Make A Gift

To ensure that the mission of the Stony Brook Graduate Program in Public Health is realized, the following donor opportunities are available to our alumni and friends.

Ann Tempone Memorial Scholarship Fund

Ann Tempone was very proud to be a student in the GPPH, and she supported the Program wholeheartedly.  We, in turn, admired Ann so much for her exceptional professional commitment and love of learning and, most importantly, her heart.   Now we wish to honor her by creating the "Ann Tempone Memorial Scholarship Fund," which will be awarded to MPH students who exemplify the qualities we so admired in Ann.

Ann's family and Dr. George Tortora, a Stony Brook faculty member and her long-time colleague, have decided to encourage people who wish to honor Ann to direct their gifts to the fund.  They believe that Ann would have been very proud and honored to have such an award named after her.  The family has asked that checks be made out to "The Stony Brook Foundation, acct. 299810", with the bottom of the check under the "memo" area specifying, "in memory of Ann Tempone". Checks may be sent to:

Graduate Program in Public Health
Stony Brook University
HSC, Level 3, Room 071
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8338
Attention:  Mary Vogelle-Buscemi

Student Scholarship Fund

Even though we are a state university and tuition is low, we need to reduce the financial burden of education for many of our students. In addition to general scholarship assistance, we would like to develop scholarships in the following areas:

• Long Island Health
• Environmental Health
• Evaluative Sciences
• Health Economics
• Family Health
• MD/MPH concurrent degree students

Public Service Fund

This fund will help to support work to build healthy communities on Long Island.

Teaching Excellence Fund

This fund will be used to provide monetary awards to faculty members for teaching excellence; implement new technologies that improve classroom teaching; and improve student practicum and mentorship.

Student Development Funds

This fund will be used to provide students from low-income families with mentored research opportunities in their public health area of interest.

Faculty Excellence Fund

The Stony Brook Graduate Program in Public Health competes regionally, nationally, and internationally for excellent faculty. Yet, faculty members at Stony Brook are paid 20 to 30 percent below other major research universities, after adjusting for the high cost of living on Long Island. We need endowed chairs to build and maintain the excellent faculty that will make the Graduate Program in Public Health top-rated. These chairs are essential to build a program that will meet the public health needs of Long Island.

• Senior Faculty Chair at $1.6 million each
• Junior Faculty Chair at $600,000 each

The priority areas for endowed chairs are:

• Prevention of Injuries
• Prevention of substance abuse/mental illness
• Environmental Prevention Research
• Prevention Obesity Research
• Medical Geography
• Infectious Disease/Molecular Epidemiology
• Health and Health Care Disparities
• Health Economist
• Cancer Epidemiology
• Prevention and Management of Chronic Diseases
• Environmental Determinants of Health
• Public Health Genetics
• Maternal and Child Health
• Perinatal/Epidemiology
• Children and Poverty
• Suburban Health
• Health Services Research-Long Island
• Health Services Research-Global Health

Funds for Public Health at Stony Brook

• Vice Presidents Circle - $10,000 and above

• Director's Fellows - $1,000 to $9,999
• Patrons - $250 to $999
• Contributors - $100 to $249
• Supporters- up to $99

How to Make a Gift to the Graduate Program in Public Health

 There are several ways to make a gift to the Graduate Program in Public Health. Be sure to note the fund to which you wish to contribute, and then follow the instructions below.

Give Online
The online giving site is secure and easy to use.

Phone in your Gift
Call (631) 632-4887 to make a gift over the phone.

Mail your Gift

Address your gift to:
Kelly Advancement Suite
Z=4455
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4455

Electronic Fund Transfer
Regular payments via electronic transfer may be arranged through your bank.

Make a Matching Gift with your Company
Many companies will match their employer gift to Stony Brook.

A Planned Gift
A planned gift may enable you to satisfy personal financial goals in addition to providing the Stony Brook Graduate Program in Public Health with support. You may consider an immediate charitable tax deduction or an income-for-life plan. Contact the Stony Brook Foundation at (631) 632-6536 to discuss all of the planned giving options available to the alumni and friends of the Graduate Program in Public Health.