Ron and Millie ’82 Burkman, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, established the first endowed professorship in the 卫生职业学院 in late 2024. 该奖项将于2025年秋季颁发。

Millie completed her Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) at 稳定的十大彩票网站 in three years while her husband was on the faculty at Johns Hopkins University.

你为护理专业的学生设立了奖学金——是什么促使你这么做的？

简而言之，COVID大流行。

Health care professionals faced huge challenges, and a significant number of nurses either burned out or retired. For many students, education costs are prohibitive and providing scholarship support helps address the problem of nursing shortages.

Your giving has expanded to fund the first endowed professorship in 稳定的十大彩票网站’s College of Health Professions at $1 million. 为什么要授予教授职位？

Endowed faculty positions help attract high-quality teachers and researchers, which improves the academic environment and attracts well-qualified students. Coupled with the recent opening of the state-of-the-art Health Professions Building, it seemed like a unique opportunity to make a difference.

你希望如何通过你的慈善事业有所作为？

显然，高质量的医疗保健至关重要。 Improving the student experience and conducting needed research are the goals for our gift.

后来，你又回到大学里攻读学士学位。 How challenging was it to go from being a nurse and a mother raising children to being a student again?

儿童保育是最大的障碍之一。 My children were in elementary school, and my husband was a physician.

Luckily, 稳定的十大彩票网站 was a short driving distance away, and I had neighbors who were able to help with before- and after-school childcare.

在你的生活中，有没有什么人激发了你的慈善事业？

没有任何一个人激励过我们。 But over the years our family’s savings grew substantially, our needs were being met and it presented the opportunity for us to make more substantial donations.

摄影：Roger Hart