GIVING HIGHLIGHTS

INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES

ƒ William C. Fitzhugh, M.D. ’71, who passed away last year, left an estate gift of more than $3 million to support scholarships for Idaho WWAMI medical students, which will help reduce the cost of a medical education and address the shortage of physicians in Idaho. Dr. Fitzhugh grew up in Kimberly and practiced ophthalmology in southern Idaho for 34 years.

ƒ Karen Harris gave $300,000 in FY22 to establish a scholarship endowment to honor her late husband, Frank W. Harris ’67. A few months later, she made her second gift by committing a bequest valued at $300,000, which will grow the endowment, ensuring scholarship support for mechanical engineering students in perpetuity.

ƒ Micron co-founder and entrepreneur Tom Nicholson ’59 and his wife Diana are long-time U of I volunteers and donors whose recent gifts totaling $1 million will benefit the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the ICCU Arena and Vandal Success Scholarships.