheterization 58 acres at the northwest corner of Highway 380 RTKL Architects, CB Richard Ellis and n Gastroenterology, including endoscopy services and Lake Forest Drive. Physician practices will be MEDCO Construction are developing the hos- n Orthopedics located in the adjacent medical office building. pital and property. n Neurology and neurosurgery Stan Tatum will lead the fundraising effort For information about supporting the new n Internal medicine and serve as development manager for the McKinney hospital, contact Stan Tatum at n Full-service emergency department n Extensive outpatient services new facility. 469.742.9782 or [email protected]. physician profile ron jones, M.D.

on Jones, M.D., has been the chief with the bone marrow unit. She had two more I took ballroom dancing lessons for 15 years until of surgery for Baylor University Medical years of a very good life. She had aortic stenosis 2007. … And I was the medical director who, in Center at Dallas since 1987 and is direc- and was scheduled to have a second aortic valve conjunction with the fire department, established tor of the general surgery residency replacement when she suddenly died. But we were ambulance service in Dallas in 1970. Rprogram. He came able to celebrate our 52nd wedding anniversary. to Dallas in 1960 for What Foundation project are you passionate a surgery residency about? How are you involved in it? at Parkland and has I’m interested in graduate medical education. Jones treated JFK, Oswald been in Dallas ever There are eight endowed lectureships in the n Nov. 22, 1963, Dr. Jones, a young chief since. He grew up in department of surgery. Nationally known Osurgery resident at Parkland Memorial Hospital, Harrison, Arkan- surgeons annually give these lectures. was having lunch when he heard several pages over the loudspeaker for department chairmen. sas, and has three Tell us about your educational and professional On learning that President John F. Kennedy had grown children, background. been shot, he quickly made his way to the Cynthia Ja ne I graduated from medical school at the University emergency room. Lambert, Douglas of Tennessee at Memphis. My general practice Once there, he helped perform a tracheotomy, Jones Mary residency was at the University of Oklahoma, inserted an IV and intubated the president’s chest. and Dr. Ron Jones Snow. with subspecialties in internal medicine and But within 10 minutes, it was clear Kennedy could What do you like most about Baylor? Why surgery. After a three-year general practice not be resuscitated. “I remembered a lecture in medical school by one would you recommend it to a friend? program, I decided I liked surgery, so I came to of the professors, who said, ‘Be sure of your I would recommend it because of the quality of Parkland for a general surgery residency and diagnoses and treatment because someday you may the facility and the physicians, and you feel it’s a stayed at UT Southwestern Medical School for be treating the president of the bank,’ Dr. Jones safe place for people to come. No matter what 23 years and was acting chief of surgery from said. “I grew up in Harrison, Arkansas, and by some happens, you’re pretty much assured that there’s 1974–76. I’ve been at Baylor for 22 years as chief astronomical odds found myself treating the president of the United States.” somebody who will take care of it. of surgery. Two days later, Dr. Jones was called to the What is a special story that you have about an What are your hobbies or interests? emergency room to treat another patient with a experience with Baylor? I collect antique French clocks. gunshot wound, and he performed some of the My wife, Jane, had a stem cell transplant for Most would be surprised to know that … same procedures on Lee Harvey Oswald. lymphoma leukemia. I had a special experience I raise cattle and have a farm in Arkansas. …

F CUS ON RESEARCH

Baylor researchers reveal the healing power of certain foods

esearchers at Baylor Research sensitivity of the cells “Research has demonstrated that curry powder Institute (BRI) are looking into to anything that might can inhibit tumor growth without affecting whether the foods you eat might just damage its DNA.” healthy cells.” contribute to a healthier you. In another study, Dr. Goel and his colleagues are looking into R One study set out to explore the connection Baylor researchers how curcumin might bring relief to people with between the Mediterranean diet and a lower inci- reviewed literature on inflammatory bowel disease. dence of cancer and heart disease. Researchers curcumin, a principal Drs. Boland and Goel have also demon- focused on extra-virgin olive oil and discovered component of curry strated that Annurca apples, green tea, grapes

that compounds in it can help fight damaged powder. According to Dr. Rick Boland and berries have disease-fighting properties. cells that can develop into cancer. BR I i nve st ig ator “By identifying the beneficial compounds in “The olive oil was toxic to tumor cells using Ajay Goel, Ph.D., every study has demon- various foods, you could create a rationally the gene that serves as the body’s alarm system strated curcumin’s power as an anti-cancer designed dietary plan that would be optimally and prevents replication of damaged cells,” compound. preventive,” Dr. Boland said. “You use a little said Rick Boland, M.D., a BRI investigator “In India, it’s common to treat cuts, bruises bit of olive oil to sauté things, a little bit of curry and gastroenterologist at Baylor University and swelling with a paste made with curry and have a glass of wine,” Dr. Goel said. “I don’t Medical Center at Dallas. “The olive oil powder, so we know it has anti-inflammatory think anybody’s going to complain about eat- activated this alarm system and heightened the and antibacterial properties,” Dr. Goel said. ing that kind of diet.” 4 spring 2009 THE TORCH

