By Tag · Giving Story

• My Giving Story: Blaine Paxton Hall

  April 8, 2015

  Duke University is a constant source of inspiration and connection for Blaine Paxton Hall M.H.S.-CL’07. In recognition for his deep affinity to Duke, Hall made two planned gifts to support the Duke School of Medicine and Duke Math Department.
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  tags: bequest, Giving Story, legacy, My Giving Story, retirement
• My Giving Story: Val Broadie

  January 29, 2015

  For 30 years, Valerie Broadie J.D. ’79, P ’10 has used the skills she acquired at Duke to do two things: Be a successful non-profit fundraiser and give back to the community.
  
  Broadie is a life member of the Duke Law Board of Visitors and also a 2014 Alumni Award winner. Although her volunteer activities keep her connected to campus, Broadie says it was most interesting to see Duke through the eyes of her daughter Kristina, an undergrad who graduated from Duke in 2010.
  
  Broadie recently created a bequest to support Duke Law School. She hopes that her gift will have a lasting impact for generations to come Continue Reading ➜

  tags: bequest, Giving Story, legacy, My Giving Story, scholarships
• My Giving Story: Ray Tysor

  December 3, 2014

  Ray Tysor ’21 is remembered as a people person and a natural leader. He was an Eagle Scout who continued to support the Boy Scouts as an adult. He was a devoted member of his Methodist church, inspiring the congregation through his tithes and his teaching. He was a lifelong fan of Duke, a place he often said not only prepared him for his career in mortgage loans, but also made it possible for him to help others. Continue Reading ➜

  tags: bequest, Giving Story, legacy, My Giving Story, scholarships, Tysor
• Our Giving Story: Jan Tore Hall and Ruthann Huling Hall

  October 8, 2014

  Their love story began at a football game with a scream.
  
  The setting was Wallace Wade Stadium on a sunny Saturday, September 19, 1970. Duke was playing Maryland.
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  tags: bequest, Giving Story, legacy, scholarships
• Our Giving Story: The Burgers

  April 16, 2014

  From serving in student government in the 1960s to becoming Dean of Women in Duke’s Woman’s College just three years after graduation, Paula Burger ’67, A.M.’74 is a natural leader who has spent her career advocating for students.
  
  And she’s still at it today.
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  tags: endowed scholarship, financial aid, Giving Story, IRA, retirement