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$1 million gift honors KU Medical Center leader

A new professorship in pathology and laboratory medicine will honor Barbara Atkinson, M.D., executive vice chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical Center and executive dean of the KU School of Medicine.

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$1.2 million estate gift creates scholarships for KU pharmacy students

William Davis never realized his dream of having his own pharmacy.

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$5 million gift brings University of Kansas Cancer Center closer to goal

University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little today announced a $5 million gift that advances the University of Kansas Cancer Center’s quest to achieve National Cancer Institute designation.

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Gift creates innovation studio in KU’s Center for Design Research

When Mark Pigott, chairman and CEO of PACCAR, sought to honor his friend and retiring vice chairman Tom Plimpton, a 1971 University of Kansas alumnus, he found inspiration on KU Endowment’s website.

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$4 million gift advances KUMC’s Spinal Cord Injuries Repair Program

Each year, an estimated 15,000 Americans are diagnosed with spinal cord injuries.

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KU alumnus’ estate gift adds to top scholarships at KU

A $50,000 estate gift to KU Endowment from University of Kansas alumnus Stanley Kelley Jr. will provide a four-year scholarship for a Summerfield or Watkins-Berger Scholar at KU. These scholars represent top students from Kansas high schools.

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Charles and Mary Jane Spahr leave $32 million estate gift for KU

During their lifetimes, University of Kansas alumnus Charles E. Spahr and his wife, Mary Jane Spahr, were among the most generous donors to KU, giving $13 million.

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Sprint Foundation donates $1 million to KU Cancer Center

A $1 million gift from the Sprint Foundation will create a new professorship in blood-related cancers at the University of Kansas Cancer Center.

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Gift of $1.6 million creates KU scholarships for language program

A $1.6 million gift from University of Kansas alumnus Carl Krehbiel will provide support for students attending the German Summer Language Institute programs in Holzkirchen and Eutin, Germany.

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$1 million gift honors KU professor Valentino Stella

A $1 million lead gift from Gilead Sciences enhances a professorship fund honoring Valentino Stella, University Distinguished Professor of Phamaceutical Chemistry at the University of Kansas.

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