The Gwynns
MDs, ’51 and 60

When Bee Gatling Gwynn, M.D. '60 and Thomas L. Gwynn, M.D. '51 were medical students tuition was only a fraction of what it is today. But financial resources then were just as much of a stretch as now.

That's why the Gwynns have made Wake Forest University School of Medicine an important part of their estate planning. The Thomas and Bee Gatling Gwynn Scholarship will greatly diminish the anxiety about financial aid for some future medical students and allow them to concentrate on their studies.

The Gwynns remember the School of Medicine as a close-knit community. "We had a sense of belonging and shared commitment and supported one another in any way possible," said Bee.

Tom notes the dramatic increases in knowledge across many disciplines, such as immunology and genetics. "I do think the students are under more pressure now because there is so much more to know."

The Gwynns believe they have benefited from their relationship with Wake Forest, and they have been generous in return through three different planned gifts: a charitable remainder unitrust, a charitable gift annuity, and a bequest.

"The tax benefit attached to charitable giving makes contributing to the School of Medicine a win-win situation," said Tom.