Davison Club: Leadership Annual Giving Club

Dean Wilbert C. Davison

The Davison Club was established in 1969 by devoted Duke medical alumni to honor founding dean Wilburt Cornell Davison, MD, and provide critical, unrestricted support for medical education at Duke. Dean Davison was known to reach into his own pockets to help medical students meet their financial needs, and  the club that bears his name continues the tradition 40 years later.  At $1,000 per year, the cost of membership is the same as it was in 1969, so please join today.

40th Anniversary of the Davison Club
Thank you to all who joined us for this special anniversary on Oct. 15, 2009, during Medical Alumni Weekend. Click here to watch a video and listen to founding members talk about their early years at Duke.

In 2008-2009, unrestricted Davison Club dollars totaled nearly $1.4 million in support of medical education at Duke. Each gift, whatever the amount, is important. Please make your online gift today using our secure Website or call School of Medicine Development at 919-667-2527 for more information.

Benefits of Membership

Watercolor painting of the Davison Building

• Invitations to social events with Duke faculty members, students, and other benefactors.
• Your name will be included on Duke Clinic's annual recognition wall.
• Free parking passes for Duke Hospital upon request by calling (919) 667-2527 before visiting.
• You will receive the award-winning health and medicine resource, DukeMed Magazine.
• Upon request, we will send you a Davison Club gold-filled lapel pin.

Members who give at the $2,500 Davison Fellow level or above, and who have not previously received the gift, will receive a high-quality 24x19 print of the Davison Building watercolor painting depicted above. This painting was commissioned in honor of the Medical Center's 75th Anniversary.

Recognized Giving Levels

• $25,000 - Chancellor's Circle
• $10,000 - Leadership Council
• $5,000 - Dean's Circle
• $2,500 - Davison Fellow
• $1,500 - Family Members
• $1,000 - Member
• $500 - Recent Graduate Member (Classes of 1999 - 2009)