▁to ▁their ▁families ▁while ▁providing ▁advanced ▁medical ▁training ▁to ▁Palest in ian ▁residents , ▁fell ows , ▁and ▁n urs ing ▁staff . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁We ill ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁We ill ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁wrote ▁an ▁op - ed ▁for ▁C N BC ▁stating ▁that ▁phil anth ropy ▁goes ▁beyond ▁just ▁money . ▁" For ▁us , ▁phil anth ropy ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁writing ▁a ▁check . ▁It ' s ▁don ating ▁your ▁time , ▁energy , ▁experience , ▁and ▁intellect ▁to ▁the ▁causes ▁and ▁organizations ▁you ▁are ▁passion ate ▁about ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Joan ▁We ill ▁offered ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 2 0 ▁million ▁to ▁Paul ▁Smith ' s ▁College , ▁but ▁only ▁if ▁it ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Joan ▁We ill - Paul ▁Smith ' s ▁College , ▁a ▁change ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁viol ated ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁dev ise ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁real ▁property , ▁which ▁required ▁that ▁the ▁school ▁be ▁" fore ver ▁known " ▁as ▁Paul ▁Smith ' s ▁College ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences . ▁Paul ▁Smith ' s ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁for ▁a ▁release ▁from ▁the ▁naming ▁clause ▁of ▁the ▁don or ' s ▁will , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁its ▁continued ▁financial ▁surv ival ▁dep ended ▁on ▁rece ipt ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁We ill ' s ▁$