University of North Texas
Health Science Center Foundation

Our Foundation Board members take an active role in the life of our health science center. Here, Bertin Tchedre, a PhD student and research assistant in our Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, demonstrates a technique used in his glaucoma research to Board members after their July 26, 2006, quarterly meeting.

The University of North Texas Health Science Center Foundation, originally chartered in 1978 by the founders of Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, is dedicated to one goal: maximizing private resources for all the educational, research, patient care and service activities of the UNT Health Science Center.

If the health science center is state-supported, why does it need private gifts?

The UNT Health Science Center is state-assisted, not state-supported. In fact, less than half of its annual operating budget is provided by the state — an allotment of tax dollars dependent on the Texas economy and skyrocketing public needs. The rest must come from tuition, fees, clinic revenues, grants and contracts ... and private gifts.
Guide to Giving

Who governs the Foundation?

Community and business leaders, alumni, and distinguished medical and scientific professionals serve, without compensation, on the Foundation’s Board of Directors as advocates, advisors and strategists. They partner with the UNTHSC president, his leadership team and the Office of Institutional Advancement to help make friends, raise community awareness and conduct fundraising campaigns for the benefit of the UNT Health Science Center.
2007 Board of Directors

What are the benefits of giving to the Foundation vs. giving directly to the health science center?

The Foundation is specifically organized to provide the gift planning, management, reporting, recognition and stewardship services that donors need.

The Foundation also has far more flexibility than a state agency to invest gift funds for long-term growth and higher rates of return.

And, donors to the Foundation have more latitude in designating specific uses for their gifts than would be possible if the funds were given directly to the health science center.

The professional staff in the UNT Health Science Center’s Institutional Advancement Office are dedicated to helping all Foundation donors determine which giving plan is best for them and to ensuring that all gifts are used in accordance with expressed wishes.
Your Donor Bill of Rights

Are my gifts to the Foundation tax-deductible?

Yes. The UNTHSC Foundation is a not-for-profit organization qualified under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code as a tax-exempt corporation. As a result, all contributions to the Foundation are fully tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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2007 Board of Directors
UNT Health Science Center Foundation

Chair
George W. Pepper
George W. Pepper Investments

Vice-Chair
Arnold Gachman
Gamtex Industries

Treasurer
Paul Greenwell
Luther King Capital Management, Inc.

Mark A. Baker DO
North Texas Radiology

Richard Connor
Fort Worth Business Press

Carlos De La Torre
Oncor Electric Delivery

Robert Fernandez CPA
Fernandez & Co, PC

Luis Galindo
Attorney at Law

Allan Howeth JD
Cantey & Hanger, LLP

Lisa Jamieson JD
Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, L.L.P.

William M. Jordan DO
The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Fort Worth

Terryl Kendricks
HCA/Plaza Medical Center Fort Worth

Robert M. Lansford
JP Morgan

Joseph R. Maly
Hillwood Properties

Pati Meadows
Kelly Hart & Hallman L.L.P.

Heidi Medcalf, MPA-C
JPS Health Network

Mary Palko
Palmea Corporation

Amber Salter
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Eve Shulman, Ph.D.
Alcon Research, Ltd

Joe R. Thompson
Retired

William Wallace D.O.
North Hills Internal Medicine

Stanley Weiss DO
Occupational Medicine Consultant