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THE MISSION OF THE SETON FUND IS TO BE THE FUND DEVELOPMENT AND ENDOWMENT ARM OF THE DAUGHTERS OF
CHARITY HEALTHCARE MINISTRY OF CENTRAL TEXAS.
THE SUPPORT OF THE SETON FUND IS LIMITED TO THE SETON
HEALTHCARE NETWORK (WITH EXCEPTION OF THE DELL CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL TEXAS) AND OTHER
INSTITUTIONS STAFFED OR SPONSORED BY THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OR WORKING IN COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT OF
THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY HEALTHCARE MISSION.
ITS EFFORT SHALL BE EXERCISED WITH WISDOM AND INTEGRITY,
GUIDED BY THE VINCENTIAN SPIRIT OF RESPECT, BELIEF IN THE GOODNESS OF PEOPLE AND LOVE OF THE POOR.
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Counting Blessings
Thank you for your tremendous generosity in 2005.
Your contributions to The Seton Fund and your commitment to helping those in need
have allowed us to meet many of our fundraising goals, including completion of the Topfer
Challenge one year earlier than originally planned.
Since 2000, you have responded to The Topfer Family Foundation’s $5 million challenge
grant with more than $5 million in gifts. The combined $10 million establishes an endowment to help provide long-term support to the Seton Community Health Centers: Seton
McCarthy in East Austin, Seton Kozmetsky in South Austin, and Seton Topfer in North
Austin. These centers serve a total of 15,000 working poor Central Texans with basic medical care, immunizations, prescriptions, and social services.
You met the Topfer Challenge a year early in the face of many competing needs. Many of
you are supporting our sister project, the new Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central
Texas, now at its halfway point in construction. You also responded quickly and generously
to the needs of the Gulf Coast communities and the thousands of people who came to
Austin last fall seeking relief and a new beginning.
Through your support, you helped bring the plight of the poor, the sick, and the uninsured
to the forefront of our community’s attention. Many times you have answered a cry for help
and continued to respond to what often seems to be an ever-increasing need for medical,
social, and mental health care services in an underserved population. Generous giving is a
powerful example for those around us – family, friends, and neighbors.
When weather-related tragedies struck America’s Gulf Coast region, Seton first felt the
impact of this unprecedented need at Brackenridge Hospital, Seton Medical Center,
Children's Hospital of Austin, Seton Northwest, Seton Southwest, and Seton Edgar B. Davis
Hospital. The need for care continues, and some of these displaced men, women and children are accessing services provided by our Seton Community Health Centers.
Seton’s response – and yours – show that Seton truly is a network of not just great facilities,
but a family of exceptional people – employees, volunteers, physicians, and donors – working together to address our most serious healthcare needs. St. Vincent de Paul, co-founder
of the Daughters of Charity, said “the more you give, the more blessings you will receive.”
May you and your loved ones enjoy many blessings in 2006.
Allan Shivers, Jr.
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Over the Top!
Topfer Family Foundation $5 million Challenge Grant =
$10 million Endowment for Seton Community Health Centers
The Topfer Family Foundation challenged the Central Texas Community to raise $5 million in cash
gifts in six years to establish an endowment for the Seton Community Health Centers, which provide
medical care and social services for the region’s most vulnerable. In return, the foundation promised
to match each dollar raised to create a total endowment of $10 million.
Not only did Central Texans respond with generous gifts large and small, but the challenge was met
a year early with a total of $10 million raised!
The three Seton Community Health Centers—Seton Topfer in North Austin, Seton McCarthy in East
Austin, and Seton Kozmetsky in South Austin—serve more than 15,000 people each year, nearly
half of whom are children. The endowment will augment services that the clinics provide, as well as
fund new programs and building expansions.
The Topfers are longtime supporters of the health centers. They funded construction of Seton Topfer
in 2000, and during the process became keenly aware of the need for a healthy endowment that
would help secure a stable source of funding for all three centers.
“We had a concern that in a difficult economy, the clinics might have to curtail services. To minimize
the effects, we started the endowment to help defray operating expenses,” says Mort Topfer. The
family also wanted to create an opportunity for gifts from individuals and organizations who had not
given to Seton before.
