Donor Stories

Richard and Joanne McGillis Endowed Scholarship in the College of Nursing

For nearly 22 years, Deanne Pranke worked as a commercial flight attendant, a role she embreaced wholeheartedly, paritularly when it required her to provide care to passengers in need.  In 2000 a critical medical energency on a flight tested her skills like never before. Read more...

H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowment

The H. A. and Edna Benning Presidential Endowment was established through a generous gift of $22.5 million to the University of Utah through the estate of Arthur E. Benning. Read more...


The Robert H. Ballard and Dorothy Cannon Ballard Endowed Scholarship

In 2006, Dr. Robert H. Ballard, class of 1944, established the Dr. Robert. H. Ballard and Dorothy Cannon Ballard Endowed Scholarship with a gift of $20,000. This spring he made arrangements in his will for a $4 million gift to permanently endow two full-ride scholarships. Read more...


The Margolis Foundation Donation for UCAIR

On November 3rd, 2006, the Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research received a $1.8 million grant from the Ben B. and Iris M. Margolis Foundation. Read more...