Departmental Funds
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Departmental Funds
| Anatomy Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund division-related activities. |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund department-related activities. |
| David Kahn Endowment Fund for Dermatologic Research This fund was established by the family and friends of Dr. David Kahn, long-time Lansing-area dermatologist, to support research carried out in the CHM Perricone Division of Dermatology. |
| Nicholas V. Perricone, M.D., Division of Dermatology Endowment Fund Established by Nicholas V. Perricone, CHM ’82, this fund supports the CHM Division of Dermatology. |
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This expendable fund is used to support activities related to Emergency Medicine. |
| Epidemiology Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund department-related activities. |
| Epidemiology Enrichment Fund This fund is used to enrich the educational and research activities of students and faculty in the department. |
| Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Director to fund center-related activities. |
| Family Practice Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund department-related activities. |
David Hough Memorial Endowed Award for Excellence This endowed award was established by alumni, faculty, staff and friends in memory of David Hough, M.D., an esteemed member of the faculty who died in 1996 at the age of 50. This award recognizes an outstanding fourth-year senior student who has successfully matched into a family practice residency program upon graduation. Qualified applicants shall reflect the highest standards of excellence as evidenced by demonstrated clinical competence, sensitivity to the psychosocial aspects of the patient/physician relationship, concern for others, and a commitment to family. |
Roy Gerard Endowed Lectureship in Family Practice Established to honor the founding chair of the Department of Family Practice, this fund supports visits to MSU by distinguished researchers, teachers and clinicians in the area of family practice. |
| Blake Smith, Ph.D., Endowed Memorial Fund Established in memory of long-time faculty member Blake Smith, Ph.D., this fund supports activities related to improving knowledge about and health of underserved urban and rural populations in the United States and abroad. |
| CHM Health Care Studies Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Director to fund institute-related activities. |
| Medicine Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund department-related activities. |
| Department of Medicine Breast Cancer Research Fund This expendable fund supports breast cancer research in the Department of Medicine. |
Jack Breslin Endowed Professorship in Oncology Created as a memorial to long-time MSU administrator Jack Breslin, the Breslin Professorship funds the work of a distinguished faculty member of the Department of Medicine in cancer research and the dissemination of knowledge about cancer to the community. |
| Department of Medicine Cancer Research Fund This expendable fund supports cancer research in the Department of Medicine. |
| Department of Medicine Oncology/Hematology Research Fund This expendable fund supports oncology and hematology research in the Department of Medicine. |
| Elsa D. and Carl E. Rehberg Research Professorship This fund, created through an estate gift of Elsa and Carl Rehberg of Ann Arbor, Michigan, supports the position of a faculty member in the Department of Medicine whose research is focused on leukemia and other related diseases |
| Helen Shingleton Memorial Lecture Fund This fund, established in memory of Helen Shingleton, supports an annual lecture that endeavors to bring the latest cancer research to the attention of the general public. |
| Barbara Story Memorial Lecture This fund supports an annual lecture that focuses on new treatments and breakthroughs in cancer presented in lay terminology. |
| Blanch B. and Frederick C. Swartz Professorship This fund, established by long-time Lansing-area physician Frederick Swartz and his wife, Blanch, supports the position of a faculty member in the Department of Medicine whose research and teaching focus on internal medicine and geriatric medicine. |
| Scott N. Swisher, Jr., M.D., Endowed Fund This fund, established by family and friends in memory of the founding chair of the Department of Medicine, supports an annual lecture. |
| Park W. Willis III, M.D., Endowed Award for Excellence in Cardiology Fund Established in memory of the first division chief of cardiology at CHM, this fund supports an award to an outstanding fellow in CHM’s Cardiology Training Program. |
| Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund department-related activities. |
| Neurology and Ophthalmology Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund department-related activities. |
| Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund department-related activities. |
| Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology Faculty Development Fund This fund supports activities that allow departmental faculty to further their educational, clinical, or research skills. |
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This award honors Maddy Dodson, longtime member of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. It is given to outstanding volunteer faculty members to further their work in academic medicine. |
| Medical Education and Research Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Director to fund department-related activities |
| Dr. Ruth M. Allen Endowed Fund for Medical Education This fund supports individuals unaffiliated with MSU who wish to pursue postgraduate or sabbatical training affiliated with the Office of Medical Education Research and Development in CHM. |
Jack L. Maatsch Visiting Scholar in Medical Education Fund Established by family and friends to remember Jack Maatsch, longtime faculty member and director of OMERAD, this fund supports visiting scholars to MSU who are recognized leaders in innovative medical education. |
| Pathology Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund division-related activities |
| John F. Sander and Nancy K. Dunkel Memorial Lecture This fund supports an annual lecture in the area of pathology |
| Pediatrics and Human Development Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund department-related activities. |
| Pediatric and Human Development Enrichment AR2216 |
| Department of Pediatrics and Human Development hematology and Oncology Fund This expendable fund support pediatric hematology and oncology |
| Department of Pediatrics and Human Development Pulmonary Fund This expendable fund support pediatric pulmonology |
| Mid-Michigan Children’s Initiative This fund supports research and programs for the children of Mid-Michigan. |
Robert M. Heavenrich, M.D. Endowed Lectureship in Pediatrics Established in honor of Saginaw-area pediatrician and educator Robert Heavenrich, this lectureship brings outstanding specialists in pediatrics to lecture both in East Lansing and Saginaw. |
Pediatric and Human Development Endowed Enrichment Fund This fund supports departmental activities that enhance student and faculty academic and research experiences. |
William B. Weil, Jr., M.D. Endowed Distinguished Pediatric Faculty Award This fund honors the founding chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development by providing an award to support the academic efforts of one volunteer or regular faculty member in the department each year. |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund department-related activities. |
| Physiology Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund department-related activities. |
C.C. Chou Endowed Seminar in Physiology This fund provides for a seminar to promote exchange between researchers and students in physiology and those in other disciplines. |
| The Jack R. Hoffert Memorial Endowment This fund, established in memory of distinguished MSU faculty member Jack Hoffert, provides an annual award to an outstanding student in the Department of Physiology. |
| Joseph and Mabel E. Meites Enrichment Fund This endowed fund supports the Meites Lectureship in Endocrinology and other departmental activities at the discretion of the Chair. |
| Psychiatry Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund department-related activities. |
Norbert B. Enzer, M.D. Endowed Lectureship Established in honor of Norbert B. Enzer, former chair of the Department of Psychiatry, this lecture brings outstanding researchers to MSU to speak on the linkages between the neurobiological and psychosocial aspects of psychiatric disorders. |
| Radiology Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund department-related activities. |
Atis K. Freimanis Radiology Visiting Professor Program Named for a distinguished emeritus faculty member of the Department of Radiology, this fund supports the department's annual visiting lecture series. |
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This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund division-related activities |
| Surgery Fund This expendable fund is used at the discretion of the Chair to fund department-related activities. |
| Breast Cancer Research Fund This expendable fund supports breast cancer research in the Department of Surgery. |
| Department of Surgery Comprehensive Breast Clinic Fund This expendable fund supports the Department of Surgery’s Comprehensive Breast Clinic |
| Department of Surgery Basic Research Endowment Fund This is a discretionary fund for the Department to study new technology and techniques related to the broad spectrum of general surgical care. |
| The Kotiah and Ruckminamma Kareti Endowed Fund Established by CHM Department of Surgery Professor Rao Kareti and his wife, Joyce, in order to honor Dr. Kareti’s parents, this fund will ultimately support a professorship in the Department. |



