Scholarships for Medical Students
ALEX AND SALLY HALFF ENDOWMENT
Scholarship support for 3rd and 4th year medical students. Selection made by MS Dean or designee, upon recommendation by the Halff Committee.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
The Alex and Sally Halff Endowment was created in 2004.
Betty and Howard Halff established the endowment in honor of Alex and Sally Halff’s 50th Wedding Anniversary.
This endowment supports third or fourth year medical students (with emphasis on third year students). The selection of the scholarship recipient(s) shall be made by the Dean of the School of Medicine from recommendation submitted by the Halff Committee. The decision will be based on grades and a compelling essay that addresses the applicant’s motivations, dreams, accomplishments and potential.
DR. AND MRS. A.D. MAJOR ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Support student scholarships in the School of Medicine Department of Family & Community Medicine, with recipients to be selected at the discretion of the Chair of Family and Community Medicine.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
Alexander David Major was born on November 18, 1916 in Madison, Wisconsin, the eldest of four sons. He however spent most of his life in Texas. In 1939, he graduated from Baylor Medical School and then served as an intern and resident at City County Hospital (now known as John Peter Smith) in Fort Worth, Texas. On December 9, 1941 he married Mabel Kathryn Chandler.
During World War II, he served under General Krueger in the 6th Army in the South Pacific working in a MASH unit. Dr. Major eventually earned the title of Major; thus, being officially known as Major Major.
In 1946, Dr. David, as he was called, and his two physician brothers, Dr. Bob and Dr. John, established the Major Clinic Hospital in Nocona, Texas. Great ingenuity was required to assemble materials to establish the hospital immediately after the war as provisions were in very short supply if available at all.
Dr. David was involved in all areas of medical practice. He did everything from many types of surgeries to delivering babies to pediatrics to urology, all with his wife, a registered nurse, acting as an assistant. His patients came from many surrounding counties and at that time there was no Medicare or Medicaid and health insurance was uncommon, so little thought was given to compensation. Dr. David was always on call. He spent many evening and weekends making house calls and meeting people at the hospital for emergencies. He was also the county medical examiner and the doctor who was present at school sports events to care for any injuries.
In the 1950’s, the Texas Medical Association was working toward establishing a mentoring program. Dr. David was one of the first physicians to welcome students into his medical practice as preceptors. He was also a charter member of the American Academy of Family Practice. He had a lifelong interest in education at all levels and served as a local school board member for many years.
Along with his medical practice, Dr. and Mrs. Major established Eagle Point Ranch in Nocona in 1969, where they lived, ranched and practiced medicine until his death in 1985. Mrs. Major passed away in 2009. They had seven children and eighteen grandchildren. Dr. David and his wife passed along a love of service to others and a love of learning to future generations. Among their children are two nurses, a family practice physician (UTHSCSA graduate), a medical technologist, and a veterinarian. So far in the next Major generation includes a physician, a pharmacist, several educators, and others in public service.
This scholarship was established by Mrs. Major in 2007 and is a great and fitting tribute to a wonderful caring physician and wife team.
ARNOLD AND ANITA LACHNER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Support scholarship for medical students pursuing a career in Pediatrics.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
The children of Arnold and Anita Lachner created this permanent endowment to be used for the benefit of the School of Medicine.
This endowment will celebrate the lives and longtime love of Arnold and Anita, on the occasion of their 75th birthdays and 50th wedding anniversary, in recognition of their aspirations and heritage.
This scholarship will be awarded to medical students interested in pursuing a career in pediatrics, acknowledging Anita’s desire to become a pediatrician and Arnold’s lineage. This namesake-endowed scholarship will assist future physicians and pediatricians in perpetuity and recognize Arnold’s and Anita’s lives and longtime love for each other for generations to come.
ASIAN INDIAN COMMUNITY AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH STUDIES
Provide awards to 4th-year medical students desiring senior selective credit to attend a designated international training site. Applications will be open to all senior medical students, with preference given to students who have shown aptitude for international health issues.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
The scholarship fund was created by Drs. Somayaji and Rajam Ramamurthy with the help of various donors in honor of the 50th anniversary of Indian Independence which is August 15, 1997.
