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Why Donate?

There are several compelling reasons to support The School of Allied Health Sciences Alumni Appeal for Student Scholarships campaign. Scholarship support,

Alleviates anxiety for students over looming debt;

Promotes self-respect and confidence as it recognizes individual academic achievement;

Why Donate?

There are several compelling reasons to support The School of Allied Health Sciences Alumni Appeal for Student Scholarships campaign. Scholarship support,

Alleviates anxiety for students over looming debt;

Promotes self-respect and confidence as it recognizes individual academic achievement;

Allows students to focus on class attendance and studies, clinical field rotations, community outreach and service-learning programs;

Strengthens our ability to recruit and retain outstanding students from all age groups and various cultural backgrounds;

Advances the academic learning environment at the School of Allied Health Sciences while enhancing the UT Health Science Center’s mission of educational excellence.

2006 Respiratory Care students

2006 Respiratory Care students who received scholarship support from the Alphonse Siros Charitable Trust are attending school on our Laredo Extension Campus. They plan to remain in Webb County, a medically underserved community on the Texas-Mexico border, when they graduate. Scholarship support ensures that qualified students can be recruited…and retained.

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Levels of Giving

After clicking on the online giving icon below, please fill in the required information. By using the pull down menu listed in the form field marked designation you can indicate which of the 9 departments you want to receive your scholarship donation. In addition to SAHS departments, there is a listing for the Dean’s Critical Needs Fund, which aids areas the Dean has identified as needing immediate attention.

*You may specify which SAHS program you want your donation to benefit by using the pull down menu in the form field marked designation.

Friend: $1-$499

Associate: $500-$999

Sponsor: $1,000 + *Dean’s Yearly Reception for Donors and Scholarship Recipients

Endowed Scholarship Level: $10,000 *Naming Opportunities Available—May be paid out over a 5-year period.

All gifts are 100% tax deductible!

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Did You Know?

The majority of Allied Health students are in their mid-20’s and many are supporting families while they attend school;

Students receiving any income from outside jobs while trying to concentrate on rigorous curriculum demands are only eligible for limited financial aid and scholarship support;

95% of our students receive job offers in their respective fields before they graduate;

Over 90% remain in South Texas after they graduate;

There is a severe shortage of working allied health professionals nation wide.

Mr. Ellis Goins

Mr. Ellis Goins, SAHS 2007 Presidential Ambassador Scholar, served our country as a U. S. Army Intelligence Officer and was recognized as the Medical Soldier of the year (1985) before retiring in 2002. Scholarship support is critical to Ellis as he is married and raising a family while obtaining his Master’s Degree(MPT) at the SAHS Department of Physical Therapy.

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