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Faculty member pledges $1 million on One Day One KU to KU School of Medicine-Wichita
Donna Sweet, M.D., A.A.H.I.V.S., M.A.C.P., understands the importance of a University of Kansas School of Medicine education. Sweet, a School of Medicine-Wichita alumna and longtime faculty member, has pledged a $1 million estate gift in support of the Donna Sweet, M.D., Internal Medicine Program Fund.
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Faculty member pledges $1 million on One Day One KU to KU School of Medicine-Wichita
Donna Sweet, M.D., A.A.H.I.V.S., M.A.C.P., understands the importance of a University of Kansas School of Medicine education. Sweet, a School of Medicine-Wichita alumna and longtime faculty member, has pledged a $1 million estate gift in support of the Donna Sweet, M.D., Internal Medicine Program Fund.
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2026 One Day One KU breaks record for gifts, raises over $5 million in 24 hours
The ninth annual One Day One KU on April 28-29 saw over 4,800 Jayhawks worldwide unite to support the University of Kansas and The University of Kansas Health System.
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$2.5M gift continues strong momentum for KU’s entrepreneurship hub
Mathew Stava specializes in charting a course. As a veteran in the technology industry and founder of Spinnaker Support, he has built a successful career as an entrepreneur. He and his wife, Kelly, hope to provide KU students the opportunity to do the same with a generous pledge of $2.5 million dollars to propel completion of a new building that will serve as the entrepreneurship hub for the university.
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Kit and Diana Smith pledge $3 million to support KU students in law, athletics
Christopher “Kit” and Diana Smith have pledged $2 million to create the Dean Davis Law School Scholars Fund and $1 million to create the Kit and Diana Smith Athletics Scholarship.
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