“We cannot think of a better way to remember a happy landmark in our personal life, our 25th wedding anniversary and 20 years with the school.” – Somayaji and Rajam Ramamurthy
THE BATES MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Scholarship support to students who will “specialize” as Medical Doctors (MDS) in General Practice.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
This scholarship was established from the estate of LeRoy E. Bates, III.
This scholarship fund is a tribute to three of the finest medical professionals LeRoy E. Bates, III has ever known: LeRoy Bates, Sr., MD-GP, LeRoy Bates, Jr., MD-GS and Norma Bates, RN. The intent of this family and the donor is that significant scholarships be awarded every year to one student who will specialize as Medical Doctors in General Practice.
BEXAR COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarships for medical students culturally diverse and remain in good standing with the institution and be reviewed each semester for continued funding. Preference to same student each year. Must be in medical school at all times.
BOWEN-VOGT FUND
Funds to be used for scholarship and strictly educational purposes. A 2nd priority listed as awards to medical students from disadvantage or minority backgrounds and who have exemplary academic record. Preference to women.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
This fund was established from the estate of Olga Vogt Bowen Striegler, as per her last will and testament.
Mrs. Olga V. Bowen Striegler died on December 8, 1980, in San Antonio, and was survived by her second husband, Oran M. Striegler. Mrs. Striegler was the widow of Robert E. Bowen, Sr., MD, of San Antonio who died in August 1959.
MRS. DRAGA DIANA KURZNER AND DR. JOHN O. FIRTH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
To award two scholarships each year to deserving medical students on basis of academic merit and financial need.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
This scholarship was created in 1978 to pay tribute to the lives of Mrs. Draga Diana Kurzner and Mr. John O. Firth. This memorial gift was made by UTHSCSA School of Medicine graduates Dr. John Linman and his wife Dr. Sally Kurzner Linman. Mrs. Draga Kuzrner passed away in 1978 and was the mother to Dr. Sally Linman. Mr. John Firth passed away in 1972 and was Dr. John Linman’s grandfather.
DR. DANIEL AND HELENA SAENZ TRUST FUND
Scholarship support to deserving medical students.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
The Daniel and Helena Saenz Trust Fund was established in 1990, through a bequest from the estate of the late Dr. Daniel Saenz.
Dr. Saenz served on the clinical faculty as a Clinical Lecturer from September 1969 through August 1977. He was a lecturer from September 1977 until his death in 1983.
ERIC LEUNG ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Scholarship support to deserving in the Medical School.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
Dr. Charles and Mrs. Katherine Leung established the Eric Leung Endowed Scholarship Fund in 1998, in honor of their son, Eric Leung.
Dr. Leung earned his medical degree from the Health Science Center in 1996. He is a pediatric resident in Cleveland, Ohio.
FRANCES HAMILTON OLIVER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship(s) to medical student(s) with financial need. Special consideration will be given to students who have an interest in practicing medicine in a rural area
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
Scholarship was created by Robert Oliver to honor the memory of his beloved mother who was born and raised in Cuero, Texas.
Oliver said education and health care were important to his mother, who was the great-granddaughter of an early Victoria physician, Dr. William Thornton. Frances Hamilton graduated from The University of Texas at Austin and was a schoolteacher in Refugio until she married Gale Oliver Jr. While she occasionally was a substitute teacher, Frances Hamilton focused on being a full-time mother to their four boys, steering them all toward a college degree.
“My mother was really strong on history, family tradition and education,” Oliver said. “My brothers and I were all raised in Refugio, but every summer we spent a week in Cuero visiting my grandmother and cousins. I spent a lot of time at our family’s ranch. I listened to my mother and grandmother talk about family history, and that’s important to me, too.
