TCU Gives Day 2024 Helps Provide Scholarships for Burnett Medical Students
The Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU exceeded its goal and secured a $50,000 Challenge Grant for scholarship support from the Janeen and Bill Lamkin.
FORT WORTH – The Burnett School of Medicine at TCU exceeded its goal on TCU Gives Day 2023 and secured a $50,000 Challenge Grant for scholarship support from Janeen and Bill Lamkin.
Servant Leadership is a Core Value of the Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine. The Lamkins have served in volunteer leadership roles at numerous Fort Worth organizations and institutions for four decades, showing no signs of slowing down.
Texas Christian University and the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU are grateful beneficiaries of their generosity. Janeen has served as a community representative on the Admissions Committee of the School, pouring through hundreds of applications and reviewing the unique qualifications of applicants. Together, Janeen and Bill endowed a scholarship in 2019 as the Burnett School accepted its first students, setting an early example that many others have followed. Their generous annual gifts continue to support the School and its mission.
“We live in one of the fastest growing communities in the United States and in addition, it’s an aging community. Both of those factors demand that we increase the number of healthcare providers in order to meet the increased needs.” Bill continues, “By having the Burnett School of Medicine in Fort Worth it encourages new doctors to start their careers in the local area, which will greatly help support our communities’ needs both today and in the future.”
Highlighting Bill’s community service has been 19 years of involvement with Texas Health Resources including the Texas Health Resources Foundation Board (two years as Board Chair), the Texas Health Harris Methodist Finance Committee (Chair), Texas Health Community Impact Board and, currently, the Texas Health Resources Finance Committee.
Janeen, a 1989 TCU Neeley School of Business graduate, has also focused on health and the welfare of those most vulnerable in her volunteer roles. ACH Child & Family Services, Ronald McDonald House, and Texas Health’s Kupferle Health Board have all benefited from her investments of time and treasure.
“Having the honor of serving on the Burnett School Admissions Committee alerted me to the fact that students take on an average medical school debt of over $200,000. Anything we can do to minimize this added stress for our medical students, as well as the financial burden for our future caregivers, is a worthwhile investment.”
Janeen and Bill Lamkin are once again stepping up as Burnett School Challenge Donors for the 2024 TCU Gives Day effort.
They have pledged an additional $50,000 scholarship gift, which will be unlocked when 150 or more donors contribute this year. Your donation, no matter the size, will honor the Lamkins’ commitment and enhance the Burnett School’s ability to recruit and retain the most talented students, regardless of their financial circumstances.
3,066 donors provided more than $1.86 million in gifts across TCU for TCU Gives Day, making this a successful year for donor participation in the event’s 11-year history.