The Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) Cushing Circle of Giving
In 2008, the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF) established a program that is a cumulative, lifetime and planned/deferred giving society for individuals who support the NREF. The goals of the NREF Cushing Circle include increasing NREF giving (annual, major and planned gifts), creating an organizational identity, and building camaraderie among philanthropists who consistently support the NREF. Contributors who have made significant financial commitments to the NREF and neurosurgical research are eligible to receive benefits including special invitations to AANS Annual Meeting VIP events, advance notification on new products, services and educational offerings, and more. Criteria for individual membership include:
- Historical giving total of at least $20,000
- Historical giving total of at least $10,000, with a pledge of at least $10,000 within the next five years (at a minimum rate of $2,000 per year)
- Historical giving total of at least $10,000, with a memorandum of understanding for a willed bequest of at least $50,000
The generosity of the Cushing Circle of Giving members has enabled the NREF to ensure the future of the neurosurgical specialty by assisting the NREF to accomplish its mission of providing a private, non-governmental source of funding for research training in the neurosciences.
The NREF would like to acknowledge the following individuals as members of this important giving society. Their generosity has enabled the NREF to ensure the future of the neurosurgical specialty by assisting the NREF to accomplish its mission of providing a private, non-governmental source of funding for research training in the neurosciences.
Dr. Merwyn & Mrs. Carol Bagan
Timir Banerjee, MD, FACS
Mitchel S. Berger, MD, FAANS, FACS
Charles Branch, Jr., MD
Mrs. E. Laurie Bittner
Hans C. Coester, MD, FACS
Dr. & Mrs. William T. Couldwell
John G. Golfinos, MD
Michael Groff, MD
Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. Grossman
Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Grubb Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. John Guarnaschelli
Dr. & Mrs. Regis Haid, Jr.
Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FACS
Dr. Griffith R. Harsh IV & Ms. Margaret C. Whitman
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Levinthal
Paul C. McCormick, MD
Praveen V. Mummaneni, MD
Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Oestreich
Dr. & Mrs. Russel H. Patterson Jr.
Bruce E. Pollock, MD
Dr. Donald O. Quest
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Ratcheson
Dr. & Mrs. Albert L. Rhoton Jr.
Gail L. Rosseau, MD
Dr. & Mrs. Richard L. Rovit
James T. Rutka, MD, PhD, FACS
Dr. & Mrs. John F. Schuhmacher
Edward L. Seljeskog, MD, PhD
Dr. & Mrs. Warren R. Selman
Christopher Shaffrey, MD
Ms. Virginia Van Sant Reeves
Clarence B. Watridge, MD, FACS
Seth Weingarten, MD