Why I Give ... Philanthropy is a way of life for Wayne family

uring a weak economy, both Ernie said helping others that connects the Waynes investors and philanthropists was something she grew up across generations. search for key indicators of a posi- with. “My parents were always tive long-term investment: a strong “My mother was very very philanthropic, but very Dcore and a high return on investment. much interested in taking quietly so,” Sue said. “It Entrepreneur Herman Lay, co-founder of care of the next person. wasn’t really something they Frito-Lay and PepsiCo, defined the type of strong Things were bad in the ’30s, talked about. It was not until core that defines long-term success in both busi- but my parents found ways the bypass surgery that it all ness and philanthropy: to help people,” she said. came out into the open and “You look for management people and a busi- “That was our way of living. became a family discussion. ness that’s growing, esprit de corps and integrity. We expected to do it.” It became the central focus of Ernestine “Ernie” Wayne, Cynthia Krause, Baylor has all these elements. As a competitive Ernie and Brad contin- Sue Wayne Strauss and Jon Wayne their lives. We talked about it person, I like working with a winner.” ued to support philanthropic and made family decisions. Herman, the first chairman of the board of causes, but health crises changed how they It’s made an impact on my life and on my rela- Baylor Health Care System Foundation, is not approached their philanthropy. After Ernie had tionship with my children.” the only one who has found value in Baylor. bypass surgery, the Waynes established the People can put the skills they use when build- The Wayne family, headed by Ernestine Caring Hearts® program, which brought in for- ing their businesses into effect when looking for “Ernie” and the late Bradley Wayne, has been mer heart patients to support, comfort and guide ways to support worthy causes, Jon said. a generous supporter of initiatives at Baylor those receiving cardiovascular care. “It’s another opportunity to be creative,” Jon University Medical Center at Dallas since the “You can put your name on a room, but it said. “The same ingenuity that built the business 1980s. They have passed that love of giving on doesn’t do anything for them,” Ernie said. “Our can also build amazing programs.” to their children, Sue Wayne Strauss, Marcy volunteers help patients when they are in their Ernie said finding what she cared about at Grace and Jon Wayne. moment of greatest need. If you can’t get pas- Baylor has created a sense of purpose. “Money is the last thing we think about,” sionate about that, you have no passion.” “It’s life’s payback,” she said. “We were put Ernie said. “It’s the need.” Sue said philanthropy has become something here for a reason.”

