2009 February
Diane Powell Memorial Patient Resources Fund
In 2006, Michael “Buddy” Powell was devastated when his wife, Diane, died of Acute Myeloid Leukemia after a brief but difficult battle with the disease. Diane was treated at the UMMC Cancer Institute. More.....
UM Alumnus Makes Gift to Benefit Arthur C. Guyton Research Center
Jackson, Miss. - University of Mississippi alumnus James M. Brock has made a planned gift to the Arthur C. Guyton Research Center at the University’s Medical Center. Brock and Guyton were friends and classmates at Ole Miss and later roommates at Harvard Medical School. More.....
2009 January
Pediatrics Chair Named for Alumna
Jackson, Miss. - For more than 20 years, Suzan Brown Thames (BA 68) of Jackson has worked tirelessly to improve health care for Mississippi children. Now her name will be synonymous with her life’s passion through an endowment to The University of Mississippi Medical Center. More.....
Bancroft Fund Commits $2.5 Million to Children’s Hospital Gift
Jackson, Miss. - Health care provided to the state’s most critically ill and injured children will be greatly enhanced through a $2.5 million pledge from The Joseph C. Bancroft Charitable and Educational Fund to the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children. The money will fund the renovation of the only pediatric intensive care unit in the state, housed in the Batson Hospital. More.....