We all share a common pride in our profession and in the hard work it took to become a pharmacist. How can we help others achieve the goal we achieved years ago?
Bob Schueren, BSPharm '85
Chief Operating Officer, Natera
Dear Fellow Temple University School of Pharmacy Advocates,
Years ago the Pharmacy Class of 1985 set a goal to raise an endowment of $112,000, which would annually (forever!) provide $4,500 to such a student each year. Of course, if we surpassed the $112,000 goal, the annual scholarship would get even larger! I’m pleased to update everyone that the total is currently $117,000, making the scholarship in excess of the target of $4,500.
Currently, a majority of Temple pharmacy students at carry the burden of some financial deprivation. Upon graduation, they should never feel such financial burden again. Please consider further adding to our fund that helps enable the next generation to achieve the same dreams we all had. Deborah and I are going to match, dollar for dollar, the next $12,500.
Bob Schueren
Previous Fund Launch Announcement
Robert (Bob) Schueren, BSPharm '85 and his wife Deborah have launched the Class of 1985 Scholarship Fund to support pharmacy students with financial need. They invite you to join them in growing the fund and alumni from other class years to consider following suit.
The fund started with an initial $25,000 donation from the Schuerens that was doubled to $50,000 - the minimum required to establish an endowed fund - from the Richard J. Bryan Matching Gift Challenge. The $50,000 initial endowment provides $2,250 annually in perpetuity to help reduce the burden of debt for a qualifying pharmacy student.
Ready to pay it forward, the Schuerens now offer to match additional contributions to the fund, dollar for dollar, up to $31,000. The Schuerens hope to see the fund rapidly grow to at least $112,000 to yield $5,000 per year in recognition of the Class of 1985.
"I believe we all share a common pride in our profession and in the hard work it took to become a pharmacist. How can we, as a class, help others achieve that same goal we accomplished nearly four decades ago," Bob asks of his classmates.
Bob, who currently serves as chief operating officer for Natera, "a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing with a focus on women’s health, oncology, and organ health," is motivated to give by his commitment to pharmacy, nostalgia, and the ever-increasing burden of debt for pharmacy students.