The Foundation’s top donors

aylor Health Care System Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Harrison III Mr. and Mrs. Mike J. Lafitte a separately incorporated not-for- Ms. Ladell Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Lamkin profit organization, raises and manages charitable funds for Baylor Health Care System. Mr. and Mrs. Doyle N. Hartman Ann B. Lancaster Memorial Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Allen D. Lassiter Sr. Since its inception in 1978, the Foundation has distributed more than $300 million Hawn Foundation, Inc. Ms. Linda Last HDR Architecture Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy D. Lawson to Baylor Health Care System. It has a donor base of close to 8,000 individuals, cor- Mr. and Mrs. Randy Heady James William Lazzaro Foundation porations and foundations. We would like to thank the generous donors who have supported our Mr. and Mrs. Hammond H. Heath Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lemak B Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Hefner Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Levitt mission over the years. Here is a list of those who gave $2,500 or more in calendar year 2008: Ms. Nancy Heller Marjorie K. and Milton P. Levy Family Mr. and Mrs. Barry N. Henry Fund of Communities Foundation The High Q Foundation, Inc. of Texas Highland Park Independent School District Dr. and Mrs. Marlon Levy Abbott Laboratories E. K. Boon Family Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Cristol Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Ficke Highland Park Presbyterian Church Lilly ABComm, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bosler Mr. and Mrs. Harlan R. Crow Ms. Nina Cortell and Dr. Robert L. Fine Mr. Al G. Hill Jr. Little Elm Investment Company Ltd ACIG Insurance Company Bosque Foundation David M. Crowley Foundation First National Bank Southwest Ms. Lyda Hill Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. Boston Scientific Corporation Mary Carter Crowley Family Fund of Mr. Dean Flowers Mrs. Peggy Sloan Hill Mr. and Mrs. Alan W. Losinger Mr. and Mrs. John L. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stephen Boyd Communities Foundation of Texas Ford Family Foundation Hillcrest Foundation, founded by Ms. Jennifer Lueken Advanced Health Media Ms. Billye B. Bradley Crowley-Carter Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. Forrester Mrs. W. W. Caruth, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Ted L. Lyon Allard Family Living Trust Ms. Dora Bradley Ronny Crownover Marrow Ms. Martha L. Foster and Hoblitzelle Foundation Ms. Jean B. Maier-Dean Mr. and Mrs. Joel T. Allison Bray Family Trust Foundation, Inc. Mr. William B. Skiles Mr. and Mrs. Steve J. Hodges Mankoff Family Foundation Allie Beth Allman Real Estate Bremner Duke Healthcare Real Estate Cummings Electrical, Inc. Ms. Sandra Gail Pirkle Foster The Hoglund Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Mann Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Altemore III Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Brierley Curtain Wall Design & Consulting, Inc. Ms. Teresa Foster-Krenik The Holbrook Company, Inc. Masimo Americas Inc American Radiology Associates, P.A. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bright Dale Foundation Mr. Jay W. Fox Dr. and Mrs. Ferrin H. Holcomb McCall, Parkhurst & Horton L.L.P. Amgen, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Clay V. N. Bright Dallas Auction Gallery, LTD The Frankel Family Philanthropic Fund Rob and Charlyn Holmes Family Mr. and Mrs. Kelly F. McCann Sr. Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Dallas Nephrology Associates, P.A. of the Dallas Jewish Community Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Jack McCarter III Mr. and Mrs. Barry G. Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Dick Brooks The Dana Foundation Foundation Hologic, Inc. John R. McCune Charitable Trust Anwar Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Brundage Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David D. Franklin Drs. Gordon and Mary Moore Free The McGee Foundation Aramark Mr. and Mrs. James G. Buis Ms. Evelyn Y. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Denward L. Freeman Hosford Mr. and Mrs. Mike McMahon Mr. H. T. Ardinger Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David W. Burgher Sr. DaVita Total Renal Care, Inc. Gil and Lynn Friedlander Family Don M. and Kathryn B. Houseman Fund McMurry Mr. and Mrs. Jack Arthur Dr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Burgher Sr. Mr. Irving C. Deal Philanthropic Fund of the Dallas of Communities Foundation of Texas The McNarosa Foundation Astellas Pharma US Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burnham Mr. and Mrs. Darin DeFer Jewish Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Hudson Adeline and George McQueen AstraZeneca LP The Cabin Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Delk Mr. and Mrs. Jeff S. Fronterhouse Hassie Hunt Foundation, Inc. Foundation AT&T Thomas H. and Laverne Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. David B. Deniger Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. H. L. Hunt Fund of Communities Mr. and Mrs. John D. McStay AT&T Foundation Foundation Dr. James P. D’Etienne Galderma USA Foundation of Texas Mr. and Mrs. John B. McWhorter III The Marilyn Augur Family Foundation Cardiovascular Provider Resources, L. P. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Dickerson Galtney Family Fund of Greater Houston Hunt Consolidated, Inc / Hunt Oil Medtronic, Inc. Austin Industries, Inc. Donald J. & Linda J. Carter Fund of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Dickerson Community Foundation Company The Melchizedek Fund of Communities Auxiliary of Baylor Medical Center Communities Foundation of Texas Dr. Jiahuan Ding and Dr. Bingzhi Yang Gardere Wynne Sewell L.L.P. Mr. and Mrs. Ray L. Hunt Foundation of Texas Ellis County Mr. and Mrs. B. Gene Carter The Discovery Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jim Garison Hunton & Williams LLP Dr. and Mrs. Robert G. Mennel Stewart and Nan Bachman Donor Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Carter Diversified Healthcare Services, Inc. Gaston Episcopal Hospital Foundation International Psoriasis Council Merck & Co., Inc. Advised Fund of Wichita Falls Area Mr. and Mrs. Harvey B. Cash Dollar Properties, Inc. The Gayden Family Foundation IPA Foundation Merrill Lynch & Co. Community Foundation Baron and Darlene Cass Family Ms. Rosemary A. Domecki GE Healthcare Johnson & Johnson - Biosense Methodist Health Systems Baker Triangle Foundation Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Genentech, Inc. Webster, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Allen A. Meyer Ms. Margaret F. Ball Mr. and Mrs. A. Baron Cass III Foundation The Honorable and Mrs. Dwayne M. Johnson & Johnson - Centocor, Inc Dr. Mark W. Millard Bank of America Foundation Catholic Health Initiatives Mr. and Mrs. Ken Dowe Sr. Gentsch Johnson & Johnson - Scios, Inc. Millennium Motor Cars Bank of America, N.A. CB Richard Ellis Sally and Tom Dunning Advised Fund of Genzyme Mr. and Mrs. Bruce W. Jolesch William F. & Patricia L. Miller Family Bank of Texas, N.A. Celebration - AON Risk Services The Dallas Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. George Mr. Don Jollota Foundation Baptist Foundation of Texas Celgene Corporation Mr. and Mrs. William C. Duvall Jr. Pauline Allen Gill Foundation Gene and Jerry Jones Family Charities Mr. and Mrs. Vance C. Miller, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Barnes Jr. Centocor Ortho Biotech Services LLC Ms. Sheila Dye Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Ginsburg Mr. and Mrs. Phillip R. Jonsson Dr. and Mrs. John B. Miller III Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Barns Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Chapman East DeMarco Family Partners, LTD Mr. and Mrs. William P. Glass Mr. and Mrs. Clinton W. Josey Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bay Miltenberger Mr. and Mrs. James C. Barragan Jr. Mary K. Chapman Foundation Dr. Cara East and Dr. Daniel DeMarco GlaxoSmithKline Junior League of Dallas, Inc Minyard Founders Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Enrico Bartolucci Dr. and Mrs. Max B. Chennault Mr. and Mrs. Leldon E. Echols The Glazer’s Foundation Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Harvey R. Mitchell Jr. Bayer Corporation Mr. William G. Chesnut Edwin Watts Godwin Ronquillo PC International Mr. Marcelo B. Montaniel Baylor Medical Center at Garland – Mr. Ted Chigaros EmCare The Gold Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Kaminski Mr. and Mrs. William A. Montgomery Auxiliary Children’s Medical Center of Dallas EMS Management LLC Goldman Sachs Kanakuk Kamps Mrs. Rubye E. Morgan Baylor University Medical Center – Mrs. Wanda H. Chiles Mr. and Mrs. Gregg L. Engles Dr. Robert M. Goldstein and Mrs. Mary Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation Morgan Stanley Women’s Auxiliary The A. L. Chilton Foundation Entertainment Industry Foundation Jane Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kearney The Harry S. Moss Heart Trust Baylor Volunteer Corps Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Chu Jeannette Smith Eppler Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. William J. Goodwin The Kelly Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William E. Moss Mr. and Mrs. Webber Beall III CMPA, Inc. Ernst & Young LLP W. L. Gore & Associates Company Dr. George Kelso Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Mullins Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Beckham Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Coffee Jr. Ms. Diane Etheridge Mr. and Mrs. Mike L. Graham Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Kennerly Mr. and Mrs. David S. Muntz Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Beecherl Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Cohan Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Evans Jody and Sheila Grant Fund of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Key Donor Advised The Ginger Murchison Foundation Ms. Joyce Berkley Dr. Robert T. Collier The Roy Gene and Pamela Evans Communities Foundation of Texas Fund at the East Texas Community Lupe Murchison Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Berman James M. Collins Foundation Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gruner Foundation Mike A. Myers Foundation BJC Health System Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Colonnetta Jr. The Ewing Family Foundation GSWW Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Killingsworth N. W. Anesthesia Seminars, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Blanks Mr. and Mrs. Delmer R. Compton Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Fagadau Guaranty Financial Group / Ms. Deanne D. Kindred NCH Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood E. Blount Jr. Coppell Valley Ranch Early Childhood Mr. Richard G. Fagin Guaranty Bank Wallace, Barbara, and Kelly King Pauline and Austin Neuhoff Foundation Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals PTA Charles R. & Marian P. Fallen Mr. Jeff Haley Charitable Foundation Trust Newman Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Bohlen Cordis Corporation Family Trust Elizabeth L. and Russell F. Hallberg Mr. Robert S. Knowlton Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Norsworthy BOKF Foundation Corrigan Properties, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. S. Kent Fannon Foundation Mr. Jack D. Knox Northern Trust Company Mr. Benny J. Bolin Ms. Melinda Y. Costin Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Feather Jack and Jane Hamilton Fund of Kohl Foundation NorthStar Anesthesia, P.A. Mr. and Mrs. Pat S. Bolin Mr. and Mrs. Jeffry T. Courtwright Federation of Clinical Immunology Communities Foundation of Texas Mr. William A. Kramer Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Dr. Bruce A. Bollinger Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Cree Sr. Societies Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Hamilton Mr. Douglas W. Kreyling NTAGGL Books are Fun, Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Crier Jr. Anne and Alan Feld Fund of Mr. and Mrs. Walker G. Harman Sr. Darrell & Joann Lafitte Family Fund of Mr. and Mrs. Erle A. Nye Jr. Communities Foundation of Texas Ms. Linda Harrington Schwab Charitable Fund The Marilyn & Sonny Oates Foundation THE TORCH Spring 2009 5