“We wanted to get the rest of the community involved.
We brought in a lot of new donors through the campaign who can take ‘part ownership’ in the effort.”
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One of Mort’s most memorable experiences in his relationship with Seton was visiting Seton Topfer
after it had been operating for a year. “They gave us notes from patients about how it offered care
they hadn’t been eligible to receive before. That was meaningful to us.”
Seton is grateful to the Topfer family and all those who so generously contributed to the challenge.
Alan Topfer (left), Mort
Topfer and Bobbi Topfer at
the Seton Topfer Community
Health Center.
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29th Annual Seton Development Board Gala
Marvin Hamlisch Tickles the Ivories at Seton Development Boards's Gala Tribute to Sr. Gertrude Levy
Entertainment and reminiscences by Marvin Hamlisch in
the beautiful Four Seasons Hotel Ballroom provided the perfect
backdrop for a tribute to the work of Sr. Gertrude Levy, D.C.
The Seton Development Board raised more than $355,000
toward their $2 million pledge to support the expansion and
renovation of the Surgery Department at Seton Medical Center.
The gala honored Sr. Gertrude for her more than 30 years at
Seton Medical Center, beginning her work in 1976 in the Public
Relations Department. She later founded the Seton Northwest
Hospital Volunteers Department and served as its first director.
She is now a coordinator of Patient and Guest Services and continues to visit patients, keeping them and their family members
informed and comfortable.
The Seton Fund extends its appreciation to Board President
Reenie Collins, and Gala Co-chairs and the dynamic motherdaughter team of Hessie Owen and Hessie Brawley for their time
and talents in making this gala such a success.
Seton Development
Board President
Reenie Collins, center,
and Gala Co-chairs
Hessie Brawley (left)
and Hessie Owen
celebrate another successful Gala.
Seton Development Board
member Margie Cowden,
left, and Seton Fund Life
Trustee Carolyn Curtis
visit at the Gala.
Sr. Gertrude Levy, D.C., is congratulated by Leslie Lockett, right, of H-E-B, the
Gala’s entertainment sponsor, and Mark Harrington.
Shannon and Terry
McDaniel arrive at the
Gala.
Partygoers include,
from left to right,
Seton Development
Board members Lutie
Butler, Hessie Brawley,
Deborah Teten, and
Kay McHorse.
Front: Puddin Harwood, Seton Development Board member, and her husband, Winston, are
greeted by board members, from left to right, Virginia Houston, Betty Fairey and Carol Ikard.
Andrew and Mary Ann Heller, Cocktail Reception Underwriters, arrive in
style for the Gala.
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Gala Sponsors
Entertainment Sponsor
H-E-B
Cocktail Reception Underwriter
Sr. Gertrude Levy, D.C.,
center, is greeted by Luci
Baines Johnson, Seton Fund
Life Trustee, and Ian Turpin,
Seton Network Board Trustee.
Mary Ann and Andrew Heller
Platinum Classics
Anonymous
The Cain Foundation
Diamond Duet
Four Seasons Hotel
Silver Standards
Clinical Pathology Associates, PA
McGinnis, Lochridge and Kilgore, LLP
Hessie and Jack Owen, Sr. / Jack Owen, Jr. /
Hessie and Vance Brawley
Shirley and Walter Wendlandt
W.P. Stewart Co. Foundation, Inc.
Bronze Ballads
Austin Regional Clinic
Baker Botts LLP
Bank of America
Carol and Charles Barnett
Tracey and Paul Bury / Bury & Partners, Inc.
Capitol Anesthesiology Association
Centro Development –
Reenie and Kent Collins
Dynamic Systems, Inc.
Nancy and Jim Edsel
Emergency Service Partners
Fulbright & Jaworski
Kelly and Ronda Gray
Dr. Patricia Hayes
JP Morgan Chase
In Honor of Sr. Gertrude Levy /
Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Hage, Jr.
Shannon and Terry McDaniel
Merrill Lynch
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Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Robin and Allan “Bud” Shivers
Wells Fargo Bank
White Construction—Pam and Neel White
Mary and Walter Reifslager, left, and Dorothy and Sam Winters enjoy
the evening.
