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The generosity of Arnold Lisio \u201956, \u201961M (MD) and Anne Moore Lisio, MD, ensures that exemplary Italian instruction and scholarship will continue forever<\/span><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”12px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
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Anne Moore Lisio, MD, and Arnold Lisio \u201956, \u201961M (MD)<\/p><\/div>\n
A $2 million endowed gift from Arnold Lisio \u201956, \u201961M (MD) and his wife, Anne Moore Lisio, MD, establishes the Lisio Distinguished Professorship in Italian studies. The Lisios\u2019 generosity ensures that exemplary Italian instruction and scholarship will continue at the URochester forever.<\/p>\n
Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio\u2014a Dante expert and faculty member within the University\u2019s Department of Modern Languages and Cultures for the last 30 years\u2014has been awarded the named professorship, which represents one of the highest honors a professor can earn.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are incredibly grateful to the Lisios for their ongoing generosity,\u201d says Gloria Culver \u201994M (PhD), dean of the School of Arts & Sciences. \u201cRecognizing excellent professors like Donatella\u2014from whom our undergraduates can learn, explore the world, and expand their thinking\u2014is foundational to our liberal arts approach to education. This approach helps students gain the intellectual tools and the cultural awareness necessary to meet not just the economic, but also the ethical, political, and existential challenges of the contemporary world.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Lisios have long supported Italian studies at the University. In 2006, they\u00a0established the Dorothy and Anthony Lisio Prize, an endowment created to honor Arnold\u2019s parents.\u00a0Awarded annually, the prize recognizes an undergraduate who has achieved excellence in Italian studies. In 2017, they endowed the\u00a0Lisio Program in Italian Studies<\/a>, a gift that makes it possible for students to study in Italy and better understand and appreciate Italian language, art, culture, and history.<\/p>\n\u201cWe strongly believe that the humanities are an important part of education,\u201d says Arnold, a retired internist and a lifelong student of the humanities. \u201cPursuing Italian studies and embracing the country\u2019s language, art, and culture has added to the richness of our lives and we know it enriches student lives. “We are thrilled that Donatella has been named as the first Lisio Distinguished Professor\u2014she brings such vitality and knowledge to her teaching.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am humbled and honored that Arnold and Anne have established this professorship and that the University has named me to it,\u201d says Stocchi-Perucchio. \u201cKnowing that this gift comes from scientifically trained people who embrace the humanities\u2014through Italian literature, philosophy, archaeology, history, art, spirituality, and traditions\u2014is especially rewarding in regard to both my scholarship and my educational philosophy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Arnold Lisio participates in the Lisio Program in Italian Studies in Arezzo, with Professor Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio and students. Campaldino, Italy, 2020.<\/p><\/div>\n
Stocchi-Perucchio adds that the named position will provide her with more resources to pursue her scholarly work, advance the modern languages department, and educate the ambitious students who pursue Italian studies, whether in the classroom or onsite in Italy. She founded several of the department\u2019s education abroad programs, too, including a semester-long program in Arezzo and other programs in Tuscany, Rome, Naples, and Procida.<\/p>\n
Having participated in these onsite programs several times over the years, the Lisios have witnessed Stocchi-Perucchio\u2019s teaching methods and have interacted with students whose lives have been enriched by them.<\/p>\n
\u201cEducation isn\u2019t just about utility and getting a job\u2014it\u2019s an instrument that helps us live in this world and engage in it fully,\u201d says Anne, a medical oncologist. \u201cDonatella is a gifted teacher. She helps students learn not just a language, but how it fits within a culture. She teaches not just to read a book, but how to think about it critically, how to discuss it, and how to ask questions about it. These are essential skills for all of us to have\u2014and for those in science-based fields, we need the humanities to hone them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arnold retired in 2013 from the New York-Presbyterian Hospital\/Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. He is a faculty member at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Since 1961, he has worked with medical students as an educator, helping to train generations of physicians. Arnold earned his bachelor\u2019s and medical degrees at the URochester and received full scholarships to both programs.<\/p>\n
Anne is a graduate of Smith College and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. She is director of the Iris Cantor Breast Cancer Survivorship Program at Weill Cornell Medicine\/New York Presbyterian Hospital\u00a0in New York City.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]* The official name of the endowed fund is the Arnold Lisio \u201956, \u201961M (MD) and Anne Moore Lisio, MD Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Italian Language & Culture[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”22px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1636419148453{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #e7e7e7 !important;}”]<\/p>\n
Help transform student lives<\/strong><\/h3>\nGlobal experiences transform the lives of our students. To learn how you can support our Italian studies program, the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, and education abroad, contact Ashley Smith<\/a>, executive director, School of Arts & Sciences Advancement, at (585) 276-6561.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1635365104642{background-color: #e7e7e7 !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_separator type=”normal”][vc_column_text]Read more about the <\/em>Lisios\u2019 generosity<\/em><\/a> and a 2017 story, \u201c<\/em>Many Roads to Italy<\/em><\/a>.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n
