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News from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Pat and
Willard Walker Family Endows Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
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30, 2001 | Pat and Willard Walker and their family, of
Springdale, Ark., have made a gift of $1.1 million to
the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
to endow a chair in orthopaedic surgery.
“Pat and Willard Walker’s family is one of the
leading philanthropic families of Arkansas. We are
profoundly grateful for their generosity,”
Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, M.D., said.
The Walker family made the gift to the Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery in the College of
Medicine. Carl L. Nelson, M.D., is chairman of the
department.
”Pat and Willard Walker have made it possible for us
to continue improving the lives of individuals who
suffer from debilitating injuries or orthopaedic
conditions. Their gift will support medical education,
residency training, and clinical care in the
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,” Dr. Nelson said.
The department has helped thousands of Arkansans with
joint replacements, treatment of hip fractures, severe
injuries including sports injuries, degenerative
diseases of the spine, surgery of the hand and foot,
and treatment of bone cancer.
The department
provides residency training in geriatric orthopaedic
surgery, hand and upper extremity surgery, and hip and
knee surgery. Its faculty perform cutting edge
surgical procedures at University Hospital. The
department also conducts research in many areas of
orthopaedic surgery, including stem cell therapy for
osteoarthritis and spine stabilization.
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Pat
and Willard Walker
Carl L. Nelson, M.D.
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The Walkers have made previous gifts
to UAMS, including contributions of approximately $8 million to
the university’s Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC). The
university named the Pat and Willard Walker Tower, the ACRC home
on the campus, in recognition of those gifts. The Walkers also
contributed to the Carl L. Nelson, M.D., Chair in Orthopaedic
Surgery and to the Kent Westbrook, M.D., Director’s Chair in
the ACRC.
Many Arkansans have
supported UAMS by creating endowments so as to provide ongoing
income for the institution. Endowed chairs are both honorary
academic appointments for individual faculty members and funds
to support the work of an academic department or the work of the
designated chairholder.
Links on This Page
Department
of Orthopaedic Surgery: http://www.uams.edu/ortho/
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