Sr. Gertrude Levy, D.C., visits with Dillon and
Cissie Ferguson.
The Morrison family celebrates with Sr. Gertrude. Left to right: Anna Morrison Lee, Mary
Frances Morrison Schneider, Sr. Gertrude Levy,
D.C., and Mary Lou and Charles Morrison.
Marvin Hamlisch serenades his longtime friend
Sr. Gertrude Levy, D.C. He first met Sr. Gertrude
nearly 20 years ago in Austin and has kept in touch
with her over the years.
Dr. Chris and Becky Butschek enjoy the Gala.
Mort and Bobbi Topfer, left, and Ann and Roy Butler at the Gala.
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Donors Recognized for Generous Support of the Seton Family of Hospitals
Dr. Nancy Heerssen, left, is recognized for creating an endowment in
memory of her husband, Gary, who served as a Seton Fund Trustee
and was a senior vice president at Advanced Micro Devices.
The family of Laura Flawn, M.D., a renowned and beloved orthopedic surgeon, gathers
at Brackenridge Hospital to dedicate a surgery suite in her memory. Left to right: Priscilla
Flawn-Chopp, Dr. Peter T. Flawn, Priscilla Flawn, Tom Flawn-Chopp, Tyrell Flawn, and Dr.
John P. Howe, III.
Board members of the Seton Medical Center Volunteers and Seton staff celebrate the
dedication of the surgery suite they funded at the hospital, as part of the renovation and
expansion campaign. For a complete list of those attending, visit www.setonfund.org.
Steve and Kathy Balazs are honored for their
generous support in creating an endowment to
support the Seton Community Health Centers.
Representatives of Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) are honored for their
generosity in building and equipping a new surgery suite at Seton Medical
Center: Front, left to right: Sr. Gertrude Levy, D.C., Heidi Shalev, ARC,
and Patti Parker, ARC. Back: Gary Landry, ARC; Tom Gallagher, Seton;
Charles J. Barnett, President and CEO of the Seton Healthcare Network;
Diane Brinkman, M.D., ARC; Jim Merryman, M.D., ARC; Russ Krienke,
M.D., ARC; and Norman Chenven, M.D., ARC.
The Ranney family celebrates the creation of the Ranney Endowment supporting the Brain and Spine Center at Brackenridge Hospital. From left: Jack Ranney, Carleton Ranney, Cynthia Gerhardt, Sharon Gerhardt, Virginia Ranney, and Suzy Gerhardt Ranney.
The 2005-06 Board of Directors of the Junior League of Austin are honored with a plaque in the Emergency Department at Brackenridge Hospital
for their years of volunteer service and funding for the hospital’s Trauma Center. For a complete list of those pictured, visit www.setonfund.org.
Like Father, Like Son … and Son and Daughter
Seton Fund Trustee Dr. Robert Askew found fulfillment in watching his
three children enter the medical profession and looked forward to the
day when he could work with them directly. That day came recently at
Seton Medical Center. “I am emotional about this—it’s a day I lived for,
for a long time,” he said. "Everybody knew that I was going to keep
coming in until I could assist them at the table. Now it feels complete.”
Left to right: Bill Askew, M.D., anesthesiologist; Robert Askew, Sr., M.D.,
general surgeon; Karen Askew, R.N., Seton Medical Center; and Robert
Askew Jr., M.D. general surgeon
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The Seton Fund Welcomes
New Trustees
The Seton Forum
The Seton Fund welcomes four new members to its Board of Trustees:
Sr. Helen Brewer, D.C., Erik Pronske, M.D., John Sharp, and Tom
Segesta.
From the Battlefield to the Football Field,
Frank Denius Shares His Memories
Sr. Helen Brewer, D.C. joined the Seton Healthcare Network in 1998
and is an advocacy consultant with the Government Affairs Department. Sr. Helen’s area of expertise is children’s health insurance and
the simplification of the Medicaid application for children.
It would be hard to argue with anyone who calls Frank Denius one
of the greatest fans of UT football. Recently, he shared tales of
more than 50 years of Longhorn memories with members of the
Seton Forum. Mr. Denius, a decorated World War II veteran who
landed at Normandy, also answered questions from members
about that turning point in the war.