“It used to be that young people left home, got an education and then came back to the small towns to raise their families. Now that isn’t necessarily the case. This gift honors my mother’s love of education and brings health care providers to rural areas to improve our quality of life,” Oliver said.
GEORGE W. BRACKENRIDGE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND
Funds used for scholarship and other educational purposes in connection with medical school.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
In 1965, the trustees of the George W. Brackenridge Foundation agreed to establish an endowment fund to provide unrestricted income in support of School of Medicine, to be named in honor of George W. Brackenridge.
HYMAN A. BALBOS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Scholarships to deserving medical school students and qualify for financial aid.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
Mr. Hyman A. Balbos, a San Antonio resident and former patient of the Health Science Center physicians, established the bequest in appreciation for the medical care he received.
According to Mr. Balbos’ Will, this fund shall be used exclusively as a scholarship fund for deserving students who have been accepted into the medical school and qualify for financial aid.
ISABELLA H. BRACKENRIDGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Income to provide scholarship(s) to medical students from Bexar County, top 10% of graduating class.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
On July 4, 1904, The Woman’s Club of San Antonio, Texas established the Isabella H. Brackenridge Scholarship Fund in the School of Medicine.
JACK R. ROBISON ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN UROLOGY
Support scholarships to 4th year medical pursuing Urology as a specialty.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
On May 1, 2008, the Robison Endowed Scholarship was established by The University of Texas System to honor in perpetuity the memory of Dr. Jack Robison.
This scholarship will help recruit and retain the best and brightest faculty members and students who will improve the future of health.
JAMES E. PRIDGEN, M.D. ENDOWED PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Provide student scholarships to individuals in the SOM in the top 25% of their class. Recipients must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, have financial need, be primarily interested in surgical training, and plan to practice in the State of Texas. Recipients shall be recommended by the Chair of the Department of Surgery or his/her representative.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
In 1954 San Antonio was the largest city in the United States without a medical school. Dr. James Pridgen, a team of doctors, and area leaders advocated for the building of a medical school in the South Texas Medical Center. The dream became a reality in 1968 when The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Medical School was completed, and the new Bexar County Hospital became its teaching affiliate.
Shortly after, Dr. Pridgen was recruited as a clinical professor of surgery at the university, and in 1969 he was named chief of staff at Bexar County Hospital.
Dr. Pridgen’s passion and commitment enhanced the school’s national reputation as a leader in educating future physicians, and guaranteed a solid working relationship between the school and the teaching hospital that still exists today.
In 2011, in partnership with the Christ Healing Center, Dr. Pridgen and his family established this endowment.
JANE CHEEVER POWELL MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
Support scholarships for deserving medical students of excellence who plan to practice in San Antonio, Texas. Known as the Powell Medical Scholars, selection at the discretion of the Dean of the School of Medicine.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
In the fall of 2009, Mrs. Jane Cheever Powell established this endowment to help support students who plan to practice in the San Antonio area.
JANE CHEEVER POWELL AND THOMAS LEVIN POWELL, JR. MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT IN HONOR OF FRANCISCO G. CIGARROA, M.D. AND GRACIELA CIGARROA
Support scholarships for medical students with an interest in Pediatric Surgery and who plan to practice in San Antonio, Texas in honor of Dr. Francisco G. Cigarroa and his leadership as a pediatric transplant surgeon, and his wife Graciela Cigarroa.
JIM AND DOROTHY DOYLE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Scholarship support to students of average ability, based on need, who have dedication and desire to succeed in their field.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
In July of 1993, Mr. Jim and Mrs. Dorothy Doyle from Fredericksburg, Texas established this scholarship fund. Mr. Doyle served as a University Health System Trustee for several years. He stepped down from this position in 1998
JOE T. NELSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Provide scholarship support to a deserving medical student.
JOHN B. LAHOURCADE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Funds distributed from the endowment shall be used for scholarship(s) for medical students. The selection of scholarship recipients shall be made by the Dean of the School of Medicine or his/her designate.
