Bob and Sue Vaughan–Paying It Forward Now and in the Future

Sue and Bob Vaughan

Bob and Sue Vaughan are dedicated supporters of the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research and members of the FAER Legacy Society. In their Legacy Letter the couple reflects on their careers in Anesthesiology and Nursing and what they have learned.

“When we first met in 1971, we could never have anticipated how collaborative clinical research, management, leadership, and a profession in academic clinical practice would become part of our flourishing and loving partnership.” See the link to the letter in its entirety below.

On the topic of planned giving, Bob and Sue have often been asked:

1. Why have you supported the health specialties of Anesthesiology and Nursing with your time and talents as well as financially over many years?

2. How do you both benefit from being so generous? Why have you now become engaged actively in planned giving?

They answer:

1. Paying it forward allows both of us to pay back in a small way those marvelous advisers, teachers, and mentors we value and honor. Many are no longer among the living but still live in our memories. Each is our hero.

2. Next we can fund our educational passions by shaping the future of the next generation while enjoying the young, enthusiastic scholars of today.

3. By acting now, we can build a lasting legacy that defines who we are and what we stand for. You, too, can choose to support what you value.

4. Observing today how a small investment of funding can enormously supercharge opportunities for the next generation of young professionals, despite the fact that we may not ever know the recipients.

5. You will enjoy helping talented young people choose value-based relationships to build their future family of colleagues personally and professionally. Who can predict what lights are turned on and how that experience can change lives?

Clink on the link below to read the Vaughans’ full letter.