Mr. Denius, an atttorney, philanthropist and president of The
Cain Foundation, is one of several speakers who shared his time
and experiences with the organization of young Austin professionals and community leaders who support Seton through philanthropy and voluntarism.
Other recent lunch speakers included Dr. Patricia Hayes, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Seton Healthcare
Network; former Austin Mayor Kirk Watson; and Juan Sanchez,
University of Texas vice president for research, speaking on the
future of Austin; and Diana Resnik, vice president for community
care, Seton Healthcare Network speaking about HAAM, Healthcare
Alliance for Austin Musicians.
In addition, Seton Fund Trustees Joe Long, Lowell Lebermann,
Tim Taylor, and Trey Salinas hosted special breakfast sessions for
Erik Pronske, M.D., is chief of the Seton Network Medical Staff. He
did his anesthesiology residence at Hermann Hospital in Houston and
completed a fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology through Harvard
University. Dr. Pronske is with Capitol Anesthesiology Association.
A former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, John Sharp was recently appointed by Governor Rick Perry to chair the Texas Tax Reform Commission. He is a principal at Ryan & Company, a Dallasbased tax consulting firm.
Tom Segesta is an active member of the Austin community and is manager of the Four Seasons Hotel. The Four Seasons Hotel has supported
the Shivers Cancer Programs at Seton through a variety of events and
activities throughout the years.
Seton Forum members.
Sr. Helen Brewer, D.C. Erik Pronske, M.D.
John Sharp
Above: Frank Denius, second from left, visits with Seton Forum members Shannon Ratliff, Dallas Kelley, and Louis Granger.
Tom Segesta
Recent Gifts Support Seton Healthcare Ministry
Betsy and Hughes Abell
Seton Community Health Centers—
Endowment
The Graves Foundation
Seton Community Health Centers—
Endowment
Aetna Foundation
Seton Community Health Centers—
Diabetes Programs
H-E-B Grocery Company
Seton Community Health Centers—
Endowment
Dorothy Z. Anderson
Seton Medical Center—64-slice CT Scanner
Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Hamilton
Seton Programs
Austin Pathology Associates
Brackenridge Hospital
Richard D. Hammer
Seton Highland Lakes
Austin Window Cleaning
Dr. Bud Dryden Medical Emergency
Endowment
Alma Hanson
Seton Community Health Centers—
Endowment
Joyce Batcheller
Helen Juliano Seton Nurse Scholarship
Endowment
Greg W. Hartman
Seton Community Health Centers
Lola Bednar
Seton Community Health Centers—
Endowment
Ed Berger
Brackenridge—Trauma Center
Seton Community Health Centers
Brackenridge Hospital Volunteers
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
Joe W. Bratcher, Jr. Fdn.
Seton Medical Center—64-slice CT Scanner
Children’s Hospital of Austin
Volunteers
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
insure-a-kid
Lawrence R. Maturo
Janna Maturo Memorial Endowment
Seton Highland Lakes
Volunteers
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
The Missy Project
Brain and Spine Center at Brackenridge Hospital
Kit Montz
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
Lawrence J. “Jack” Moore
Brain and Spine Center
at Brackenridge Hospital
IKON Office Solutions
Seton Medical Center—64-slice CT Scanner
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnston
Brain and Spine Center
at Brackenridge Hospital
Susan S. Philips
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
Shivers Cancer Programs
Diana D. Resnik
Seton Community Health Centers
Emerson Process Management
insure-a-kid
LS Classic Foundation
Brain and Spine Center
at Brackenridge Hospital
Nikki M. Rivers
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
Helen Marak-Walker
Mary Marak/Geraldine Walker
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
St. Luke’s Episcopal Health Charities
Seton Highland Lakes—Care-A-Van
Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Stanley
Seton Community Health Centers—
Endowment
Still Water Foundation
Sister Mary Rose McPhee Seton Cove
Endowment
The Tapestry Foundation
Seton Community Health Centers—
Reach Out and Read Program
Beth Robertson
Seton Medical Center—Centennial Campaign
Target
Seton Community Health Centers—
Reach Out and Read Program
The Scanlan Foundation
Seton Community Health Centers
The Topfer Family Foundation
Seton Medical Center—64-slice CT Scanner
Carolyn and Charley Scarborough
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
Mary A. Viney
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
Deborah Ann Scott Foundation
Shivers Cancer Programs
Estate of Mildred G. Wendlandt
Mildred Wendlandt Endowment
for the Poor
Joe Scott
Seton Medical Center Centennial Campaign
Mary Hugh Scott
Seton Medical Center Centennial Campaign
Barbara and James W. Matheney
Seton Community Health Centers—
Endowment
Shivers Cancer Foundation
Shivers Cancer Program
Sodexho Services
Seton Medical Center—64-slice CT Scanner
JSR and Consultants, Inc.
