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Thank You All! continued

Ending a Philanthropic Campaign…
N

ot all CEOs have the privilege of beginning and
ending a major philanthropic campaign during his or
her tenure. I, however, was one of the fortunate ones!
The Vision Campaign was visionary in the truest sense of
the word, if not hallucinatory. At no time in our history had
we raised $100 million.
Philanthropy touched every aspect of our growth over the
last decade, whether it was new hospitals or clinics, innovative
educational programs or research projects, enhanced family
and patient-centered care, or large community-based wellness
initiatives. It made THE difference in the lives of thousands
of patients, and the impact will be felt well into the future.
People make philanthropy happen. People with interest,
capability, and passion; people who were themselves affected,
or who watched a family member or a friend deal with a health

Campaign Impact

challenge. Getting to know these
people was the greatest honor of my
11-year tenure.
I am often asked what the
greatest achievement of my time as
CEO of Scott & White was. It was
seeing our mission in action and Alfred B. Knight, MD
witnessing the transformation of President, Scott &
Scott & White as we provided the White Healthcare
Foundation
most personalized, comprehensive,
and highest quality healthcare
enhanced by medical education and research. Our journey
has begun, and the future is our Vision—to be the most
Trusted and Valued name in American Healthcare.

TOTAL RAised: $103,509,932

who gave

Individuals 44.1%

Corporations, Foundations,
& Organizations

Estates and Trusts 16.6%

•$5.3 million donated to support pediatric
clinical programs and outreach activities

Foundations 15%
Corporations 14.5%
Organizations 9.9%

•$2.1 million for mental health care for
military members and their families

Individual Donors

Estate Donors

•Matching and challenge grants totaling
$1.3 million used to generate individual
gifts for the Cancer Treatment Center,
Children’s Hospital, and various projects

• $16 million for the construction of
the Glenda Tanner Vasicek Cancer
Treatment Center

• More than $7 million for
nursing scholarships

• More than $6.3 million for professorships,
chairs, and medical education
• More than $5 million donated to create a
comprehensive bench-to-bedside cancer
research program, including a GMP lab
and soft tissue culture lab
• $1.5 million for indigent care programs
from individuals and foundations

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• More than $2 million for the general
Scott & White endowment

•Purchase of a new Bloodmobile,
various continuing medical education
(CME) and continuing nurse education
(CNE) programs, and individual
research projects

• More than $1 million for
cardiac care and research
• Other gifts directed to programs,
including Alzheimer’s research,
ALS research, general research support,
Cancer Treatment Center, Surgical
Science Building construction, McLane
Children’s Hospital Scott & White,
chairs, lectureships, professorships,
and prevention programs