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University of Vermont medical school to receive $66 million bequest
The University of Vermont announced on Friday that Dr. Robert Larner, and his wife, Helen, have agreed to donate $66 million in a bequest to the medical school. Larner is a 1939 graduate of UVM.
It is the largest single gift ever donated to a public university in New England, according to a press release from UVM.
Tom Sullivan, president of UVM, and university trustees said the medical school has been renamed in Dr. Larner’s honor. The school will now be known as The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont.
The bequest from the Larners will accelerate the medical school’s academic program, officials said on Friday.
Read more: http://vtdigger.org/2016/09/24/uvm-medical-school-receive-66-million-bequest/