Donors Make a Difference

s donors to Baylor Health Care System Foundation, you make a From the difference in the lives of individuals. Below is a list that we hope will serve as a reminder of the profound impact that your contributions make on lives in our President A community. Today, as a Baylor donor, I … CHANGE n Trained a new doctor who will go on n Performed an islet cell transplant so that a Welcome to 2009. to provide care for the underserved 19-year-old diabetic may live insulin-free. communities in our region. It is about a new president. n Helped a 15-year-old high school student It is about unimaginable events. n Diagnosed a woman in the very early learn to walk again after a traumatic stages of breast cancer, thanks to our brain injury. It is about how safe your assets are. new digital imager. It is about sustaining the financial system. n Safely delivered life-saving drugs to a It is about tough news. n Helped a three-year-old learn to eat in premature infant in the neonatal our nationally recognized feeding pro- intensive care unit. It is about everyone and every enterprise. gram at Our Children’s House at Baylor. It is both stirring and historic. n Screened a newborn for more than 25 n Saved the life of an automobile accident metabolic diseases. At Baylor Health Care System Foundation, victim in our new emergency department. n Visited a senior citizen in his home to We know that positive outcomes seldom come from a focus on fear. n Provided laptops and a few moments of provide spiritual companionship. diversion to bone marrow transplant We confess to being concerned. n Gave an expectant grandfather a new patients and their families. We acknowledge that stress comes with kidney so that he could see the birth of economic upheaval. n Discovered a cancer vaccine to fight his first grandson. We are determined to stay focused, melanoma. consistent, faithful and confident. We turn to others for support and open communication. We aspire to be innovative and creative. We are alert to serving others who are going through tough times. We are all about good stewardship.

