Dean Emeritus Richard Garner Bequeaths Entire Estate to Adelphi to Continue His Legacy of Educational Excellence

After a quarter century of delivering a world-class education to Adelphi students as dean of the Honors College, Dean Emeritus Richard Garner is now ensuring his high standards continue with a generous estate-plan gift. Already responsible for establishing more than $1 million in endowed student scholarships, Richard has made sure those scholarships will continue to pay dividends through charitable gift annuities and a bequest of his entire estate to the University.

“One of the things that can stand in the way of education in the United States is cost,” Richard says. That’s why his gifts are designed to help talented and industrious students pay for college and graduate with less debt. And, because endowments generate income, they are a perfect way to leave a legacy, he says.

“Endowments are a magic way to battle against time,” Richard says. “They keep producing money, year after year after year.”

Richard came to Adelphi from an Ivy League teaching position to create the Honors College in 1994. As dean, he shaped the program to his high standards while ensuring no student “fell through the cracks.” As a result, soon honors graduates were joining some of the nation’s most prestigious post-graduate programs.

Now, as Richard has long done on behalf of the University, he encourages others to join him in investing in Adelphi’s future with an estate gift. “With a planned gift you do something that lives on after you,” he says. “Think about this magical way to defeat time by planning for a gift that comes into play once you’re no longer around. I think it’s a beautiful thing.”

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