The Monsignor Chester Michael Professorship in Catholic Studies
The Virginia Tech Foundation is accepting current and future donations, including estate gifts, for this Professorship. Please contact the College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences' Advancement Team to learn more.
The Virginia Tech Foundation is accepting current and future donations, including estate gifts, for this Professorship. Please contact the College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences' Advancement Team to learn more.
Some suggestions are to consider the donation of appreciated assets such as common stock or even real estate which provides an attractive charitable gift deduction and avoids potential capital gains taxes. Most of us have Individual Retirement Accounts, and we typically name our loved ones as primary and contingent beneficiaries of these accounts. Consider naming the Professorship as a beneficiary for some percentage of your retirement account. This is very easy to do by contacting the custodian of your account, and avoids any amendments to wills, trusts, etc.
Some suggestions are to consider the donation of appreciated assets such as common stock or even real estate which provides an attractive charitable gift deduction and avoids potential capital gains taxes. Most of us have Individual Retirement Accounts, and we typically name our loved ones as primary and contingent beneficiaries of these accounts. Consider naming the Professorship as a beneficiary for some percentage of your retirement account. This is very easy to do by contacting the custodian of your account, and avoids any amendments to wills, trusts, etc.
Our vision is that the students of Virginia Tech (Catholics comprise about 25% of the student body) will have a stream of courses focusing on the history and culture of the Catholic Church. We also intend to create perhaps a study room which will have access to the writings of Monsignor to include his library of religious books (which also include the library of Marie Norrisey!). This project has the potential to create a lasting legacy to the Monsignor and, we hope, raise awareness and appreciation for the Catholic tradition.
Our vision is that the students of Virginia Tech (Catholics comprise about 25% of the student body) will have a stream of courses focusing on the history and culture of the Catholic Church. We also intend to create perhaps a study room which will have access to the writings of Monsignor to include his library of religious books (which also include the library of Marie Norrisey!). This project has the potential to create a lasting legacy to the Monsignor and, we hope, raise awareness and appreciation for the Catholic tradition.