Maisel Donation Highlights Record Fundraising
Posted on December 17, 2024 by Marketing and Communications
A $5 MILLION GIFT from Mobile businessman Elliot B. Maisel for the new Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine building highlighted record-breaking 天美影视传媒 fundraising 鈥� again.
South logged $45.3 million in new gifts and commitments for 铿乻cal year 2024, the third year in a row crossing the $40 million mark. Fiscal 2024 brought 8,174 gifts and commitments from 4,960 donors, including 1,572 new donors.
Maisel鈥檚 gift is the largest by an individual for the $200 million building, now under construction. A large gathering area inside will be named the Maisel Family Forum.
鈥淲e are truly grateful for the transformational gift from Elliot Maisel,鈥� says University President Jo Bonner. 鈥淚ts impact will be felt not only in our local community but also statewide. Medical students at the Whiddon College of Medicine perform at the highest levels, outscoring their contemporaries at many of the most prestigious medical schools in the United States, and this new building will enhance learning opportunities in so many ways.鈥�
Maisel notes that he encounters high recognition of USA when he travels. 鈥淪o don鈥檛
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