The Division of Institutional Advancement: Building a Better State of Health
The primary purpose of the Division of Institutional Advancement and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Foundation is to secure gifts and philanthropic grants to support the statewide work of UAMS and advance its threefold mission – education, patient care, and research – to improve the health of all Arkansans.
Institutional Advancement supports fundraising efforts for all units of UAMS, including its colleges, institutes, centers of excellence, and departments.
Latest Philanthropy News
Gary Clark, P.D., Boosts Family Scholarship In UAMS College of Pharmacy with $140,000 Gift
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a gift of $140,000 from Gary Clark, P.D., to increase the endowment of his family scholarship for the UAMS College of Pharmacy to a university scholarship.
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Myeloma Center Research Director Invested into Endowed Chair
Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., research director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is the initial holder of the Dr. Bart Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research. Zhan, a tenured professor of medicine whose research focuses on identifying treatment approaches to overcome drug resistance…
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When Words Are Not Enough: 20-Year Myeloma Survivor Gives Back to UAMS
By Shannon Perna “Thank you.” These heartfelt words are often all that’s needed to express sincere gratitude, but after 20 years of life-saving treatment at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center, Don Wilson, DVM, and his wife, Melissa Wilson, wanted to do more. So more than a decade ago, they began to…
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UAMS Honors Philanthropists and Spirit of Giving at Society of the Double Helix Celebration
April 24, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) honored members of the Society of the Double Helix during an April 16 reception at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock. The Society of the Double Helix was established by UAMS in 1998 as a way for the university to…
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