Daniel J. Ullyot ’58, P’91, ’89 came to Harvard College from Minnesota in the 1950s and shared a Leverett House suite with three fellow ice hockey players from his home state. They grew close with senior tutor Richard Gill ’48, PhD ’56, P’83, ’78, ’76 and his family.
“I am indebted to Mr. Gill for his encouragement and kindness during those years,” Ullyot says of Gill, a Harvard economist who became Leverett House master and then a professional opera singer. “I want others to have the same positive interaction with their tutors.”
To that end, Ullyot has named an advising community in Leverett House’s McKinlock Hall, which was recently renewed. An advising community is a cluster of rooms on the same hallway that’s designed to spark encounters between students and their resident tutors. “A gift to Harvard was already part of my estate plan,” Ullyot notes, “and the opportunity to also give something of contemporary significance was compelling.”
After Harvard, the now-retired Ullyot became a cardiac surgeon and professor of surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. His brother, two sons, and a niece also attended the College. “Harvard changed my life in positive ways too numerous to mention and has my enduring loyalty and support,” Ullyot says. “I firmly believe in the value of a lived experience in a liberal arts community.”
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