DR. KEN AND PEG SIRINEK SCHOLARSHIP IN GENERAL SURGERY
Provide scholarships for students pursuing a career in General Surgery with a class standing in the top 20% at the end of the junior clerkship. Financial need may be used as a consideration.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
For his over 30-year tenure as Chair of the Department of Surgery, Dr. Bradley Aust touched the lives of more than 4,500 medical students and numerous faculty members. Dr. Kenneth Sirinek, recruited as part of the second generation of academic general surgeons by Dr. Aust, shares Dr. Aust’s passion for teaching.
When Dr. Sirinek was appointed as holder of the J.B. Aust, M.D., Ph.D. Endowed Chair in Surgery and promoted to vice chairman of academic affairs and professional development in 2010, he vowed to extend himself personally to honor the late Dr. Aust and his legacy.
In 2011, Dr. Sirinek and his wife Peggy established this scholarship to honor the late Dr. Aust’s legacy and to create a legacy of their own.
EVELYN KNOTT WOOLLEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Scholarships for students with financial need in Medical School
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
This scholarship was created by Mrs. Evelyn Knott Woolley for medical students.
Mrs. Woolley established the scholarship in 1973 as her way of expressing her gratitude for the care she had received from physicians who treated her.
Mrs. Woolley passed at the age 97 on August 16, 1999.
She left behind a legacy of giving money and other services to many organizations, universities and colleges. She was especially interested in assisting needy student programs and in medical research.
KURT NEWMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Support scholarships to deserving students in the medical school.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
In 1977, the family of Kurt Newman established this scholarship to memorialize his death due to a brain tumor. Both of his sons are graduates of the UT Health Science Center School of Medicine. Dr. Richard Newman graduated in 1972 and practices Otolaryngology in San Antonio. Dr. Ronald Newman graduated in 1978 and practiced Otolaryngology in Conroe, Texas until his death in 2010.
LAURENCE E. BAKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Income from this endowment shall be used annually to provide scholarships for deserving medical students with financial need.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
Upon Mrs. Martha Hodgin Baker’s death in 1984, this scholarship fund was established to honor her late husband Laurence E. Baker. Mrs. Baker, a librarian and a former San Antonian, was widowed in her 20’s and bequeathed nearly her entire estate to the University of Texas System.
THE JOE R. AND TERESA L. LONG SCHOLARSHIP RESEARCH AND TEACHING FUND
(See Guidelines for Specific Long Fund Scholarship Programs)
- Pg. 1 Guidelines for the Presidential Scholarship Program (see pg. 1; 1 – 8)
- Pg. 3 Guidelines for The Teresa Lozano Long Physician Assistant Scholarship Program (see pg. 3; 1 – 5)
- Geographical areas: (attach map)Requirements include:
- Applicant must meet one of the following:
First in family to pursue a degree in the medical profession; First in family to obtain a college degree; demonstrated financial need; Applicants should have an understanding of the importance of serving as mentor to others in the So. Texas /Border Region - Applicants must answer the essay question “What motivated you to choose this profession?” when completing the online scholarship application and describe personal, academic and family experiences that brought you to a career in medicine.
- Applicants must be reviewed by the Associate Dean for Student Affairs
- Applicants are approve by (SEE LIST OF APPROVALS) of the Joe & Teresa Lozano Long Presidential Scholarship Selection Committee. (SOM, SON, GS, DS, SHP)
University-wide not on rotation
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
In the winter of 2007 Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long generously established an endowed scholarship that will benefit Medical, Nursing, M.D. /Ph.D. and Physician Assistant Students.
As a former teacher, Dr. Teresa Long has experienced first-hand that education is at the very heart of a society’s success. Entering teaching at a time when Caucasian and Mexican-American children were being taught together for the first time, her experience and hard work attracted the attention of state and federal government, leading her to serve in the U.S. Office of Education on Migrant Education and the Head Start Program, implementing education policies nationwide.
