The Kinkaid Legacy Society
The Kinkaid Legacy Society was founded in 1997 to preserve Kinkaid's future. It was established in honor of Kinkaid's founder and first Head of School, Margaret Kinkaid. The Society recognizes and thanks those who have created provisions in their wills or estate plans to benefit Kinkaid and have informed the School of their commitment.
The Kinkaid School is forever grateful to all those who choose to leave an enduring legacy to strengthen this beloved institution for generations to come.
With Gratitude
The Kinkaid School is grateful for these most recent gifts made through estates.
Katherine Susman Howe Estate
Kath Howe graduated from The Kinkaid School in 1964. She earned her BA in art history and an MA in museology and enjoyed a 40+ year career with the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. In gratitude for one of the institutions that shaped her life, Kath included a percentage bequest in her will to provide unrestricted funds for use by the libraries at The Kinkaid School.
Lynn Rutland Rafferty Estate
Mrs. Rafferty was very generous to Kinkaid throughout her life, so, naturally, her children Gail Wolf Orr ’81 and Bill Wolf ’83 decided the perfect way to honor their mother and support the school she valued so much was to give mineral assets that were difficult to divide. It allowed them to avoid splitting a relatively illiquid asset between heirs while supporting the future of Kinkaid.
Dr. Terence Reed Estate
Dr. Terence Reed graduated from The Kinkaid School in 1953. His father served as Head of the Upper School for many years. Dr. Reed established The Carl and Soni Reed Endowed Scholarship with a $62,000 gift to Kinkaid through a 10% residual beneficiary of his estate. The scholarship is named in memory of his parents to support a need-based scholarship awarded to a faculty member’s child/children.
Damon Wells Estate
Damon Wells ’54 was a distinguished alum and former Trustee of The Kinkaid School. Mr. Wells was very generous to Kinkaid throughout his life, so, naturally, he made a final gift of $1,000,000 in his will. Since he was well known as a historian, the Board decided to create the Damon Wells Endowed Chair in History to support the salary of a history teacher.
Barbara Graham Williams Estate
Barbara Graham Williams was a beloved Latin teacher in the Middle School at Kinkaid for 30 years. With a gift of $100,000 from her estate, she established the Barbara Graham Williams Middle School Latin Teacher Endowment to support the salary of the Middle School Latin Teacher.
If you would like to make a gift in memory of Barbara Williams, please click here.
Kinkaid Legacy Society Members:
| Nancy Abraham Mukta and Rahul Agrawal Carole Ames Jackie Anderson Taylor Bass ’09 Terri Lacy and James Baird Janie and Dick Beeler Caroline Looke Benak ’08 Vianei '85 and Jason Braun Mimi and Zachary Brown ’02 Caryl Carothers Pat ’66 and Craig Cavanagh Yuan Qiu and Chen Chen Thomas Chmielewski ’87 Maggie Bremer Clark ’12 Shirley and J. B. “Bubba” Coskey Emily Attwell Crosswell ’59 Carey Crutcher ’54 Lana ’63 and Chip Cureton Lisa Curry Pat Derozan Melynda and Steven Dunn ’77 Adam Ereli ’79 Marie ’59 and Steve Evnochides Fairfax Fair Walker Fair ’00 Gene Festa Jr. Cathy and Ed Frank ’68 Kate Fullenweider ’13 Jean Garwood ’50 Caro Ann and John Germann Lori and Barry Glickman Linda and John Hagerman ’59 Jennifer Hamelet ’85 Susan and Dick Hansen Cynthia Harper Candi Harrison Marni and Lee Hogan |
Michael Hood ’72 George Howe ’64 Sue Howe Becky Huff ’66 Frances ’74 and Rick Jeter Randy Johnson '75 Elyse '87 and Lewis Kalmans Brian Kaplan ’04 Virginia Howe Kincaid ’60 Lucy and Michael Kuhn ’68 Margene Lloyd ’47 Mary Nell ’63 and Malcolm Lovett Sheila and Tad Mayfield ’81 Rebecca Moss Gwen and Don Mullins Louise and Moe Nasr JoAnna ’84 and Chris Nicolaou William Oehmig Anissa and Davis Paddock ’90 Tina ’88 and Alexander Papandreou Diana Pardue ’69 Elizabeth Gottlieb Pavel ’86 Vicki and Dennis Price Bhavna and Rahul Puri Viji and Jay Raman Ellen Randall Sandra Reed ’56 Liz Respess Laura S. Moore and Don A. Sanders Phyllis Selber Melissa and Stacy Smith ’79 Jane Tillinghast Elizabeth Turpin ’06 Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer ’49 Jane Van De Mark ’77 Ellen ’79 and Robert Wagnon Laura and Bill Wheless Giselle and Darryl Wilson Vicki and Jim Woodson Charles Zody |
A gift in your estate of any size qualifies you for membership in the Kinkaid Legacy Society because each and every gift has a lasting impact. If you have invested in the future of The Kinkaid School or wish to do so through your estate plans, please allow us to recognize you and express our deepest appreciation.
If you are considering such a gift and would like more information on bequest intentions, charitable trusts, gifts that provide a life income, gifts of real estate with retained use for life, and gifts of life insurance benefits, please contact Assistant Director of Advancement Lisa Wood at (713) 243-5023 or lisa.wood@kinkaid.org to discuss various gift-planning opportunities. Or visit kinkaid.giftplans.org.
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