The Anthonys’ commitment includes $15 million for construction of an on-campus football stadium; $7 million for ACU’s College of Business Administration, where both studied; $5 million for a science building in honor of Robert R. Onstead; and $3 million in undesignated funds. Full Story
Dallas CASA, Equest, and Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic were the big winners. Full Story
Pollock has been in private practice since 1997. Full Story
The Carson Leslie Awards, a partnership between The Carson Leslie Foundation and The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, has now donated more than $3.2 million to area hospitals, in an effort to find less toxic childhood brain cancer treatments, the group announced recently. Recipients include UT-Southwestern, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Tech University Health Science Center. Less toxic treatment for children who are undergoing harsh chemotherapy and radiation on their young and growing bodies is critical, foundation officials said. Childhood cancer survivors face serious medical complications, secondary cancers, cognitive impairments and shortened lifespans.
It’s been a busy year, one of the busiest in the history of American healthcare. And we’ve been pretty busy this year, too. Like, more than 1,300 stories, columns, stats, and Morning Rounds busy. Full Story
The gift was for MD Anderson’s Moon Shots Program, a research effort focused on eight types of cancer. Her gift is the largest single private philanthropic contribution to date in support of the program. Full Story
The Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence at Children’s Medical Center will focus on the healthcare, well-being, stability, and educational outcomes of children in foster care. Full Story
Dirk Nowitzki will donate $20 for every two-pointer the Dallas Mavericks make for a month to research of a rare disease, he said recently. The Mavs superstar is teaming with the iBellieve Foundation to raise money for research on MPS II, also known as Hunter syndrome, a rare and progressively debilitating genetic disorder that almost exclusively affects males. Enlarged heads, buildups of fluid in the brain, bone and joint deformities, and heart valve abnormalities are just some of the complications that can befall MPS II sufferers. Nowitzki is a long-time friend and supporter of iBellieve Foundation founder, Simon Ibell. Alright, so let’s do some math. The… Full Story
Back in 1949, T. Boone Pickens married his first wife and, at her request, began attending a Presbyterian church. Despite the fact that his grandfather was a Methodist minister, Pickens began attending services at First Presbyterian Church in Amarillo, and has stayed with the denomination ever since. “This might be my last gift to Presbyterian,” Pickens said Tuesday. “Because at some point I’ll move back to Methodism, because I don’t want to see him [in heaven]…” Whether or not he’ll have to answer to his grandfather for his 64 years of Presbyterianism, Pickens made sure his supposed last donation to… Full Story
Despite what the headline above reads, April Box Chamberlain does much more than serve as president and CEO of the Methodist Health System Foundation. She’s also the senior VP of external affairs for the company, whose purview stretches from McKinney to Midlothian. The company’s flagship center, Methodist Dallas, is currently undergoing a $108 million addition to its trauma center. Later this month, she’ll be named “Fundraising Executive of the Year” by the greater Dallas chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. We sat down with Box Chamberlain to discuss the Charles A. Sammons Trauma and Critical Care Tower, Methodist’s role in the expansion… Full Story
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