Alumni & Friends

Giving Societies

You can easily become a member of any of the Giving Societies below by making your donation online now!

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences giving societies provide special recognition and offer unique benefits to donors at many different giving levels. The roster of MCPHS Giving Societies includes:

Century Club, $100 - $499

Become a Century Club member today!
Broad-based financial support is the key to the continued growth and development of MCPHS. Donors who contribute at least $100 to MCPHS are automatically included in Century Club membership during the corresponding fiscal year. All Century Club members also receive a coupon that can be redeemed to attend two hours of complimentary, MCPHS-organized continuing education programming. Members who contribute $100 to $499 acknowledge their desire to assist MCPHS pursue excellence in higher education. Century Club membership is renewable on an annual basis.

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George Robert White Society, $500 - $999

Become a George Robert White Society member today!
Donors who contribute between $500 and $999 to MCPHS during one fiscal year become members of the George Robert White Society for the corresponding fiscal year. Donors are recognized in the MCPHS Report on Giving and receive a coupon that can be redeemed to attend two hours of complimentary, MCPHS-organized continuing education programming. A soft cover copy of A Legacy of Excellence, a 60-page book that traces the history of the College, will be automatically sent to those who join or renew their membership in the George Robert White Society.

George Robert White was one of Boston’s leading citizens and a role model for philanthropists everywhere. Mr. White was a generous benefactor to the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and to the City of Boston. He derived his fortune from the Potter Drug and Chemical Company, an international company of which he was president. He bequeathed the bulk of his considerable estate as a “permanent charitable trust fund” known as the George Robert White Fund to create “works of public utility and beauty.” Although he shunned publicity, Mr. White often brought his lunch to the Longwood Avenue construction site at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, and oversaw the minute construction details of the elegant building that was named in his honor: George Robert White Building.

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President’s Circle, $1,000 - $4,999

Become a President’s Circle member today!
Donors who make one or more gifts to MCPHS totaling at least $1,000 during the period of one fiscal year become members of the President’s Circle. President’s Circle members are invited to attend the annual President’s Leadership Gala, an exclusive event hosted by MCPHS President Charles F. Monahan Jr. and his wife Lenore, receive complimentary admission to the annual Reed Education Conference and are recognized in the MCPHS Report on Giving. A hard cover copy of A Legacy of Excellence, a 60-page book that traces the history of the College, will automatically be sent to those who join or renew their membership in the President’s Circle. Members of the President’s Circle belong to an exclusive group of donors. Through their generous contributions, they regularly provide the critical funding needed to support many of the College’s greatest needs.

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Chairman’s Club, $5,000 - $9,999

Become a Chairman’s Club member today!
Chairman’s Club members have a tremendous impact on the College and our students. These donors support rigorous standards for academic excellence, professional development and faculty expertise with their outstanding philanthropic contributions. Donors who make individual or combined gifts of at least $5,000 become members of the Chairman’s Club. Members receive complimentary admission to all MCPHS continuing education events, are invited to exclusive Chairman’s Club social and educational gatherings as well as the annual President’s Leadership Gala hosted by MCPHS President Charles F. Monahan Jr. and his wife Lenore and are specially recognized in the MCPHS Report on Giving. Members of the Chariman’s club will also receive a hard cover copy of A Legacy of Excellence, a 60-page book that traces the history of the College.

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Agnes Wilbur Society, $10,000 - $24,999

Become an Agnes Wilbur Society member today!
Donors who make individual or combined gifts of at least $10,000 over the course of one fiscal year become members of the Agnes Wilbur Society. MCPHS supporters who join the Agnes Wilbur Society make a profound statement to the College and its community about their belief in the mission and vision of MCPHS. Members receive complimentary admission to all MCPHS continuing education events, are invited to exclusive Chairman’s Club social and educational gatherings as well as the annual President’s Leadership Gala hosted by MCPHS President Charles F. Monahan Jr. and his wife Lenore and are specially recognized in the MCPHS Report on Giving. Members of the Agnes Wilbur Society will also receive a hard cover copy of A Legacy of Excellence, a 60-page book that traces the history of the College.

Agnes Wilbur, PhD 1892 was the first woman to receive a degree at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, and the third woman to complete the course of study. Wilbur began her pharmacy career at an early age, being brought up in her father’s drug store. An active member of the Women’s Club (also known as the Daughters of Pharmacy), which flourished in the 1890s through the early 1900s, Wilbur served as its president in 1904.

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Ephraim Eliot Circle, $25,000+

Become an Ephraim Eliot Circle member today!
Donors who make individual or combined gifts of at least $25,000 to the become members of the Ephraim Eliot Circle, the premier giving club at MCPHS. Members receive complimentary admission to all MCPHS continuing education events, are invited to exclusive Chairman’s Club social and educational gatherings as well as the annual President’s Leadership Gala hosted by MCPHS President Charles F. Monahan Jr. and his wife Lenore and are specially recognized in the MCPHS Report on Giving. Members of the Ephraim Eliot Circle will also receive a hard cover copy of A Legacy of Excellence, a 60-page book that traces the history of the College.

The club is named after Ephraim Eliot, M.D., the first president of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. Dr. Eliot graduated from Harvard College in 1780 and studied medicine with Isaac Rand, M.D., a distinguished Boston physician. Dr. Eliot served as the College president from 1823 – 1825, a period of time when the College devoted its efforts to providing lectures on professional subjects at membership meetings and gathering professional literature for a library. Dr. Eliot was a physician, whose allegiance to pharmacy took precedence over his medical practice, who compounded and dispensed medicinals and produced “medicine chests” at his Union Street shop.

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For more information, please call 1.800.322.1124 or e-mail development@mcphs.edu