Beginning his career in United States Army, Mr. Joe Long served in the Korean War earning the rank of First Lieutenant. After being honorably discharged, Mr. Long took his leadership skills to the Office of the Attorney General and eventually into the banking industry. As the Founder and Executive of First State and Community National Banks, Mr. Long built an empire of customer-service driven banks which not only survived the recession of the 1980’s, but flourished. In 1998, Mr. Long sold his banks to Norwest Corporation.
Together, Dr. and Mr. Long, bring their passion and talents to philanthropy Dr. Teresa Lozano Long and Joe Long are among South Texas’ most admired civic leaders. Through the Long Foundation and their unwavering commitment to the arts, higher education, and medical advancement, they have enriched the social well-being of South Texas and have endowed generations to come with a brighter, more prosperous future.
MILTON JOSEPH ROBICHAUX, SR., ENDOWED MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Provide a scholarship to a deserving medical student with financial need, who has an interest in cancer care. With potential growth of endowment, increase in number of scholarships can be made.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
This scholarship was created in 2011 to pay tribute and to celebrate the life of Milton Joseph Robichaux, Sr. by his loving wife, Corrine LaLanne Robichaux.
Mr. Robichaux received his undergraduate degree in Physical Education from Trinity University. As a talented young athlete he was recruited to play professional football in Canada which helped him to shape his early career as a coach at Robert E. Lee High School. Mr. Robichaux owned his own successful landscaping business in San Antonio for many years before passing away from liver cancer.
Cancer also touched the life of Mrs. Robichaux’s younger sister, Bella Gene Arnold, who succumbed to breast cancer at the young age of 58.
Mrs. Robichaux’s interest in the future of cancer care is a testimony to her hope of quality, compassionate care for all cancer patients and their families.
MEDICAL SCHOOL PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship support to deserving medical students.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
This endowment was established specifically for the School of Medicine in 1999. With more than $4.5 million in awards to faculty and student programs since 1992, the President’s Council has propelled the university to prominence in all of our missions of education, research, clinical care and service.
MEDICAL SCHOOL 20TH ANNIVERSARY SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND
Award scholarships to deserving medical students. .
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
The UTHSCSA School of Medicine 20th Anniversary Celebration Committee established this fund to commemorate the opening of the School of Medicine in 1968.
DR. MARGARET SCHLEIFER-NACHIMSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship support to a medical students with demonstrated financial need who are pursuing the field of OBGYN. One scholarship per year.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
Dr. Schleifer-Nachimson was a UT School of Medicine graduate in 1988. Shortly before completing her residency in Houston, she was killed in an auto accident in 1992.
Her mother, Alice Schleifer, and her husband, Dr. Joel Nachimson, established this scholarship in 1996 in her memory.
MORRILL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
To provide scholarship(s) to deserving medical student(s) who are from or who have expressed a desire to practice in the rural communities of South Texas. The scholarship recipient(s) shall be known as Morrill Scholars.
This endowment celebrates and honors the memory of the parents of Frank Morrill, George and Sallie, and is a tribute to the memory of Dr. Tom Reagan, the Morrill family physician.
Preference should be given to students who are from Bee and surrounding counties and the counties constituting the EagleFord Shale region which includes the following counties in Texas: Atascosa, Austin, Bastrop, Bee, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Fayette, Frio, Goliad, Gonzalez, Grimes, Karnes, Jim Wells, LaSalle, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Live Oak, Madison,Maverick, McMullen, Milam, Refugio, Robertson, San Patricio, Washington, Webb, Wilson, and Zavala.
PHILIP PAUERSTEIN MEMORIAL FUND
Scholarship support to deserving medical students. Selection of recipients will be at the discretion of the Scholarship & Loan Committee with no stipulations.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
This Memorial Fund was established in January 1971 by Dr. Carl Pauerstein, former UTHSCSA Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, to memorialize his father Philip.