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Anne Moore Lisio, MD, and Arnold Lisio \u201956, \u201961M (MD)<\/p><\/div>\n
A $2 million endowed gift from Arnold Lisio \u201956, \u201961M (MD) and his wife, Anne Moore Lisio, MD, establishes the Lisio Distinguished Professorship in Italian studies. The Lisios\u2019 generosity ensures that exemplary Italian instruction and scholarship will continue at the URochester forever.<\/p>\n
Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio\u2014a Dante expert and faculty member within the University\u2019s Department of Modern Languages and Cultures for the last 30 years\u2014has been awarded the named professorship, which represents one of the highest honors a professor can earn.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are incredibly grateful to the Lisios for their ongoing generosity,\u201d says Gloria Culver \u201994M (PhD), dean of the School of Arts & Sciences. \u201cRecognizing excellent professors like Donatella\u2014from whom our undergraduates can learn, explore the world, and expand their thinking\u2014is foundational to our liberal arts approach to education. This approach helps students gain the intellectual tools and the cultural awareness necessary to meet not just the economic, but also the ethical, political, and existential challenges of the contemporary world.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Lisios have long supported Italian studies at the University. In 2006, they\u00a0established the Dorothy and Anthony Lisio Prize, an endowment created to honor Arnold\u2019s parents.\u00a0Awarded annually, the prize recognizes an undergraduate who has achieved excellence in Italian studies. In 2017, they endowed the\u00a0Lisio Program in Italian Studies<\/a>, a gift that makes it possible for students to study in Italy and better understand and appreciate Italian language, art, culture, and history.<\/p>\n \u201cWe strongly believe that the humanities are an important part of education,\u201d says Arnold, a retired internist and a lifelong student of the humanities. \u201cPursuing Italian studies and embracing the country\u2019s language, art, and culture has added to the richness of our lives and we know it enriches student lives. “We are thrilled that Donatella has been named as the first Lisio Distinguished Professor\u2014she brings such vitality and knowledge to her teaching.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI am humbled and honored that Arnold and Anne have established this professorship and that the University has named me to it,\u201d says Stocchi-Perucchio. \u201cKnowing that this gift comes from scientifically trained people who embrace the humanities\u2014through Italian literature, philosophy, archaeology, history, art, spirituality, and traditions\u2014is especially rewarding in regard to both my scholarship and my educational philosophy.\u201d<\/p>\n Arnold Lisio participates in the Lisio Program in Italian Studies in Arezzo, with Professor Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio and students. Campaldino, Italy, 2020.<\/p><\/div>\n Stocchi-Perucchio adds that the named position will provide her with more resources to pursue her scholarly work, advance the modern languages department, and educate the ambitious students who pursue Italian studies, whether in the classroom or onsite in Italy. She founded several of the department\u2019s education abroad programs, too, including a semester-long program in Arezzo and other programs in Tuscany, Rome, Naples, and Procida.<\/p>\n Having participated in these onsite programs several times over the years, the Lisios have witnessed Stocchi-Perucchio\u2019s teaching methods and have interacted with students whose lives have been enriched by them.<\/p>\n \u201cEducation isn\u2019t just about utility and getting a job\u2014it\u2019s an instrument that helps us live in this world and engage in it fully,\u201d says Anne, a medical oncologist. \u201cDonatella is a gifted teacher. She helps students learn not just a language, but how it fits within a culture. She teaches not just to read a book, but how to think about it critically, how to discuss it, and how to ask questions about it. These are essential skills for all of us to have\u2014and for those in science-based fields, we need the humanities to hone them.\u201d<\/p>\n Arnold retired in 2013 from the New York-Presbyterian Hospital\/Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. He is a faculty member at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Since 1961, he has worked with medical students as an educator, helping to train generations of physicians. Arnold earned his bachelor\u2019s and medical degrees at the URochester and received full scholarships to both programs.<\/p>\n Anne is a graduate of Smith College and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. She is director of the Iris Cantor Breast Cancer Survivorship Program at Weill Cornell Medicine\/New York Presbyterian Hospital\u00a0in New York City.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”5px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]* The official name of the endowed fund is the Arnold Lisio \u201956, \u201961M (MD) and Anne Moore Lisio, MD Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Italian Language & Culture[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”12px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”22px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1636419148453{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #e7e7e7 !important;}”]<\/p>\n Global experiences transform the lives of our students. To learn how you can support our Italian studies program, the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, and education abroad, contact Ashley Smith<\/a>, executive director, School of Arts & Sciences Advancement, at (585) 276-6561.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1635365104642{background-color: #e7e7e7 !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_separator type=”normal”][vc_column_text]Read more about the <\/em>Lisios\u2019 generosity<\/em><\/a> and a 2017 story, \u201c<\/em>Many Roads to Italy<\/em><\/a>.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\nHelp transform student lives<\/strong><\/h3>\n