The Pat & Neil O’Brien Family Premier Designs Inc Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Schnitzer Jr. Synthes USA We try to grow in our faith. Foundation Michael V Prentiss and Patricia G Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family T. Howard & Associates Architects, Inc. Obstetrics & Gynecology Associates of Prentiss Foundation Fund of the Tulsa Community Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, During difficult times, certain timeless Dallas, P.A. Prestwick Consulting Ltd Foundation Inc. & Subsidiaries Ochsner Clinic Foundation Joe & Gloria Pryzant Fund of Houston Sewell Automotive Companies Mr. and Mrs. Larry C. Talley themes, patterns and leadership Agnes Cluthe Oliver Foundation Jewish Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sewell Jr. The Tartaglino Richards Family components ring true: Olmsted-Kirk Paper Company Quality Art House LLC Ruth C. and Charles S. Sharp Foundation The Olmsted-Taylor Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Claiborne R. Querbes Foundation, Inc. Ms. Rosalie Taubman L. D. Ormsby Charitable Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Quest Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Shuford Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Taylor Jr. The power of clearly defined and clearly Orthopedic Associates of Dallas, LLP Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. E. Ramsay George A. and Nancy P. Shutt Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Taylor communicated statements of our vision, Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mrs. Gail O. Randall Foundation TDIndustries mission, values and goals Owens & Minor, Inc. Reeder Energy Harold Simmons Foundation The Mike & Mary Terry Family Jay and Ruth Pack Family Foundation RGK Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Theodore C. Skokos Foundation The principle of doing the right thing – Dr. and Mrs. Dighton C. Packard Riggs Family Foundation Smith & Nephew, Inc. Texas Academy of Family Physicians Page Southerland Page, L.L.P. Dr. and Mrs. Leonard M. Riggs Jr. Dr. Bob and Jean Smith Foundation Foundation especially under adverse conditions Mr. and Mrs. Scott Palmer Ms. Marjorie D. Riley Mrs. Peggy Smith Texas Oncology, P.A. Palo Verde Oil, L.P. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Roach The Society for Cardiovascular Texas Radiology Associates, LLP The importance of teamwork Dr. Karolina Palucka Robert H. Dedman, Jr. Family Angiography and Interventions The Dorothy Lay Management Trust I The value of persistence – never giving up on Park Cities Bank Foundation Solstice Neurosciences, Inc. Thompson & Knight Foundation Park Place Motorcars Mr. William L. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Eugene A. Soltero Ms. Evangelina G. Thompson the dream, the mission or your mates Parkway Realtors, Inc. Ms. Gwen E. Robertson Southwest Digestive Disease ThyssenKrupp Elevator Robert B. and Virginia Webb Payne Mr. and Mrs. Rowland K. Robinson Foundation TLC Group Benefits Baylor Health Care System is about more Fund of Communities Foundation Roche Laboratories Inc. Southwest Securities, Inc. Ms. Remy Tolentino of Texas Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. James E. Sowell The Tolleson Family Foundation than 100 years of stewardship and taking Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. Peck Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Rogers Speedway Children’s Charities Tom Thumb Food and Pharmacy care of people. Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Penn Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Rogers Mr. Horace M. Staggs Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Tucker Mr. and Mrs. John G. Penson The Rosewood Foundation Ms. Mary L. Staley-Sirois Mr. and Mrs. Jim L. Turner Perkins+Will Dr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Rost Mr. E. Allen Stanton Mr. and Mrs. George M. Underwood III We are honored to serve you. Perkins-Prothro Foundation Rowling Foundation Donald E. Steen Foundation United Surgical Partners International Mr. Jack Pew Jr. RP Signs Stiefel Laboratories Unity Hunt Inc We are thankful for your trust and confidence. Pfizer Inc RTKL Associates Inc. Stinnett Thiebaud & Remington L.L.P. Urology Clinics of North Texas PA Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Pierce Jr. Rundell Enterprises The Stratford Group Robert K. Utley III Investments We are hopeful that your year will be filled Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Pistor Jr. Mrs. Nancy J. Rutchik Mr. Joe E. Strawn, Jr. Ms. Michele M. Valdez and with new opportunities. Mr. L. Frank Pitts Safeway Foundation Stream Realty Partners LP Mr. Gary F. Kennedy Mr. Jeffrey B. Place St. Jude Medical Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Brad Stribling Ms. Nancy A. Vish PlainsCapital Corporation SAKS Fifth Avenue Dr. and Mrs. C. Allen Stringer Jr. Vitas Hospice Services, LLC Two closing thoughts: Mr. and Mrs. William M. Plummer Sammons Enterprises Stryker Orthopaedics Volunteer Services Auxiliary of Baylor Polk Mechanical Company, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Sanford Jr. Ms. Karen Stubbs Regional Medical Center at Grapevine “The future belongs to those who prepare for it.” Dr. and Mrs. Fabian E. Pollo Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc Mr. and Mrs. Phineas W. Stubbs Jr. Wachovia Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Porter Mr. and Mrs. Frederick D. Savelsbergh Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable and Wachovia Foundation – Boone Powell Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Louis A. Portera Mrs. Kathleen Schmidt Educational Trust Ms. Mildred L. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Randy Potts Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Schneider Suder Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. W. Ray Wallace Mr. and Mrs. David B. Walls “The historians have proven the optimists Elizabeth W. and Jeffrey J. Walter Fund were right.” of Communities Foundation of Texas Warren Clark Commercial – Trammell Crow Baylor Health Care System Foundation Wayne Family Foundation distribution report Mr. Carl Webb Dr. and Mrs. David R. Webb Jr. Westwood Trust Company n its 30th year, Baylor Health Care System Foundation distributed $27,648,000. William H. Wilcox and Elizabeth L. Todd IThis represents a 34.74 percent increase over fiscal year 2007. Ph.D. Advised Fund of The Dallas Here’s what the funds supported: Foundation The Edward and Ruth Wilkof Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Wills Tracy Jo Wilson Ovarian Cancer 19% 20% Foundation Ms. Trisha Wilson Medical Education Wise Regional Health System Ivor & Mildred Wold Charitable Fund of Rowland K. Robinson Communities Foundation of Texas President Research Women of Saint Michael and All Angels Church Baylor Health Care System Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Craig Woodson Patient Care Mr. and Mrs. Terry N. Worrell [email protected] Dr. and Mrs. A. Gordon Worsham Wyeth Pharmaceuticals 23% Capital Mrs. Rosalie M. C. Yap Mr. Christopher York Ms. Elizabeth Youngblood M. B. & Edna Zale Foundation 38% Dr. and Mrs. Scott J. Zashin Ms. Karen R. Zwerneman 6 spring 2009 THE TORCH

On the Board

TOM DUNNING

aylor Health Care System when my close friend, Leonard Riggs, M.D., high school, I worked a summer in an aluminum Foundation Board member Tom joined the ED team. Fortunately for Baylor and smelting plant which employed immigrants from Dunning, the former chairman of for Dallas, Dr. Riggs saw the need to continu- Mexico. The following summer I worked in a Lockton Dunning Benefits, is the im- ously expand the number of doctors and staff in warehouse with African Americans. These men Bmediate past chairman of the Dallas Citizens the emergency department as well as its size. became my friends, and I realized there was no Council and served as Dallas’ homeless czar. He Describe your family. difference between me and them except the color is vice chair of the State Fair of Texas, I have been married to Sally, my of our skin and the prejudice they faced daily. It serves on the Southwestern Medical sweet and beautiful wife, for 36 years. helped me at an early age to better understand Foundation Board, and is a member of We are the proud parents of Meredith, prejudice and that friendship could and should the Salesmanship Club of Dallas. who is completing her master’s degree cross cultural and racial lines. What is your favorite thing about at St. Edward’s in Austin, and John I am most proud of … receiving the Linz Award Baylor? Helms. He and his wife, Jennifer, are in 1999. The unsurpassed quality of Baylor’s attorneys in Dallas. We also are the Most would be surprised that … I like opera. physicians, facilities and staff. I also proud grandparents of Jack Dunning When I meet someone, the first thing I notice really like Rev. George Truett’s creed Helms. is … if he/she projects warmth and sincerity.

