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And the Award Goes to...
CONSERVATION Annually, we honor three conservationists for
their vaunted efforts to preserve the world’s
species and habitats. This past September, during
our annual awards dinner, we were pleased to say thank you to
those doing vital work.
Dr. Alejandro Grajal was awarded our George B. Rabb
Conservation Medal. Formerly the senior vice president for
conservation, education, and training here at the Chicago
Zoological Society, he is now the president and chief executive
officer of Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Earlier in his career, he
was executive director of Latin American programs for the
Wildlife Conservation Society and a top executive at the National
Audubon Society, where he founded its Latin American and
Caribbean programs. He is a leading voice on the role of zoos in
the face of pressing global environmental concerns, with much
of his published work focusing on wildlife conservation and
climate change.
Above right: Dr. Alejandro Grajal
(left) with Chicago Zoological Society
president emeritus Dr. George Rabb.
Right: Betsy Hamill Bramsen, Nancy
Hamill Winter, Jim Bramsen, Nancy
Hamill, and Jon Hamill.
Below right: Northern Trust
chairman and CEO Rick Waddell with
Susan Crown, a member of the Board
of Directors at Northern Trust.
Northern Trust received the Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Corporate Conservation Award for its commitment to the
Society’s conservation and education programs since before
Brookfield Zoo even opened. In fact, Solomon Albert Smith
and Walter Byron Smith, both children of Byron Laflin Smith,
who founded Northern Trust in 1889, were elected Governing
Members of the Society.
Our Outstanding Conservation Philanthropy Award, which
celebrates the achievements of individuals, went to the Hamill
and Bramsen families. Three generations of Hamill family
members have served continuously on the Board of Trustees
since the Society’s founding in 1921. Most recently, the family
gave the lead gift used to construct Hamill Family Wild Encounters,
which opened in 2015.
The dinner raised more than $300,000 to support Chicago
Zoological Society conservation and education programs.
A Gift That
Gives Back
As you think about how best to
support the Chicago Zoological
Society in our animal care and
conservation efforts, you may wish
to consider an option that also
allows you to meet your own goal
of financial stability.
By establishing a charitable gift an-
nuity, you not only aid in our mission
of inspiring conservation leadership
by connecting people with wildlife
and nature, you also ensure that you
and your loved ones receive a lifelong
income.
In exchange for a transfer of cash
or appreciated securities, the Society
agrees to pay annual fixed payments
to one or two individuals throughout
the course of their lifetimes.
Additional benefits may include:
• Income tax charitable deductions
• Favorably taxed income
• Reduced capital-gains tax
• Personal recognition and the op-
portunity to see your gift in action
at the Chicago Zoological Society
For more information on how you
can build your legacy of animal care
and compassion along with your
legacy of financial security, please call
(708) 688-8392.
The Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield
Zoo cannot render tax or legal advice, and the
information provided above is not intended as
such. Please seek the advice of estate and tax
professionals in developing your estate plans.
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