FITZHUGH CARTER PANNILL SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN FUND
Scholarships and loans to deserving to deserving medical students.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
Mr. F. Carter Pannill, Sr., a native Texan and an ex-student of the University of Texas, maintained an active interest in the university’s progress and development through his life. After his death in 1967, his wife established this scholarship and loan fund to pay tribute to him and to support the newly created School of Medicine.
Mr. Fitzhugh Carter Pannill, Sr. is the father of Dr. F. Carter Pannill, Jr. who served as the founding Dean for the UT Health Science Center San Antonio School of Medicine from 1965-1972.
KIRTI AND MAHENDRA PATEL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR ETHICS AND HUMANITY IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
Support scholarship(s) for medical students who demonstrate key values of academic excellence, participation in endeavors demonstrating humanistic values and approaches focused on medical needs in underserved areas, participation in international programs, lifelong interest in volunteerism, desire to participate in mentorship program, and specialty interest in pediatric oncology, palliative care, transplantation surgery, genetics, family medicine or academic medicine.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
In the fall of 2006, Dr. Mahendra and Mrs. Kirti Patel generously established an endowed scholarship in honor of Urmee Patel, Dr. Patel’s sister, who passed away in childhood from a brain tumor. Because of this life experience, Dr. Patel became a pediatric hematology oncologist who now has a private practice in San Antonio.
Dr. Patel is an active member on several medical and other community boards. The Patels are dedicated to providing the best care possible to seriously ill children. Their commitment to service and excellence in the medical field has touched the lives of many, many children and their families.
PAUL M. GREEN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
Support scholarships for SOM students in their top quartile of their class who are medical educators, tutors, or teaching assistants for other students.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
Colonel Paul Green was an attorney and Colonel in the U.S. Army. Colonel Green received his undergraduate education and law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He was very fond of the School of Medicine and after his passing in 2007, his widow, Mrs. Cathy Green, asked that all memorial gifts be made to the HSC; thus, establishing this endowment.
CARLOS PESTANA, MD, PHD, MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND
Scholarship support to students based on the following criteria:
- Student ranked among the top 25 of their class at the completion of their third year of Medical School are eligible:
- Nominations in the form of a letter of recommendation from a member of the faculty, should specifically detail the nominee’s academic talent, clinical skills, and high ethical standards.
- Professional and community activities at a local, state or national level may be considered in recommending students for this recognition.
- One-page vignette summarizing a personal clinical/medical experience.
Awarded annually. These funds are dedicated for the purpose of providing an annual award to qualified students as determined by the Dean and Criteria as identified above.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
Alumni of the Medical School have a lot in common regarding their medical education. Perhaps the most common factor, inclusive of all graduates and students (Classes of 1971-2001) is Dr. Carlos Pestana.
In recognition of Dr. Pestana’s dedicated teaching at the medical school, including all former and current students, the alumni association established the “Carlos Pestana, MD, PhD, Medical Alumni Association Scholarship Fund.
The introduction of this fund provides an excellent opportunity to establish a lasting tribute to a man who has dedicated his energies to medicine and education since arriving at the medical school in 1968. Dr. James Young, dean of the medical school stated “Dr. Pestana represents the crucial link between our graduates and our medical school. Every student has been touched by his teaching excellence and most of our alumni seek him out at reunions.”
Dr. Pestana, a longtime professor of surgery and associate dean for academic affairs, announced his retirement, effective December 31, 1997.
In conjunction with establishing the Pestana Medical Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, a student lecture hall will be named in honor of Dr. Carlos Pestana.
Approval to name the Pestana Lecture Hall was received on October 3, 1997.
“A tribute to a special educator..in medicine, in ethics, in surgery, in life”
PETER ALLEN ZANCA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Scholarships to deserving medical students – based on merit.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
This fund was established in 1970 to memorialize the death of Peter Allen Zanca.
JOHN S. PRIMOMO, M.D. ENDOWMENT IN FAMILY PRACTICE
Scholarship support for 3rd and 4th year medical students who demonstrated financial need and an intent to pursue family practice.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
Dr. Primomo was a San Antonio Family Practice physician who lived most of his life in Texas. He was educated in Albany, New York and was a graduate of Sienna College. After graduating from Loyola University School of Medicine and completing his residency training at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, he settled in San Antonio, where he established his private practice.