upon which Baylor was founded and Tom Dunning Do you have a childhood experience What lesson did you learn the hard way? that it hasn’t changed in 100-plus years: that shaped how you think? There are no shortcuts. “Is it not now time to build a great humanitarian Two important experiences impacted my life. What movie character would you like to hospital, one to which men of all creeds and those Every summer, I would visit my cousins who portray and why? of none may come with equal confidence?” lived for several years in government projects in Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird because What Foundation project are you passionate Columbus, Ohio. I saw first-hand what a strug- of his respect for others, regardless of their race, about? How are you involved in it? gle it was for very low-income families to make economic status or position in the community; The emergency department. I have had the oppor- ends meet and to live in a neighborhood where his standing up for what is right; and his rela- tunity to watch the growth of the ED since 1973 there were fights, police and poverty. While in tionship with his two children.

Nurses share stories with board members Bernstein gift funds here may be a national nursing nursing scholarships shortage, but there’s no lack of inspi- love for Baylor Health Care System ration and passion among the nurses and expressing thanks through phi- at Baylor Health Care System. lanthropy has become a tradition for At its December meeting, the Baylor Health T Baylor Health Care System Care System Foundation Board of Directors Foundation board member Richard Bernstein heard about nursing’s challenges and rewards A and his family. from four nursing leaders. Richard’s father, Seymour, gave a portable “By 2020, we will be short 1 million nurses in Rosemary Hill, Olha Prijic, heart monitor after being treated at Baylor the U.S.,” said Rosemary Luquire, R.N., Ph.D., Rosemary Luquire and Elester Stewart for two heart attacks. His mother, Margery, Baylor’s chief nursing officer. “We need 300 to a Baylor breast cancer survivor, established 500 nurses within Baylor at any given time.” Kangaroo Care allowed parents to become more charitable trusts that provided for her children Baylor’s Advancing Nursing Excellence ini- involved with their previously isolated babies. and Baylor. tiative helps attract and retain qualified staff. “A woman named Tammy delivered at 23 When a trust in the name of Richard’s sister, Donor funds will allow nurses seeking advanced weeks, and I was determined to let her be a mom,” Patricia, matured last year, leaving $228,199 in nursing education to work part time while in Olha said. “She would put the baby on her chest, assets, Richard designated that it fund eight school. An annual scholarship costs $30,000, and it would be calm. Now, parents are parents.” annual nursing scholarships through the and $60,000 funds a full two-year scholarship. Elester Stewart, vice president of cardiovascu- Advancing Nursing Excellence program, accord- Rosemary Hill, B.S.N., a critical care oncol- lar and medicine services at Baylor Dallas, learned ing to his mother’s wishes. ogy nurse on the blood and bone marrow trans- early that communication is key to a nurse’s suc- “To me, education is leverage,” Richard said. plant unit at Baylor University Medical Center cess when both of his parents were hospitalized. “You educate one nurse, and how many other at Dallas, was working in computer science “I was 19 years old, and I was very scared,” people does that nurse touch?” when the loss of her aunt to ovarian cancer Elester said. “There were seven doctors, and they As a business appraiser, Richard helped Baylor moved her to seek a new career. were giving seven different scenarios. I went into receive many substantial gifts. His proudest “I was able to stay with her when she was in respiratory therapy so that I could help families Baylor moment came when he helped connect the hospital,” Rosemary said. “She didn’t know make critical decisions about what was needed.” the Foundation with a significant donor. what questions to ask.” Rosemary graduated Elester has since earned Master of Science in “I’ve seen money become a divisive factor in from the Louise Herrington School of Nursing Nursing, Registered Nurse and Master of Health families, but I’ve also seen how philanthropy of Baylor University in 2005 and joined the Administration degrees while working full time. brings families together through shared projects Baylor staff in early 2006. He is working on his Ph.D. and activities,” Richard said. Olha Prijic, B.S.N., clinical manager of the For more information about Advancing Richard retired in 2006 and is active in a “sec- New Family Center, brought an innovative South Nursing Excellence, please contact Ellen ond career” of helping charities. His wife, Phyllis, American technique for caring for premature Dearman at 214.820.7877 or Ellen.Dearman@ has been engaged in charity work throughout her babies to the neonatal intensive care unit in 1992. BaylorHealth.edu. life. The Bernsteins have made their commit- ment to Baylor and are involving their children, Baylor Dallas named a Nursing Magnet facility again Brad and Elizabeth, in their philanthropy. And the next generation of philanthropists he quality of the nursing pro- States receive this designation from the American arrived this year. Richard’s granddaughter, gram at Baylor University Medical Nurses Credentialing Center, which appraises Farryn Leah Bernstein, has a wonderful family Center at Dallas has been recog- facilities on the basis of 14 standards that exem- model for giving. nized again with redesignation of plify excellence in nursing. For more information about Advancing Nursing Nursing Magnet facility. Tthe hospital as a Baylor Dallas was first recognized with the Excellence, contact Ellen Dearman at 214.820.7877 Only two percent of hospitals in the United four-year designation in December 2004. or [email protected]. THE TORCH Spring 2009 7

