Philanthropy
March 21, 2024
Blue & You Foundation Awards UAMS $199,000 Grant for Maternal Depression Program
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $199,000 grant from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas to support the Family Medicine Parent Partnership, a program of the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. It is the second grant from the Blue & You Foundation supporting…
February 15, 2024
Michael and Paula Jennings Pledge $2 Million to Establish Endowed Chair and Endowed Scholarship
LITTLE ROCK — Michael L. Jennings, Ph.D., and Paula M. Jennings, M.A., pledged $1 million to create the Michael and Paula Jennings Endowed Chair in Physiology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine’s Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, and $1 million in additional support for the Dr. Michael and…
February 1, 2024
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Achieves $30 Million Fundraising Goal for NCI Designation
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) met its $30 million fundraising goal for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s campaign to achieve National Cancer Institute (NCI) Designation. The fundraising milestone was achieved with a $5 million gift from the Chris Fowler family of Jonesboro. In total, 8,700 philanthropic gifts have…
November 28, 2023
Rampy Foundation Relays $60,000 Donation to UAMS Department of Neurology for MS Research
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine received $60,000 for multiple sclerosis research from the Rampy MS Research Foundation during a ceremony today. Jo and Scott Rampy, along with other runners and walkers, relayed a check from Bentonville to Little Rock. The run…
October 26, 2023
UAMS Chancellor’s Circle Awards Grants to 13 Programs
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded 13 grants totaling $213,000 at the annual Chancellor’s Circle Grant Awards ceremony held Oct. 23. The Chancellor’s Circle is UAMS’ premier annual giving society. Through its unrestricted annual giving, this group of dedicated members donates more than $200,000 a year that funds grants…
October 20, 2023
College of Nursing Honors Scholarship Recipients, Donors at Reception
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing recently held a reception to recognize more than a dozen scholarship recipients as well as the donors who made the awards possible. Patricia Cowan, Ph.D., RN, dean of the College of Nursing, thanked attendees for providing support at a time when the nationwide shortage…
October 12, 2023
Walker Foundation Pledges $1 Million to UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute — Funds Will Support New Radiation Oncology Center
LITTLE ROCK — The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation pledged $1 Million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The funds will support the Cancer Institute’s new Radiation Oncology Center, which opened in July. “We are humbled by the decades-long support of the Walker Foundation — a…
September 21, 2023
UAMS to Host Sixth Annual Day of Giving Oct. 4
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host its sixth annual Day of Giving on Oct. 4, a 24-hour fundraising event to help advance the institution’s mission and contribute to better health for all Arkansans. Started in 2017, the event is UAMS’ largest single-day philanthropic effort, helping energize patient care,…
September 14, 2023
Retired Orthopaedic Surgeon Turned Artist Shows Gratitude to UAMS Orthopaedics with Art Donation
While on vacation in Santa Fe, New Mexico, John Bacon, M.D., a retired orthopaedic surgeon, was persuaded by his wife, Beverly Claire Bacon, to join her for a private couples painting lesson. The session was straightforward — paint an abstract piece on canvas with acrylics. To accommodate his wife, Bacon participated in the lesson and,…
September 7, 2023
Walker Foundation Commits $2 Million to UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Performance Center
LITTLE ROCK — The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation committed $2 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The gift will support construction of the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Performance Center in Springdale, Arkansas, which is scheduled to open in summer 2025. “The Walker Foundation has been instrumental in the…
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