{"id":21692,"date":"2024-12-26T19:43:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T19:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/giving\/wilson-society\/?page_id=21692"},"modified":"2024-12-26T19:55:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T19:55:29","slug":"gerald-gitner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/giving\/wilson-society\/member-stories\/gerald-gitner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerald Gitner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;75&#8243; image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1607969725692{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21742&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; mkd_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1735242922185{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>GERALD GITNER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]For Gerry Gitner, legacy means leaving a mark that says, \u201cThis is what matters most to me.\u201d He supports higher education because he believes our experiences as students are formative. Gerry grew up in Boston and came to the University of Rochester to attend business school\u2014where he received a teaching fellowship that covered 100 percent of his tuition. After that, his career took off when he became an aviation executive and Fortune 500 CEO. These days, Gerry is eager to create new networks for alumni and volunteers as a mentor to current students. He encourages them and exemplifies the extraordinary value of a Rochester education. Gerry has established an endowed lectureship and scholarship, as well as a prize for teaching excellence. He combined outright gifts with life-income gifts and included the Simon Business School in his estate planning. 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