The Morehouse School of Medicine has received a $3 million gift from one of Atlanta’s most beloved couples – Henry “Hank” and Billye Suber Aaron.
The gift will be used to expand to expand the Hugh Gloster Medical Education building and create the Billye Suber Aaron Student Pavilion, the School announced on Friday.
The gift was presented during the School’s 40th anniversary and 31st fall convocation, white coat and pinning ceremony. The participating students are MSM’s largest first-year class of 159 M.D., M.P.H. and graduate students.
“Like our family, MSM has a true commitment to the Georgia community,” Hank Aaron said in a statement. “We are happy to partner in creating a facility that welcomes and educates the next generation of doctors, health care professionals and leaders for the communities we hold so dear. It is fitting that the pavilion holds my wife’s name because of her long-held commitment to education and this dedicated school’s special place in her heart.”
The Aarons have been pillars in the Atlanta community – from Hank Aaron’s record-breaking baseball career to all their philanthropic endeavors, including helping children realize their potential through the Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation.
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