ENDOWED CHAIRS & PROFESSORSHIPS

blood vessels to allow muscles and nerves to function again,” explains Dr. Jeffrey D. Friedman, the Cathy and Ed Frank Centennial Chair in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and division chief of reconstructive surgery.

“We owe much of our academic and clinical success to Steve and Eva Lynn and the Dunn Foundation, who recognize the complexity and importance of such procedures — allowing us to bring new therapies and medical devices to patients,” he continues.

“It’s almost mind-boggling what we see doctors of this caliber accomplish,” says Charles Lusk III, Dunn Foundation board president. “The bottom line is that we see the great things that they are doing with the support they receive.”

Eva Lynn Dunn, Steve’s wife, would be the first to agree. In 2014, she underwent lifesaving surgery that required a simultaneous microsurgical procedure by Dr. Friedman. Of her care and interaction with the surgical team, she says, “They are just as fine people as they are surgeons.”

These days, the couple acknowledges the delicate balance of living life with gratitude, just as the ephemeral butterfly dances on each new day’s breeze. Together, they hold to the mantra Make something good come out of everything. More than 60 years after the accident that nearly claimed his life, Steve reflects:

“My dad taught me that. I am very proud of him for making a difference.”