Impact Stories
![Arthur Kochoff](https://cdn.statically.io/img/plannedgiving.umich.edu/images/u/university-of-michigan/r0/donor-arthur-kochoff-th.jpg)
From the Desk of the Chancellor: The legacy of Arthur Kochoff
Arthur Kochoff was a true friend to many on the campus of University of Michigan-Dearborn. His deepest affection was for our students and he understood very well what a college education means to them. We will always remember him and his late wife, Mary, with great warmth.
![Patricia and John H. Mitchell](https://cdn.statically.io/img/plannedgiving.umich.edu/images/u/university-of-michigan/r0/donor-patricia-john-mitchell-th.jpg)
$10M Estate Gift in Memory of Columbia Pictures Television Founder John H. Mitchell Supports Two Areas at U-M
The Patricia W. Mitchell Trusts have made a combined $50 million gift to three universities—the University of Michigan, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts—to ensure that future generations of students will be prepared creatively, financially and ethically to lead the industries that will comprise the media landscape of the future.
![Michael Bartus](https://cdn.statically.io/img/plannedgiving.umich.edu/images/u/university-of-michigan/r0/donor-bartus-family-th.jpg)
Julius F. Bartus Endowed Memorial Scholarship
The Julius F. Bartus Endowed Memorial Scholarship was created in 2010 through a gift from the estate of the late Zelda V. Bartus in memory of her husband, who died in 1995.
![Nancy and Tom Woodworth](https://cdn.statically.io/img/plannedgiving.umich.edu/images/u/university-of-michigan/r0/donor-nancy-tom-woodworth-th.jpg)
New Hope in Weathering A Lonely Storm
Growing up in the Upjohn household, there was a strong pride in and respect for the university 97 miles to the east.