GIFT PLANNING From the Chairman Advisors attend charitable gift planning event

hilanthropic families often have difficulty passing their ideals on to Now that the political season is over and their descendants along with their our nation’s orderly transfer of power has money. occurred, I thought that it might be time to P On Dec. 3, a small group of legal and finan- reflect on what President Obama’s new health cial advisors listened at The Crescent as members care plans might mean for Baylor Health Care Ernestine “Ernie” of the Wayne family — System. Wayne and her children, Sue Wayne Strauss President Obama begins his term with a very and Jon Wayne — described how they had found a valuable philanthropic partner in Baylor significant 76 percent approval rating. It is Health Care System, and how their extended significant because it appears that the American Jayne Grimes, Larry Wolfish, Vester Hughes and family had come to understand the joy of giving. John and Debra Round people have given him a mandate for change. The conversation was moderated by Brown But with Tom Daschle’s withdrawal from Brothers Harriman & Co. managing director “The first generation is most interested in consideration as Secretary of Health and Human Scott Clemons. transferring their values with the wealth,” Scott Services and White House advisor on health “All your clients have a passion. They want to said. “Advisors are good at understanding how care reform, that change may be slower in leave a legacy of some sort,” Jon told the advisors. to transfer wealth, but we could be of more use “They need to invest in that part of their lives. by discussing the why so future generations coming. Daschle is someone who knows how to We were lucky to find Baylor. It’s easy to write a know why the wealth is there.” craft and pass legislation. His appointment check, but without a partner like Baylor, you Scott said it’s never too soon to start could have moved it quickly during the can’t make it happen.” educating the next generation about how to honeymoon phase of the new administration Having a creative advisor helps, Sue said. be “good with money,” and that children and created health care reform during the first should be entrusted with enough money with “Not only did we have a partner in Baylor, we 100 days. also had a partner in our legal advisor,” she said. no strings attached to learn from personal trial The Senate clearly began taking the lead on “Sandy Bisignano helped us find the way. As a and error. family, we have, hopefully, started a legacy for The advisors in attendance felt it was an excep- health care reform last year by holding hearings our children and our children’s children.” tional event. “This event was one of the best you on this subject. The focus is on: The next night, Scott spoke to the Dallas have put on,” said Steve Maus of The Nautilus n Expanding health insurance coverage, and Estate Planning Council at The Fairmont Dallas Group. “It was wonderful to hear one of your public vs. private plans about helping clients give their descendants a donors tell us what their advisor’s planning has n Health information technology increases financial education. Both events were sponsored meant to their family and to Baylor.” with concerns about standards and privacy by Baylor Health Care System Foundation, For more information on gift planning, n The future of Medicare and Medicaid: which is an advocate for professional education contact Cynthia Krause at 214.820.7928 or meaningful payment reform vs. continued on charitable gift planning. [email protected]. cost shifting n Drug and device innovation n Defining the government’s role The president has strong support with Want shrink-free income? Gift annuities can provide it Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House n these troubling economic times, spouse for both their lifetimes. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman there is still a gift planning arrangement Furthermore, for the rest of his or her life, the Henry Waxman. Their challenge will be to that provides a consistent return: the gift donor will enjoy the satisfaction that the gift manage disparate political philosophies within annuity. annuity will someday provide Baylor with needed their own party. IFor the rest of the donor’s life, Baylor Health financial resources. Letting the Foundation help The first order of business will be to re- Care System Foundation will send a check every with lifetime support enables it to serve future authorize and expand the State Children’s quarter, or annually if preferred. The amount generations with their health care needs. Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). It remains to will be the same every time. While the economy The Internal Revenue Service favors these may rise or recede, the payments will remain the arrangements and provides the donor with an be seen how and whether this administration same, resulting in a shrink-free source of income tax charitable deduction. It is one way and Congress can do something about the rising income. the government encourages the private sector to numbers of uninsured Americans. This is a The amount received every year is determined support the charitable community. dilemma that affects all Americans and no state in advance and depends on several things, Year in and year out, the charitable gift annu- more than Texas, where more than 25 percent including age and the amount given to establish ity is the most popular life-income gift planning of our citizens are uninsured (the highest rate in the gift. For example, a 75-year-old will receive vehicle available. the nation). more than someone 10 years younger who gives To learn more about gift annuities, contact the same amount. The arrangement can also be Cynthia Krause at 214.820.7928 or Cynthia. I can only hope for some wisdom and set up to benefit both the annuitant and the [email protected]. leadership which can address these issues.

Sample rates for a $25,000 single life gift annuity*

Annuitant Age at Gift Age 65 Age 70 Age 75 Age 80 Age 85

Annuity Rate 5.3% 5.7% 6.3% 7.1% 8.1%

Charitable Deduction** $8,684 $10,085 $11,358 $12,730 $14,196 Leonard M. Riggs, Jr., M.D. Chairman, Board of Directors Annual Payment $1,325 $1,425 $1,575 $1,775 $2,025 Baylor Health Care System Foundation Tax-free Portion $820 $938 $1,101 $1,305 $1,590

