Double Your Impact for WashU OT Students
This is a pivotal moment for the Program in Occupational Therapy. Financial pressures facing OT students have grown, while the need for highly trained occupational therapists continues to accelerate. The profession is one of the few that cannot be replicated by technology; it requires the skill and commitment to helping people live their fullest lives that only one-to-one connection can provide.
Scholarships are now essential for ensuring that the most promising future therapists can join WashU OT, regardless of financial circumstances. Alumni support is crucial to our ability to offer financial assistance to students. Your contribution opens doors for qualified students whose potential should never be limited by cost, sustains excellence by keeping WashU OT a destination for the best students, and honors the legacy of our profession by investing in the next generation of clinicians, educators, and leaders.
To increase the availability of scholarships and strengthen the OT program, Professor Emerita Carolyn Baum, PhD ’93, has generously made an extraordinary $125,000 challenge gift. She is calling on alumni to step forward with her and foster the strength and future of our program.
How the challenge works
The Carolyn Baum Occupational Therapy Challenge will match every alumni gift dollar for dollar, up to $125,000.
| Your gift | Match provides | |
|---|---|---|
| Alumni gift | $1 | $1 |
“I feel very strongly that those of us who have contributed to Occupational Therapy’s development need to help today’s students by lessening their financial burdens. We need to recruit and train more students to contribute to the health and well-being of those who want to live independent lives. Our unique focus preparing students as leaders and lifelong learners is very important today.”
Professor Emerita Carolyn Baum, PhD ’93