PHOENIX — A new donation to Arizona State University will fund 72 students studying medicine and advanced engineering.
The $5 million comes from longtime ASU donor Annette Beus and her family, according to a Sunday announcement from the university.
The students benefitting from the funds are part of the new School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering.
ASU President Michael Crow thanked the Beus family for supporting cutting-edge initiatives like this one.
“As we launch a new medical school, one focused on fusing the disciplines of medicine and engineering to produce a new kind of medical professional, we are extremely grateful to Annette Beus for making a gift that will directly impact the students who choose this path and doing so in a way that will encourage others to support this effort,” Crow said in the announcement.
How will scholarship help ASU medicine and advanced engineering students?
The purpose of the new school is to change health outcomes for people in Arizona and the rest of the world, according to founding dean Sarah Hollingsworth Lisanby.
“Words cannot convey what it means for a student to be able to fulfill their dream of becoming a doctor by removing the financial barrier of tuition,” she said.
Receiving one of these scholarships will be a huge gamechanger for each student, she added.
“This gift will enable the best and brightest students to pursue careers as physician-engineers who will change the future of health care through technology and innovation,” Lisanby said.
Furthermore, ASU leaders hope to leverage this gift to solicit $15 million in additional scholarship funds. Ultimately, ASU leaders want to raise a total of $20 million by July 2026 to support its new medical school.
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