University of Louisville Magazine

SUMMER 2014

The University of Louisville Alumni Magazine: for alumni, faculty, staff, students and anyone that is a UofL Cardinal fan.

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S U M M E R U O F L M A G A Z I N E | 2 3 H A P P E N I N G H E R E Legacy $1 million gift to provide future nursing student scholarships Helping students reach their goals is the passion of an anonymous Louisville couple that gave a $1 million planned gift to the School of Nursing. Although neither attended UofL, their lives have been touched by the institution and health care colleagues who call UofL their alma mater. The two hope their legacy scholarship will support students pursuing advanced degrees in nursing, empowering future nurses to make signifi cant contributions to the profession. Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence, Owsley Frazier gifts advance adult stem cell research A $2 million gift from the Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence, combined with $1 million from a previous gift from the late former UofL board chair Owsley Frazier, will further the cardiac stem cell research of Roberto Bolli, MD. "Through nearly f ve years of research studies, Dr. Bolli has provided patients who have had heart attacks infusions of their own cardiac stem cells and is f nd- ing that their hearts are actually regenerating heart muscle severely damaged by heart attack," said President James Ramsey. "This gift will enable Dr. Bolli and his team to signif cantly expand his clinical trials with the goal of transforming the lives of hundreds of people, and eventually millions." The funds will be used to purchase and install a Current Good Manufacturing Practices facility required by the Food and Drug Administration for processing the stem cells for use in study participants. From left to right: Executive Vice President for Health Affairs David Dunn, MD, PhD; Roberto Bolli, MD, Institute for Molecular Cardiology director; and Louis Waterman, Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence board chair. Donors help build patient-centered care at the School of Dentistry Dental students will have an even greater opportu- nity to serve the community, with the establishment of a compassionate care fund to assist adults who are unable to pay for dental care. An endowment has been created through the RSMIS Foundation, founded by Robert and Marilyn Silverthorn to help these individuals alleviate some of the costs. Kidney transplant patients also will be among those to benef t from the compassionate care fund. The Louisville Dental Society presented the school with a check to assist these patients in paying for the oral health care required prior to such a surgery. Louisville Dental Society President Dr. Bruce Haskell presents a check to Dean John Sauk and Dr. Theresa Mayfi eld to assist in paying for the oral health care of those awaiting a kidney transplant. Nursing students learn clinical skills through Dedicated Education Units at the University of Louisville Hospital, part of KentuckyOne Health. U L _ 2 3 2 3 UL_23 23 6 / 2 3 / 1 4 9 : 2 6 A M 6/23/14 9:26 AM

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