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Date: February 2, 2026
Subject: The Calabreses’ Transformative Gift for Medical Students
Dear Members of the GUMC Community,
Just a short while ago, Georgetown Interim President Bob Groves shared an exciting announcement about a very generous estate gift – a transformational bequest made by School of Dentistry alumnus Richard Calabrese (D’77) and his wife, Angela. The bequest establishes two endowed scholarship funds at Georgetown designed to help aspiring scientists and physicians.
One fund will provide financial support to help medical students with demonstrated financial need. A second fund supports STEM-focused undergraduates in Georgetown’s Community Scholars Program.
This gift for our medical school exemplifies a vote of confidence in the promise and potential of the next generation of healers. Our students often share that receiving a scholarship is not just about access to an education; it is the moment they feel seen, believed in, and called to something larger than themselves. Scholarships offer not only resources, but hope.
You can read more about the Calabreses and their motivation for giving in this story.
We are deeply grateful for these commitments to our students, our mission, and to one another.
In hope and healing,
Norman J. Beauchamp Jr. MD, MHS
Executive Vice President for Health Sciences
Executive Dean, School of Medicine