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Trustees approve med-school namings after multi-million-dollar gifts
Summary
Advancement presented seven naming proposals for the new Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, including a $40 million gift for the forum and a $15 million gift from Intermountain Health; trustees approved the namings by voice vote.
The University of Utah’s advancement team asked trustees to approve seven named spaces in the new Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, each tied to philanthropy. Advancement representatives listed each proposed naming and the associated donation amount and sought board approval.
Heidi Woodbury described specific gifts: a $1,000,000 gift from the Larry H. and Gail Miller Family Foundation for an education foyer, a $2,500,000 simulation laboratory gift from Bill and Pat Child, a $3,000,000 student welcome and engagement suite from the Emma Ethel Jones Foundation, a $15,000,000 gift from Intermountain Health for the fifth level of the building and a $40,000,000 gift for the med-school forum. "These gifts represent a transformation of the medical school in our new building," one presenter said, and trustees approved the namings by voice vote.
The transcript indicates the board took a single motion to approve the namings and recorded 'aye' responses; it does not include a roll-call tally. Advancement will proceed with naming logistics and donor recognition steps.