Ordinary Income Portion $505 $487 $474 $470 $435 Baylor’s office of governmental affairs, headed by Kristi Sherrill-Hoyl, helped prepare these comments. *Minimum gift of $10,000. ** Deduction will vary slightly with changes in monthly IRS discount rate. Assumed rate of 3.6%. 8 spring 2009 THE TORCH

oxann Garcia has raised millions

of dollars for others in almost 21 years STAFF THE MEET Perot Systems of fundraising. But she’s managed to keep something for herself, too. gift helps patients R “All the places along my job train have brought me something unique,” Roxann said. “But what be kids is the most important are the people I’ve met. erot Systems has made a gift to Every place I’ve worked, I made close friends. help children recovering at Our And I’ve kept them.” Children’s House at Baylor take their Roxann, a director of development who has minds off their medical worries for been with Baylor Health Care System Foundation Pa while. since July 2004, has lived in Dallas her entire life. The Plano-based information technology “I’m not a mover,” Roxann said. “We have services provider donated two flat-screen TVs family and friends in other places that we visit, with DVD players, several DVDs and a large but we always come home to Dallas. My dad’s piece of colorful artwork created by participants from a pioneer family that came to Texas in in the American Heart Association’s 2008 Dallas 1843, when it was still a republic. Most of my Heart Walk. extended family lives within a couple of hours of In keeping with the community art theme,

Dallas. It’s home.” Roxann Garcia several Our Children’s House patients created That special connection makes Roxann pas- their own artwork, drawing and coloring as the sionate about the Foundation’s Southern Sector together in 25 years,” she said. “It may take us a presentation was made. Health Initiative, a program designed to improve month to get over it.” Our Children’s House at Baylor is a licensed care and save the lives of people with diabetes in She came to the Foundation from HOSTS pediatric rehabilitation hospital. The facility the Fair Park area. Learning, a company based in Vancouver, serves children from infancy to age 18 who need “To me, it’s such a high-need project in Washington. But even then, she was able to tele- specialized medical care and treatment for devel- Baylor’s neighborhood. And it’s a neighborhood commute and stay home in Dallas. opmental and birth disorders, traumatic injury I remember from childhood,” she said. “My “I worked with people who were in Chicago, and severe illness. mother grew up across the street from Fair Park, Southern California, Michigan and Columbia, “Our child life specialists commit themselves and I see an opportunity for Baylor to work with South Carolina,” she said. “There were about 150 to making the hospital feel like home, a place the community to bring some real hope for bet- people, and none of them worked in the where the children not only receive the very best ter health care.” Vancouver office.” care possible, but also have a way to get away Roxann graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Although she’s collected so many friends over from the care and just be kids,” said Baylor English from the University of North Texas and the years, Roxann says her closest friend was one Health Care System Foundation president earned a Master of Liberal Arts degree at of the first people she ever met. Rowland K. Robinson. “Gifts like these from Southern Methodist University. She’s married to “My dad was a World War II veteran, and we Perot Systems help make that possible.” Tony, with whom she’ll celebrate her 25th wed- shared a love of that period in history,” she said. For more information about supporting ding anniversary this year with a two-week trip “I enjoyed hearing him talk about his time in the Our Children’s House, contact Roxann Garcia to Costa Rica. South Pacific and how it changed his life. My at 214.820.8196 or Roxann.Garcia@ “This is the longest vacation we’ve been on dad was my best friend.” BaylorHealth.edu.

Brigonnet joins BRI as vice president, COO Holiday gifts for patients

ernard Brigonnet has joined leader in medical research, and we hope to license onors to Baylor Health Baylor Research Institute (BRI) as our advanced technologies in the marketplace to Care System Foundation vice president and chief operating reach even more patients who need them,” said helped bring some holiday cheer to officer. BRI president Michael Ramsay, M.D. “Mr. patients’ rooms this Christmas. B Under his leader- Brigonnet has a tremendous vision of where BRI D The Foundation presented 130 penguin- ship, the institute can take the Baylor Health Care System, and we themed gift packages to will further pursue are very excited to have someone of his caliber patients requiring care the development of take us to the next level.” at Baylor University unique research tech- A native of France, Brigonnet has more than Medical Center at nologies in areas 30 years of experience in the biotechnology and Dallas over the such as immunology, pharmaceutical industries, in which he has holidays. The gift transplantation, met- served in a senior leadership capacity for a num- canisters were abolic disease, car- ber of international organizations. He was most filled with candy diovascular disease recently the CEO of Medicen Paris Region, and pretzels. Bernard Brigonnet and colon cancer. where he helped create one of the largest collab- The gifts were In addition, Brigonnet will oversee the more orations of research institutes, pharmaceutical presented with the help than $40 million annual budget of the institute, and biotechnology companies as well as public of the nursing staff at which has grown in 10 years to become a major and private universities following an initiative by Baylor Dallas in honor of the clinical research program. He will also partner the French government to support world-com- donors whose contributions made them possible. with Baylor Health Care System Foundation to petitive clusters for innovation in life sciences. “We are pleased that we were able to bring a facilitate the development of more philanthropic For more information about supporting little bit of holiday happiness to those who support for research at Baylor University Medical Baylor Research Institute, contact Roxann weren’t able to spend the holidays in their homes Center at Dallas. Garcia at 214.820.8196 or Roxann.Garcia@ with their families,” said Foundation president “Baylor Dallas is increasingly becoming a BaylorHealth.edu. Rowland K. Robinson.

To learn more about any survey Baylor Health Care System Foundation the torch initiatives, contact the Foundation at We would love to hear from you. Please go to www.thetorchsurvey.com 214.820.3136 or e-mail [email protected]. to complete a short survey about the torch, the newsletter of Baylor Write to us at 3600 Gaston Avenue, Health Care System Foundation. Barnett Tower Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75246-1800.

Physicians are members of the medical staff at one of Baylor Health Care System’s subsidiary, community or affiliated medical centers and are neither employees nor agents of those medical centers nor Baylor Health Care System. Baylor Health Care System Foundation does not provide legal or financial advice.