Seton Programs
Dr. and Mrs. James Lindsey
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
Seton Southwest Volunteers
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
Mr. and Mrs. Russ Pacey
Seton Community Health Centers—
Reach Out and Read Program
Lavon and Verne D. Philips
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
Paul Dubiel
Seton Community Health Centers
Seton Northwest Volunteers
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
Marcia L. Silverberg
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
in Memory of Janna Maturo
Cheryl and Walt Penn
Seton Programs
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Shivers Cancer Programs
Seton Medical Center
Volunteers
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
Joan Morgenstern
Brain and Spine Center
at Brackenridge Hospital
Philip R. Jonsson Foundation
Seton Medical Center—64-slice CT Scanner
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Lewis
Seton School of Nursing Alumnae Endowment
Four Seasons Hotel
Shivers Cancer Programs
Seton Highland Lakes Associates
Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment
Donna and Woody F. McCasland
Seton Highland Lakes—
Child and Elderly Healthcare Endowment
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Haydon
Seton Highland Lakes—Care-A-Van
Dell
Seton Community Health Centers—
Immunizations
Cissie Ferguson
Seton Community Health Centers—
Endowment
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Matthews
Seton Highland Lakes
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Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wood
League House Fund
The Lola Wright Foundation
Seton Medical Center—64-slice CT Scanner b oa r d o f t ru s t e e s
Allan Shivers, Jr.
Ben Vaughan, III
Gene Attal
chairman
vice chairman
president
Sr. Beatrice Broussard, D.C.
Andrew C. Elliott, Jr.
s e c r e t a ry
treasurer
Robert E. Askew, M.D.
Charles J. Barnett
Sr. Helen Brewer, D.C.
Donna Carter
Sr. Mary Anne Digenan, D.C.
JoLynn Free
Pam Giblin
Dan Herd
Lowell Lebermann
Sr. Gertrude Levy, D.C.
Joe R. Long
Alex Massad
Alan T. Moore, M.D.
Erik Pronske, M.D.
Trey Salinas
Tom Segesta
John Sharp
Timothy C. Taylor
Judy Trabulsi
Michael Watkins, M.D.
Mary G. Yancy
2006 Elizabeth Ann Seton Board
15th Annual
Evening Under the Stars Gala
Entertainment by Dwight Yoakam
saturday, april 22, 2006
silent and live auctions
The Elizabeth Ann Seton Board
will host its 15th Annual Evening
Under the Stars Gala featuring a
private performance by two-time
Grammy Award winner and country music legend Dwight Yoakam.
Join Board President Nicole
Covert, center, and Gala co-chairs
Ashley Putman, left, and Kim
Whittlesey for an evening of dinner and dancing at the Polo Club.
Proceeds benefit the Seton
Community Health Centers—
Seton Kozmetsky, Seton
McCarthy and Seton Topfer—to
provide accessible, affordable
primary healthcare and social
services to Austin’s working poor
families.
For information about sponsorship opportunities, call The Seton
Fund at 512-324-1990 or visit
www.setonfund.org
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Mary Anderson Abell
Jim H. Calhoon, M.D.
Carolyn Curtis
Charmaine Denius
Luci Baines Johnson
Bishop John McCarthy
Jack McCreary
Sr. Mary Rose McPhee, D.C.
Kerry Merritt
Topfer Family Foundation $10 million Challenge Grant Completed
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