Dreams Fulfilled: A Gift from One Generation to Another

When Alan James Kozak ’65, ’69M (MD), ’72M (Res) arrived at the University of Rochester as a college student, he had never spent a day away from home. Quickly his universe expanded through friendship, the demands of his coursework, and a dream to continue his education at the School of Medicine and Dentistry and become a physician.

Thanks to scholarship support, Alan was able to graduate from college and then medical school without a dollar of debt. A fulfilling career in medicine followed. Now, in gratitude, he supports the University of Rochester so that future students can have the same educational opportunities that he did.

Alan included the University in his estate planning and established two scholarships to support both undergraduate and medical education. He hopes to ease the journey for students and believes there is great importance in paying his good fortune forward.