Three Ways to Make a Gift of Life Insurance: 

To make a life insurance gift to the Texas A&M Foundation to benefit Texas A&M, an individual has three options:

1. Transfer ownership of an existing life insurance policy.
2. Purchase a new life insurance policy with the Foundation as owner and beneficiary.
3. Retain ownership of a pre-existing life insurance policy and change the beneficiary designation.

Each option offers a charitable tax deduction and allows you to retain assets during your lifetime. After your lifetime, the gift funds an endowment that will provide permanent support to a Texas A&M area of your choosing: students, faculty, colleges or programs. To learn more, call (800) 392-3310 or email info@txamfoundation.com.

Making a planned gift of life insurance is one of the simplest ways to support Texas A&M’s future. Life insurance gifts offer a charitable tax deduction, allow individuals to retain assets during their lifetimes and can be revoked should an individual’s personal or financial situation change. After the donor’s lifetime, the gift funds an endowment that will provide permanent support to a Texas A&M area of the donor’s choosing.

Nauert completed her residency at Children’s Health Center and Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas before practicing pediatrics for more than 30 years in Austin. In 2014, she and her husband John moved to Washington State after he received a job offer from Amazon.

A board-certified pediatric doctor with an emphasis on child abuse pediatrics, Nauert now serves as a clinical doctor of pediatrics at HealthPoint Community Health Center in Auburn, Washington. HealthPoint is a federally qualified health center for low-income families focused on providing expert care to individuals, regardless of circumstances.

Nauert’s three children—Richard ’14, Mary ’15 and Rachel ’17—followed their mother’s path, graduating from Texas A&M with their undergraduate degrees. Now pursuing their graduate educations in Aggieland, they plan to forge lifelong careers centered around selfless service: Richard is a fourth-year medical student; Mary is a third-year veterinary student; and Rachel is completing her master’s degree in curriculum and education.

After her lifetime, Nauert’s gift will attract future leaders and innovators to the College of Medicine and support students financially. “I feel strength in knowing that my gift will help tomorrow's Aggies,” she said. “Making an easy gift like this can be a step in the right direction, one that pushes our medical school and students forward to prove just how great our university is.”