Penn Mourns the Loss of Ruth Perelman

August 1, 2011

Philanthropist Ruth Perelman passed away July 31 from pneumonia; she was 90.

President Amy Gutmann said, "Philadelphia has lost a most beloved and consummately gracious civic leader with the passing of Ruth Perelman. In our city's centuries-long history, Mrs. Perelman and her husband, Raymond, have made a mark unlike any other.  We at the University of Pennsylvania -- home of the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine -- have benefitted invaluably from her tireless generosity and that of Raymond and their family. Ruth's generous spirit and strong commitment to education, medicine and culture in Philadelphia will be remembered for countless generations to come. Everyone at Penn joins me in offering our deepest condolences to the Perelman family."

Ruth and Raymond Perelman recently made a history-making gift to Penn, to permanently endow and rename the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Read the full obituary in Penn's Almanac.

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