Dr. Primomo also founded the Winter Garden Medical Center in Dilley, Texas, which served the South Texas area and he was instrumental in building the Methodist Metropolitan Hospital in San Antonio.
In 1997, Dr. Primomo’s four children established this endowment to honor their father who passed away earlier that year.
RICHARD SPENCER LEWIS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Provide scholarship support to students who demonstrate academic excellence, with preference to students who also have a disadvantage background. Each scholarship should be awarded in an amount equal to one year tuition and fees. It is the desire of the Richard Spencer Lewis Foundation that all annual endowment earnings be distributed each year to as many qualified students as available funding allows.
ALFRED RICHARD ROWE, M.D., AND CLARA COLE ROWE ENDOWED PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Support individuals with financial need who are in good academic standing and have a demonstrated clinical ability. Recipients must have plans to practice primary care, which is defined as family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics or obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN). Students shall be selected by a committee appointed by the Dean of the School of Medicine.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
This scholarship is created to honor the paternal grandparents of Mrs. Judy Rowe Koehl: Doctor Alfred Richard Rowe and Mrs. Clara Cole Rowe. Dr. Alfred Richard Rowe was born in Somerville, Massachusetts in 1875, moved to Missouri with his parents, graduated from Marion Sims-Beaumont College of Medicine in St. Louis in 1903 (which became the medical school of St. Louis University later that year), and was a general practitioner for over fifty years, most of that time in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, where he moved with his bride in 1906. Poplar Bluff was mid-way between St. Louis and Little Rock, Arkansas, on the line of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad (the MKT, or “Katy”). The railroad company established hospitals to treat their workers at major towns along their routes. By working at Poplar Bluff’s railroad hospital, he had a base of income as he began his medical practice which extended to the other residents of the local community. Clara Cole Rowe was born in 1876 in Paducah, Kentucky, grew up in Savannah, Georgia, and before her marriage served as a secretary to the physician who later founded the Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis. After her marriage to Dr. Rowe, Mrs. Rowe spent her time raising their three active sons, and working in their church and wider community. Dr. Rowe served on the local school board, and also on the local draft board during World War II. They never had much money, for it was not a wealthy community and he gave much free care in the city and surrounding area, but they were both loved for their service there. In the days before many useful laboratory tests existed and before radiological exams became common, he was known as an excellent diagnostician, partly due to his careful taking of patient histories. Also, in his first years as a physician, he had to emphasize good public health policies among his patients, for he had very few specific drugs or immunizations with which to work. He continued through the advent of the “miracle drugs”, penicillin and sulfa, as well as the more common immunizations. He practiced medicine almost until the day of his death in 1954, and Mrs. Rowe died later that same year.
SEMBRADORES OF SAN ANTONIO EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship support (tuition and fees only) for medical students with financial need, who are 1st generation college, disadvantage, US citizens or permanent resident.
Additional criteria:
- Must be seeking a Doctor of Medicine degree
- Completed 1st year of medical school and earned a GPA of at least 3.0 on a scale of 4.0
- Scholarship award shall only be used to pay student’s tuition and fees
- Within 10 days form the award, recipient must submit a letter of acknowledgement through the President’s office with a transcript of the recipient’s academic record to the SSAEFES.
- No siblings are eligible
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
The late restaurateur Bennie J. Cantú, his wife Audrey, and a group of local businessmen founded the Club Sembradores de Amistad de San Antonio on September 20, 1961. Sembradores is an international civic organization whose name means “Sower of Friendship” in Spanish.
The San Antonio Club became the first Sembradores de Amistad Club founded in the United States and subsequently sponsored clubs in other Texas cities including Austin, Houston, Corpus Christi, Kingsville and Victoria.
