Department of Pathology

Gifting

The Clinical Laboratory Education and Enrichment Endowment Fund/The Clinical Laboratory Education and Enrichment Gift Fund

This endowment has been established to promote an enriched laboratory work environment through support of continuing education for its employees. Annual earnings from the endowment support the gift fund and may be used for:

• provide resources for continuing education of laboratory employees including tuition assistance and related fees;
• purchase of equipment, books, journals and other educational materials or software for employee use;
• provide travel, lodging and other expenditures for laboratory employees to attend approved job related meetings;
• for other purposes and furtherance of the laboratory's objectives of excellence in employee training and customer relations consistent with University policy.

Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Gift Fund

This gift fund has been established to provide staff with additional resources to ensure continued excellence in patient care, education and research. Expenditures from this gift fund include:

• purchase of equipment and supplies;
• purchase of books, journals and other educational materials;
• provide lodging, travel and expenses to approved professional meetings;
• provide lodging, travel and honorarium to approved visiting lecturer;
• provide fellowships for students as selected by the Selection Committee;
• provide research grants for deserving students or others as selected by the Departmental selection Committee;
• provide salary, benefits and other expenses for support staff as needed.

The John Evans Medical Technology Scholarship Endowment Fund/The John Evans Medical Technology Scholarship Gift Fund

The School of Medical Technology offers a four-year degree program with the last year being spent on the Medical Center campus. A one-year postgraduate certificate program is also available. Graduates are then eligible to take the national certification examination for medical technology given by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, or other National certifying examinations, and the state licensing examination given by the Tennessee Department of Public Health. The selection of the recipient or recipients of the School of Medical Technology Scholarship Awards will be made by the scholarship selection committee. The Medical Technology Scholarships are open to all applications regardless of race, color, creed or gender with the following qualifications:

• each scholarship will be available to students who have been accepted for admission or are enrolled in the University of Tennessee Medical Technology curriculum;
• each student awarded a Scholarship shall have demonstrated successful academic performance and/or financial need (in the broadest sense);
• a student who held the Medical Technology Scholarship in a previous year shall have preference in the selection procedures in subsequent years with all other things being equal.

Francis Jones Endowment/Francis Jones Gift Fund

Named after the first chairman of the Department of Pathology at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, earnings from this endowment will be used to enhance the School of Medical Technology at UT Medical Center. Written requests for expenditures will be reviewed by a selection committee. Annual earnings from the endowment support the gift fund and may be used for:

• registration, travel, lodging and other expenses associated with attending an educational program or conference;
• honorarium, travel, lodging, and other costs associated with a visiting lectureship;
• reagents, supplies, technical aid, and other costs associated with approved research;
• facility rental, materials, printing, postage, food, and other costs associated with a sponsored educational conference;
• books, journals, software and other educational materials or equipment;
• scholarships for deserving students enrolled in the School of Medical Technology.

The Pathology Education and Research (E/R) Endowment/The Pathology Education and Research (E/R) Gift Fund

The University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville is comprised of University Memorial Hospital and the Graduate School of Medicine. Together, these entities embody the Medical Center's philosophy and mission through the spirit of exploration, the passion for teaching and the compassion to restore. The Partners are committed to the mission of the University Medical Center and have established this endowment as a way of giving something back to the University of Tennessee and the East Tennessee community. Annual earnings from the endowment support the gift fund and expenditures from this include:

• purchase of equipment;
• purchase of books, journals, and other educational materials;
• provide travel, lodging, honoraria, and other expenses in conjunction with a visiting lectureship;
• provide resources needed to support and sponsor (or co-sponsor) educational programs such as printing, facility, equipment rental, honorarium, travel, lodging, refreshments, and other customary expenses;
• provide research grants for reagents, supplies, technical aid, and other costs for deserving residents or others as selected by the departmental selection committee.

School of Medical Technology Gift Fund

This gift fund was established to provide the director, faculty and students with additional resources to ensure continued excellence in programs of patient care, education and research. Expenditures from this fund include:

• purchase of equipment;
• purchase of books, journals, software and other educational materials;
• provide travel, lodging, and expenses for students and approved staff to attend professional meetings;
• provide travel, lodging expenses and honorarium in conjunction with a visiting lectureship;
• to provide awards for students as selected by the selection committee;
• to provide research grants for deserving students or others.
  

Experimental Pathology Fund

This gift fund was set up in order to allow maximum flexibility. In general, the funds are intended to support research and education in the broadest sense. The funds can be used for:

• purchase of equipment or supplies
• educational support material
• invited speakers
• travel intended to enhance education and research capabilities.

For further information on how to make a bequest or gift to the one of the above listed Endowments or Gift Funds in the Department of Pathology, please contact:

The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Office of Development and Alumni Relations
1520 Cherokee Trail
Suite 110
Knoxville, TN 37920-2205
PHONE (865) 305-6611 FAX (865) 305-6619