In 2007, the Club evolved as the Sembradores of San Antonio and pursued its mission to help deserving students in the San Antonio metropolitan area by providing scholarship funds.
This UT Health Science Center San Antonio endowment was established in 1997 for Medical scholarships.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CLASS OF 1973 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Provide scholarship(s) to students with a vision to enhance and contribute to the educational experience of future medical students. The selection of scholarship recipients shall be made by the Dean of School of Medicine or his/her designee based upon recommendations submitted by the School of Medicine Alumni Association Awards Committee. Recipients must be full-time 1st through 4th year medical students who have a minimum GPA 3.3 at the time of the selection. Candidates must submit a current Curriculum Vitae and an Essay describing how he/ she as an active alumnus will enhance and contribute to the educational experience of future medical students at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
In 2010, the School of Medicine’s Alumni Association established this endowment with the help of UTHSCSA School of Medicine alumnus Dr. James Holly (Class of 1973).
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CLASS OF 2010 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Provide scholarship(s) to students with a vision to enhance and contribute to the educational experience of future medical students. The selection of scholarship recipients shall be made by the Dean of School of Medicine or his/her designee based upon recommendations submitted by the School of Medicine Alumni Association Awards Committee. Recipients must be full-time 1st through 4th year medical students who have a minimum GPA 3.3 at the time of the selection. Candidates must submit a current Curriculum Vitae and an Essay describing how he/ she as an active alumnus will enhance and contribute to the educational experience of future medical students at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
In 2010, the School of Medicine’s Alumni Association established this endowment with the help of UTHSCSA School of Medicine alumnus Dr. James Holly (Class of 1973).
THOMAS P. MILLER, M.D. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Support student scholarships in the School of Medicine for students with demonstrated financial need.
TURTLE CREEK OPTIMIST AND PAN AMERICAN OPTIMIST ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Support School of Medicine student scholarships at the discretion of the Dean and/or his/her designee.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
Optimist International is an international service club organization with 2,900 clubs and almost 87,000 members in more than 35 nations throughout the world. Optimist International is made up of autonomous Optimist Clubs that do work in their communities. Each club raises its own funds and chooses its own service projects to improve the lives of children and the community.
In 2009, these two separate funds combined accounts to establish one scholarship endowment at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio.
UTHSCSA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT ENDOWMENT FUND
To support School of Medicine students in one or more of the following areas:
Medical education experience, medical research efforts, clinical care activities, and community health awareness. This support may include but is not limited to student awards and scholarships, student research projects, medical outreach trips, and student related capital enhancements such as creation of a new student lounge and provisions of new computer equipment for Clinical Skills Center. Criteria: Enrolled at UTHSCSA, minimum GPA of 3.0, selection based on student’s exemplary service, student essay describing the service, its importance and how it may impact the future, previous recipients of an Alumni Association Merit Award are not eligible.
VIRGINIA H. JOHNSON, M.D. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship support to 3rd year medical students who have excelled in their clerkship and displayed an interest in a surgical career.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
On July 1, 1996, Dr. Virginia Johnson died unexpectedly from complications arising from leukemia. Dr. Johnson was a 1993 graduate from the UT School of Medicine and was a general surgery resident pursuing emergency medicine at the time of her death.
Her classmates established this endowment to honor their friend and to provide a lasting tribute to her memory.
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Scholarships to under-represented students with financial need. Domestic only; distributions should be fully utilized each year.
BENEFACTOR BACKGROUND
This scholarship fund was established in 1992 at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio to help students pursuing a medical career.
The Hearst Foundations are national philanthropic resources for organizations working in the fields of culture, education, health and social services. The Hearst Foundations identify and fund outstanding nonprofits to ensure that people of all backgrounds in the United States have the opportunity to build healthy, productive and inspiring lives.
The Hearst Foundation, Inc. was founded by William Randolph Hearst in 1945. In 1948 Hearst established the California Charities Foundations, later renamed The William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Both Foundations are guided by the same charitable mission, which reflects the philanthropic interests of their founder.